Twisted Metal goes gold

Twisted Metal, the latest iteration in Sony’s Twisted Metal series has gone gold and is on track for its February 14th release date according to a post made on Sony’s PlayStation blog. In case you’re not too familiar with this series, Twisted Metal was a vehicular combat game that achieved cult like status on the PlayStation 2. Dave Jaffe, the creator of God of War along with his team at Eat Sleep Play have been working hard on the PlayStation 3 debut of this series since a while now. Gameplay mechanics have largely stayed the same with the addition of better visuals, more vehicles and newer modes.

One, two, Sweet tooth's coming for you

People who purchase a copy of this game will also receive the Sweet Tooth Outcast Multiplayer skin for Starhawk that hits the PlayStation 3 by the 8th of May 2012. On the other hand, if you pre-order the game, you’ll receive “early access to Axel and a free upgrade to the Limited Edition that comes with a code to download Twisted Metal: Black”. For more on Twisted Metal and other racers releasing this year, check out our upcoming racing games of 2012 list and let us know what you’re looking forward to the most this year.