Watch the best in the world compete. ]]>The Rocket League World Championship has wrapped up its 13th season in Fort Worth, Texas at the Dickies Arena, featuring a prize pool of over a million dollars and 16 teams who all vied for the glory that comes with winning the biggest event on the esports calendar.
The Rocket League World Championship began on Sept. 10 with a 16-team Swiss format, setting the stage for the playoffs from Sept. 14 to 15. Swiss matches were all best-of-five, with only the top eight advancing to the Rocket League World Championship Series (RLCS) playoffs. The prize pool for Worlds was twice the size of the Esports World Cup, with first place taking home $300,000 of the total $1,165,500 prize pool.
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Become the video assistant referee of yourself.]]>Like in most traditional sports, having raw talent in Rocket League can only get you so far on a competitive level. If you’re looking to stomp the opposition, you’ll need to master your field vision and team play.
Having a bird’s-eye view of the field will help you become a better team player since you’ll know everyone’s positioning at a given moment. Rocket League can look simple at first, and optimizing your settings may feel like a waste of time. Once you start climbing up the ranks, however, the game shows its true potential and high skill ceiling.
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A new season brings fresh content. ]]>The Rocket League developers have dropped a highly-anticipated season 16 update which brings a slew of new content to the competitive game. On top of yet another battle pass, there are new competitive opportunities and locations where you can challenge opponents.
Here is everything you need to know about the season 16 patch of Rocket League.
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One of EWC's final events—and it's sure to be a banger.]]>The final week of the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia begins with Rocket League, which is kicking off on Aug. 22 and features a massive $550,000 USD prize pool.
It’s one of the largest prize pool events for Rocket League this competitive year, and with just about every corner of the globe represented through the 16 invited squads, we’re sure to witness one hell of a competition in Riyadh.
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I'd rather walk, thanks. ]]>If you’ve ever wanted to drive around in a car that looks like something a kindergartener would doodle while eating crayons, I have great news for you: Fortnite and Rocket League are both giving you that opportunity.
Both Epic Games titles have confirmed the imminent arrival of the Tesla Cybertruck, with Rocket League confirming the arrival tomorrow (July 23), and it’s widely expected Fortnite will follow suit in tomorrow’s v30.30 update.
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We just want to know why.]]>The latest change to Rocket League has its fans and players asking Psyonix and Epic “why?” And it’s not because the change is outright bad, but because it’s unclear to the game’s supporters why it’s actually being implemented.
Rocket League announced today that several of the in-game item rarities will undergo a name change that goes into effect on April 16. Common items will now be called Base, Uncommon is changing to Sport, Rare will go by Special, Very Rare will be known as Deluxe, and Limited will be called Luxury. Import and Exotic will stay the same.
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What's up, Epic?]]>A Fortnite player has reportedly not received all the benefits they were promised with the Crew subscription—and Epic Games wasn’t helpful about it either.
Featuring free battle passes (or credits) and exclusive cosmetic packs, the Fortnite Crew subscription is a steal for those who play the battle royale and Rocket League. Unfortunately, despite paying the $11.99 bill, a player named Visible-Ad1313 on Reddit claimed they didn’t receive one of the subscription’s rewards—a Rocket Pass Premium or the 1,000 credits.
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Another one bites the dust?]]>The Rocket League Championship Series is suffering the full force of the so-called “esports winter.” Popular talent and community figures revealed they have been axed from the broadcast team on Jan. 15, adding to fan dissatisfaction surrounding Psyonix’s contentious changes for the 2024 season.
The most notable exclusions from the RLCS broadcast are Michael “Achieves” Williams, Joey “Jorby” Ahrens, Travis “Subie_Smash” Hale, and Sean “Spaceman” Rogers. Subie_SmAsH and Jorby have cast the RLCS since 2017, and Achieves has been a prominent Rocket League caster since before the RLCS even existed.
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BLAST is making moves. ]]>BLAST is officially set to take over operations of two key esports in “multi-year” deals: Fortnite and Rocket League. Both esports are under the control of Epic Games, but BLAST will be “responsible for the commercial rights of both games’ competitive broadcasts and events.”
BLAST previously had a deal with Fortnite to run several events, including the entirety of the 2022 and 2023 circuits. The Rocket League deal is new to BLAST, which operates several events in Counter-Strike and has control over the Rainbow Six: Siege circuit.
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I'm withering away just writing this.]]>Rocket League fans knew a long pause awaited them with no news coming after the conclusion of the 2022/23 World Championship. But the silence was broken on Dec. 15, with Psyonix confirming the starting point for the 2024 season and revealing that the competition’s age limit will be lowered.
This marks the first time in the esport’s history that such a change has been made, as hopefuls of just 13 years of age can now participate. Although a minor reduction on paper from the previous limit of 15 years old, the ramifications go far beyond simple math. It also makes RLCS one of the youngest trending esports worldwide, aligning with fellow Epic Games property Fortnite.
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