Hey, it's your old buddy Atomika here welcoming you (in writing this time) to the Burnout Paradise Demo. My column is the only one to be seen reading in Paradise City itself, but for all the latest news, trailers and info about the full game that's out in January, you'll want to check out burnout.ea.com. [Note to Burnout Marketing guys - Buy DJ Atomika a VERY expensive Christmas present for that favour]

I'll be updating this space twice a week to share with you my thoughts on all things Burnout, and starting in the next column, will be setting some mini challenges that you can all try out in the demo. For now I'm going to get back to checking out the online Freeburn Challenges. Can't wait until they open it up to more players, but I'll be happy with 4 of us in there to start!

Online... in a demo... someone pinch me!

Atomika

PS: I hear that the latest Crash FM podcast is out tomorrow. Go check it out (you can subscribe through iTunes or check out the Media page at burnout.ea.com) and if you've got any questions about the demo or the main game then drop the team a line at mailbag@criteriongames.com and they might answer your questions on the air.