Posted on 13 January by Matt Southern – Studio Game Director

MotorStorm Apocalypse: Cover Art…And A LAUNCH DATE!

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Our cover art has been sent to shops and websites ready for pre-order. Once again we’ve got different boxes depending on where you live; I thought I’d share a couple here.

Here’s our European box. Our priority here is to show what is new in the game, and it slightly harks back to the box for MotorStorm 1. It is quite unusual for a racing game and we spent a long time working out what we thought would be right.

…and here’s the US version. It is much more of a ‘classic’ box and is based on an image we created in early 2010 that I absolutely love, which means I can’t decide which l like best…

I’d love to know which you like best – and what cover art over the years have really stood out for you. My all-time favourite is probably the EU / Japanese version of Ico, painted by Ueda-San and inspired by The Nostalgia of the Infinite by Giorgio de Chirico. I’ve also get a nostalgia buzz from looking at the games I played in the 80′s with airbrush art by Bob Wakelin. Good times

Oh, and we now have a date confirmed for our European launch: the Apocalypse hits from 16th March 2011. Stick it in your new diaries!
Cheers,
Matt

Tagged: evolution studios, motorstorm apocalypse, ps3

Countries: AE, AU, GB, IE, NZ

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Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:06 pm by Bodachi

I think the top one is the best. Which is great because thats the one I’m getting!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:07 pm by vonhammer

Nice,and good to see Sony pumping out a new game each month again like last year.
So I’m LBP,KZ3,MS3 and I think Yakuza 4 is april/may again.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:08 pm by kivi95

Wow i thought this game would come out in april but this is even better!!!!! Day one buy!!!!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:08 pm by Deviil-Boy

I like the second, why the box art change from continent to another ?

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:09 pm by hanyPS

i prefer the EU cover more.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:09 pm by Diablo_Rosso

I like both of those. My favorite boxart ever is probably the EU Metal Gear Solid 3 art.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:09 pm by Suzzopher

A month before America :O Awesome!!

Motorstorm Mondays to return

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:09 pm by DANTHEMAN121

16TH March SWEET played this at EuroGamer Expo can’t wait the game
is EPIC FTW.

and the box art for EU looks the best i reckon with the reflection on the visor

Cheers

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:11 pm by SilentHitoshura

I agree Matt, I love the ICO one, and the SotC one along with the posctards inside the EU versions.

Have you seen the cover for ‘Shadow of Memories’, the japanese cover? It is really fantastic and contrasts vividly with the diabolical photoshop 101 of the Eu and NA versions.

I can think of numerous box arts that are awful, but not many that stick in my mind as being great.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:11 pm by greyness123

EXCELEENT . dont like you know our boxart totally pawns the american 1 haha

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:12 pm by greyness123

dont lie sorry

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:12 pm by vonhammer

I’m not fussed by the front cover as a normally reverse them to display the artwork on the inside,but I do prefer the EU version.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:13 pm by kivi95

oh and how come it that we in europe get that game almost a month before the US?(Never thought that would happen)

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:13 pm by hevane

EU better.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:15 pm by XxSteviexX

I think the EU one is better because of that collapsing building and the darker colours, it is more atmospheric and indicative of the game itself.

Anyways looking forward to seeing more of the game, especially the customisation.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:17 pm by KillerXp82

I like our EU version better, as for the game I played it
at the EuroGamer Expo in 3d & thought it was pretty sweet.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:19 pm by macateb

I prefer the bottom one. There’s too much clutter going on in the visor of the top one.

If you were in a shop and had never heard of Motorstorm before and saw them both from a distance, you would know instantly that the bottom game was a racer of some sort. You wouldn’t know what the top one was until you got a lot nearer.

Why are the logos different?

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:20 pm by Munkeh111

Damm, same day as Shogun 2 and only a week after Dragon Age 2(assuming UK date is that Friday), so its going to be a very busy and expensive March…

I can’t wait!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:24 pm by almighty-slayer

Awesome news Can’t wait.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:29 pm by WilliamBirkin

ofc the european cover looks best.

My favs over time are the europena box arts for the Metal Gear Solid series.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:30 pm by TIMCSS

Cannot wait. Any news on a demo/beta?

WOOP WOOP. america get it on april 11th, OUCH

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:34 pm by TIMCSS

Plus, Is the UK date the 18th due to retailers or is it the 16th??

