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DC Super Hero Themed Cars Leap Into Rocket League This March

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix’s fast paced rocketed powered soccer title Rocket League will be getting a little more heroic this March with the release of the official DC Super Heroes add-on. This pack includes two new Battle Cars for your sporting enjoyment – the Tumbler from The Dark Night Rises and the ’89 Batmobile from the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film. While no other cars are included in this upcoming pack but Green Latern, The Flash, Green Arrow, Wonder Womand and Superman all have their own Player Banners and car Decals.  A brand new boost effect is also included in the DC Super Heroes pack based upon The Flash – which was previously bundled alongside the Rocket League Collector’s Edition.

DC Super Heros Pack add-on for Rocket League will be priced at $3.99 USD (or regional equivalent) and will be available on your console’s digital storefront on March 5th. It is expected to released for the Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game,

Below you’ll find a breakdown of everything included in the pack as well as some screenshots provided by Psyonix PR:

  • Premium Batman Battle-Cars
    • The Dark Knight Rises Tumbler from Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises
    • The ’89 Batmobile from Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman
  • DC Super Hero Themed Items
    • Aquaman – Breakout Decal and Player Banner
    • Batman – Paladin Decal and Player Banner
    • Cyborg – Roadhog Decal and Player Banner
    • DC – Player Banner (previously released in Collector’s Edition)
    • Flash – Wheels, Venom Decal, Player Banner, and Speed Force Boost (Wheels and Player Banner previously released in Collector’s Edition)
    • Green Arrow – Hotshot Decal and Player Banner
    • Green Lantern – Merc Decal and Player Banner
    • Superman – Octane Decal and Player Banner
    • Wonder Woman – Wheels, X-Devil Decal, and Player Banner

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Rocket League For Nintendo Switch Is Now Available

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix’s 2015 hit Rocket League has now blasted its way on to the Nintendo Switch in North America and is available digitally through the Nintendo e-shop. This release marks the first time that players can bring the excitement of rocket-powered soccer with cars anywhere with handheld mode. 

This port of Rocket League was handled by the developers at Panic Button, who also provided the excellent port of 2016’s Doom for Bethesda (we’ll be covering that later in the week), so you know that Rocket League is in good hands. Players on the Switch can expect all of the additional updates, arenas, and cosmetics that Psyonix has released in the last 24+ months in addition to special Nintendo exclusive cosmetics. 

Rocket League on Nintendo Switch is priced at $24.99 CDN on the Canadian e-shop and is available now. We’ve reached out to the publisher of the game for a promotional copy to provide you with impressions. 

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Rocket League coming to Switch this holiday

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Jason Nason

One of the many game announcements for the Nintendo Switch at E3 includes the addition of the wildly popular Rocket League to Nintendo’s newest home console.

Winner or nominee of more than 150 ‘Game of the Year’ awards, Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade soccer and driving with rewarding physics-based gameplay. Take to the pitch for a fully-featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely. Express yourself with one of the deepest customization systems around and battle opponents on other platforms with cross-network play.

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Rocket League Receiving New Dropshot Mode In Next Free Update

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix is bringing a brand new mode to Rocket League on March 22nd that does away with goalposts all together. Instead of scoring a goal on a traditional soccer net, the two teams of cars must dribble an electrified ball across the field to open up a hole on their opponents side of the arena. Once a goal is scored on the opponents’ side of things the floor closes back up and everything starts anew.  Oh, and just to make things even more interesting the ball isn’t only electrified but also the ball will continue to build up strength as it is successfully dribbled, building up its’ destructive potential.

Alongside the brand new mode the Dropshot update will bring with it a new stadium for the titular mode, called ‘Core 707’. Official live streams of Rocket League will be accessible via a “Live Now” button that Psyonix are adding to the game’s menu. There also six brand new achievements coming to the game as part of the Dropshot update.,

Rocket League originally launched in the summer of 2015 on PS4, Xbox One and PC where it quickly became a smash success with other 28 million players worldwide. Since then Psyonix has dropped several substantial free updates including the mutators, rumble and hoops updates. Paid DLC in the form of additional car parts & licensed Hot Wheels add-ons have also been made available over the course of the last year or so.

