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Mattel and Milestone Announce the Monster Trucks Expansion for Hot Wheels UnleashedMattel and Milestone Announce the Monster Trucks Expansion for Hot Wheels Unleashed

Featuring new vehicles, a Track Builder Module and a new environment to smash through your competitors in

January 27, 2022

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Author: Koch Media

Larkspur, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2022) – Mattel, Inc. and Milestone, a leading global racing game developer, announced today the HOT WHEELS™ - Monster Trucks Expansion for Hot Wheels Unleashed™ will be available from April 21, 2022.   The Monster Trucks Expansion takes races to a monstrously large dimension with five new vehicles, a themed Track Builder Module and themed customizations items for the Basement and the Player’s Profile. Plus, a brand-new environment where players can race and build amazing tracks: the Stop Motion Studio.   This brand-new environment has four monster dioramas to play in and unleashes the power of these 4-wheeled monsters: the Jungle, the Quarry, the Desert and the Ice Mountain.   Watch the HOT WHEELS - Monster Trucks Expansion teaser on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/sdicR9SXwvk The Monster Trucks Expansion is included in the HOT WHEELS Pass Vol. 2 and can be purchased separately from April 21, 2022. The HOT WHEELS Pass Vol. 2 will also include nine vehicles, three Themed Customization Packs and three Track Builder Modules and can be purchased beginning February 17, 2022. The HOT WHEELS Pass Vol. 2 is also included in Hot Wheels Unleashed Ultimate Stunt Edition, available on digital stores only, together with the HOT WHEELS™ Pass Vol. 1. For more information, visit hotwheelsunleashed.com. Drivers can also join the #HotWheelsUnleashed conversation online at Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.   # # #   About Milestone Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world. The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, as well as RIDE and Gravel, Milestone’s own IPs. For more information, please visit www.milestone.it   About Mattel Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, Fisher-Price®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends™, UNO® and MEGA®, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and e-commerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ © 2021. Published and Developed by Milestone S.r.l. All rights reserved. HOT WHEELS™ and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel. ©2021 Mattel. All manufacturers, accessory suppliers, names, tracks, sponsors, brands and associated imagery featured in this game are trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo. "PS4" and "PlayStation" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, vehicles and related elements ™ & © DC.   About Koch Media  The Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise. The group’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner. The Koch Media Group runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned publishing units such as Prime Matter, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels.  Additionally, as global publishing partner Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Giants Software, Kalypso, Koei Tecmo, Konami, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, Tripwire, Warner Bros, and many others.  With its parent company in Höfen, Austria, and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong.  The Koch Media Group owns ten game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam /The Netherlands), DigixArt (Montpellier, France).Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world. Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films, a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor. The Koch Media Group also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading video game merchandise company in Munich, Germany, and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, Czech Republic.  Koch Media is an Embracer Group company. 

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