Fatal Inertia EX racing onto PSN June 19

  • Posted June 11th, 2008 at 16:57 EDT by Eric Blattberg
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Remember Fatal Inertia, the futuristic racer that was delayed time and time again? It's back in the form of Fatal Inertia EX, a downloadable title that is set to give WipEout at least a little competition.

"After the launch of the Xbox 360 version, we had a unique situation that allowed us to reflect on what could be done with the PlayStation 3 version," commented lead producer Mike Bond. "But having watched the growth of the PlayStation Network's user base and the game's multiplayer component, we felt the strength of this game would be in its online community."

We've heard that before though. The real news is that the title finally has just gone gold and now has a tangible release date -- June 19.

"With the extra time that we had for the North American release (the game is already available in Japan), we were able to substantially improve network connectivity for online matches and eliminate some rare game freezes as well," remarked Bond. "I'm really looking forward to challenging some people in some intense online races."

While Fatal Inertia EX certainly looks more appealing than its 360 counterpart, we don't know if it will manage to outshine the upcoming WipEout HD, a futuristic racing title coming from the talented SCE Studios Liverpool. If you need some extra convincing, there will be a downloadable demo available on June 19 as well. Fatal Inertia EX will be available on the PlayStation Store on June 19 for $29.99.

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  1. Emo-Mercenary | Clarky-132

    • 5:10pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 1

    No thanks, I'll be getting Wipeout. But if its not too expensive, I`ll get this...

  2. Auricom | Doragon_Pawwa

    • 5:12pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 2

    Has a WipEout fan I would get Fatal Inhertia EX the demo rocked. Wipeout HD to me is just Pulse and Pure almost combined with better graphics and visuals with the same tracks

  3. gingo | gingo

    • 5:14pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 3

    psn id: gingo.... i think wipeout will be much better than this but i'll give the demo a try

  4. hyperslug | hyperslug

    • 6:08pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 4

    I tried the demo from the japanese store and was pleasantly surprised. It seems like a solid racing game. I will probaly get this, the price is not that bad

  5. Undying_Darkness

    • 7:12pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 5

    i didnt like it at all. but anyways PSU, wheres some more Motostorm Information...? you said there'd be more... i was hoping it would be up when i got off work...

  6. CHRISBOSH | tatti

    • 7:39pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 6

    PSN ID: tatti

    I'll be chekin dis out cuz its made by canadian devs.

  7. Eric2929 | Eric2929

    • 7:56pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 7

    Hey Undying_Darkness

     

    I'm not entirely sure myself at the moment. I'm going to go ask Justin -- he's the one who talked to Evolution and wrote up that article. Hopefully I'll have an update for you shortly.

  8. zbamf

    • 7:59pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 8

    I played the 360 demo and the crafts hovered and would bounce and hit rocks which became annoying. For the PS3 they re-worked this and now the crafts fly at a certain height never hitting the ground even after a leap in the air. This is much better game than the 360 version with PSXetreme giving it 8/10 but some sites like to differ giving it around the 6 mark.

  9. Eric2929 | Eric2929

    • 8:01pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 9

    I was just informed that we'll have some more new info on Pacific Rift tonight. Stay tuned.

  10. iplayonlysony

    • 8:06pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 10

    Yes, a demo is always welcome.

  11. Undying_Darkness

    • 10:11pm BST - June 11th, 2008
    • 11

    Thanks Eric.

  12. seb | MorpheusPSU

    • 2:10am BST - June 12th, 2008
    • 12

    This just looks like a w big wipeout rip-off.  Still I'd be up for playing the demo.

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