 In addition to the free updates, Criterion has released several optional, premium packs that add content like new cars, areas and modes.The first update was announced as the "Burnout Party Pack" and launched on 5 February 2009 in North America and the United Kingdom.It focuses on single-console multiplayer gameplay, which offers a Freeburn Challenge-like setting but for players on the same console, who pass a single controller between players to complete challenges.