I don’t know about you, but the last big update of Burnout was just amazing, it added almost everything that the game was missing. But, that was for this year and it looks like Criterion Games is already thinking about ’09, but you may want to know why and I’m here to tell you “because they can.”

According to an official update on the Criterion website, they have already revealed the first big content update for ’09 that will  be added to Burnout: Paradise called Burnout: Paradise Party. The content update is said to add a more social asset to the game by joining players.

The new update will add three new modes Stunt, Speed and Skill. Stunt is exactly what it sounds like, Speed focuses on quick time trials and other timed challenges, while Skill requires you to race through oncoming traffic at maximum speed. They’re also going to pour on some extra Trophies/Achievements, so there’s no reason not to pick up the new Party pack when it becomes available.

[Criterion To Offer New Party Content For Burnout Paradise via PSXextreme]

In a post on the Official PlayStation Blog, Simon Phillips Criterion Games designer made a confirmation that It’s open world set in the fictional Burnout Paradise City will soon support PS3’s upcoming trophy system after the future update Cagney which will hit on July 10.

As for the post made he did mention that the trophy support will be retroactive meaning that that the saves are locked into a single PSN ID with the progress that you have made in the game will be unlocked as the update is release.

Trophies, Timed Challenges for Burnout Paradise [PS Blog]