Astro Bot, one in every of Sony’s best triumphs, is getting new content material for many who stay life (or no less than play PS5) within the quick lane. Developer Group Asobi mentioned on Wednesday that the primary of 5 free speedrunning ranges teased at Sony’s September State of Play will arrive on Thursday, October 17.
The primary speedrun stage is Constructing Velocity, the place you’ll get an help out of your robotic bulldog good friend Barkster. Group Asobi guarantees you’ll “blast your way through a sky-high city.” Dodging cranes, smashing by crates and zipping by a flying automobile wash are a part of the festivities. It seems like extra of the lovable, 3D-platforming enjoyable that Engadget’s Jessica Conditt described because the equal of “Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics.”
After tomorrow’s first stage, a brand new speedrunning stage will arrive on every of the next 4 Thursdays. That features Let it Slide on October 24, Spring-loaded Run on October 31, Helium Heights on November 7 and Rising Warmth on November 14.
The speedrun ranges are all free. You need to see them beginning at 9AM ET on their launch dates.
Every stage will add two new bots to rescue. Group Asobi has already teased nods to Eve from Stellar Blade and the Helldivers, however you may anticipate extra enjoyable surprises past these.
Group Asobi sounds prefer it has extra content material on faucet. In its announcement weblog submit, the builders invited you to remain tuned as a result of “there may be even more surprises coming soon” for Sony’s newest PlayStation-exclusive success story.
