| Burnout: Championship Drag Racing | |
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| Developer(s) | MediaTech West[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks[2] |
| Designer(s) | Brent Erickson |
| Engine | XnGine |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
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| Genre(s) | Racing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Burnout: Championship Drag Racing, also known as simply Burnout, is a video game developed by MediaTech West and published by Bethesda Softworks for MS-DOS, released on March 20, 1998.[3][4][5] A Player's Choice Edition was released in September 1998[6] for both DOS and Microsoft Windows. Burnout was licensed by the Hot Rod magazine. Although the name suggests otherwise, the game is not a part of the Burnout series, which would begin 3 years later in 2001.
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March 20, 1998: Bethesda announced that Burnout, their drag racing simulation, has shipped and should be hitting stores in the next few days.
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