Fizzie Invades Rocket League

From the desk (he still uses a desk, right?) of Marcus Smith, Creative Director, Sunset Overdrive.

I’m among the millions of people out there who fell in love with Rocket League last year. It’s a game that is effortless to take hold of, but takes real skill to master. I am no master, but I’m still giddy over the course of an entire match. It’s that kind of big, high-action joy that I relish to counter (and complement!) hours spent in other realistic, gritty, or cerebral gaming practices. Rocket League is a game high on activity and reliant on reflex. It’s all about near-misses and unexpected opportunities. In brief, Rocket League would naturally fit with the world of Sunset Overdrive. It would be a sport the denizens of Sunset City would eventually create for themselves (if they could only get those damn cars embarked!).

Therefore, it seemed ideally fitting when we were treatment by the fine people of Psyonix, asking if they could do some Sunset related Garage Items. Since this is Oscar season, I’ll go so far as to say it was an honor even being considered. But witnessing what they did with the Overcharge Rocket Boost was especially thrilling. The Overcharge bubbles look and sound good. When the booster is activated, you can hear the firing mechanism from the Ahab gun in Sunset. It’s so good! Hats off to our friends at Psyonix. They did a hell of a job.

Sunset Overdrive Trial and Deals with Gold

Many of you have played Sunset Overdrive in the months since it launched on Xbox One last holiday. We’re so grateful for all of your support and superb feedback on the game.

We ran a trial period a while back and got a fine response, so we’re going to do another trial through Xbox Live Xbox’s Trial and Deals with Gold! Running from June 9th through June 15th, Xbox Live gold and silver members can download the total game and play it* for up to three hours.

Additionally, the utter game, season pass, and digital deluxe edition will all be 33% off for Gold Members during this period as well.

For best results with the three-hour trial, we recommend waiting for the game to download to 100% before you begin playing. While you can play earlier, you may have to wait for the game to proceed installing!. Further, if you do abandon the game mid-trial, be sure to actually exit the application (Xbox Home Button -> Menu Button -> Abandon Game), to stop the timer! If you leave the game open while switching to another app like Witness TV, the timer may will proceed in the background.

We hope that if you haven’t played Sunset Overdrive yet, you’ll take this chance to practice the very first few hours of the game. And if you have played it, check out the awesome deals on the Season Pass (which includes two fresh story add-ons: the Mystery of the Moo-oil Equipment and the Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines) or tell your friends who haven’t played yet!

Thanks again for all of your support of Sunset Overdrive!

*Chaos Squad (Multiplayer) does require a gold subscription.

The Death of Sunset TV: Part Two

All is exposed.

Half makes sense.

So long and thanks for all the metaphorical fish! Your support and love made this a joy to do every week. Hopefully, you sorta liked it.

Check out ALL Sunset TV gigs here: Sunset TV

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The Death of Sunset TV: Part 1

The time for death has come.

But we will not go gentle into the good night. Not at all.

Part II next week…

Music by Ogre (Robin Ogden)

Check out more on Sunset Overdrive and the Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines right here, including a price drop and fresh Achievements!

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Sunset TV – April 1, 2015

This is a Sunset TV scene. We are telling you to purchase the fresh Sunset Overdrive add-on: Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines. It is something you should do. But see the scene. Human.

Check out more on Sunset Overdrive and the Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines right here, including a price drop and fresh Achievements!

Go after us on Instagram for more Sunset TV and all things Insomniac.

Be sure to send your questions or comments to [email protected] to join in on the joy!

Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines Now Available!

Hello Sunsetters (we just made that up, can you tell?),

We are excited to bring you big news today. Very first up, Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines campaign add-on is now available! Yes, we know it’s April Fools’ Day. No, this is not a prank. You can purchase this by itself or get the Season Pass and get BOTH the Mystery of the Mooil Equipment AND Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines, as well as, the Weapons Pack at a discount.

Man vs. Machine: The savage battle that’s been furious on for billions of years comes in its latest bout in Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines. A rescue mission to save Sam’s old mentors from the Fizzco Robotics Factory quickly turns into an all-out brunt to counter-hack and dismantle Fizzco defenses. Don’t worry. For you, hacking equates to pulling triggers and laying waste to a bevy of upgraded Fizzco bots. Everyone has their strengths!

