8. Twisted Metal: Harbour City/ 'Sent To Sony'
This is probably the least well known story on the list. Since the first edition of the destruction-derby sim hit the original Playstation in 1995, the Twisted Metal has had a strong cult following. In 2003 Sony were set to develop a game in the series known as 'Harbour City' as a follow up to Twisted Metal Black. Four levels were completed but the game was never finished. In 2005, it was reported that six founding members of the team had died in a plane crash. The project was officially canned after that, and things became a little surreal in March 2007 when a note appeared in Sony HQ pleading with the Twisted Metal team to let the fans play the four finished levels. Understandable if this was from one of the franchise's hardcore fans but strangely the note was signed by the six team members who had died in the plane crash two years earlier. The note reads: "We are disappointed to hear of your decision to keep the world from seeing the last of work. We beg of you, show them what we have done, and show them the last of our earthly deeds. If you doubt our existence look to 'The Dark Past'." This was seen as a sick joke from some disturbed gamers, and Sony used the note in PS2 title Twisted Metal: Head-on: Extreme Twisted Edition. Players would have to complete the game's hidden story mode to see the note in full, if you completed the hidden mode in full you would 'Unlock it's secrets'. The note can be viewed is widely available online. 'The Dark Past' is referring to a documentary on the game's disc and has numbers flashing up which translate to code for 'Twisted Metal Is Coming on PSThree'. Most believe this is an elaborate piece of marketing, but stranger things have happened.