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Developer Psyonix has revealed the staggering success of 2015 hit Rocket League. The game has since its launch in July raised almost $50m in revenue, The Wall Street Journal reports. It also now has over 8m registered players, up from the 6m reported in September. The studio also reiterated that …
Read More »Rocket League holiday update adds hockey mode
A new update has arrived for Rocket League, adding a new hockey mode and a list of holiday-themed items to the popular release. A post on the game’s twitter accountannounces the content drop is out now for both PS4 and PC versions. Along with the new mode, several festive items …
Read More »VIDEO: Rocket League officially set for Xbox One
Following rumours and speculation, Psyonix has confirmed that its chaotic car-football title is coming to Xbox One. During last night’s The Game Awards, the developer released a trailer confirming that Rocket League was in fact launching on Xbox One in February 2016. This follows Psyonix’s VP of marketing and communications …
Read More »Rocket League has been rated for Xbox One
Psyonix’s car-football hit Rocket League appears to be on its way to Xbox One. That’s according to the Taiwanese games rating board – thanks again – as reported by Gematsu and Twitter user Lifelower. Earlier this year, VP of marketing and communications Jeremy Dunham said that Rocket League was ‘100 …
Read More »Portal DLC hits Rocket League tomorrow
Portal-themed downloadable content is coming to car-football title Rocket League tomorrow (Tuesday, December 1st). Developer Psyonix has said that this package will be free, and includes the likes of a cake hat (of course), as well as rocket trails based on the conversion, propulsion and repulsion gels from Portal 2. …
Read More »Back to the Future’s DeLorean racing into Rocket League
Rocket League’s next DLC will be of the licensed variety. Developer Psyonix has detailed the upcoming Back to the Future Car Pack. It appears, however, that the ‘pack’ contains just one item – although what an item it is: the flying DeLorean time machine. Furthermore, the car will be released …
Read More »The Rocket League explosion: developer Psyonix on what’s next for the surprise hit of the summer
Psyonix didn’t think Rocket League would be a hit. The San Diego-based studio had limited expectations of the car-football game, and thought it would only sell a few hundred thousand units in its lifetime. Within a month of its launch, it was being played by 5m gamers. Since then, that …
Read More »Rocket League developer eyes physical release
Digital PS4 and PC smash hit Rocket League could be coming to the High Street. Jeremy Dunham, VP of marketing and communications at developer Psyonix, said that he has already starting talking to potential partners, but added it is important to include something special for boxed shoppers. Physical retail is …
Read More »6m sales of Rocket League proves there’s an audience for new ideas, says developer Psyonix
Forget Batman and Metal Gear Solid V, Rocket League has come out of nowhere to become the biggest game of the summer. The PC and PSN digital game has been played by 6m people, developer Psyonix has announced. The car-football title was released as part of the PlayStation Plus Instant …
Read More »Rocket League on Steam hits 1m sales milestone
Valve has announced Psyonix hit multiplayer title Rocket League has sold more than 1m copies through Steam. It took just over seven weeks for the PC edition to reach the milestone. Psyonix announced last month that in a matter of weeks the game had garneredmore than 5m downloadsbetween PC and …
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