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How Rocket League Brought Psyonix Back From the Brink (redbull.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Rocket League has proved to be the surprise hit of the year, but a new interview with Dave Hagewood, CEO of developer Psyonix reveals that it almost didn't happen at all. After the failure of PS3 predecessor Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, the team were forced to work on the multiplayer game in between contracts, and when one fell through late last year, it looked like the end for Rocket League. The studio gambled that the concept would take off this time, and it did — now the studio has to fend off offers from movie studios who want to feature their iconic cars in the game. Hagewood also hints that news of the Xbox One version fans have been clamouring for is coming, and soon: "We're looking at all kinds of platforms and there may be some announcements coming up at some point – hopefully before the end of the year."

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  1. Re:What? by Coren22 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That sentence took me a few reads to untangle, but I think it is trying to say something like:

    Movie studio wants them to include a batman car in the game.

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    APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
  2. Please... by ItsJustAPseudonym · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Please don't get bought by Activision.