Rumor: David Jaffe's next game will feature cars

by Jem Alexander { May 8th 2009 at 5:30PM }

Oh, Jaffe. You really shouldn't be posting images of secret internal emails on your blog, even if you have applied heavy blurring to some of the more pertinent sections. Now we know your dark secret: your next game will involve cars. That's right, some photoshop whizz managed to see through the image's blurred section -- which probably explains why Jaffe has replaced the blurring with solid chunks of red, but the damage has already been done.

The super secret information does indeed reveal that the game involves cars, as evident from the lines "dragging him behind your car" and "when he is launched out of a car." The email also states that character animation for the "human characters" needs improvement because "right now it's so dry, it needs to feel like an action movie." Cars and humans? This game is going to be awesome.

All joking aside, this could indicate that Jaffe is currently working on a Twisted Metal sequel. Or it could not. It could be another car game entirely. With human characters. The blog post mentions a big milestone at the end of the month, which may mean we'll be seeing whatever game this is at E3 in early June.

[Thanks, Brad]

Tags: david-jaffe, eat-sleep-play, twisted-metal

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dustin @ May 8th 2009 5:37PM

Sony's E3 lineup this year will be something to remember. So many games; current, and new, high possibility of new hardware. But boy howdy, would a new TM be welcomed. I've only played the first one on PS1 (and still have it). my brothers and I would spend hours playing that. Good times

Vidikron @ May 8th 2009 11:05PM

Wow... you only played the first? It was good, but it pales in comparison to TM2. And Black is fantastic as well. I'm surprised you didn't stick with the series if you enjoyed the first one so much. Hell, you could have been playing Twisted Metal co-op with your brothers in TM2 and Black.

FatalChaos @ May 8th 2009 5:37PM

Twisted Metal with human interaction? No thanks. I want cars and cars only.

Falcon Punch @ May 9th 2009 11:19AM

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ May 8th 2009 5:38PM

TWISTED METAL FTW!!!!!

EncodedNybble @ May 8th 2009 6:21PM

wait wait wait. Aggie CEO? Please don't say you went to (or support) Texas A&M University. I was hoping you'd be a cool dude.................... :)

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ May 8th 2009 7:17PM

those may be the most popular aggies...

but not the School I went to...

I went to North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University(NC A&T SU)

AGGIE PRIDE!!!!!

Squirtforce @ May 9th 2009 1:25AM

So you eat your boogers and don't know how to drive stick?

Cole @ May 8th 2009 5:41PM

Also, the graphics need to be tightened up

FraGNeM @ May 8th 2009 5:54PM

Particularly on level 3.

DarkNessBear @ May 8th 2009 6:14PM

Ohh man boss is coming in!!

David @ May 8th 2009 8:58PM

pew pew pew pew!

JDHexen @ May 8th 2009 5:49PM

I thought he said he didn't have anything to show at E3!? anyway a TM Black or 5 would be greatly welcomed.

Vincent060 @ May 8th 2009 5:52PM

Calling All Other Cars?

el serpiente @ May 8th 2009 5:55PM

Sounds too much like another "Calling All Cars". All the mechanics that are described within sound exactly like it.

Ugh.

Let's hope some way, somehow it's Twisted Metal though.

Jinsenken @ May 8th 2009 5:59PM

Toyota of War >_>

EncodedNybble @ May 8th 2009 6:23PM

lol

I am the Prius of War!!!!

Averna @ May 8th 2009 11:13PM

Prius of War? So what... its a stealth game?

THE Ezio Auditore de Firenze (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ May 8th 2009 6:09PM

SWEET TOOTH AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

RPGJock @ May 8th 2009 6:13PM

Are you kidding?? A God of War game meets Twisted Metal game. Pure awesome!!

riddimmouse @ May 8th 2009 6:18PM

Way to snake that image without citing the source.

THE Ezio Auditore de Firenze (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ May 8th 2009 6:22PM

they did. read the article

B @ May 8th 2009 6:21PM

I love Jaffe's games and I'm sure he's a extremely nice guy but he seems to be quite dumb.

Between him believing PETA's publicity stunts, him trying to peel off stickers that are under the plastic of game cases (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXPtYTl5yM#t=2m18s), the grammar and puncuation of a 11 year old AOLtard on his blog (In his defend, it's gotten a lot better. His earlier stuff is cringe worthy) and now him attempting to bait his fanbase's curiosity but falling straight on his face.

B @ May 8th 2009 6:24PM

inb4 people try to correct my grammar and punctuation.

Vidikron @ May 8th 2009 11:08PM

I hate those damn stickers too. Jaffe FTW!

John Perkins @ May 8th 2009 6:30PM

This was pretty much revealed on GameTrailers Bonus Round about a month ago. It was filmed at GDC and Geoff Keighly (sic?) kept hinting about a new Twisted Metal and David Jaffee tried to deflect it, but you could tell by his demeanor that Geoff was right on.