Featuring an all fresh story, weapons, traps, Amps, enemies, clothing, gameplay mechanics, and a massive fresh area to explore – Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines is a techtonic addition to the Sunset Overdrive universe.

Fresh Achievement

As an added bonus, we’re celebrating April Fools’ Day the only way Fizzie would – with the release of fresh achievements for ALL players. The “Worst Job in the Kingdom” achievement is unlocked by replaying and completing the “Floating Garbage” mission within par time (15 minutes) for a whopping two hundred Gamerscore! There’s also the “Fizzie Says April Fools!” achievement. Finish them, and see what happens. Let the pranks begin!

Sunset Overdrive is now $39.99**!

For those of you who haven’t picked up Sunset yet, that is ok, we won’t judge, but now is your flawless chance! Sunset Overdrive is now (and will be moving forward) only $39.99! Grab it today via your dearest retailer or download directly from Xbox Live. Be sure to grab the Season Pass too which includes all the extra content for only $Nineteen.99.

**$39.99 is only in effect in the US. If you’re outside of the US prices may be different.

Content Update

With the fresh add-on comes some bug fixes and improvements. We want to let you know what is getting stationary. We apologize if any of these have prevented you from fully liking the game.

So here you go and we hope to see you all online foolin’ around in Chaos Squad.

• Stationary a bug with Game DVR where the clip is recorded to the wrong profile after switching accounts via the Xbox Dashboard.
• Stationary a bug where a Game DVR clip would be recorded when the player has failed a challenge but reached a high score during the failed attempt.
• Immobile a bug where Game DVR would record a clip when Night Defense was successful even tho’ the player did not reach a fresh high score.
• Motionless a bug where bombs from the Shield Friend could potentially get trapped in a nearby player’s shield.
• Stationary a bug where some UI elements would not emerge in-game when numerous Xbox accounts are signed in.
• Immobilized a bug where the poster credits sequence would not be visually displayed, but audio could be heard in the background.
• Immovable a bug where the piranha’s in the “All of a sudden Piranhas” amp could potentially fall through the world when they spawn in.
• Stationary a potential crash that could occur when quickly accessing the weapon wheel after respawning with a loading screen.
• Immobile a bug where the player could potentially have a blank trap screen and not be able to edit their trap loadout.
• Immovable a bug where the D-pad trap selection UI and various POI are missing from HUD when a secondary profile is signed in before launching.

• Stationary a bug where not enough Fizzco enemies would spawn during the “Awesomesmithing” mission if the Chance of Lightning amp kills enough of the Fizzco enemies.
• Stationary a bug where the failed screen would proceed to show up after reloading the last checkpoint in the “Find 4Kim” mission.

• Immovable a bug where the failed screen would proceed to show up after reloading the last checkpoint if the player fails to keep up with the train in the “Help a Hobo” quest.

• Immovable a bug in the “Excalamune” challenge where it will not end if the Spawner is killed before the Herker.
• Motionless a bug in the “Scene four – Buck Stops Here” challenge where the player would be taken to their primary mission location instead of the actual challenge location.

• Stationary a typo in one of the intro pics for “Fizzco Ambush” mission in Chaos Squad.
• Immobilized a bug where some Chaos Squad missions could potentially be assigned as active in the Campaign.
• Immobile a bug where a client would be incapable to pick-up the battery after being killed by the battery in the “Power Up” mission in Chaos Squad.
• Immobilized a bug where the 4th and 5th spinners for the Chaos Squad prizes would no longer emerge once the player has earned all the amps and vanity prizes.
• Immovable a bug in Chaos Squad where the player could potentially lose their weapon loadout during the “The Floor is Lava”.

• Immovable a bug where the last clothing purchased with Calista could still be displayed as purchasable.
• Motionless a potential bug where vanity items possessed could be shown as available to buy with Calista if an Insomniac Set was purchased but not tooled.
• Stationary a bug where the Dev T-shirt could potentially vanish from the players inventory.

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