March 3, 2025

PS5’s Twisted Metal game was ‘a battle royale with third-person shooting’ – Video Games Chronicle

Details on the cancelled PlayStation reboot have appeared in a developer’s CVPS5’s now-cancelled Twisted Metal reboot was a battle royale game featuring third-person shooter mechanics, according to the CV of a developer.Sony reportedly cancelled the Twisted Metal live service game, which was in development at British studio Firesprite, as part of a huge round of company-wide layoffs last year.VGC reported in 2022 that the Twisted Metal reboot was in active development at Firesprite after it moved from original developer Lucid Games. It’s understood that Sony originally intended to bring back the vehicular combat game series to coincide with the Twisted Metal TV series, which launched in 2023.Now, the first alleged details of Firesprite’s reboot have appeared online, as part of a developer’s online CV.While the developer does not mention Twisted Metal directly, they refer to a Firesprite project known as ‘Project Copper’, described as “a 3rd person vehicular action combat game” based on “a classic IP owned by PlayStation”.According to the description, the game “had 3rd person shooter mechanics wrapped with 3rd person vehicle combat with the objective of being the last one standing.” The developer also uploaded blurred images of the game, showing third-person shooting.Firesprite, which was established in 2012 by former members of SIE Studio Liverpool after it was closed down by Sony, was acquired by the platform holder in 2021. It went on create 2023’s PS VR2 title Horizon Call of The Mountain.Sony had ambitious plans to release 12 live service games on PS5 by 2026, but canceled half of them after it experienced significant teething problems, including canceling a Last of Us multiplayer game and pulling Concord from sale after just two weeks. Its biggest success, by far, is Helldivers 2, which since launching in May last year, has become PlayStation’s fastest-selling game launch ever.Earlier this year, Sony reportedly cancelled two unannounced live service PlayStation games, one of which is believed to have been a God of War game.Speaking following his departure from SIE last month, former PlayStation studios boss Shuhei Yoshida said he would’ve resisted Sony’s push into live service games, was he still in charge at the platform holder.We sometimes publish affiliate links on VGC. For more information read our affiliate linking policy.@Andy_VGCAndy has worked in or around the games industry for 20 years across journalism and game development.Join the conversation!Already a patron? Click the button below to log in with Patreon. Not a member yet? Visit our Patreon page to become a patron and get access to community discussions and other exclusive benefits.It would have been awesome if it were a single player campaign with multiplayer mode as well.© 1981 Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved.No part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder.Website by 44 Bytes

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