

The reports of a Twisted Metal TV series have existed since 2019. Also, series fans have known for a while that this was happening. Unfortunately, Sony did not reveal anything else outside of its existence.

What can we expect from the Twisted Metal series? Several outlets have reported that Anthony Mackie will play the lead role in the upcoming Twisted Metal TV show.Īlongside the announcement of the PSVR 2, Sony also dropped news about the upcoming Twisted Metal TV series. Sony's Twisted Metal announcement was one of the more surprising reveals at CES 2022.Īt CES 2022, Sony confirmed that it's reviving the Twisted Metal series, but it's not going to be in the same form. Unfortunately, because we haven't seen a new Twisted Metal game be released in more than a console generation, newer gamers have no clue how good these chaotic racing games were back in their heyday.

It's written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the minds behind Deadpool, and Zombieland, after all.There was a time when Twisted Metal was synonymous with the PlayStation brand. The show sounds like a little bit of a departure from the original PlayStation game that hit the console way back in 1995, but we're willing to give it a chance. Whether the game will keep the tone of the upcoming show – which revolves around a character named John Doe and a car thief who are hired to carry a package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland – remains to be seen. It makes sense that Sony would eye up Lucid for this project Destruction AllStars put vehicular combat front and center, and despite lacking content at launch, the game was fairly well-recieved by critics and consumers alike. One person with knowledge of Lucid’s plans told VGC that the revival game would be "built around a free-to-play model" thanks – partly – to Destruction All-Stars’ last-minute shift to become a PlayStation Plus game at launch.

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. The TV show – which is set top star Anthony Mackie – is PlayStation Productions' first project. A new Twisted Metal game is in the works for PS5 at Destruction AllStars studio Lucid Games, as per a new report.Īccording to VGC, the Liverpool-based studio has been handed the reigns to the first Twisted Metal game in over a deceade, and it's supposed to launch in time to coincide with the upcoming Twisted Metal TV series Sony announced a few years back.
