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Super Bowl LV comes to 'Rocket League' with gridiron mode
Rocket League's upcoming Super Bowl LV event includes a limited-time gameplay mode called Gridiron.
Igor Bonifacic01.28.2021
'Rocket League' Season 2 adds a new arena, car and music next week
More than five years after launch, Rocket League's second season goes live on December 9th.
Jessica Conditt12.01.2020
Epic Games offers $10 vouchers for redeeming 'Rocket League'
Rocket League has officially gone free-to-play on all platforms including PS4, Xbox One and Switch. Epic Games is keen that you play the rocket-powered-car-football-chaos on PC and Mac, though — and preferably by downloading the game through its own digital store. The best part is that you don’t have to download or play Rocket League.
Nick Summers09.24.2020
Fortnite's Battle Bus is dropping into 'Rocket League'
A crossover event between the free-to-play games starts on Saturday.
Kris Holt09.22.2020
'Rocket League' will go free-to-play on September 23rd
Current players will receive their Legacy items tomorrow.
Kris Holt09.15.2020
Free-to-play ‘Rocket League’ won’t need PS Plus or Switch Online plans
Xbox Live Gold players, unfortunately, will. Additionally, Rocket League is streamlining its various contests so that Rocket Pass and Tournament, Competitive Seasons all align with one another.
Andrew Tarantola09.02.2020
Here's how cross-platform 'Rocket League' play will work
Rocket League’s upcoming update is a huge one — it will not only make the game free to play on all platforms, it will also introduce cross-platform progression.
Mariella Moon08.12.2020
‘Rocket League’ will soon be free to play on all platforms
Good news for gamers who are quarantined and cash-strapped: Rocket League will soon be free to play on all platforms where it’s offered. The forthcoming update is Rocket League’s “biggest one yet,” according to Psyonix.
Ann Smajstrla07.21.2020
David Beckham now co-owns an esports team
David Beckham now co-owns an esports company.
Rachel England06.25.2020
ESPN2 will air 12 hours of esports coverage on April 5th
TV networks are already trying to fill the void in sports coverage left by the COVID-19 pandemic, but ESPN is going all-out. The broadcaster's ESPN2 channel is airing a 12-hour ESPN Esports Day on April 5th starting at 12PM Eastern, and there will be some high-profile live events in the mix. The highlight may be the second F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix at 3PM, when racers (including some current Formula 1 drivers) will compete online in a digital version of Australia's Albert Park. The marathon will also represent Rocket League's debut on ESPN television (it was only streamed before) with the Season 8 World Championship's Grand Finals broadcasting live at 4:30PM.
Jon Fingas04.04.2020
'Rocket League' loses online multiplayer on Linux and Mac
Psyonix has announced that it is withdrawing support for Rocket League on Linux and macOS as part of its push to update the game with "new technologies." In a statement, the company said that it was "no longer viable" to maintain support for the macOS and Linux / SteamOS versions of the title. Consequently, after a final patch in March, online functionality (one of the main reasons to play the game) will be deactivated.
Daniel Cooper01.24.2020
'Rocket League' update removes loot boxes from the game
Finally, the trend for randomized loot boxes in games is dying as publishers move away from the unpopular mechanic. As announced in today's update notes, Rocket League has changed its approach to cosmetic items to be less chance-based.
Georgina Torbet12.05.2019
'Rocket League' will allow players to trade its not-quite-loot boxes
Rocket League developer Psyonix has revealed additional details about how the game's revised blueprint system will work when it launches next month. If you haven't followed Rocket League in a while, blueprints will soon replace the game's existing loot crates. They're designed to provide more transparency on the in-game items you can buy using real-world money. Each time you earn a blueprint, you'll be able to see exactly the item it unlocks. You can then either decide to purchase the drop or save it in your inventory to buy at a later date. Additionally, Psyonix revealed today that you'll also be able to trade any revealed blueprints, as well as any in-game items you used the schematics to buy, with other players.
Igor Bonifacic11.05.2019
'Rocket League' is making its first three DLC packs available for free
As Rocket League approaches its fifth birthday, its list of DLC packs has grown to include DC superhero themes and touches of '80s nostalgia. Now, the developers have announced that the three oldest DLC packs, originally released in 2015, will be included with the base game for free.
Georgina Torbet10.24.2019
'Stranger Things' is coming to 'Rocket League' for Halloween
Rocket League's annual Halloween event is about to get underway and this year, it'll be a crossover with Stranger Things. The Farmstead Arena will take on a distinctly Upside Down vibe, and the Netflix mega-hit's terrifying Mind Flayer will cast an ominous shadow over the field. It's not quite clear yet how or if the monster will affect your attempts to score goals, but Psyonix warned players to "make sure to look after your teammates."
Kris Holt10.09.2019
'Rocket League' will replace randomized loot crates with 'blueprints'
Psyonix revealed in August it planned to kill off Rocket League's randomized loot crates. It's now laid out how it will replace them: with a new type of drop called blueprints.
Kris Holt10.01.2019
'Rocket League' is ditching randomized loot crates
Game publishers will soon have to disclose the likelihood of players claiming rare items in loot boxes in their console games, following an agreement between many of them, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Psyonix had already revealed the odds of Rocket League players getting an ultra-rare black market item. However, it's getting rid of those paid, randomized loot crates.
Kris Holt08.07.2019
How Panic Button became masters of the Switch port
The Switch is a remarkable little machine. Part handheld and part home console, the device is home to some wonderful Nintendo-made exclusives such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. It's also home to some rock-solid ports, including Rocket League and the Nazi-slaying Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. These versions are visibly inferior to their PS4, Xbox One and PC counterparts, with murky textures and adaptive resolutions that frequently hover below 720p. Still, they are undeniably impressive, offering the same ferocious gunplay and bombastic humor whether you're playing at home or the back of a bus. The wizards behind these seemingly-impossible ports? Panic Button, a developer in Austin, Texas with less than 50 employees. It's an unusual specialty -- some companies, such as Bluepoint Games, have earned a reputation on their ability to remake and remaster classic titles such as Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Shadow of the Colossus. Few, though, are able to match Panic Button's skill at bringing so-called 'triple-A' games to effectively tablet-grade hardware.
Nick Summers06.11.2019
After Math: We're not playing around
E3 2019 is nearly upon us and the gaming news is already coming at a breakneck pace. Google divulged new details about its upcoming Stadia game streaming service and Razor announced the launch of a new lightweight headset while GameStop's downward spiral shows no sign of slowing down.
Andrew Tarantola06.09.2019
'Rocket League' is mining the '80s for nostalgia-tinted DLC
Rocket League fans, it's time to slap on your aviators, grab a hoverboard and fire up your favorite '80s playlist for a Radical Summer. Psyonix is tapping into the decade's pop culture tentpoles for the game's biggest event to date, lasting all summer long.
Kris Holt06.05.2019