The #IDARB update now available on Xbox One brings players new features, content, new DLC, some general improvements, and a few overdue fixes.

Check out our review of #IDARB HERE.

“This update was a year in the making,” said #IDARB creator and Other Ocean Studio head Mike Mika, “we’re really excited to get all this new stuff out to the #IDARB fans, who admittedly, we’ve been starving this whole time. And there will be more coming soon.”

Other Ocean’s update also coincides with the simultaneous launch of another    add-on pack for the game, Masters of the Universe in partnership with Mattel, available for $2.99 from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

NEW CONTENT:

New levels!

• “Team Breakfast”  and  “Moustache Cops Versus Cthulhu in Space” 

New Mode and mini-games!

• Halftime Olympic mode – compete in your own customized mini-game marathon! 
• New halftime mini-games; “Hoppy Street”, “Photon Bikes” and “Boom Chamber”

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

• Improved matchmaking and latency.
• AI Teammates now available in local matches.
• Kinect Voice Hashbombs added.
• Added Trading Post – Unlocks achievement that required Kinect on previous release.
• Tracking 3,5,15 point shots
• “Downtown” Shot for 10 points recognized.
• Majestic Eagle recognized for 15 points. (Honoring @cheezgamer92)
• Added Song Sequencer (Honoring @adriancajili) 
• Ability to rename Songs.
• Added loading screen(s).
• Option to turn crowns on and off for winningest local team.
• Option to enable alternating goals between rounds.
• Tears upgraded. (Aim your tears!)

OTHER TWEAKS AND FIXES:

• Flags on VS. screen for online games.
• Hashbombs are off during transitions and selection screens.
• Added vibration to penalty zone.
• Smartcasting – Backdrop and PIP gameplay screen with action logic. 
• Twitter crawl crash bug fixed.
• Ball cursor is now a personal setting – not overridden by host in online games.
• Rage quits tracked per team.
• Half Time wins tracked per team. 
• Added Bouncy Floors – Also resets double jump when encountered.
• Rage Quits under 10 seconds are not counted – implemented “Missed Connection.”
• New credits sequence to accommodate continued contributions.
• Grammar and spelling corrections to recipes and in-game text.
• Japanese font now supported by the text crawl.
• Additional teams added and a new system created to prevent stomping of user generated teams.
• Tug of war – added grunts, sounds, and reduced the goal line distance.
• Boo hashbomb revisited.
• Ball no longer warps out of the top of map. Hopefully doesn’t freak out in other ways!
• Added 37 new lines of VO.
• Added New Logos to the ad loop. We made more friends!
• Infinite fizz bug should be finally eliminated. This should also address 3rd party controller issues. 
• Behind goal paint and goal color drawing updated to support quarterly side-switching.
• Fixed bug where practice play with one player existed but halftime wouldn’t activate.
• Fixed transition from menu to local play start game.
• Added street lingo titles to team make-up on team selector. (Via Charla)
• Re-organized the team on-boarding to allow for future AI co-op and competitive modes.
• Timed characters to the beat on the main menu for our OCD friends.
• You can now make TEMPO stop in Song Editor when you press Y.
• Versus screen for online now has drop-shadows to separate characters from the backdrop.
• Fixed character select bug on locked teams.
• Added character highlight box, which only comes up now but will have a future purpose.
• Fixed the Dead Presidents team song.
• Fixed the On-line Wins/Losses team tracker.
• Music now plays on the team viewer.
• Reformatted Team Stats – Now displays Rage quits and Halftime victories.
• Endorsements added.
• Penalty reminders in round breaks.
• If all players are in the penalty box after a round, they are all released in the next round.
• Pressing left or right trigger will dim the screen in the tools to help with cell phone photos of QR codes not scanning in easily.
• Added arena titles for future updates.
• Added crowds at the edges of the playfield.
• Corrected AI intelligence scale
• Goal Sign colors represent current goal team 

ADDITIONAL PACKS AVAILABLE!

Masters of the Universe® includes:

• 2 New Arenas with unique play modes:
  • Grab the Power Sword in the Castle Greyskull arena,
  • Evade Skeletor’s fiery wrath in the Snake Mountain arena
• 2 Exclusive Half-time mini-games!
  • Rev up your engines for classic “He-Karts” racing
  • Prove your prowess in Orko’s “He-Math” challenge!
• 2 New Teams! He-Man’s Heroes and Skeletor’s Villains! 
• Custom “Masters of the Universe” Hashbombs

About #IDARB:

As part of Microsoft’s “Games with Gold” program, #IDARB has been downloaded by more than 1.7 million times by Xbox One users worldwide and quickly gained its own esports community.