Rocket League News

The most wonderful time of the year in Rocket League is back! Frosty Fest is officially underway and running now ‘til January 3.

This year, we’re spreading the festive cheer with Challenges, wintry rewards (with some Golden Gifts thrown in!), and returning Limited Time Modes. It is the season of giving after all!

[h3]BREAKIN’ THE ICE: FROSTY FEST CHALLENGES AND REWARDS[/h3]
If the season weren’t chilly enough, make it even colder with frosty accessories. Available until the end of the event, tackle 12 Frosty Fest Challenges to earn new Toppers, Antennas, a Decal, and more! Every Challenge has a reward for completion.



Is curling your favorite sport (besides Soccar)? Roll around the Arena with the Curling Stone Wheels. If you like keeping a spare, don’t leave the Curling Stone Topper behind!

Speaking of Toppers, use the Oh No Snowman Topper to fulfill a snowman’s melting wish of riding on top of a car. While the snowman sits atop, make it feel at home with the Mountaintop Octane Decal.

For completing one of the more difficult Challenges (Play 20 Online Matches), you’ll unlock a Golden Gift that pulls from the Impact, Secret Santa, and Accelerator Series. You can complete this Challenge up to five times, which means you can earn up to five Golden Gifts! 🎁

[h3]HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: RETURNING LTMS[/h3]
A special time of year means special ways to play—the Winter Breakaway and Speed Demon Limited Time Modes (LTMs) are back for Frosty Fest.

[h3]WINTER BREAKAWAY (DECEMBER 13 - DECEMBER 20)[/h3]


The Soccar ball gets subbed for a Hockey Puck in the Winter Breakaway LTM! Stay frosty while you throw down 3v3 on a snowy Throwback Stadium.

[h3]SPEED DEMON (DECEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 27)
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Too cool to chill? The Speed Demon LTM is a lightning-quick variant of Boomer Ball with unlimited boost at double the power. With that in mind, expect plenty of collateral damage—but don’t worry about getting taken out too much. You’ll be back behind the wheel in no time with 1-second respawns!

There’s plenty in 2023’s Frosty Fest to keep you busy, so don’t get left out in the cold! Frosty Fest is back now until January 3.

A new game experience is coming to Fortnite, this time featuring some of that high octane football you know and love from Rocket League. You can jump in and play Rocket Racing inside Fortnite starting tomorrow, December 9 2023.

The trailer itself - shown off at The Game Awards - is a cinematic one. So we don't know exacly how it'll play. But, judging from the LEGO Fortnite release we all jumped into today, it'll probably be quite distinct from the base game. Thankfully, we won't have to wait long to play it.

It all looks like Tim Sweeny's metaverse push is seriously in-action. This was first put out there in 2022 when Sony invested heavily in the idea, and recently they doubled down on that recently too. It's a real shame that at the same time, folks from the Epic Games suffered from layoffs earlier this year.

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[h3]Platforms: [/h3]
Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

[h3]Scheduled Release: [/h3]
12/06/2023, 8:30 a.m. PST / 4:30 p.m. UTC

[h2]THE HEADLINES[/h2]

• Season 13 Rocket Pass, featuring the new Car Bodies Ace and Primo, is now available
  
• The new Arena variants Mannfield (Dusk), Farmstead (Pitched), and Wasteland (Pitched) are live in Online Playlists
• Season 12 Competitive Rewards (Goal Explosions) are dropping for all eligible players
  

[h2]SEASON 13[/h2]
ROCKET PASS

• Season 13 Rocket Pass, featuring the new Car Bodies Ace and Primo, is now available
  
  • Ace uses the Breakout hitbox
    
  • Primo uses the Hybrid hitbox
    
  • The hitboxes for both Car Bodies have been shifted back and lowered for a better visual fit
    

TOURNAMENTS

• Season 13 Tournaments are live
  
• Any unspent Season 12 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards
  
  • Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining
    
  • Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup
• New Tournament Reward items have been added
  

