The Rocket League rank system for competitive mode sets players up in tiers, with a system that any player can rise or fall in, from bronze to diamond. Excelling through these systems is a good way to prove your worth in Rocket League, so we’ll take you through a full …
Read More »Rocket League Neon Nights event and Grimes-themed rewards revealed
Rocket League Neon Nights is a new crossover event built in collaboration with musician Grimes, and it’s bringing back a fan-favorite mode. The new event is set to run from Wednesday, January 26 to Tuesday, February 8, bringing in a set of new challenges to complete and matching rewards to …
Read More »Rocket League adds leaving penalties to the casual playlist, frustrating some players
Rocket League’s latest update added penalties for leaving casual matches early, and the change isn’t sitting well with some players. The patch notes (opens in new tab) for update 2.01 outline the goals for this change, namely improving “the average match quality in casual playlists.” You won’t be penalized for …
Read More »Rocket League Sideswipe is a free 2D take on car soccer coming this year
Rocket League is getting a 2D mobile spinoff called Rocket League Sideswipe, and it’s coming to iOS and Android devices later this year. Developer Psyonix announced (opens in new tab) the game today with a look at some alpha gameplay. Sideswipe is played in two-minute 1v1 or 2v2 matches where …
Read More »Rocket League Haunted Hallows brings the Ghostbusters back to the game
Ghostbusters gear is returning to Rocket League. With Halloween just around the corner, items inspired by the 80s classic are coming back to the game for its Haunted Hallows event, which begins later today. Completing in-game challenges will offer players access to a whole collection of Ghostbuster-themed items, from ectoplasmic …
Read More »Rocket League is going free-to-play next week
Update: Psyonix has confirmed that Rocket League will go free-to-play later this month. In a tweet (opens in new tab) and trailer released this afternoon, the developer said that the change in price will take effect on Wednesday, September 23. Psyonix also announced that an update will drop tomorrow, September …
Read More »The first TikTok esports tournament kicks off this weekend with Fortnite and League of Legends broadcasts
TikTok has teamed up with Collegiate StarLeague for an online esports (opens in new tab) tournament between college students. Because you’re probably wondering how an entire tournament, not to mention live streams, can take place in TikTok, the tournaments are actually being broadcast on Twitch. The first qualifier tournaments take …
Read More »Can a beginner still play Rocket League? Season 4 and the new Dropshot game are a solid invitation
Multiplayer games – the big ones, the seemingly-every-person-on-earth-is-playing games – have a much smaller window of entry today than they did before online play overtook in-person play. When Rocket League (opens in new tab) hit in 2015, it went from fun little PS4 curiosity to big money competition juggernaut almost …
Read More »Rocket League goes into space with new Starbase ARC update
Bet you, like GR+, figured that after expanding from football to basketball and hockey, there wasn’t anywhere else for Rocket League (opens in new tab) to go. Well, everyone figured wrong. Because it’s now headed to… outer space. No, this isn’t April 1st. A new update (opens in new tab) …
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