The vehicular combat seriesTwisted Metalis one of PlayStation’s oldest franchises, having produced some of the company’s most critically-acclaimed games, like the PS2’sTwisted Metal: Black. Unfortunately forTwisted Metalfans, the franchise has been dormant since the 2012Twisted Metalreboot, a PS3 title that failed to live up to the high bar set by its predecessors. But now it seems that a newTwisted Metalgame may finally be taking shape.
As reported by VGC and GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb, it seems that a newTwisted Metalgame is in the works, with Sony planning to incorporate it with the upcomingTwisted MetalTV series. The newTwisted Metalgame is apparently in the earliest stages of development and while it’s possible that an announcement for it could come during thePlayStation Showcase event on Thursday, September 9at 1pm PT, fans shouldn’t hold their breath.
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Apparently, the newTwisted Metalgame is going be part of Sony’s strategy to “line up” its video games with movie and television projects, so perhaps it will release around the same time as theTwisted MetalTV series. The thought seems to be that this would have a benefit for all of the properties involved by generating more interest in the IP in general. In the meantime, there’s one other detail about the newTwisted Metalgame that was shared by Jeff Grubb that fans of the franchise may find interesting.
Grubb does not think thatTwisted Metalcreator David Jaffeis involved with the new game. Jaffe hasn’t been employed by PlayStation for quite some time now, but he still says that he would be “hurt” if the rumors about a newTwisted Metalgame are true as he’s not been contacted by anyone at Sony. Jaffe worked on the first twoTwisted Metalgames,Twisted Metal: Black, and the 2012Twisted Metalreboot, but there have beenTwisted Metalgames made without his involvement as well.
Whether or not there’s any truth to these rumors about a newTwisted Metalgameremains to be seen, but fans can look forward to theTwisted MetalTV series at least, as that has already been officially announced.
Thevehicular combat genreis not in the greatest spot right now, so it’s safe to say that many fans would definitely be interested to see one of the innovators of the genre make its long-awaited comeback. However, they should keep their expectations in check for now. VGC and Jeff Grubb are reliable sources, but it’s always best to wait for an official announcement before getting too excited.
