Midnight Club: LA dated for September 12 in Europe

The adrenaline pumping street racing series makes its debut on PS3 and Xbox 360 this autumn.

Rockstar Games has announced the fourth instalment of Rockstar San Diego's street racing series, Midnight Club, is to be released in North America and across Europe in September. Midnight Club: LA will hit North American stores on September 9 with the European release three days later on September 12.

Midnight Club: LA will feature extensive vehicle customisation for both performance and appearance, with players able to fully personalise their officially licensed imports, tuners, classic muscle cars and motorcycles - inside and out. A huge array of licensed rims, spoilers, interior gages, tires and more will be available.

"From the beginning, Midnight Club has been about street racing in a open-world," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "With our team at Rockstar San Diego we have developed a game that we feel once again pushes the boundaries and expectations of what a racing game can be."

The game also promises no load times, no rules and no tracks - the city of Los Angeles has been recreated and is an open playground for street racers.

In addition to Midnight Club: LA for Xbox 360 and PS3, Rockstar has announced the September release of Midnight Club: LA Remix for PSP. This portable edition is developed by Rockstar London and promises to take full advantage of the hardware to deliver an "unrivalled sense of speed and style".