CHALLENGES

• Season 13 Stage 1 Challenges are live
  

COMPETITIVE

• Season 13 Competitive has started
  
• Season 13 Changes
  
  • Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists

[h2]NEW CONTENT[/h2]
ARENAS

• New Arena variants are now available in Online Playlists:
  
  • Mannfield (Dusk)
    
  • Farmstead (Pitched)
    
  • Wasteland (Pitched)

SEASON 12 COMPETITIVE REWARDS

• Season 12 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
  
• Season 12 Rewards are non-tradable Goal Explosions
  
  • Bronze I or higher: ‘S12 – Bronze’ Goal Explosion
    
  • Silver I or higher: ‘S12 – Silver’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Gold I or higher: ‘S12 – Gold’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Platinum I or higher: ‘S12 – Platinum’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Diamond I or higher: ‘S12 – Diamond’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Champion I or higher: ‘S12 – Champion’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Grand Champion I: ‘S12 – Grand Champion’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
    
  • Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 – Supersonic Legend’ Goal Explosion + lower rewards
• Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
  
  • Competitive Grand Champion: ‘S12 GRAND CHAMPION’
    
  • Rumble Grand Champion: ‘S12 RNG CHAMP’
    
  • Hoops Grand Champion: ‘S12 DUNK MASTER’
    
  • Snow Day Grand Champion: ‘S12 BLIZZARD WIZARD’
    
  • Dropshot Grand Champion: ‘S12 FLOOR DESTROYER’
• Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
  
  • Competitive Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 SUPERSONIC LEGEND’
    
  • Rumble Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 RNGENIUS’
    
  • Hoops Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 LEGENDARY BALLER’
    
  • Snow Day Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 ICE TITAN’
    
  • Dropshot Supersonic Legend: ‘S12 TILE ANNIHILATOR’

[h2]KNOWN ISSUES[/h2]
For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here

[h3]Version:[/h3]
Rocket League v2.34
[h3]Platforms: [/h3]
Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
[h3]Scheduled Release:[/h3]
12/05/2023, 4 p.m. PST / 12/06/2023, 12 a.m. UTC

[h2]THE HEADLINES[/h2]

• The Play Menu has been updated with a refreshed look, streamlined layout and organization, and quality of life changes
  
• Player-to-Player Trading is no longer available
  
• A new Cross-Game item attribute has been added to Rocket League. These items will appear in Fortnite in your Locker if you play Fortnite using the same Epic Games Account
  
• The new Arena variants Mannfield (Dusk), Farmstead (Pitched), and Wasteland (Pitched) are live in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play
  

[h2]PLAY MENU UPDATE[/h2]
The Play Menu has been updated with a refreshed look, streamlined layout and organization, and quality of life changes.

Competitive Card

• Combined Competitive Playlists and Extra Modes Playlists into one new Competitive card
  
• You can now queue for all six Competitive Playlists at once
  
• Starting with Season 13, Competitive will alternate between Snow Day and Dropshot each Season.
  
  • Season 13: Competitive Snow Day
    
  • Season 14: Competitive Dropshot
    

Casual Card

• Added two new Arcade Playlists that will rotate through Extra Modes like Heatseeker, Spike Rush, Rocket Labs, and much more
  
  • Dropshot and Snow Day will be available in these Playlists when they are not part of the Competitive Playlist rotation
• Replaced 4v4 Chaos with a new Big Party Playlist
  
  • Big Party will rotate between Knockout and 4v4 Chaos

Play Offline Card

• A new Play Offline card containing Exhibition Mode, Season Mode, and Workshop Maps has been added

Private Match Card

• A new Private Match card containing options for Private Matches and LAN Matches has replaced the Custom Games card

Other Play Menu Changes

• You can join an existing Private Match directly from Training or an Offline Match
  
• Load and launch a different Workshop map when in a Workshop map already
  
• When in a party, you can now see your Rank even when you are not the Party Leader
  
