Arctic Burst was a Mountain Dew Slurpee Flavor exclusively available alongside Kryptonite Ice in Slurpee machines at 7-Eleven convenience store locations in the United States for a limited time which was used to promote the release of the film Superman Returns. However, both flavors were discontinued later that year. Over 11 years for being discontinued, Arctic Burst returned as a Game Fuel flavor, alongside Game Fuel (Tropical Smash) distributed as a part of the 2017 Game Fuel Promotion to promote the video game Middle-Earth: Shadow of War for Every60Seconds.
Description
Arctic Burst was a Slurpee/Game Fuel flavor of Mountain Dew which was cobalt blue in color, similar to that of Kickstart Recharge (Energizing Blueberry Pomegranate). Its two counterparts of the Slurpee and the Game Fuel variant was a blueberry type of Mountain Dew flavor.
History
2006 Original Release
In 2006, Arctic Burst alongside Kryptonite Ice was first exclusively released to 7-Eleven convenience stores in the United States for the summer of 2006 of a limited time which was used to promote the release of the film Superman Returns. However, both flavors were discontinued later that year.
2017 Game Fuel Release
- Main article: Game Fuel Promotion
Over 11 years for being discontinued, Arctic Burst returned as a Game Fuel flavor, alongside Game Fuel (Tropical Smash), distributed as a part of the 2017 Game Fuel Promotion to promote the video game Middle-Earth: Shadow of War for Every60Seconds while Game Fuel (Tropical Smash) promoting Forza Motorsport 7.
- Main article: Every60Seconds
On January 3rd, 2018, the Every60Seconds promotion ended as both Arctic Burst and Game Fuel (Tropical Smash) became discontinued.
Trivia
- Arctic Burst was featured in the YouTube channel myCountyMarket along with many Mountain Dew flavors.
