Today Sony has confirmed that after a prolonged delay Evolution Studios’ MotorStorm Apocalypse won’t be launching in Japan. The company has yet to disclose reasons as to why, though it’s safe to assume the cancellation was made due to the Eastern earthquake and tsunami. MotorStorm Apocalypse is set within a collapsing city, suddenly populated with a fleet of “Lunatic” adrenaline-seekers, looking to exploit the disaster for personal glory. From that description alone, it’s easy to see why Sony were quick to put the game on hold.
Luckily for Japanese PlayStation 3 owners still looking to get a slice of the action, Sony’s home console is region-free, meaning any imported versions of the game will run without a hitch.
Source: Andriasang
TSBonyman
It’s shame but perfectly understandable.
sssssssaaaaaaad!
So it’s fine to make films about 9/11, but a game that isn’t based on the actual events in japan and only has a slight similiarity to it gets cancelled? It’s just coz idiots in the media like to pick on games, yet anything in a film or a book is fine. *sigh*
Charmed_Fanatic
Thats a shame for Japan fans, however, i do understand, hopefully it was be released further down the line or something
cam_manutd
The only decision available to Sony and the easiest..
Apocalypse is a dissapointment though as it looked and stared too much at split second’s coneceptual gameplay mechanic i.e. change the track/environment to your gain and the driving is not as fluid as it is in Pacific rift which is far better :)
Foxhound_Solid
Totally understandable, great game but totally understand their reasoning…