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:34 pm by almighty-slayer

Oh and i love the PAL box art it’s different and rather nice.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:36 pm by BLEACH-Fan

A month before the US amazing will there be any preorder goodies?

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:39 pm by MutteBE

I like the EU box art the most.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:45 pm by TheSabreman

With GT5, NFS:HP, Blur and Split/Second I find it hard to get excited for another racer.

Not to mention incoming games like Mass Effect 2, LittleBigPlanet2, Dead Space 2 & Killzone 3 – Finding spare funds for MotorStorm Apocalypse is next to impossible !

I’m a big fan of Bob Wakelin, his work at Ocean was great, my fav was probably Daley Thompson’s Decathlon & the loading screen on the Spectrum was great !

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:49 pm by finlandmonkey

1 month before US Nicee. Both covers looks cool.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:54 pm by Ravenblade86

Both covers look good, but I much prefer the European cover so I’m glad that is the one we are getting

Can’t wait for the 16th March, I already have my copy pre-ordered.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 4:59 pm by addyjones1234

EU one is the best and good to finally get a date

Now where’s those betas you said you were doing at Eurogamer

And a Collector’s Edition?

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:05 pm by Coleguilla

I like the European cover box better, the US one is nice too but too classic, the European one is like it has evolved. I have pre ordered the game already, can’t wait!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:06 pm by adge_uk

Needs more robots. Otherwise good.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:07 pm by cthulhu85

Awesome! I’ll buy this on day one (if I’m not at work then)!
The EU coverart is way better than the US one.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:15 pm by Its_Kenn

the first one is really awesome i beg you guys please make that cover for EU (UK) version

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:15 pm by anonymus212

I Prefer the EU cover art to the US. It is a beautiful cover ! I don’t like the US.#

Nice work !

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:16 pm by Sp4reNL

As a biker I prefer the EU version above the US version because of the cool helmet close-up with mirrored visor. The US version also looks really nice.

(Except for the Pegi/ESRB and 3D TV logo’s, but I know you have to put them on the cover .)

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:16 pm by Carl-G

WOW So it’s -

LBP2 this month
then
KZ3 next month
&
MotorStorm:Apocalypse in March

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:21 pm by twinlight2

EU cover looks nice. Picked MS2 up a few months ago, havent had time to play much thou. Its pretty good and seems like they really expanded the game with updates and DLC. I hope they do the same with the third installment.

I wonder when games will get PS+ content thou.. SONY needs to push that a bit more.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:22 pm by d56789

Haha u knows whats even better about the EU box it will be arriving a whole month before the US one. . So amped for this game. Gonna be awesome. love the 4 player splitscreen online feature.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:24 pm by YJDO

Daaaaaaammmmnnnnnnnn!

The EU cover looks soooo sick!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:24 pm by Evil_Dr_Z

Throw in a few Ninja and I might buy it

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:29 pm by Carnivius_Prime

They’re both nice but I’ll be spending much more time actually playing it and I’m very much looking forward to it. I loves Motorstorm games and own all three previous ones.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:48 pm by Hidstar

The EU box art looks great! (And better than the US box art, imo).
And March already? I didn’t expect it that soon! Man I have to get my money together.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 5:57 pm by KylieDog

EU one looks better.

This still going to use rubberbanding AI though? I find it defeats the point in a racing game.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 6:03 pm by ObsidianKam

Sorry, Matt, but that isn’t the final European box art for Motorstorm: Apocalypse. The European box art has a purple sticker on the left hand side, covering the falling building:

http://img.game.co.uk/ml/3/4/9/8/349823ps_500h.jpg

I suspect SCEE have pulled a fast one on you.

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 6:26 pm by Darkos87

PREORDERED

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 7:02 pm by Sp4reNL

@ObsidianKam / #44

Not [Deleted] again . Why can’t they leave the covers alone?

It won’t be a sticker it will be printed on the cover to destroy the artwork .

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 7:30 pm by pokrytysniegiem

LBP2 + KZ3 + MS3 = This is Living!

Posted on 13 January, 2011 at 7:36 pm by CinderShadow

That EU box art is incredible! When I saw it first, I just thought, could that be the official art? Then, I see now that it actually is! Great, and the game’s looking outstanding to match. MotorStorm roars again, and the festival will soon kick off!