20 Game Anniversaries Coming In 2026 That'll Age You Mercilessly

Gran Turismo has always been the prestige racing simulator, remaining miles ahead of the pack with its cutting-edge physics and mechanics, brand tie-ins and real-world tracks. But some people don’t want an authentic driving experience when they get out the car and onto the sofa; they want Burnout Revenge.

The smashiest, crashiest racing game ever to grace our screens, Burnout Revenge redefined high-octane, high-impact racing. Building on the rush-hour traffic and vehicular combat model established in Burnout 3, Revenge ups the ante with Traffic Checking (ramming same-way traffic into other players), Vertical Takedowns (landing on rival cars from a jump), and a whole host of fatality-inducing modes designed to satiate our nitro-lust.

Plus it features a soundtrack full of brand-new rock and metal anthems, including contributions from Bullet for My Valentine, Billy Talent, Fall Out Boy, Avenged Sevenfold… oh, god, it’s old now, isn’t it?

Yes. Yes it is.

While it doesn’t exactly feel like yesterday, it’s hard to stomach that it’s been twenty years since Burnout Revenge hit shelves. In that time, the better tracks from the soundtrack have become Divorced Dad Classics, and the rest have been forgotten; and the Burnout series has, well, burned out. Following a pivot towards NFS and Gran Turismo territory with the far more sensible Burnout Paradise, and its decade-later Remastered edition, the franchise has vanished.