Showing posts with label psyonix. Show all posts
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Friday, June 10, 2016

Rocket League"s Biggest Update Neo Tokyo Coming Soon

Rocket League is getting a massive update this month, and it will be bringing new arenas, items, and improvements on June 20. The update is called Neo Tokyo, and Psyonix is calling it the biggest update for the game yet.


The update, which is “inspired by the cyberpunk dystopias made popular in the 1980s”, will feature a brand new arena of the same name. The arena was originally released as part of the Rocket Labs experimental playlist, and is a reimagined version of the multi-tiered Underpass stadium. This reimagining adds streamlined gameplay improvements and a “highly detailed” environment.


This Neo Tokyo update also comes with a plethora of other inclusions, which they’ve kindly listed out. You can check out that list with bullet points below, which comes directly from the press release.


  • The beginning of “Season 3” for Competitive Playlists, which resets all skill ratings and rewards last season’s players with exclusive Rocket Boosts that reflect their final rank

  • An expanded Item drop system that adds…
    • More than 20 “Rare” and “Very Rare” Item types for online, post-game drops

    • An easy-to-use “Trade In” system that allows players to exchange multiple Items of one rarity type for an even rarer one.

    • New “Painted” Items that offer different color variations on existing Garage favorites like Toppers and Wheels

    • Special “Certified” Items that track specific in-game stats and increase in prestige the higher those stats go


  • New Quick-Chat customization options that expand player choices for fast, in-game communication

  • New Post-Game celebrations that spotlight the winning team and allow them to jump, spin, and boost their car to show off their accomplishments

  • “Pillars,” a new experimental Arena that separates the field into three lanes via two massive walls in the middle of the stadium

  • A new, in-game “Showroom” that allows players to view and purchase all previously-released and future premium DLC

  • Eight new Trophies and Achievements on all three platforms

According to the blog post on the Rocket League website, new blog posts will be on the way to discuss some of the features included with the update. A blog post detailing the trophies and achievements added to the game will hit on June 13, while details on the showroom will be available on June 15.


Two Neo Tokyo inspired cars will also become available, though they’ll initially only be available through the collector’s edition of the game. Those of us that aren’t picking it up will have to wait until July 5 in North America. Europe will get the cars on June 24.


Those cars are called Esper and Masamune, and will be included with the other collector’s edition cars in the $1.99 DLC that will become available worldwide on July 18.


Are you excited to see more Rocket League DLC? Let us know in the comments if you’ll be picking this one up.



Rocket League"s Biggest Update Neo Tokyo Coming Soon

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Dying Light Comes to Rocket League With Free Items

Earlier this year, Rocket League and Dying Light came together to give fans of both games a bit of Rocket League in Dying Light. Now, it’s happening again, but this time Dying Light is coming to Rocket League.


As you’re probably used to by now with promotions in Rocket League, the items will make an appearance with a patch currently scheduled for late June. That patch will include two Dying Light themed items, an antenna and a flag.


It’s probably not something to get excited about unless you really liked Dying Light, but more free content is always great, and it’s nice to see Psyonix teaming up with other developers to bring other games into the fray.



Dying Light Comes to Rocket League With Free Items

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Developers Behind Rocket League Figured Out Cross-Network Play

There’s been lots of talk surrounding PlayStation and Xbox players connecting for online play recently, with Rocket League developers Psyonix stating that cross-network play is one of the most requested features for the game, and Microsoft inviting Sony to join them. It’s a hot topic. Xbox and PC users have been able to play together since the Xbox 360, and the same goes for Sony with games dating back to the PlayStation 2.


But never before have Microsoft and Sony cooperated to allow cross-network play between Xbox and PlayStation. That might soon change, provided Sony agrees to Microsoft’s offer to let it happen. Rocket League has long offered cross-platform support between PC and console players, but now they’re pushing to including cross-platform support between consoles.


Judging by the latest news from Psyonix, it might soon come to fruition. That is, if Microsoft and Sony allow it. In an interview with GameSpot published yesterday, Psyonix discussed the reality of bridging the consoles. As it turns out, they’ve figured it out and well on track. The only thing stopping them is Microsoft and Sony.


It’s just a matter of waiting now. If you’d asked anyone whether or not they thought PlayStation and Xbox gamers would be able to play with each other at the end of last year, nobody would have thought the idea stood a chance. But thanks to Microsoft and Rocket League, it just might. Still, probably best not to get our hopes up.


Would you like to see cross-network play? Let us know in the comments.



The Developers Behind Rocket League Figured Out Cross-Network Play