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Rocket League Blueprint Update Arrives This December

The Rocket League Blueprint Update is on the way, bringing some big changes to the game's cosmetic systems. Players will be getting a boatload of free content, and the Item Shop will be opening up…

November 22, 2019 | 01:00 EST

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Psyonix Drops Info About Rocket League Blueprints

Psyonix has revealed more information about Blueprints, the upcoming replacement for Rocket League's Crate loot box system. Blueprints will replace Crates sometime next month and will change the way…

November 6, 2019 | 03:00 EST

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Spooky Rocket League Update Coming October 14th

A new update is coming to multiplayer arena ball-'em-up Rocket League. The October update promises some suitably spooky shenanigans, as well as some quality-of-life updates. It'll hit all platforms…

October 9, 2019 | 05:39 EDT

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Rocket League Gets New Blueprint System In December

Back in August, Psyonix revealed its intention to remove loot crates from Rocket League. Now, the developer has released some information about the system that will be replacing Crates. Going forward…

October 2, 2019 | 05:58 EDT

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Tesla Brings Cuphead To your Electronic Car

Software update 10.00 will bring a variety of new features to the Tesla family of electric cars, including the likes of a karaoke mode, improvements to maps and GPS, and an upgrade to the Smart…

September 30, 2019 | 11:30 EDT

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Order's Up -- BurgerTime Party! Plates October Release Date

XSEED and Marvelous announced that the long-awaited return of the arcade classic BurgerTime Party! is hitting via the Switch on October 8th. Marvelous subsidiary G-Mode is developing the title after…

September 13, 2019 | 11:15 EDT

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Rocket League Loot Boxes Are Being Removed

Rocket League will no longer have real money loot crates available for purchase, later this year. The Rocket League loot boxes were introduced in September 2016, and have included cosmetics players…

August 6, 2019 | 05:09 EDT

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The Cuphead Show! Set to Premier on Netflix

Cuphead's extraordinarily unique animation and graphical style is based on old 1930s cartoons, so it's not hard to imagine that it could translate well into a TV show. Now, this idea is reality with…

July 9, 2019 | 11:23 EDT

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Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Delayed to 2020 To Avoid Crunching

Earlier today, Studio MDHR announced that the first DLC for Cuphead, titled Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, will be delayed until 2020. In a press release, studio MDHR Co-Director Chad…

July 2, 2019 | 05:51 EDT

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Upcoming Space Combat Game Redout: Space Assault Delayed Indefinitely

Space dogfighting title Redout: Space Assault has been delayed indefinitely. It was originally due for release earlier this year, but developer 34BigThings says it needs more time to give fans the…

May 23, 2019 | 09:20 EDT

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Rocket League Review Bombed Following Epic Games Acquisition of Psyonix

Yesterday we reported the acquisition of Psyonix by Epic Games, as part of Epic's campaign to establish dominance in the PC gaming ecosystem, which has been paved largely with exclusive deals. As…

May 2, 2019 | 10:21 EDT

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[Updated] It's Settled: Rocket League Not Epic Exclusive Coming After Epic Acquires Psyonix

Update: The original version of this story stated that Rocket League would become an Epic Exclusive based on statements that strongly implied that. Epic Games has since released a statement…

May 1, 2019 | 05:30 EDT

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Rocket League Loot Boxes Can No Longer Be Opened In Belgium and The Netherlands

Rocket League loot boxes can no longer be opened in Belgium and The Netherlands in a continuation of the war between government regulation of in-game microtransactions and game developers. The most…

April 18, 2019 | 10:50 EDT

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Rocket League Friends Update Releases February 23

Today, Psyonix announced that the Rocket League friends update, which makes friends lists and parties cross-platform, will be available on February 23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m35zFlZyU4…

February 12, 2019 | 07:02 EST

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Rocket League's Rocket ID Delayed Until 2019, PS4 Cross-Play May Be Coming

The bad news is that Rocket League's upcoming cross-platform party feature is being delayed until 2019 according to a news post on the game's official website. The good news? They're hopeful about…

October 18, 2018 | 05:53 EDT

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Classic Brawler Revived - Streets Of Rage 4 Announced

Streets of Rage 4 has been announced in a tweet by Dotemu, a developer/publisher with a focus on retro games. If you're unfamiliar with this classic title, Streets of Rage is a brawler franchise…

