Recently, brand new images of Sony's canceled Twisted Metal game have surfaced online, suggesting that developer Firesprite was working on a live service game that combined the series' iconic vehicular combat with battle royale elements. A former UI developer at the Sony-owned studio uploaded a series of screenshots to their online portfolio. Although the images are intentionally blurred and marked as "Under NDA," they are listed under the codename Project Copper, which is believed to be the internal name for the unannounced live-service Twisted Metal game.
Twisted Metal is a well-known vehicle combat video game franchise that originated on the PSone and has not seen a new release since the PlayStation 3 era. According to the developer, Project Copper was described as a "third-person vehicular action combat game based on a classic IP owned by PlayStation and developed by Firesprite." The game was intended to feature third-person shooter mechanics combined with vehicular combat, with the goal of being the last player standing.
Sony reportedly canceled Twisted Metal as part of widespread layoffs announced in February 2024. At the time, the game had not yet been officially greenlit, but it was in development at UK studio Firesprite, which was confirmed to be affected by the layoffs.
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Twisted Metal was one of several projects that fell victim to Sony's retreat from live service games, following a significant internal push to develop more titles in this genre. Naughty Dog, for instance, halted development on The Last of Us Online in December 2023, citing the need for extensive resources for post-launch content that would have hindered their ability to create future single-player games.
While Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2 achieved remarkable success, becoming the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever with 12 million copies sold in just 12 weeks, Sony's live service hero shooter Concord faced a catastrophic failure. It lasted only a few weeks before being taken offline due to extremely low player numbers. Eventually, Sony decided to terminate the game entirely and shut down its developer.
Additionally, in January, Sony canceled two other unannounced live service games: one from Bluepoint, which was working on a God of War title, and another from the developers of Days Gone at Bend Studio.
Although it appears unlikely that we'll see a new Twisted Metal game in the near future, the Twisted Metal TV series, starring Anthony Mackie, is set to return for Season 2 on Peacock. IGN's review of Season 1 awarded it an 8/10, praising it as "a miraculously enjoyable blend of comedy, violence, and thoughtfulness," despite occasionally being overloaded with humor.
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