Hello, PlayStation blog readers. I’m excited to be able to deliver some big news about MotorStorm Apocalypse: the game will officially be bringing off-road racing mayhem of apocalyptic proportions to your PS3 on April 12, 2011.
And to introduce the game’s cool cover art, here is Matt Southern, the Game Director at Evolution Studios.
Our cover art has been sent to shops and websites ready for pre-order. Once again we’ve got different boxes depending on where you live! I thought I’d share them here.
Here’s our European box. Our priority here is to show what is new in the game, and it slightly harks back to the box for MotorStorm 1. It is quite unusual for a racing game and we spent a long time working out what we thought would be right.
…and here’s the US version. It is much more of a ‘classic’ box and is based on an image we created in early 2010 that I absolutely love, which means I can’t decide which l like best…
I’d love to know which you all like the best – and what cover art over the years have really stood out for you. My all-time favourite is probably the EU/Japanese version of ICO, painted by Ueda-San and inspired by The Nostalgia of the Infinite by Giorgio de Chirico. I also get a nostalgia buzz from looking at the games I played in the 80’s with airbrush art by Bob Wakelin. Good times. :)
You’ve read about some of the cool new features the game has to offer, and watched the first in-depth developer diary video. And the game just had a great showing at the Sony booth at CES last week, wowing people with its mind-blowing 3D and intense racing across, and through, gigantic skyscrapers.
So don’t forget to pre-order the game before it hits on April 12 to get one of the cool pre-order packs available. There’s much more in store for MotorStorm Apocalypse in the coming months to look forward to. Until next time!
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Awesome, another great title to add to my collection this year. As for the covers, it is a hard choice for which one is better, they are both good. But I think overall I am leaning more towards the EU cover art.
Now that we have a release date, is there any news on any possible pre-order bonuses or special editions?
Wow, I think I need more sleep, I already knew about the pre-order bonuses and it was mentioned right here in the article. Ignore the last part of my comment up there! Ha!
But anyway, still great stuff :) Cant wait to play!
I like the Eu box. Why not just use that for everyone? It looks great.
Make the other cover the inside cover of the game. Problem solved!!
Damn, later than I was hoping for. Not to worry, I’ll still be picking up 2 copies.
Awesome covers! Really looking forward to this game!
I personally prefer the EU box art…both look great though!
Would be cool if Evolution added some of the original Motorstorm maps to the game as extras. What do you think guys?
I really like them both, it’s hard for me decide which one is better visually. They both evoke that sense of grit, chaos, and intensity, but I think that, artistically, the European one is a little more nuanced since the chaos is reflected in the visor of the racer, making it seem that the character, and the player, is a bigger part of the focus, it’s more personal.
Pacific Rift is the best racing game ever made. I hope they keep the magic in this one.
You won’t be disappointed. :D