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The Ecto-1 is Coming to ‘Rocket League’ as Part of The Radical Summer Event
This really must be the year of Ghostbusters. Well, the 35th anniversary, at least.
With the upcoming remaster of the 2009 game, the cross-promotion with Planet Coaster, and of course the merchandise (lots of it), Psyonix is now getting into it with their hit, Rocket League.
Next week, the title will kick off the start of a new in-game event called Radical Summer. Beginning June 10 and running for nine weeks, the event will bring players back to the 1980s with three separate celebrations of “iconic movies, television, and culture” that includes new items, time-limited game modes, and cars.
Of course, that means the Ecto-1 is involved. From June 10 to July 1, Rocket League will feature the iconic car as part of “’80s Blockbusters”. Available to players for $2USD is the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack, which includes the Ecto-1 Battle-Car, Ecto-1 Wheels, Proton Pack Boost, Slimer Topper, a Ghostbusters player banner and avatar, and the Stay Puft Goal Explosion.
This will also coincide with Radical Summer’s first limited-time game mode, called Ghost Hunt, which will be a 3v3 contest in which players use proton streams to capture the ball and then deposit it into the opposing team’s Containment Zone. The Blockbusters segment will also feature other big summer flicks from the day including Back to the Future, E.T., The Goonies, and Karate Kid.
Sadly, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting a Friday The 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street-themed vehicle. Because let’s be honest: You’d want a Freddy Cadillac or Freddy Cycle, wouldn’t you?
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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