<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
another	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frustrated	O
,	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
decides	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
contest	O
,	O
intent	O
on	O
having	O
Calypso	O
send	O
him	O
to	O
wherever	O
his	O
daughter	O
is	O
hiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
leads	O
to	O
her	O
entrance	O
into	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
tournament	O
,	O
intent	O
on	O
wishing	O
the	O
mask	O
away	O
and	O
resuming	O
her	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
setting	O
for	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
:	O
Apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
title	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Jaffe	O
's	O
previous	O
Calling	B-Device
All	I-Device
Cars	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
then	O
shifted	O
from	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
game	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
(	O
USD	O
)	O
$39	O
product	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
multiplayer-only	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
2007	O
's	O
Warhawk	B-Application
and	O
2008	O
's	O
SOCOM	B-Device
U.S.	I-Device
Navy	I-Device
SEALs	I-Device
:	I-Device
Confrontation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
then	O
requested	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
element	O
,	O
while	O
Sony	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Yeah	O
,	O
you	O
guys	O
do	O
n’t	O
realize	O
how	O
many	O
fans	O
love	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
you	O
gotta	O
give	O
us	O
the	O
stories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
unofficially	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Jaffe	O
and	O
his	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
,	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
,	O
not	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
hidden	O
message	O
that	O
was	O
decoded	O
in	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
:	I-Application
Head-On	I-Application
"	O
Dark	O
Past	O
"	O
documentary	O
where	O
groups	O
of	O
numbers	O
appeared	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
points	O
during	O
the	O
video	O
which	O
corresponded	O
to	O
letters	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
deciphered	O
,	O
the	O
message	O
reads	O
"	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
is	O
coming	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
displayed	O
various	O
times	O
throughout	O
the	O
documentary	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
logo	O
but	O
in	O
colors	O
of	O
rustic	O
browns	O
and	O
yellows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
rumors	O
persisted	O
heavily	O
that	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
was	O
indeed	O
developing	O
another	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
presenting	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
AIAS	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
ceremony	O
in	O
the	O
States	O
,	O
a	O
heckler	O
in	O
the	O
crowd	O
yelled	O
,	O
"	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
rumors	O
surfaced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
would	O
be	O
titled	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
either	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
X	O
or	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
:	O
Harbor	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
to	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
:	I-Device
Black	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Jaffe	O
posted	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
later	O
confirmed	O
in	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
site	O
Joystiq	O
that	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
was	O
not	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
a	O
surprise	O
live-action	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
previous	O
indication	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
that	O
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
real-life	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
's	O
ice	O
cream	O
truck	O
driving	O
onto	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
costume	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
:	I-Device
Black	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jaffe	O
and	O
Scott	O
Campbell	O
appeared	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
game	O
,	O
simply	O
entitled	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
proceeded	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
gameplay	O
demonstration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
went	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	O
web	O
site	O
by	O
Jaffe	O
explaining	O
why	O
he	O
had	O
outright	O
lied	O
about	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Eat	O
Sleep	O
Play	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
and	O
promoted	O
heavily	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
numerous	O
Internet	O
and	O
TV	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
creator	O
David	O
Jaffe	O
asked	O
fans	O
to	O
help	O
pick	O
what	O
goes	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
by	O
voting	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buyers	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
copies	O
(	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
)	O
received	O
a	O
voucher	O
to	O
download	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
:	I-Device
Black	I-Device
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
high-definition	B-Device
remake	I-Device
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
lacking	O
the	O
online	O
function	O
that	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
every	O
copy	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
included	O
a	O
voucher	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
Outcast	O
multiplayer	O
skin	O
for	O
Starhawk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Trease	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metals	I-Application
QA	O
lead	O
,	O
confirmed	O
to	O
press	O
at	O
CES	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
comes	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
online	B-Application
pass	I-Application
code	O
system	O
–	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
requires	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
used	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
pass	O
to	O
access	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
creator	O
David	O
Jaffe	O
hoped	O
to	O
avoid	O
implementing	O
an	O
online	B-Application
pass	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
his	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaffe	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
an	O
online	B-Application
pass	I-Application
is	O
"	O
probably	O
good	O
business	O
"	O
for	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
counter-productive	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
earn	O
the	O
trust	O
of	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tracks	O
,	O
"	O
Dragula	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
More	O
Human	O
Than	O
Human	O
"	O
from	O
Rob	O
Zombie	O
and	O
White	O
Zombie	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaffe	O
addressed	O
the	O
criticism	O
about	O
having	O
only	O
3	O
story	O
campaigns	O
in	O
2012	O
stating	O
that	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
it	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
that	O
everyone	O
can	O
see	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
cut	O
costs	O
by	O
limiting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
