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Tuesday11th Apr 2023
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Boosts Past 2 Million Copies Sold
Not playing around
Hot Wheels Unleashed isn't perfect, but it's a highly entertaining arcade racer that really leans into its licence. It seems that fans of the toys and of colourful racing games agree, because it's now surpassed two million copies sold. Developer Milestone made the announcement today, roughly 18 months after its launch in 2021...
Saturday16th Jul 2022
News What's Up, Doc? The Looney Tunes Have Arrived in Hot Wheels Unleashed
And that's not all folks
In the latest in a long line of crossovers, like Jurrasic Park and Spongebob, Hot Wheels Unleashed's newest expansion is bringing the Looney Tunes to the arcade racer, and what's more, it's available now. The Looney Tunes expansion features the Looney Tunes Adventure Park, a new enviro
Saturday18th Jun 2022
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Is Going Jurassic in Its Next Racing Season
Must go faster
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a title that regularly collaborates with other franchises, and for its next trick, is going back to the Jurrasic period. The Jurassic World Racing Season will feature new challenges, vehicles and customizations inspired by the Jurassic World film franchise. More content for a title like Hot Wheels Unleased...
Thursday20th Jan 2022
News PS5, PS4 Racer Hot Wheels Unleashed Heads Under the Sea for SpongeBob Season
Did you smell it?
In an announcement that will no doubt tempt editor Stephen Tailby back to its toy racer, Hot Wheels Unleashed is following its Batman crossover with a season of SpongeBob SquarePants. This update – available on 20th January, shortly after we’re publishing this article – will include an all-new ladder of free and premium...
Friday14th Jan 2022
News Your Best Hot Wheels Unleashed Livery Could Become a Real Toy Car
To scale
Surprisingly awesome arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed is running a competition in-game which could result in your very own custom livery being transformed into a real toy car. Design Battle – which starts today and is scheduled to run through 14th February – will see you personalising the Rodger Dodger vehicle in-game, with the chance...
Tuesday21st Dec 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Passes 1 Million Units Sold
Milestone's fastest-selling game
As the developer behind a variety of relatively niche motorsport simulations, Hot Wheels Unleashed has always felt like a breakout hit for Italian outfit Milestone – and that’s reflected by its sales numbers. The title has now surpassed one million units sold, making it the fastest-selling release in the...
Thursday2nd Dec 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Summons the Caped Crusader in Batman Expansion, Out Now
To the Batmobile!
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na BATMAN! Okay, now that's done, let's talk about Hot Wheels Unleashed, yeah? The arcade racing title has a lot of seasonal updates and premium DLC planned, which was always going to happen with a game based on collectable toy cars. We're not complaining, though — this Batman...
Wednesday24th Nov 2021
News The Cadillac Seville by Gucci Is Now In Your Hot Wheels Unleashed Car Collection
Drift in style
Have you been playing Hot Wheels Unleashed lately? Ever thought to yourself that this game about little die-cast toy cars driving around orange plastic tracks isn't boujie enough? Well, you're in luck, because developer Milestone has teamed up with Cadillac and Gucci to bring a super fancy vehicle to the arcade racer. As you can...
Tuesday19th Oct 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Adds DC Super-Villains Season, Batman Expansion
Diecast fast
Likeable arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed is adding some big DC Comics-themed content as we edge closer towards Christmas, with the DC Super-Villains Racing Season getting underway from 11th November through 18th January. Available to every player, the Battle Pass-style update will deliver “a large number of free and premium content...
Thursday9th Sep 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Livery Editor Lets You Customise Your Cars and Share Them Online
Plus: a customisable Basement!
Hot Wheels Unleashed has been looking surprisingly promising since its announcement, and developer Milestone keeps unveiling new tracks and features to keep fans interested. The toy car racer is packed with dozens of vehicles you'll recognise from real-world collections, various circuits in different environments, a...
Tuesday31st Aug 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed DLC Roadmap Includes Cars from Batman, Street Fighter, and Barbie
Lots of post-launch DLC on the way
Hot Wheels Unleashed is going to be a pretty robust game when it launches at the end of September, with more than 60 vehicles on day one, various environments to race through, and a neat track creator mode. However, developer Milestone isn't hitting the brakes once it crosses the finish line. A newly published DLC...
Tuesday27th Jul 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Adds Licensed Cars Like Batmobile, DeLorean, and the Party Wagon
Also Snoopy?
Hot Wheels Unleashed is set to have a pretty large roster of vehicles, but this latest trailer reveals the extent of the final collection. Milestone's die-cast arcade racing game not only includes dozens of recognisable Hot Wheels cars, but will also feature a number of licensed vehicles from all kinds of other properties. In the above...
Wednesday7th Jul 2021
News Here's Your First Look at Hot Wheels Unleashed's Track Editor
Milestone shows us the track building tools
Hot Wheels Unleashed is shaping up fairly nicely from where we're sitting. Developer Milestone is putting in a solid effort for this licensed racer based on the popular die-cast cars, and we're definitely interested to take it for a spin come 30th September. One aspect we've yet to see is the game's track...
Thursday10th Jun 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Takes the Action to the Skatepark in Latest Trailer
Ramping things up
We're still very curious to try out Hot Wheels Unleashed, the toy car racer from Milestone. The studio has been putting out motorcycle racing games for all eternity, but this arcadey game about little matchbox vehicles looks surprisingly decent for what it is. The latest trailer reveals a new environment to jump and drift through:...
Friday21st May 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Takes You to School with College Campus Tracks in Latest Trailer
Continues to look very fun
We're absolutely on board with Hot Wheels Unleashed, which looks like good, clean, toy car racing fun. While the drifty, jumpy handling appears to be a blast, the environments surrounding the action will make or break some of the tracks. In this latest trailer, the game takes us to a college campus, where elaborate courses...
Friday30th Apr 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed's Skyscraper Is the Wacky Track the PS5, PS4 Racer Needed
Wacky races
We’ve always thought Hot Wheels Unleashed looked good, but we were beginning to worry about the backdrops you’d be driving through. So far, industrious developer Milestone has mostly focused on bland garage-style environments – but this latest trailer for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 racer has a bit more spectacle to it, as the track...
Monday12th Apr 2021
News Here's Some More Early Gameplay Footage of Hot Wheels Unleashed
You know you want it
Last week, you may recall that racing specialist Milestone put out the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming game, Hot Wheels Unleashed. The toy car racer is coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, and that trailer got us pretty excited. It looks as though the studio, most famous for its extensive work on motorcycle racing titles, is...
Thursday8th Apr 2021
News Rejoice! Hot Wheels Unleashed Looks Like a Ton of Fun
Lead the way
Many were sceptical when Hot Wheels Unleashed was announced by industrious Italian developer Milestone, but it looks like the veteran racing studio has come good. In this short gameplay trailer based on alpha footage, we get a good glimpse of what it’ll be like behind-the-wheel – and as the release’s slogan goes, it just looks...
Thursday25th Feb 2021
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Races to PS5, PS4 on 30th September
Lead the way
Well, it leaked weeks ago, but now it’s official: Hot Wheels Unleashed is racing to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on 30th September. Developed by the ever-industrious Milestone, the game will see you “drift, boost, jump, and crash on Hot Wheels’ iconic orange tracks in various single player game modes”. There’ll also be...