Here is the official trailer for Dropshot mode:

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Rocket League Gets New Rumble Mode

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix’s surprise summer hit from 2015 recieves a brand new “rumble mode” that provides players with a whole new set of power-ups. 11 new randomized power-up give players new abilities that drastically changes how the rocket powered soccer title is played.

If you’re getting flashback to older racing titles from the 90s that included outrageous power-ups, like Extreme-G for the Nintendo 64, don’t worry you’re not alone. Here is a list of all of the power-ups available to players in the new “rumble mode”.

  • The Boot (Kicks an opponent’s car)
  • Disruptor (Forces the opponent to drive uncontrollably)
  • Freezer (Freezes the ball in-place)
  • Grappling Hook (Pulls you toward the ball)
  • Haymaker (Punches the ball)
  • Magnetizer (Attracts the ball to your car)
  • Plunger (Snaps the ball to your position)
  • Power Hitter (Hit everything harder)
  • Spike (Attach the ball to your car when you bump into it)
  • Swapper (Change positions on the field with your opponent)
  • Tornado (Sweep up the ball and cars into a giant funnel cloud)

Today’s update also introduces the “Crates & Keys” system that will allow players to unlock new skins and cosmetics through keys that are purchasable through optional micro-transaction. “Crate & Keys” is a similar micro-transaction model as popularized by Valve’s Counter Strike: Global Offensive and does not affect the core gameplay experience of Rocket League.  Keys will be sold for $1.49 USD for 1 or in bundles of 5, 10 or 20. Profits from the “Crate & Keys” system will be used to fund future e-sports prize pools for the Rocket League community.  

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Rocket League sound track to be released on Vinyl

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Now here is something which has peaked my curiosity. This morning in my email in box I find that  Psyonix has decided to release the Rocket League sound track. But, Psyonix being Psyonix they arent releasing it any normal way. Oh no, istead its coming out on a series of very unique, awesome looking vinyls. They will partner with iam8bit to release 3xLP’s later this summer.

Wait Records?

Yes that’s correct, Vinyl pressed records. The kind that the needle goes round on and makes the sound. So, here’s the deal. Created in partnership with pop culture retailers and creative house, iam8bit, The Vinyl Collection features custom artwork by Rocket League® community member, Dan Bronsema, who has illustrated both the front and back gatefolds of the album. The illustrations of this album are amazing, and the actual vinyl is going to 128 gram, so SUPER heavy. You wont have to worry about dropping this one and breaking it.

And just feast your eyes on how pretty these are! The attention to detail is great. I love how they used tired for the covers, and how each one has unique print on it. The art thats printed on the fold out is also beautiful, it features community membe Dan Bronsema.  fans can pre-order the The Vinyl Collection starting today RIGHT HERE I know I for one will be picking it up 75$ for a piece of art like this is a real deal for any rocket league lover.

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why are you reading all the way down here? This is just the end of the article, there isitn anything of real use here. I just put words on paper or I guess in computers, since no one is using paper anymore. Instead of reading this go play some video games! Oh you wanted the track list ok. Here you go

 

Vol 1:

01 Rocket League Theme by Mike Ault

02 Angel Wings (feat. Avianna Acid) by Mike Ault

03 Darkness by Mike Ault & Christian De La Torre

04 Flying Forever (feat. Morgan Perry) by Mike Ault

05 I Can Be (feat. Crysta) – by Mike Ault

06 In My Dreams (feat. Nikki Wilkins) by Mike Ault

07 Lacuna by Mike Ault

08 Love Thru The Night (feat. Morgan Perry) by Mike Ault

09 We Speak Chinese by Mike Ault & Abandoned Carnival

10 Seeing What’s Next by Hollywood Principle

11 Whiplash by Hollywood Principle

 

Vol. 2:

