Best In-Game Livery Design to Become Hot Wheels Die-cast Vehicle

Mattel and Milestone, a leading global racing game developer, announced today the Hot Wheels Unleashed Design Battle, an exclusive contest for the international community of the fast-paced arcade racing game of the same name, which sold over one million copies worldwide.

For over five decades, Hot Wheels has pushed the limits of automotive performance and design – celebrating the designers & builders whose relentless passion, unlimited vision and endless hours of elbow grease fuel the creation of that perfect, beloved car. Today, Hot Wheels honours this same garage spirit, now in digital form, through the launch of the “Design Battle” contest. The contest runs between January 14, 2022, and February 14, 2022. Using the in-game Livery Editor, participants will design a livery for the Hot Wheels® Rodger Dodger™ die-cast model. The winning Rodger Dodger will be transformed into a real Hot Wheels toy (scale 1:64) available for purchase globally in December 2022.

The winner will be chosen by a special judging panel of Mattel’s world-class designers:

• Ted Wu – Vice President and Global Head of Vehicle Design, Mattel
• Bryan Benedict – Director of Product Design, Mattel
• Dmitriy Shakhmatov – Manager of Product Design, Mattel
• Jerry Thienprasiddhi – Principal Graphic Designer, Mattel

To inspire the community’s creativity, international artists  Van Orton Design and Oskunk designed their own unique Rodger Dodger vehicles in the game.

A special twin-duo from Italy, Van Orton Design reimagines pop culture brands and icons in a unique, colourful, and geometric way. Their art is famous all over the world thanks to amazing collaborations and prestigious exhibitions.

Oskunk is a French pop artist who has a distinctive style. His creations are well known by the gaming and pop culture community, and his technique is full of creativity and uniqueness.

The Hot Wheels Unleashed Design Battle is available starting from today on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One X, Xbox One and Steam.

As the number one selling toy in the world, Hot Wheels is the global leader in car culture. For the last fifty-plus years, Hot Wheels has proven its influence on the automotive community with legendary design and epic performance. Today, Hot Wheels has become a worldwide powerhouse franchise, with live and virtual events on almost every continent, highly sought-after consumer products and top-tier collaborations, a #1-rated content channel on YouTube, and more. While 16.5 Hot Wheels are sold every second and over 8 billion cars have been sold to date, the brand continues to expand its presence in digital gaming, with success across mobile, console and PC platforms.

For more information, visit hotwheelsunleashed.com.