Cars: The Video Game is a video game that was released in June 2006. It was the first Pixar video game based upon the movie. The game takes place after the movie, as players take the role as Lightning McQueen, as he prepares for the next Piston Cup season, as well as racing new competitors. An Xbox 360 version was released on October 23 2006 in North America, November 17 2006 in Europe, and November 23 2006 in Australia. Also the Wii version was also released as a launch title, and a version for PlayStation 3 was cancelled and never released.