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Midnight Club: Los Angeles first video game to feature Challenger and Camaro
Click above for high-res gallery of Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Rockstar Games is a little busy right now ahead of its big release of Grand Theft Auto IV, but the video game developer had enough time to announce that the next installment of its Midnight Club racing series will land on the Xbox 360 and PS3 come September 9th. Joystiq reports that Midnight Club: Los Angeles will feature "no load times, no tracks, and no rules," which means much hooning can be had in the City of Angels with a large selection of infinitely customizable cars. Among those available to gamers will be the first use of the new Dodge Challenger and Chevy Camaro in a racing game. Having already been officially revealed to the public, the Challenger in Midnight Club: Los Angeles looks spot on, while the Camaro appears to sport a few quirky details like its headlights that Chevy probably didn't want to reveal in a video game or just weren't ready when it came to digitize the car. Driving your dream cars in a video game certainly doesn't replace the real thing, but it's fun to do things with a digital version that you wouldn't dream of inflicting on an actual car.
Gallery: Midnight Club: Los Angeles
[Source: Joystiq, Kotaku]
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TriShield 12:04PM (4/22/2008)
The Camaro pictured in the game is sporting 60s style headlamp covers that the originals had. I must say, they look pretty good on the new one too.
Both cars look thoroughly badass.
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Aprime 12:12PM (4/22/2008)
Challenger has the crossair grille. :S
Matt 4:01PM (4/22/2008)
The GT-R looks like it has mufflers from an 88 Maxima. What's up with that? The production version's are almost as big as the tail lights!
Westside T.O. 11:55PM (4/22/2008)
Uh, because that's the OLD R32 (?) Skyline GT-R.
imirk 12:11PM (4/22/2008)
Doesn't Need for Speed Carbon have both of these?
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imirk 12:13PM (4/22/2008)
Eh, I guess it has both of the concepts, not production versions.
Matt 12:11PM (4/22/2008)
Yea, it does have both, although i suppose they're both the concept version in NFS, so this is the first game with the production versions then, maybe? The concepts are nearly identical o the production versions, so it doesn't really seem like that big of a deal.
xz28racer 11:05PM (4/22/2008)
Actually both of these cars are in Project Gotham Racing 4
(although its the convertible camaro)
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Hamud 12:12PM (4/22/2008)
Fack, no PC version again...
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Nixx 4:32PM (4/22/2008)
This doesn't look accurate. From the pictures, the Challenger appears to be the concept, not the production model. You can tell because the car still has the crosshair grill which is only on the concept, the production model doesn't have a crosshair grill.
That said... the first video game to feature the Challenger "concept" was Need for Speed: Carbon.
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Fady 12:13PM (4/22/2008)
Unofficially, PGR4 had them. Challenger is in there by default and the Camaro (convertible though) is available through for-pay DLC...so this may be the first to have both coupes on the discs.
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Zane 12:12PM (4/22/2008)
I imagine the game will feature the biggest and shiniest spinners and gangsta rims on Escalades and Hummers so that you can post up freeze frames online. The last Midnight Club was a farce and this one looks to be headed down the same path.
No thank you very much, I'll continue with GT5 and Forza2.
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MemphisNET 2:17PM (4/22/2008)
Two completely different styles. Over-the-top Arcade VS. Hardcore simulation.
meshies 2:24PM (4/22/2008)
You are an idiot. Who cares if you can put big rims on an Escalade? For that reason you wont buy it? I love my Forza and my GT but this game is 1000x more FUN (bold letters + underline) than those games. My roomies and I would customize our cars and race each other for hours upon hours with Dub edition.
I have waited years for this game, the customization on the last Midnight Club was insane, Im hoping this one trumps that. I cant wait.
Berto 12:20PM (4/22/2008)
I'm surprised there are no "OMGZ!! That should of totally been the new Knightrider!!" yet... As there always is whenever Autoblog posts up a picture of a black American car.
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Mel. R 1:26PM (4/22/2008)
OK, I'll humor you:
"OMGZ!! That should of totally been the new Knightrider!!"
There. Satisfied? :-p
Firecatman 6:27PM (4/22/2008)
ya and race driver GRID will also have both concepts on the discs so hopefully MNC:LA gets both production versions
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SayWhat? 12:57PM (4/22/2008)
What's this? No Mustang? Thank goodness! *Snicker!*
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Hamud 2:53PM (4/22/2008)
Hate to disappoint you, check the 4th pic on the gallery.
SayWhat? 3:11PM (4/22/2008)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!