With all the speculation that there is a new Twisted Metal in the works due to a picture that was recently released, the people at IGN contacted the creator of the image. Turns out the ad has nothing to do with any game...nor an evil clown.

The image originated on the portfolio website of Frederik Samuel, who dabbles in the advertising, graphic and webpage design. Although the entire site was down this morning, a Google search of the original address and a click of the "Cached" button brought up the blog that launched a thousands message board posts. Although the image was removed, the site did let on that the project was a product of TBWA, Paris and Art Director Philippe Taroux.

When reached by phone this morning, Taroux said the image was one of many from a general Sony campaign.

"The idea of a clown is not linked to one game," he said. "It's an explosion of fun."

Taroux said Sony didn't request the cloud be in any specific shape.

Alex Armour, a public relations specialist for Sony Computer Entertainment America, had not seen the ad in question this morning but did have an answer for Twisted Metal fans wondering if a new version of the franchise was headed their way.

"No," Armour said. "We don't have anything in the works at this time."

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