Rocket League News

[p][/p][p]You’ve been loving Season 21, with 1 million of you taking the field at the same time on January 25. [/p][p]To celebrate, hop into the limited-time Goalentines event! Earn Goalentines Gifts as you keep playing matches until February 16. Open these boxes of goodies in your inventory for a Special-tier item, or sometimes a Deluxe or Import item. [/p][p][/p][p]There are also Goalentines Challenges, which award items like the Cupid’s Bullseye Goal Explosion, Teddy Bear Topper, and Hearty Party Decal 💕[/p][p][/p][p]Goalentines gets even sweeter with an unlimited Challenge awarding 20,000 XP each time. Get your heart racing with rewards ‘til February 16 at 9 AM PT![/p]

[p][/p][p]Version: Rocket League v2.64
⁠Platforms: Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
⁠Scheduled Release: January 22, 2026 4 PM PT / January 23, 2026 12 AM UTC[/p][h3]THE HEADLINES[/h3]

• [p]Cartman’s Crash Out LTE[/p]
• [p]Expanded Preset Slots[/p]
• [p]Champions Field Update[/p]
• [p]Skip New Player Tutorial[/p]
• [p]Nintendo Switch 2 Rendering Enhancements[/p]

[h3]NEW CONTENT[/h3][p]Cartman’s Crash Out LTE[/p]

• [p]From January 22 at 4 PM PT to February 5 at 4 PM PT, jump into the Cartman’s Crash Out limited-time event and complete Challenges to score new Certified Toppers, and the animated Cheesy Poofs Octane Decal. [/p]

[h3]CHANGES AND UPDATES[/h3][p]Expanded Preset Slots[/p]

• [p]We’ve expanded preset slots from 50 to 75, giving room for more custom combos! Mix and match items and turn them into ready-to-go rides.[/p]

[p]Champions Field update[/p]

• [p]To honor and celebrate the 2025 RLCS 3v3 champions Atomic, BeastMode, Daniel, and Satthew — and the 1v1 champion Nwpo — banners for them have been added to the Champions Field Arena. [/p]

[p]Skip New Player Tutorial[/p]

• [p]Players who have already completed the introductory tutorial will no longer be forced back into it when playing on another platform for the first time (excluding Xbox).[/p]

[p]Nintendo Switch 2 Rendering Enhancements[/p]

• [p]We’ve made a series of visual and performance improvements for Rocket League on Nintendo Switch 2.[/p]
  • [p]Simplified Graphics Settings[/p]
    • [p]The Performance/Quality toggle has been removed, as Rocket League on Nintendo Switch 2 now uses the best of both settings.[/p]
  • [p]Improved Resolution[/p]
    • [p]Docked mode: Resolution is now locked at 1080p, 60 FPS in docked mode.[/p]
    • [p]Handheld mode: Dynamic resolution now targets 1080p at 60 FPS, but will still reduce resolution as needed to keep gameplay smooth.[/p]
  • [p]Visual Quality Upgrades [/p]
    • [p]Increased world detail[/p]
    • [p]Higher texture quality in handheld mode, matching docked mode[/p]
    • [p]Crisper texture detail with increased anisotropic filtering (reduces jagged lines and blurry edges on surfaces)[/p]
    • [p]Improved lighting effects[/p]
    • [p]Ambient occlusion[/p]
    • [p]Higher-resolution shadows[/p]

[h3]BUG FIXES[/h3][p]Visual[/p]

• [p]Fixed taillight brightness appearing inconsistent across multiple Car Bodies.[/p]

• [p]The Heatwave Decal now displays correctly on Lamborghini Urus. [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the RLCS ’25 and RLCS ’26 Decals appeared stretched on the hood of the Fennec ZR-F Car Body. [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the Chanoir Octane Decal could override the Car Body’s painted trim. [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the large screens in Champions Field could display distorted visuals. [/p]

[p]Audio[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where BMW M4 GT3 Evo’s engine audio was louder than intended. [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the Patty Wagon Car Body used the incorrect engine audio during gameplay. [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where sound effects for the Hologlass Goal Explosion could cut off when triggered during gameplay.[/p]

