Midnight Club: Los Angeles

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Open-world street racing series debuts on next generation consoles September 9th and 12th for North America and Europe respectively

New York, NY – April 21, 2008 – 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.

Playstatic -Apr 22, 2008

Just as Grand Theft Auto IV is getting ready to leave the nest, Rockstar has pinned down a release date for the latest installment of the Midnight Club series, subtitled Los Angeles. Developed by the franchise creator Rockstar San Diego, the open-world street racing series will debut in North America on September 9th and the 12th in Europe.

Said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games:

“From the beginning, Midnight Club has been about street racing in a open-world. 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.”

Jay Panek, Midnight Club Producer at Rockstar San Diego, seemed equally excited for Midnight Club: Los Angeles:

“People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game. 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.”

Intent on raising the stakes for the free roaming street racing series, Rockstar San Diego assures the player that the fourth iteration will deliver on all the promises made so far, including a seamless racing playground free of load times, a vast array of vehicles such as imports, classic muscle cars and motorcycles, and extensive customization for both performance and appearance of the featured vehicles.