Twisted Metal exploding Oct. 4

The closing highlight of last year's Sony press briefing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo was the reveal of the new Twisted Metal game. The revival of the car-combat series, which is exclusive to the PlayStation 3, is being developed by Eat Sleep Play, the indie developer founded by former God of War director David Jaffe in 2007.

When it was revealed, the new Twisted Metal game was given a general 2011 release window. Now, the game's latest trailer has given it a firm launch date of October 4, at the beginning of the all-important holiday quarter.

The first installment in the series since 2008's Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition for the PlayStation 2, Twisted Metal is being developed by many of the series' original designers at Eat Sleep Play. Besides a campaign mode, the game will sport two-player split-screen action, as well as online battles. At E3 2010, Jaffe demonstrated the multiplayer mode Nuke, an objective-based scenario in which players join a faction and attempt to hold a location long enough to launch a warhead against the opposing side.

For more details on the new Twisted Metal, check out GameSpot's preview from E3 2010, or tune in to a live edition of On the Spot on Thursday, April 14, for an in-depth demo of the game.