We weren't sure whether FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage would eventually make it to the PC or not, but we were certainly hoping it would. And it will, according to an email announcing the game's North American launch date. In Europe, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage for the Xbox 360 was released just a couple of days ago, and we were expecting it to become available in the US this week. That's not the case anymore, though, because the communique (as seen on Worthplaying) announces a notable delay for the territory, where the release is being pushed back to autumn 2007.

But what may seem like a bad news at first actually brings confirmation that a PC version of FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage will also be released at that time in North America. And probably in Europe as well.

"The nitrous tanks are charging and the V8 engines are revving as FlatOut Ultimate Carnage races onto retail shelves in Fall 2007 (currently available in Europe) on the Xbox 360 and PC", the communique reads.

At this time, there is still no trace of a PC CD/DVD logo on the game's website. But, again, it's very likely that things will change there soon, since there's even a FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage for PC listing on ESRB - and it hardly ever gets more official than that.

As a sidenote, Bugbear and Empire Interactive's crash-racing series will also be making its portable debut this September, with FlatOut: Head On for the PSP.

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