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New Gameplay Trailer Explores the World of Sunset Overdrive

Sunset Overdrive is scheduled to release exclusively for Xbox One starting October 28, 2014, and a brand new gameplay trailer for the upcoming title has been released from developer Insomniac Games which can be seen below. Additionally, the team behind the game have announced a week worth of exciting events leading up to the official launch of the game. Full details follow.




Xbox and YouTube Stars Celebrate Launch with “Week of Explosions”

Have you ever seen a crazy explosion in a video game and thought, “wouldn’t it be cool to see that in real life?”

Well, Xbox and Insomniac Games fans, daydream no longer. The team drank a little too much Overcharge Delirium XT, and are working with Discovery Digital Networks’SourceFed, SourceFedNERD, RatedRRand The Vloggity to launch “Week of Explosions”: a series of videos featuring your favorite YouTube stars exploding a variety of real-life objects inspired by Sunset Overdrive, from cans of Overcharge to TNTeddies to a massive Fizzie parade balloon or a full-size Mutant Transportation Vehicle filled with terrifying mutants. Check out the first one here: www.youtube.com/embed/BHdCBnuVwQA.

The best part? You get to choose what you’d like to see blown up for the grand finale of “Week of Explosions” on Oct. 28. Just go to www.xbox.com/sunsetoverdrive and tell us your pick (#BlowUpFizzie or #BlowUpMutants). The first 100,000 fans who vote will receive a limited edition in-game outfit:

  • Granny’s Revenge outfit: What’s in the basket, Red Riding Hood? Oh, a fire-spewing shotgun? I think you’ll make it to Granny’s just fine. This ain’t no fairy tale – this is Sunset Overdrive. So, slap on this outfit and trek into those woods.


Follow along all week as we make stuff go “boom” with regular video updates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0il2l-B_Wwb7po4-Sd30ZNMTtHlortNM.

Here’s the full schedule for “Week of Explosions”:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 21: "SourceFedPLAYS… with Explosions!” – a special target practice competition with exploding cans of Overcharge, featuring RatedRR’s Richard Ryan and SourceFed hosts Sam, Matt and Joe.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 22: “Boom Cloud” – Richard and the top two finalists from the shoot-off rig up some Det Cord to create a real-life mushroom cloud explosion that spells “BOOM,” just like the game.
  • Sunday, Oct. 26: “Teddy Bear Rain” – the remaining two hosts face off in a head-to-head shoot-off, this time targeting explosive TNTeddies. The first person to hit all five targets will trigger the explosion of a giant pile of TNTeddies – and give a whole new meaning to “make it rain.”
  • Tuesday, Oct. 28: “Grand Finale Explosion” – which unfortunate object will meet its spectacularly explosive demise – the Fizzie parade balloon or the Mutant Transportation Vehicle? Tune in to RatedRR to find out…


For more information on the game, check out the official Sunset Overdrive website.

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