[h3]KNOWN ISSUES[/h3][p]For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, check out our Known Issues page.[/p]

[p][/p][p]The gang’s all here. Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Butters have driven all the way from South Park, Colorado, to the arena. From January 22 at 4 PM PT to February 5 at 4 PM PT, complete Challenges in Cartman’s Crash Out to unlock their Toppers and an animated Cheesy Poofs Octane Decal.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Each Topper is a certified item so each tracks a certain stat, counting only when you have the Topper equipped:[/p]

• [p]Cartman Topper: Tracks turtle goals[/p]
• [p]Stan Topper: Tracks goals[/p]
• [p]Kyle Topper: Tracks assists [/p]
• [p]Kenny Topper: Tracks how many times you’ve been demo’d[/p]
• [p]Butters Topper: Tracks your losses [/p]

[p]With the “Stampede + South Park” Bundle in the Shop, get the Stampede Car Body and five Decals for it based on Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, or Butters. Assert your authority with an all-out Cartman car: a Stampede decked out with a Cartman Decal and your Cartman Topper![/p][p][/p][p]Stan’s scoring, Kyle’s assisting, and Butters is doing his best. Join the chaos before February 5 at 4 PM PT.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Rocket League’s Frosty Fest 2025 runs from December 18 at 4 PM PT to January 7 at 4 PM PT! When you log in, you’ll be placed in one of the four Harry Potter Hogwarts houses for the Hogwarts House Rivalry and receive that house’s Player Title. [/p][p]Play matches and collect wins to help your house achieve victory on the leaderboard. Whichever house is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of Frosty Fest wins — keep track on the Rocket League website.[/p][p][/p][p]Pick up the free “GRYFFINDOR,” “SLYTHERIN,” “RAVENCLAW,” or “HUFFLEPUFF” Player Title from the Shop and equip it to change your house. When Frosty Fest ends, all players will receive a fifth Player Title based on the winning house.[/p][h2]Frosty Fest Challenge Rewards[/h2][p]Winter and the wizarding world collide in Frosty Fest Challenges! Complete them to earn delightfully festive rewards like the Hot Cocoa Antenna and magical rewards including the Sorting Hat Topper and Boosts repping each Hogwarts house. Get in the spirit with Golden Gift and XP rewards as well![/p][p][/p][p]Want to rep your favorite house even more? The “Aston Martin Valhalla + Wizarding World” Bundle will be in the Shop starting December 18 at 4 PM PT featuring the 2025 Aston Martin Valhalla Car Body and four Decals that rock the emblem of either Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff. Aston Martin Valhalla uses the Breakout hitbox.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]As part of Frosty Fest 2025, the song “The Six Of Wands” by Caster was made specifically for this magical celebration in collaboration with Monstercat, and will be available as a Player Anthem in the Shop. Check it out in the Frosty Fest trailer![/p]

[p][/p][p]Version: Rocket League v2.63 Season 21 Live
⁠Platforms: Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
⁠Scheduled Release: December 10, 2025 9 AM PT / 5 PM UTC [/p][h3]THE HEADLINES[/h3]

• [p]New Rocket Pass[/p]
• [p]Challenge Updates[/p]
• [p]Rank Updates[/p]
• [p]Tournament Updates[/p]
• [p]Addition to 4v4 Arena Rotation[/p]
• [p]Heatseeker Joins the Ranked Lineup[/p]
• [p]“Bring the Heat” Limited Time Event[/p]
• [p]Introducing Rocket Rundown[/p]
• [p]Community Spotlight: Kaydop[/p]
• [p]Free Login Rewards[/p]
• [p]Improvements for Ranked Quads and Heatseeker[/p]
• [p]RLCS Shop Refresh[/p]
• [p]Ranked Rewards for Previous Season[/p]

[h3]SEASON 21[/h3][p]New Rocket Pass[/p]

• [p]The Season 21 Rocket Pass is here, featuring the Corlay, Magnifique and Magnifique GXT Car Bodies![/p]
  • [p]Corlay uses the Octane hitbox, and Magnifique and Magnifique GXT use the Dominus hitbox.[/p]
• [p]Drops have also returned in the Rocket Pass past Tier 70, as free rewards.[/p]