12 Firework by Hollywood Principle

13 Breathing Underwater (Ether Remix) by Hollywood Principle & Ether

14 Looking to the Future by Mike Ault

15 Escape from L.A. (Instrumental) by Mike Ault & Abandoned Carnival

16 Seeing What’s Next (Kev Frey Remix) by Hollywood Principle & Kev Frey

17 When the Lights Come On (Instrumental) by Mike Ault & Abandoned Carnival

18 Hard Buzz by Mike Ault & Abandoned Carnival

19 Game Time (featuring Dr. Awkward) by Mike Ault

20 Scorched Earth by Kevin Riepl

21 RLCS Theme by Mike Ault

22 Rocket League Throwback Anthem by Adam B. Metal

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Rocket League to get basketball mode

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Fan favorite Rocket League recently added morphs to their game, allowing players a fine grain of control over how the ball behaved, what shape it was, how much force boost had, and several other options. Included in these options was an icy preset for a hockey mode, which got me wondering, what else can we play with rocket cars? Well Psyonix has taken that answer to the next level announcing that this April they will be releasing a basketball mode for Rocket League.

So there you go, one tweet and the fans go wild. As usual Psyonix is delivering this content for free all of the people who already own Rocket League. The way Psyonix is putting out good solid free new conent cant help but remind me of the halcyon days of Halo 3 when it seemed like Bungie had a new map and game mode coming out every other week. A strong legacy to live up to. Personally I cant wait to give this mode a try, it appears that aerials will be more important as the ball must go “in to” the top of the net. See you on the court reader.

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Psyonix has made over 50 million on Rocket League

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Developer Psyonix’s amazing super powered ultra fast sports racing car game is crazy fun. Dont belive me? Read my review or check my steam library and see all the play time. However it also seems that at least according to the Wall Street Journal its also crazy profitable.  In an interview with the WSJ Psyonix said ““Rocket League” has raked in nearly $50 million in revenue and amassed more than 8 million registered players since its July launch on PC’s and Ps4s”

This is pretty unprecedented for an indie game from a small studio with out a backing by a major publisher. the report also details how Psyonix spent over two years and a figure close to two million dollars to develop Rocket League. That figure is quite large for a studio considered by many to be an “indie”. When asked how they manged studio founder Dave Hagewood said ” “We paid the bills by working on some of the biggest games in the industry,  including Mass Effect 3 and Gears of War.”

Perhaps most interesting is that the article also tell us that the most recent addition to Rocket league, the famed deloran of Back to the Future, was not something Psyonix sought out. Rather Universal (the studio that owns the property) came to them and said we want to work one of our properties in to your game, lets get a deal made.  Hagewood added, “It didn’t really sink in until they told me they had to get Steven Spielberg’s approval.”  and when it comes to additions to an already existing great game the hits just keep on coming for Psyonix. Since adding the Delorian, Psyonix has done a deal with Bethesda to add the Vault Boy from Fallout 4 to the game, and more recently it added a pile of holiday goodies through an update that includes antlers, Christmas trees, and Snow Day, an unranked three-on-three play style that trades the giant soccer ball for a giant hockey puck.

No doubt there are many more planned additions to this already amazing game, and I personally cant wait to see what Psyonix has up their sleeve.

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Rocket league to get mutators with free DLC

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Our oppinions here at brokenjoysticks on Rocket League are well known, our review posted here was glowing to say the least. So any time we hear about DLC or new content for that game we get EXTREMELY excited. So what could make an already amazing game where you shoot around in cars that have rockets even more amazing? The answer lies in Mutators

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Mutators at first seem simple, you can change all sorts of things, the size of the ball, the gravity in the field, the shape of the ball (is it still a ball if its square? I DONT KNOW) etc. Some that we know about already include: Cube (turns ball in to a cube), Moonball (lowers gravity), and Time warp (presumably warps time?) The new modifiers will appear in custom games and in a rotating playlist called unsurprisingly Mutator Mashup. I personally cant wait to get my hands on these game modes, the basic mode of rocket league was always where I had the most fun, and this will add so much more. Plus its bound to make it easier right? no i guess probably not, but thats the fun isint it?

Also announced is a hockey mode for later on in December. The Mutator DLC is free and will be available in the coming weeks. An additional preview will be provided today via a live stream.

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