Rumour: Live-Service Twisted Metal One of the Games Cancelled by Sony | Push Square
Sony has confirmed it's cancelled «some» unannounced games at PlayStation Studios, and according to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, one of them is the long-rumoured Twisted Metal game from Firesprite. The journalist reports the project was in «early development» and hadn't been greenlit by Sony to go into full production yet, according to a source.
Speculation dating as far back as September 2021 has suggested a new Twisted Metal title is in development, having first started out at Descrution AllStars developer Lucid Games before being handed to UK team Firesprite. Until today's report, it had been a number of years since any new speculative details were shared, but with the game series getting a successful TV adaptation and the go-ahead to produce a second season, it was assumed the video game was still in production. Following the claim the game was still in «early development» until today's cancellation, though, it's unclear how much of that was actually true.
The news comes as Sony cuts 900 employees from its PlayStation division so it can «future ready ourselves to set the business up for what lies ahead». Blood & Truth team London Studio has been shut down in its entirety, and Firesprite has been downsized. Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Guerrilla Games have also been affected by the layoffs.
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Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.
The fact this game hadn't even been green lit yet is crazy to me, I've been assuming its a game close to being released for a while now.
They should just do a remake of 2 or black. Maybe even expanded it.
@Oh_fiddlesticks yeah I feel like we've been hearing about this since 2020.
Cancelling games but not the movies.come on sony.word up son
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