[p]Challenge Updates[/p]

• [p]Season 21 Stage 1 Challenges are live.[/p]
• [p]One extra Drop will be added to every Challenge Stage.[/p]
• [p]As the final reward for completing all Challenge Stages, the Challenge Competition Boost will be replaced with a set of 1 Special Drop, 1 Deluxe Drop, and 1 Import Drop.[/p]
• [p]A repeatable Drops Challenge is available in the Weekly Challenges lineup. Win 10 Online Matches in any Competitive mode to unlock a Sport Drop, Special Drop, AND Deluxe Drop per completion.[/p]

[p]Ranked Updates[/p]

• [p]For Season 21, Ranked Snowday replaces Ranked Dropshot, and Dropshot moves to the Casual Playlist rotation.[/p]
• [p]Similar to previous Seasons, a soft rank reset has been applied to all Ranked Playlists.[/p]
• [p]In order to address feedback, ranked Quads stay for another season.[/p]
  • [p]We’ve made a number of under-the-hood changes to Quads based on its rollout in Season 20 (more details are in “Improvements for Ranked Quads and Heatseeker” below) and we’ll continue to monitor matchmaking health throughout Season 21 to determine whether Ranked Quads stays beyond this season.[/p]

[p]Tournament Updates[/p]

• [p]Season 21 tournaments are live.[/p]
• [p]Any unspent Season 20 Tournament Credits have been automatically converted into rewards.[/p]
  • [p]Tournament Credits are converted into the highest-level reward(s) you’re capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining.[/p]
• [p]Every player who played in at least one tournament in Season 20 will receive one All-Star Cup![/p]
• [p]New Tournament Reward items have been added![/p]

[h3]NEW CONTENT[/h3][p]New Arena: Parc de Paris[/p]

• [p]Check out the Parc de Paris Arena, now live![/p]

[p]Addition to 4v4 Arena Rotation[/p]

• [p]We also added a new arena to the Quads rotation: Mannfield (Quads).[/p]
• [p]We've seen the feedback about how visibility on the existing Quads maps is challenging due to lack of objects in the environment. To address this, we made an alternative Quads arena that uses the familiar Mannfield outer environment.[/p]
• [p]Although this arena does not include a grass pitch we wanted to release this version to gauge if visibility is improved.[/p]
  • [p]Keep the feedback coming![/p]

[p]Heatseeker Joins the Ranked Lineup[/p]

• [p]Heatseeker has become a fan favorite, so we’re cranking things up and officially adding it to the Ranked Playlist lineup.[/p]
  • [p]Ranked Heatseeker launches exclusively in the 2v2 format.[/p]
  • [p]Heatseeker Grand Champion and Heatseeker Supersonic Legend Player Titles will be available as part of the Season 21 Ranked Rewards.[/p]
  • [p]A Ranked Heatseeker leaderboard has been added.[/p]

[p]“Bring the Heat” Limited Time Event[/p]

• [p]“Bring the Heat” is live for one scorching week! Jump in to celebrate the launch of Ranked Heatseeker with Challenges and rewards, including Drops and the blistering Fire Eye Topper.[/p]

[p]Introducing Rocket Rundown[/p]

• [p]Rocket Rundown is a personalized, web-based Seasonal review that celebrates a player’s Rocket League journey with statistics, achievements, and community comparisons. [/p]
  • [p]Head to rocketleague.com/rundown later this week and sign in with your Epic account to unlock your rundown of the previous Season. Players can only access their own rundown data.[/p]
  • [p]After logging in, you’ll get a downloadable Season Summary Card showing off your highlights.[/p]
    • [p]Sign in, check it out, and compare with friends!
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[p]Community Spotlight: Kaydop[/p]

• [p]Players can claim the three-time World Champion’s Player Title, “SHOT LIKE THE DOP,” for free in the Item Shop from December 10 to December 17![/p]

[p][/p][p]Free Login Rewards[/p]

