Original Burnout Paradise's Servers Shutting Down After Almost 12 Years

Better get in those barrel-roll challenges while you can.

Updated: Apr 17, 2019 11:45 pm

Posted: Apr 17, 2019 10:41 pm

Servers for 2008’s Burnout Paradise will shut down on August 1, 2019.

Revealed on the official Burnout Paradise Facebook page, this applies to the original PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. Offline play will remain available, and the servers for 2018’s Burnout Paradise Remastered will not be impacted.

Burnout Paradise remains a beloved game known for its open-world and explosive crash systems. In our review of the original, we called it “Great” saying "Criterion has once again delivered a racing experience that can best be described as controlled chaos, one where even crashing is immensely rewarding."

Burnout Paradise Remastered was released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in March 2018, and for PC in August 2018.

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