The announcement was made with little fanfare, with Microsoft simply stating that we should "Expect more huge launches as well, with the release of next-generation experiences, such as 'Titanfall,' 'Project Spark' and 'Sunset Overdrive' in 2014."

Insomniac's next big intellectual property, Sunset Overdrive, is a cartoonish, open-world shooter. A trailer for the game was first shown during Microsoft's press conference at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo, displaying a character running through an animated world and making use of various weapons.

Sunset Overdrive will be exclusive to the Xbox One. This is dramatic shift for developer Insomniac, which in the previous generation was known mostly for its Sony PlayStation exclusives, Resistance and Ratchet amp; Clank.