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Rockstar Drops "Midnight Club: Los Angeles" Trailer

Ray Wert — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Thanks to the folks at Rockstar, we've got our grubby mitts on the second trailer to this year's new hotness combining the might of motoring with the multiple buttons of a joystick, Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Check out Ford Mustangs go head-to-head with Dodge Challengers, an Audi R8 and yes, a Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor below the jump. Plus, note the quasi-realistic crash simulations. Got to love the magic of video games, right? It's coming out October 7th for Playstation and XBOX 360.

[Kotaku, Rockstar Games]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Gets Pushed Back; Saleen Sheds A Tear

Travis Hudson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT

The latest addition to the Midnight Club series, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, is getting its previously announced release date pushed back a month, to October 7 in North America and October 10 in Europe. That's the bad news. The good news is what you get to drive once it finally shows up in stores.

This open-world racing sim features vehicles like the Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R, Saleen S302 Extreme, Saleen S7, Dodge Challenger SRT8, 2010 Chevy Camaro and more. So yeah, the wait sucks, but think of the gas you'll save not driving to Best Buy. [Kotaku]

New Screenshots Appear of Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Travis Hudson — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

We heard about the release date yesterday, but today we've stumbled upon some of the screenshots from the latest addition to the Midnight Club series. These screenshots feature the likes of the Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R, Saleen S302 Extreme and S7, Dodge Challenger SRT8, 2010 Chevy Camaro and a 2008 Cadillac CTS even appears blurry in the background. Wow, that's quite the repertoire of drivable vehicles in the open-world racing game.

[via Rockstar Games]

Saleen-gasmic Midnight Club: Los Angeles Gets A Release Date

Travis Hudson — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:20:00 EDT

Remember GT5 Prologue? Old news now that another big racing video game for 2008 has finally gotten a release date. Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be available September 9 for the United States and September 12 for Europe. This is the game that features a DUB-customized Saleen S302 Extreme among other vehicles (including motorcycles). Sure, GT5 Prologue may be a more "real" driving simulator, but you can't deny the fun that is had with more arcade-y titles like the Midnight Club series. Click through to see the full release. [Kotaku]

Rockstar Games Announces Release Date for Midnight Club: Los Angeles on the Xbox 360® Video Game and Entertainment System from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 Computer Entertainment System and Midnight Club: LA Remix for the PSP®
Open-world street racing series debuts on next generation consoles September 9th and 12th for North America and Europe respectively

NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Rockstar Games is proud to announce the fourth installment of its critically-acclaimed and genre-defining Midnight Club franchise, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, is set for release on September 9th in North America and September 12th in Europe. Developed by series creator Rockstar San Diego, Midnight Club: Los Angeles will give gamers the unprecedented freedom to race through a hyper-realistic LA.

"From the beginning, Midnight Club has been about street racing in a open-world," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "With our team at Rockstar San Diego we have developed a game that we feel once again pushes the boundaries and expectations of what a racing game can be."

Whether driving by the beach or beating the competition by cutting through a parking garage at 200 mph, Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless, breathtaking environment for everyone who loves to compete. With no load times, no tracks, and no rules, the game allows players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in an unbelievable recreation of Los Angeles.

"People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game," said Jay Panek, Midnight Club Producer Rockstar San Diego. "We've added some great twists and turns that let players experience the authentic vibe and feel of the city at blistering speeds that you simply couldn't get away with in real life."

A racing game is nothing without the great cars and Midnight Club: Los Angeles allows extensive customization of vehicles for both performance and appearance. Players can now fully personalize their officially licensed imports, tuners, classic muscle cars and motorcycles both inside and out with a dizzying array of licensed rims, spoilers, interior gauges, tires and more.

Also scheduled for release on September 9th, Midnight Club: LA Remix for the PSP® system will provide another incredible portable racing experience. Developed by Rockstar London, the game will take full advantage of the hardware to deliver the unrivaled sense of speed and style that the best-selling Midnight Club series is known for.

For more information about Midnight Club, please visit our website at http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubla.

Rockstar Games is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Jalopnik Plays Midnight Club Los Angeles

Mark Arnold — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:21:00 EDT

After checking out the new S5S Raptor and the Dan Gurney Mustang at the Saleen stand, we decided to get behind the ~~wheel~~ controller and a have a test drive of a DUB-customized S302 Extreme— in the upcoming Midnight Club Los Angeles video game. We thought it was a good opportunity let our ~~oldest~~ most life-experienced Jalop, Matt DeBord, have a hand at the game. He knows LA pretty well, so we figured he'd have an advantage driving through the virtual city of angels. We soon found that while Matt may have life experience, he doesn't have so much experience with modern video games. Maybe we should have someone else here give the game a proper review.

Midnight Club Los Angeles is the fourth installment from the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining Midnight Club franchise. The title has sold over 12 million units worldwide and is the second largest series in the Rockstar portfolio. Consistently the highest-rated street racing franchise, Midnight Club set the standard of what an open-world racing game can be. Midnight Club Los Angeles will deliver a truly immersive racing experience that is second to none.
Developed by series creator Rockstar San Diego for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and will be released Fiscal Q4 2008.

[source: Rockstar Games]