Interesting that the new Twisted Metal will have humans though. That's new.

Foreign E S @ May 8th 2009 6:43PM

Fuck David Jaffe and his retarded videogame Twisted Metal! He's the biggest fucking cry baby in the videogame industry by far. Cry more on your shitty blog, you fucking overweight piece of shit!

Pass.

MariusElijah (Only on PlayStation 3) @ May 8th 2009 6:47PM

NO, FFFFFFUUUUUU

tmacairjordan87 @ May 8th 2009 6:51PM

After looking at your profile, I think you might be the biggest crybaby in the industry. All but 1 of your posts is complaining about something or saying how much it sucks.

Kodros @ May 8th 2009 6:53PM

I like to curse...shit shit fuck shitty fucking shit fuckity fuck.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ May 8th 2009 7:21PM

Fuckery shitty bitch ass kunt muncher Barbara Streisand......

JDHexen @ May 8th 2009 7:54PM

If all your post were to have sound this is what they would sound like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7nqwGt4-I&feature=related

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ May 8th 2009 7:10PM

Yaris sequel Here we GO!

J/K Please be Twisted Metal.

oldknuckles @ May 8th 2009 7:50PM

I'll be damned if I don't see the word Grimm in there multiple times. As in Mr. Grimm.

Brad @ May 8th 2009 8:25PM

"Bad", "Brad"... Oh well. So long as I get to take credit for this pseudo-story. Taking a second look at my Photoshoppery, I'm not sure it actually made things easier to read. Anyhow, my attempt at translating the blur is as follows:

"so we are clear – cause I sent out a few emails and it confused things – THIS is the list to go off, …

CHARACTER AND CHARACTER ANIMATION ISSUES:

High concept: We need the game to have more personality and feel like an action movie. Our human characters are a big way we are going to get that vibe. I would like to see the following in the milestone and feel it would go a long way to wowing the crowds.
#1: Design animation of capturing him, running over him, and dragging him behind your car ??? ?????? and ??????????
#2: Design an ??? animation that gives him personality – right now it’s so dry – needs to feel like action movie!
*- when he is launched out of a car and onto the ground, he crawls frantically, looking at approaching cars, trying to get away, slipping as he tries to get up."

Vidikron @ May 9th 2009 1:21AM

It only got mediocre review, but IMO it was underrated. I remember some of the reviews complaining about the controls, but they seemed near perfect to me. There was a nice feel of momentum like you would expect underwater, but the game still maintained a highly arcade nature. When you first start out it is easy to get disoriented since you can turn upside down and go in any direction... especially if you get hit by a weapon that spins you around... but after a little play the game's controls feel perfect and you get used to keeping track of your orientation.

Anyway, another factor I liked about Critical Depth, that other games like Twisted Metal don't have, was the ability to reflect shots. You ever get in one of those "tennis matches" with the computer where you reflect shots back and forth? After each reflection the weapon being bounced would increase in strength, so even a basic single missle can become a one hit kill if gets reflected a few times. But, of course, the reflect shield used up your energy bar much faster than the standard shield so those reflect battle quickly became a matter of whose energy ran out first. Damn that game was so much fun.

Vidikron @ May 9th 2009 1:21AM

Sorry, that reply was meant to go one person below.

aristokrat @ May 8th 2009 8:28PM

I didn't realize Twisted Metal was such a popular series. I'd always kind of lumped it in with all the other vehicular combat games from back in the PSOne era (Critical Depth being my favorite at the time).

JDHexen @ May 8th 2009 8:37PM

Well the people that made TM made Critical Depth so it was like a spin off;And yeah TM it's pretty big you should check out the Story sequences for TM black, they are the most intense violent I've ever seen.

Vidikron @ May 8th 2009 11:12PM

YES! Another Critical Depth fan. I loved that game. Lovved TM1 and TM2 as well, but I think I played Critical Depth more than any of the vehicular combat games out at that time or since. There was something about having TM-esque underwater dogfights that I really loved. And the power pods really added an entirely new layer to the strategy.

aristokrat @ May 8th 2009 11:34PM

I didn't realize Critical Depth was considered a good game, I just had a blast playing it, especially that sunken city level with the underwater subway tubes. So much fun.

Vidikron @ May 9th 2009 1:21AM

Dogmanx23 @ May 8th 2009 9:28PM

8 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!! Or Twisted Metal!

Enosity @ May 8th 2009 10:22PM

This is most likely about the next Twisted Metal game for the following reasons.

1) Jaffe's studio worked on the PS2 version of Head On which contains the secret message "Twisted Metal is coming on PSThree".

2) Jaffe and Scott Campbell (who Jaffe is talking to in the email) designed the Twisted Metal series together.

3) On foot gameplay was sadly cut from Twisted Metal Black due to development time. It's a no brainer that they would include it in the next proper installment of the series.