• Re-ordered the Arena list so Standard Arenas are listed alphabetically, followed by non-Standard Arenas listed alphabetically
  

[h2]CHANGES AND UPDATES[/h2]
Player-to-Player Trading

• Player-to-Player Trading is no longer available
  

Cross-Game Items

• A new Cross-Game item attribute has been added to Rocket League
  
  • Cross-Game has been added to the Attributes Filter
• These items will appear in Fortnite in your Locker if you play Fortnite using the same Epic Games Account
  
  • When viewed in the Garage, Cross-Game items will have a note under the item name and rarity saying “This item will also appear in Fortnite”
  • Cross-Game items from Fortnite will begin to appear in your Rocket League Garage
• The first group of Cross-Game items include:
  
  • Car Bodies
  • Cyclone
    
  • Jäger 619
    
  • Octane
    
  • Lamborghini Huracán STO
  • Decals
  • Bat Boy (Cyclone)
    
  • Flames (Cyclone)
    
  • L-ITA 99 (Cyclone)
    
  • Sliver (Cyclone)
    
  • Stripes (Cyclone)
    
  • Whiteout (Cyclone)
    
  • Circuit Pro (Jäger 619)
    
  • Euphoria (Jäger 619)
    
  • Kraken (Jäger 619)
    
  • Storm Warning (Jäger 619)
    
  • Stripes (Jäger 619)
    
  • The Summit (Jäger 619)
    
  • Flames (Octane)
    
  • Lightning (Octane)
    
  • Skulls (Octane)
    
  • Stars (Octane)
    
  • Stripes (Octane)
    
  • Tech (Octane)
    
  • Wings (Octane)
    
  • Lamborghini Huracán STO
  • Wheels
  • OEM
    
  • Lamborghini Huracán STO v1
    
  • Lamborghini Huracán STO v2

Trade In Functionality

To account for Cross-Game ownership, the Trade In system has undergone some changes to its functionality. These changes will not affect non-Cross-Game items.

• Only duplicates of Cross-Game items will appear in the Trade In Menu until only one instance of the duplicate remains in your inventory
  
• Here are the rules that determine duplicate trade in eligibility:
  
  • Painted Items do not count as duplicates with unpainted items
  • Player has one (1) unpainted Cyclone and one (1) Black Painted Cyclone. Neither item will appear in the Trade In Menu
  • The same item with the same painted attribute are considered duplicates
  • Player has two (2) Black Cyclone. One (1) Black Cyclone is will appear in the Trade In Menu
  • The same item with different painted attributes are not considered duplicates
  • Player has one (1) Lime Cyclone and one (1) Black Cyclone . Neither item will appear in the Trade In Menu
  • Certified items count as duplicates with non-Certified items
  • Player has one (1) Certified Cyclone and one (1) non-Certified Cyclone. The non-Certified item will appear in the Trade In Menu
  • The same item with different Certifications are considered duplicates
  • Player has one (1) Acrobat Cyclone and one (1) Aviator Cyclone . The duplicate item with lower stats will appear in the Trade in Menu

Inventory Management

• Archived items will now appear in the Trade In Menu
  
• Favorited items will no longer appear in the Trade In Menu
  
  • If an item is marked as a favorite and archived, the game will respect the favorite status and the item will not appear in the Trade In Menu

[h2]NEW CONTENT
[/h2]New Arenas

• The new Arena variants Mannfield (Dusk), Farmstead (Pitched), and Wasteland (Pitched) are live in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

• Fixed appearance of Kingtress Decal (Octane)
  
• Fixed a bug causing Lightning McQueen to equip OEM Wheels when used for the first time
  
• Fixed wheel clipping issues for Whiplash
  
• Fixed wheel clipping issues for all versions of Emperor
  

Blog: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-season-13-hits-rewind-to-the-turn-of-the-century


The 90s and early 2000s, a time that was bold, radical, and most importantly: destined to return in Rocket League Season 13! Get ready for reminiscent nights at Mannfield—Season 13 kicks off December 6.

