A series revival is no longer in development at Destruction All-Stars studio Lucid, VGC understands.

Last year VGC reported that a new car combat instalment – which by release, would be the series’ first in over a decade – had started early development at the Liverpool, UK-based Destruction All-Stars developer Lucid games.

However, VGC has been told that the project has since ceased development at Lucid and, according to sources, Sony has decided to instead move the series revival to one of its first-party studios in Europe.

Sony expressed its commitment to the Twisted Metal franchise just last week, when it reiterated on stage at CES 2022 that a TV series is in development and displayed artwork on screen.

Speaking during a live stream discussing earlier rumours about Twisted Metal, original creator David Jaffe had said he believed that Lucid was an unlikely fit for the series due to the poor reception to Destruction All-Stars.