August 27, 2018 | 01:45 EDT

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Windjammers 2 Announced, Coming To PC and Switch in 2019

Windjammers 2  has finally been announced. After years of wondering if and when it'll ever happen, fans of the disc-throwing Neo Geo classic are finally getting a direct sequel. French studio DotEmu…

August 21, 2018 | 02:15 EDT

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Rocket League Developers Next Of Many To Reveal Loot Box Drop Rates

While the heat around Loot Boxes seems to be cooling off it's still clear that many players, companies, and even governments want better clarity on what your chances are of earning an item are as you…

July 24, 2018 | 06:00 EDT

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Microsoft E3 2018: Cuphead DLC

Microsoft revealed a new DLC pack coming to Cuphead, called The Delicious Last Course during their E3 2018 press conference on Sunday. The trailer revealed a 2019 release window for the DLC. Check…

June 10, 2018 | 06:22 EDT

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Rocket League to Receive Cross-Platform Play, Leveling Updates, And More

Everyone's favorite advanced sports soccer game, Rocket League, is going to get some significant changes over the summer, including quite a few new and interesting features. While the full list of…

May 13, 2018 | 06:46 EDT

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Cuphead Goes Double Platinum With Over 2 Million Copies Sold

Old-school cartoon throwback Cuphead has sold 2 million copies according to a post on the game's official website. According to Studio MDHR Inc. Co-founder Chad Moldenhauer, Cuphead has sold 2…

December 20, 2017 | 10:00 EST

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Studio MDHR Respond To Imposter Cuphead Appearing In iOS Store

Cuphead, the 1930's style run-and-gun platformer from Studio MDHR, has gained all kinds of success from its release earlier this year. As with any great success, there are many eager to capitalize on…

December 18, 2017 | 12:17 EST

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Ubisoft Reflections Releases New Game Ode for PC

Ubisoft Reflections, the studio behind Grow Home, Grow Up, and Atomega, revealed and released their newest game Ode yesterday, November 27th. The puzzle-platformer is playable in the US and UK only…

November 29, 2017 | 12:26 EST

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Xbox E3 2017 - Indie Platformer Cuphead Pours Out a Release Date

In its rapid fire sequence of trailers, Microsoft has not only demonstrated that it has learned well from Sony to show a new game every five seconds, but also gave us an exceptionally short look at…

June 11, 2017 | 07:19 EDT

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Rocket League has Passed 1 Million Physical Sales

The Psyonix-developed rocket car powered eSports title Rocket League has been selling like hotcakes since its release as a free title for PlayStation Plus subscribers alongside PC. The game, made by…

April 13, 2017 | 08:30 EDT

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Rocket League Getting New Dropshot Mode

Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced that a new mode will be coming to the popular rocket-powered soccer game as part of a free update. This mode is called 'Dropshot' and is the latest is an…

March 14, 2017 | 11:30 EDT

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Rocket League Toy Cars are Coming!

In many ways, Psyonix's football racer Rocket League is the gift that keeps on giving. Released back in 2015, the deceptively simplistic and (also deceptively) hard to master eSports game has managed…

February 5, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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The Bug Butcher Comes to Consoles Beginning October 18

Fans of Awfully Nice Studios' Pang-like title The Bug Butcher have some exciting news to look forward to, as a press release from Triangle Studios has just announced that the title will have its…

October 14, 2016 | 11:58 EDT

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1930's Cartoon-Inspired Cuphead Delayed to Mid-2017

Cuphead, the 1930's cartoon inspired platformer has been delayed once again. Earlier today indie developer Studio MDHR posted an update on their blog about the development and release of their…

October 11, 2016 | 08:49 EDT

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Rocket League's DLC pack Aquadome launches today

Rocket League started as a small indie project from experienced game developers and is now a gaming phenomenon. Psyonix continues to push more DLC for the soccer meets RC car game. The developer…

October 4, 2016 | 05:17 EDT

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Rocket League AquaDome Update Details

A brand new update is coming to Rocket League, and with it, a new map, new cars, and new achievements andtrophies, among other things. This update releases for free across all platforms on October…

September 30, 2016 | 07:24 EDT

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Psyonix is Coming Down on Toxic Players in Rocket League