Here’s the 4-1-1 on this Season’s Rocket Pass Premium. Upon purchase, you’ll auto-unlock the Ace Car Body. Go up the Tiers to unlock other new items like the RC Antenna, CRT Wheels, Primo Car Body, yadda yadda yadda… (That’s right, Season 13’s Rocket Pass Premium has two different Car Bodies!)

Primo

[h3]LOOK FRESH AT THE FARM[/h3]
They say the grass was greener at the turn of the century, and maybe there’s something to that. The Farmstead and Wasteland Arenas have grown grass for Season 13, and perfect for some nighttime nostalgia, it’s dusk over at Mannfield!



[h3]ROCKET PASS PREMIUM[/h3]
Can’t go without your pager? Not enough neon in your life? Check out some of the rad items in this Season’s Rocket Pass Premium you can unlock by going up the Tiers:



Keep the information superhighway spinning with the Cyberspace Goal Explosion and create a retrowave with the takeover Pointbreak Goal Explosion. Whatever Goal Explosion you use, leave no diggity your team just scored.

In the heat of a match, you can’t demo a play before you make it—but you can remember the days of trying the demo disc of your next favorite video game. Sound the Demo Disc 20XX Player Anthem and relive the feel of playing a demo on your sixth-gen console or PC!

Speaking of music and discs, you wouldn’t want your mixtape CDs to get shuffled around in the car. So put them in a case with the Travel Case Topper! Keep your alt rock locked down.

All the rewards mentioned above are just some of the rewards you can unlock. This Season’s Rocket Pass is all that and a bag of chips, with 70+ Tiers of rewards across free and Premium. Make your Boost da (Neon) Bomb.

[h3]KEEP IT TIGHT TO EARN TOURNEY REWARDS[/h3]
Remember goin’ to a restaurant for your birthday and getting a cool hat? Then stopping at the bubblegum machine on the way out? This Season’s tournament rewards let you relive those childhood (or adult) memories. Shiver timbers with the Sailor Hat Topper and pop off with the Bubble Gum Explosion. Also take the Orbital Octane Decal for a spin!



There are even more tournament rewards, so keep proving you’re better than aiight.

[h3]NEW: CROSS-GAME ITEMS AND TRADE-IN SYSTEM UPDATES[/h3]
Cross-game ownership has arrived in Rocket League! Any item with the Cross-Game attribute will also appear in your Fortnite Locker if you play Fortnite using the same Epic Games account.

The first Car Bodies to get the Cross-Game treatment are Octane, Jäger 619, Cyclone, and the Lamborghini Huracán STO, along with select Decals for each, and the OEM Wheels. The Cross-Game attribute will be added to more items over time, so stay tuned!

Cross-Game items are also part of Rocket League’s Trade-In system, so you can trade in eligible Cross-Game items for one item of a higher rarity. Cross-Game items will have some additional trade-in rules—for example, only duplicates of Cross-Game items will appear in the Trade-In Menu until just one instance of the duplicate remains in your inventory.

The full list of Cross-Game trade-in rules will be included in the Season 13 patch notes, and these added rules will not apply to non-Cross-Game items.

[h3]OH SNAP! PLAY MENU CHANGES AND SEASON 12 COMPETITIVE REWARDS[/h3]
The Play Menu's about to be as hard-edged as the era. As announced previously, the menu's getting a facelift in Season 13, featuring a squared-off design where each submenu will have a streamlined layout.

The new Competitive card lets you queue for six Competitive Playlists at once, while the Casual card has all-new Arcade Playlists and a Big Party Playlist. You can learn more about these and a ton of other Play Menu changes in our preview blog post.

Screenshot in English. Not final version - for illustration only.

Also, if you’ve been sweating it out in Ranked, Season 12 Competitive Rewards are in tow too. We’re dropping Goal Explosions for all eligible players, along with in-game Titles for Grand Champion and SSL players!

That’s what’s crackalackin'—Rocket League Season 13 runs from December 6 to March 5!