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The finals of the Rocket League Championship Series take place this weekend over in Amsterdam. Eight teams, four from North America and four from Europe, will compete on December 3rd and 4th to be crowned RLCS World Champions. The winners will walk away with a massive $50,000, with the rest …
Read More »It IS Rocket (League) science: Psyonix on the tech behind its car-football smash hit
Design director Corey Davis discusses fine-tuning physics, implementing cross-platform multiplayer and the surprising importance of making rocket-powered vehicles sound like shoes
Read More »CD Projekt Red urges more devs to support cross-platform multiplayer
‘At the end of the day, this is for the players, isn't it?’ says CEO Marcin Iwi?ski
Read More »Cross platform PS4/Xbox Rocket League play is ready and waiting for Sony nod
Rocket League could allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to compete with one another within a few hours” if Sony would give it the go-ahead. That’s according to Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham, who has told IGN that all the necessary back end infrastructure is in place. "Right now we’re literally …
Read More »Saints Row, Payday, Yooka-Laylee, Rocket League, Goat Simulator and Perfect Dark star in new Worms game
Team17 has included some major video games into its next Worms title. Worms W.M.D is due on August 23rd for Xbox One and PS4, and those that pre-order the game will receive levels, costumes and weapons based on Rocket League, Goat Simulator, Saints Row IV, Payday 2, Unturned, Broforce, Orcs …
Read More »Doom holds No.1 in UK charts, Rocket League speeds into No.6
Doom is No.1 for the second week in a row, but it was an overall poor week for games retail. The combined sales of the Top 10 video games came to 65,000 units, one of the lowest ever totals for a Top Ten. Note, all of this data is physical …
Read More »Rocket League has made $110m
Car-football title Rocket League continues to be a smash hit for developer Psyonix. Speaking to Forbes, the studio’s VP of comms Jeremy Dunham aid that the game has raked in an impressive $110m in sales. That does not count the times it was downloaded on PlayStation Plus on its launch. …
Read More »Cross-platform play arrives in Rocket League
Developer Psyonix has announced that Rocket League players will today be able to indulge in some cross-platform online multiplayer between Xbox and PC. It’s the first Xbox One game to offer the functionality, which was first revealed back in March. Psyonix has also said that Rocket League has to date …
Read More »Twitch and Next Generation eSports partner to produce the Rocket League Championship Series
Next Generation eSports and Twitch have partnered in order to produce the Rocket League Championship Series. The competition will be streamed on Twitch, who are working with Rocket League developer Psyonix, to build the community and infrastructure to foster long-term growth for Rocket League. The new partnership with Next Generation …
Read More »Psyonix: Cross-platform play is good for eSports
Rocket League studio Psyonix says that PS4 and Xbox One players being able to compete with each other will be a big boost to the eSports industry. The firm’s VP of marketing and communications Jeremy Dunham has told MCV that the No.1 reason the studio is urging Sony and Microsoft …
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