A few days after Rocket League developer Psyonix released the new Rumble mode to the public and introduced players on the MacOS and Linux to soccer with rocket-powered cars, the developer has…

September 18, 2016 | 10:37 EDT

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New Game Mode to be Added to Rocket League in September

Rocket League's success is indisputable. Since its release in 2015, the action-sport mashup title created quite the sensation. Part of its success comes from the stream of content updates Psyonix…

August 14, 2016 | 12:48 EDT

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The Bug Butcher Replaces Speed Injector with Boot Juice

As you may have heard, The Bug Butcher, a rather innocent pang-like game, was refused classification in Australia earlier this year. The reason for that, as developers Awfully Nice told us, was due…

August 12, 2016 | 04:48 EDT

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Rocket League Cross-Play Needs Sony Approval

Psyonix, developer of the breakout indie hit Rocket League, is hovering its hand over a big red button. This button will allow Rocket League cross-play between Playstation 4 and Xbox One servers!…

July 21, 2016 | 12:47 EDT

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[Updated] The Bug Butcher has been Banned in Australia

Update Awfully Nice Studios has gotten in touch with us with the following statement: We have been in the age rating process for our upcoming console release in Australia. Seem like this…

July 20, 2016 | 09:24 EDT

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Rocket League to Implement New Crate System

On Friday, July 8 2016, leaked Rocket League assets were posted in a Rocket League forum. These assets, which can be seen below, are of an apparently planned crate system for Steam, similar to what…

July 11, 2016 | 10:46 EDT

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Humble June Monthly Bundle Released

Its the first Friday of a month, so its time for the next Humble Monthly Bundle! This month's bundle includes car soccer, pub crawling, survival, and planetary destruction. Anyone who bought the…

June 3, 2016 | 04:26 EDT

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Rocket League Has Sold Over 5 Million Units

Nobody would've expected the follow-up to Psyonix's RC-cars soccer game Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars to be an enormous success, but Rocket League has managed to become a staple of…

June 2, 2016 | 10:46 EDT

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Upcoming Rocket League Update Will Expand Quick Chat Options

The developers behind the hit indie game Rocket League are planning a huge update for this June, and in a recent post on the Rocket League website, we learned the first details towards what that…

May 19, 2016 | 09:22 EDT

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Euro Truck Sim 2 and Rocket League Cross-Promote

  Rocket League developer Psyonix and Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer SCS Software will be doing a cross promotion by adding cosmetic items to each other's games according to news posts on SCS…

April 26, 2016 | 09:10 EDT

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Rocket League Basketball mode coming next week

Rocket League is getting a brand new game mode next week as fans can go from playing soccer with rocket powered cars to playing basketball. This game mode was originally teased in a tweet at the…

April 21, 2016 | 11:40 EDT

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Rocket League's Basketball Mode Is Coming In April

Psyonix's continued effort to add every ball game known to man to their competitive RC-car sports game Rocket League continues, and this time basketball is set to make its debut at some point in…

March 30, 2016 | 08:00 EDT

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[Updated] Microsoft Opens The Door For Cross-Console Play

Update: Game Informer was able to talk to Vice President of Publisher and Developer Relations for Sony, Adam Boyes, at GDC about Microsoft's announcement on cross-network play and he had this to say…

March 14, 2016 | 08:14 EDT

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Rocket League Championship Announced

While Rocket League's formula already seems like it was tailor-made for the esports scene, the frantic RC-car soccer game didn't get an official tournament (outside of ranked play and some matches by…

March 3, 2016 | 11:43 EST

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Rocket League is Coming to Retail

Pysonix’s Rocket League, which has sold over four million copies so far, is coming to retail later this year in partnership with 505 Games who will be publishing the title at the retail level. The…

February 29, 2016 | 10:17 EST

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The Batmobile is coming to Rocket League

Rocket League is now available on PC, PlayStation 4 and most recently last week Xbox One allowing nearly all players to get in on the rocket powered fun. Some recent events that we've seen in Rocket…

February 26, 2016 | 10:20 EST

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Rocket League Season 2 Starts, New Patch Adds Rocket Labs

With the first competitive season for Psyonix's chaotic RC Soccer game Rocket League officially coming to and end, the developer has released an update for the game. This patch, which carries version…

February 14, 2016 | 10:06 EST