To me, there is nothing more iconic in racing than the smell of burning rubber. You know that it’s not a good race unless there is smoke under your tires, and you know that some of the best online racing games are Burnin’ Rubber and Burnin’ Rubber 2. But, what you don’t know is that on July 7th, Burning Rubber 3 is coming to Shockwave!
That’s right, the next installment of our favorite online racer is almost here, and when I found out, just had to get the inside scoop to share with you. I caught up with our producer on the game, Michael Ruppert, and the talented developers from Xform, who are currently putting the final touches on Burning Rubber 3.
The Spark: Michael, can you let us in on the back story of how the Burnin’ Rubber racer series came to Shockwave?
Michael Ruppert: Part of my job as a Game Producer is to scour the web for top online game developers. During one of my routine searches, I stumbled upon a fun little prototype Kart racing game from Xform, a group of talented individuals from The Netherlands. The game had lots of potential thanks to some great art style and track design. I got in touch with Xform, and quickly found that we all had similar tastes in racing games and could create top quality racing content. We released the original Burnin’ Rubber on Shockwave on December 4, 2007 to extremely positive reviews and it became an instant hit on the site. Xform really enjoyed the experience and were eager to start work on a sequel. For Burnin’ Rubber 2, they pulled out all the stops and added a ton of great features like daily races, hidden packages, and a bunch of new cars and tracks. Needless to say, Burnin’ Rubber 2 was an even greater success than the original and is still one of the most played racing games on Shockwave.
The Spark: Pieter and Diederik, your work at Xform on the Burnin’ Rubber series has delighted racing fans on Shockwave since 2007! Can you tell us a bit about the evolution of this awesome game over the years?
Xform: Technically a lot has changed from the first one to Burnin’ Rubber 3, from what goes on behind the scenes to how we make our games in general. We stopped making tracks based upon laps. Instead the tracks are always a path from A to B. This allows us to build tracks with reusable tiles (big square blocks with a road and additional scenery) and makes for much cooler scenery as you speed down the racetrack. We first used this approach in Burnin’ Rubber 2 and it was a big hit. In comparison to BR1 the other games have almost ten times the content. BR1 featured 3 tracks and 3 cars. BR2 had 15 tracks and about 5 cars. With Burnin’ Rubber 3 we went completely overboard with content (a bit too much to be honest 
) Over 10 cars (all customizable), weapons, upgrades and lots of tracks!
The Spark: Wow, I can’t wait! Burnin’ Rubber 3 is not just bigger and cooler; it has new features as well. Just when I thought it can’t get any better! What made you decide to put weapons in BR3?
Xform: There are two main reasons. First of all we had great fun seeing the traffic cars explode in Burnin’ Rubber 2 when you bumped into them. Although not very realistic, it was great to see them burst into flames and fly away. So, we were already thinking about how fun it would be to destroy more stuff during a race. Secondly, we wanted to do something more action packed than our previous games and thought that adding some guns and rockets would be a great way to do so.
So there you have it. If you thought that your favorite racer can’t get any better, on July 7th Michael Rupert and Xform will show us that it can with Burnin’ Rubber 3. I hear the game still has those awesome hidden packages that will score you extra goodies, the race will still get your adrenaline sky-rocketing, and now you get to customize 10 brand-new cars complete with weapons! I’m told there are a few other surprises in the game, but we’ll just have to wait (impatiently) until July 7th to find out more. In the mean time, I’ll be practicing with my old friends Burnin’ Rubber and Burnin’ Rubber 2.
63 Comments
do i see a vanquish and dam cant wait D:
perfetto gioco e bellisimo
big up the maker of this game
good good good
omg this is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $_$ X_X_)X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X @_@
quiero juag este juegos??
ok
es ta chido
WAW ! OH MY GOD ! IS EXITANT ! MORE SCREENSHOTS, I NEED MORE SCREENSHOTS !
Davvero bellissimo, una vera riuscita ! Voglio l’avere adesso !
yuhu
lo mejor lo mejor gauuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
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nice
se jeu é magnifique
hi
Is this Full Auto on the computer?
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yes my gust burnin rubber 3
ta ora!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
klk,este juego va a ser vaca-ano……
no puedo esperar para jugar este juego……
this game is very very amazing and hard game plz launch this game soon
Awesome!!! I’ve been looking for a racing game like this, with weaponry…
Que me an ditxo que este juego es muy chulo i por eso jo quiero jugar
ece jogo é masa
hi
that’s nice. Now i want to play it.
wow!sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo………………..
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
como ago para jugar?????
this is awsome can’t wait.
ES TA D PACAMADRE
jogo muito legal o melho jopgo
jogo i presionater realidade icrivel
we want need for speed
hello shocwave my gust shocwave .com
tiene mucha es periensa en armas y esmuivueno conmucha belocidad
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mui bueno!….
Hi everyone, thanks for all your comments. One more day and counting, I really can’t wait!
yo tambien quiero jugar a ese juego
A mi me gusta, es muy economico y muy bueno. Yo he jugado al Burnin’ Rubber y al Burnin’ Rubber 2 y me gustaría jugar al 3
CHAUSITO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg gonna burn road up
When i saw the game it was cool.Maybe its cooler whan you play it.Man i cant wait
You think they have more weapons?
it is very,very,very,very COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ican`t wait ! LOL !
It’s going to be the best game in the whole world and I can’t wait to play Burnin’ Rubber 3!
it is july the 7 th and the game is not out that sucks
this game is rrrrrrrrrrrrrrraw today is july 7 why isnt the game on the website mmmmmmmmmmman
cool game
but i steel cant find it can somebody help me
what time are you going to put the game on shock wave
I have to say that I can’t stop playing BR3! This game really rocks! In response to the earlier comments, Shockwave is on the west coast, and we usually publish on Tuesday mornings Pacific Standard Time. This means that those of you on other coasts or in other countries may see the new Shockwave games towards the afternoon or a bit later, depending on the time difference. We’re getting them out as fast as we can for you :). Hope everyone is enjoying Burnin’ Rubber 3!
yo no se pasar las etapas ee rampage y elimination.
yo no puedo pasar las etapas e rampage y elimination
ste juego es demaciado avanzado para mi
i have played this game i played it today
this rocks but I need help on the europe boss plz
Hey. Guys
How. Is. It Guys
cool game
how can I transfer the game files from my mac? please help, I’m switching to a newer computer now and I don’t want to lose all the packages I found. thanks!
does any1 know where the hidden package is in bogota survival???? (the track is in america)