{"id":94634,"date":"2019-06-05T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/ghostbusters_ecto-1_car_pack_and_more_coming_to_rocket_league"},"modified":"2019-06-05T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:30:00","slug":"ghostbusters-ecto-1-car-pack-and-more-coming-to-rocket-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/05\/ghostbusters-ecto-1-car-pack-and-more-coming-to-rocket-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack And More Coming To Rocket League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/624fdd7160afa\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/624fdd7160afa\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sk3qh7bjoIY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coming to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\">Rocket League<\/a><\/strong> this summer is a 9-week-long event named Radical Summer and it&#8217;s celebrating the season &#8217;80s style.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, if you&#8217;ve had your fill of &#8217;80s nostalgia you should look away now because Psyonix will be pumping its motorised soccer game full of the stuff starting from 10th June. Celebrating iconic movies, TV and &#8216;culture&#8217; from the decade of big hair and shoulder pads, players will be able to earn &#8216;Cassettes&#8217; (google it, kids) through online matches which you can cash in for a bunch of neon &#8217;80s swag for your ride.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ghostbusters Screenshots Ecto 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4d8bb61eb4031\/ghostbusters-screenshots-ecto-1.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4d8bb61eb4031\/ghostbusters-screenshots-ecto-1.original.jpg\" alt=\"Ghostbusters Screenshots Ecto 1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ghostbusters Car Pack Hero\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2f66e75a30fb8\/ghostbusters-car-pack-hero.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2f66e75a30fb8\/ghostbusters-car-pack-hero.original.jpg\" alt=\"Ghostbusters Car Pack Hero\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Most excitingly of all, Ecto-1 &#8211; trusty ride of the Peter, Ray, Egon and Winston themselves &#8211; is making its long-awaited debut. We&#8217;ve already got the DeLorean from Back to the Future and K.I.T.T from Knight Rider will also be joining them, along with gear from ET, The Goonies, Karate Kid and more.<\/p>\n<p>The event is split into three parts, with the limited-time game modes and content outlined in the official blurb below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8217;80s Blockbusters &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>June 10<\/strong> <strong>to July 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; The Blockbusters celebration kicks off Radical Summer with the launch of the <em>Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack<\/em> on June 10. The pack will include the <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> <em>Ecto-1 Battle-Car<\/em>, Ecto-1 Wheels, Proton Pack Boost, Slimer Topper, <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> Player Banner, <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> Avatar Border, and the Stay Puft Goal Explosion for $1.99 (or regional equivalent).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; The first limited-time game mode for Radical Summer is Ghost Hunt. In this spooky 3v3 mode players must fire a proton stream to capture the ball and carry it to the opposing team\u2019s Containment Zone to score a goal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Additional \u201880s franchises featured in the Blockbusters phase \u2014 as in-game items in the Radical Summer Event Store \u2014 are <em>Back to the Future<\/em>, <em>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>, <em>The Goonies<\/em> and <em>Karate Kid<\/em>. Additional details on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/outrageouspr.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6cd1475ffae464246f6b59a27&amp;id=be3715ae03&amp;e=8c34ce22bb\">landing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8217;80s Culture &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>July 1<\/strong> <strong>to July 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> The action-packed Spike Rush Game Mode will start the Radical Summer Culture celebration on July 1. Spike Rush is a 3v3 mode where each player has the Spike power-up from Rumble Mode that can be activated to carry the ball up field.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; New in-game items highlighting the iconic culture of the \u201880s will be available in Radical Summer\u2019s Event Store.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8217;80s Television &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>July 22<\/strong> <strong>to August 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <em>The Knight Rider Car Pack<\/em> kicks off the last celebration of Radical Summer dedicated to television. The pack will feature K.I.T.T., the high-speed, talking futuristic car outfitted with high-tech gadgets and personality of its own from the hit \u201880s show, alongside <em>Knight Rider<\/em> themed items. More information will be revealed later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Beach Ball Game Mode is the final limited-time game mode in Radical Summer. It is a 2v2 mode inspired by beach volleyball with a larger ball, low ball gravity and Curveball mutator activated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Additional \u201880s franchises featured in the Television phase as in-game items in the Radical Summer Event Store are <em>DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender<\/em> and WWE. Additional info to follow later this summer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Et\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6704d16a107de\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-et.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6704d16a107de\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-et.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Et\"><\/a><a title=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Hoverboard\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/34d1ca8d1ed92\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-hoverboard.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/34d1ca8d1ed92\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-hoverboard.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Hoverboard\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Sloth\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9dd6d7ff46a6b\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-sloth.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9dd6d7ff46a6b\/radical-blockbuster-screenshots-sloth.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Radical Blockbuster Screenshots Sloth\"><\/a><a title=\"Game Mode Screenshots Ghost Hunt 03\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21d730d422d22\/game-mode-screenshots-ghost-hunt-03.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21d730d422d22\/game-mode-screenshots-ghost-hunt-03.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Game Mode Screenshots Ghost Hunt 03\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Radical Summer Key Art Box Cover\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4facdb6fbfe0c\/radical-summer-key-art-box-cover.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4facdb6fbfe0c\/radical-summer-key-art-box-cover.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Radical Summer Key Art Box Cover\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Fans have been calling for the addition of Ecto-1 ever since the game released and we&#8217;re going to find it <em>very hard<\/em> to resist this particular piece of DLC. Time to get bustin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><em>Had enough of all this regurgitated &#8217;80s nostalgia? Still going to get Ecto-1 and KITT despite yourself? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sk3qh7bjoIY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Coming to Rocket League this summer is a 9-week-long event named Radical Summer and it&#8217;s celebrating the season &#8217;80s style. That&#8217;s right, if you&#8217;ve had your fill of &#8217;80s nostalgia you should look away now because Psyonix will be pumping its motorised soccer game full of the stuff starting from 10th June. Celebrating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}