“This Week in Rocket League” is a weekly Rocket League news report by community veteran Jasher, in which he gives the readers of Rocketeers.gg an overview on all the things that happened this week in the Rocket League scene. Make sure to check back every week to never miss Rocket League news.
Psyonix Reviews Year 3
Last Friday Psyonix released their review of the past year of Rocket League. Highlights include:
- Reaching 46 million players and 2.5 billion played games
- Releasing the Anniversary Event and Stadium
- Hosting a birthday party at Petco Park on July 19th
- And, announcing an expansion of Rocket League Esports efforts in the coming year
- Higher prize pools
- Opportunities for all skill levels
- And, a “more holistic approach to our Worldwide esports program”
Three years, 46 million players, and 13.1 billion goals later, THANK YOU to our worldwide community for making this our biggest and best birthday yet! (Ambien) ?⚽??? pic.twitter.com/fBlImyCkwW
— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) July 7, 2018
Northern Arena 2 This Weekend
Northern Arena 2 begins Saturday on .tv/NorthernArena with 8 of the best teams from North America and Europe. For more information, see the Reddit post.
| Region | Seed | Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 1 | Flipsid3 Tactics | kuxir97 / miztik / Yukeo |
| Europe | 2 | Dignitas | ViolentPanda / Kaydop / Turbopolsa |
| Europe | 3 | PSG | Bluey / Ferra / Chausette |
| Europe | 4 | exceL | Nielskoek / Pwndx / Markydooda |
| North America | 1 | NRG | Fireburner / GarrettG / jstn |
| North America | 2 | Cloud9 | Torment / SquishyMuffinz / Gimmick |
| North America | 3 | G2 | Kronovi / Rizzo / JKnaps |
| North America | 4 | FlyQuest | PrimeThunder / Wonder / AyyJayy |
Regional Leagues
| Region | League | Progress | Liquipedia | Octane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC | Asia Pro League | Completed | Link | Link |
| OCE | Gfinity Australia | Grand Final | Link | Link |
| SAM | SAM Championship | Finals | Link | Link |
Articles
- Scrub confirms: “I already have a spot on an RLCS team”
- Take Your Rocket League Gameplay to the Next Level: Kickoffs
News
- 32 collegiate teams qualified for the Summer Series
- Alex161 and Skyline depart Servette, drop MummiSnow
- Cloud9 reach the summit
- Rocket League joins Xbox Game Pass
- Rocket Street announces Psyonix sponsorship
- Unthink retires from Rocket League casting
Shows
- Casual Talk: Fluump, Freakii, Gibbs, Tylacto
- Discussions with Dazerin: Strangest Stranger and Quent
- RLCS S5 Worlds Aftermovie
- Rocket Science: Controller input lag test and comparison
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