• [p]Login anytime during Season 21 to snag two free Player Banners: Security Lasers and Liquid Gold.[/p]

[h3]CHANGES AND UPDATES[/h3][p]Improvements for Ranked Quads and Heatseeker[/p]

• [p]We learned a lot from launching Ranked Quads in Season 20 and took feedback from that to adjust the Ranked Quads experience in Season 21, as well as the launch of Ranked Heatseeker.[/p]

• [p]Quads[/p]

• [p]Players that are ranked Platinum I and above may see their rank increase at the beginning of Season 21.[/p]
  • [p]Reasoning: In Season 20, our placement logic for Quads often gave higher-skilled players lower-than-expected starting ranks and resulted in weaker matchmaking quality.[/p]
    • [p]For Season 21, initial placement now uses skill mappings from other playlists when no prior 4v4 data exists. This update provides more accurate starting ranks for higher-skilled players and improves overall matchmaking quality.[/p]
    • [p]Because of this adjustment, more players will likely reach the higher ranks, improving matchmaking times at those ranks.[/p]

• [p]Heatseeker[/p]
  • [p]Ranked Heatseeker will use the same rank placement that Quads now does.[/p]
  • [p]Also, the overall rank distribution for Heatseeker should create a healthy, accurate spread across all skill levels.[/p]

[p]RLCS Shop Refresh[/p][p]18 universal Decals representing some of the teams competing in RLCS 2026 are available in the RLCS Shop. Select the “RLCS Shop” tab and support your favorites! [/p][p]The region selector has been removed and teams are now listed alphabetically:[/p]

• [p]Dignitas[/p]
• [p]Furia[/p]
• [p]FUT Esports[/p]
• [p]Geekay Esports[/p]
• [p]Gen.G Mobil 1[/p]
• [p]Gentle Mates[/p]
• [p]Karmine Corp[/p]
• [p]KC Pioneers[/p]
• [p]Ninjas in Pyjamas[/p]
• [p]NRG[/p]
• [p]PWR[/p]
• [p]Shopify Rebellion[/p]
• [p]Spacestation Gaming[/p]
• [p]Team Falcons[/p]
• [p]Team Vitality[/p]
• [p]TSM[/p]
• [p]Twisted Minds[/p]
• [p]Wildcard[/p]

[p]Ranked Rewards for Previous Season[/p][p][/p][p]Season 20 Ranked Rewards will be granted to you when you log into Season 21, based on your highest-earned rank tier in Ranked Playlists during Season 20. You must have won ten matches at that rank tier to be eligible for its reward.[/p][p]Main Rewards[/p]

• [p]Bronze in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Bronze Boost[/p]
• [p]Silver in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Silver Boost + previous reward[/p]
• [p]Gold in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Gold Boost + previous rewards[/p]
• [p]Platinum in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Platinum Boost + previous rewards[/p]
• [p]Diamond in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Diamond Boost + previous rewards[/p]
• [p]Champion in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Champion Boost + previous rewards[/p]
• [p]Grand Champion in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Grand Champion Boost + previous rewards[/p]
• [p]Supersonic Legend in any Ranked Playlist: S20 - Supersonic Legend Boost + previous rewards⁠⁠[/p]

[p]⁠Grand Champion Title Rewards[/p]

• [p]Grand Champion in any Ranked Playlist: "S20 GRAND CHAMPION" in Crimson text[/p]
• [p]Rumble Grand Champion: "S20 RNG CHAMP" in Crimson text[/p]
• [p]Hoops Grand Champion: "S20 DUNK MASTER" in Crimson text[/p]
• [p]Dropshot Grand Champion: "S20 FLOOR DESTROYER" in Crimson text⁠[/p]
• [p]Quads Grand Champion: “S20 QUAD SQUAD” in Crimson text[/p]

[p]⁠Supersonic Legend Title Rewards[/p]

• [p]Supersonic Legend in any Ranked Playlist: "S20 SUPERSONIC LEGEND" in Titanium White text[/p]
• [p]Rumble Supersonic Legend: "S20 RNGENIUS" in Titanium White text[/p]
• [p]Hoops Supersonic Legend: "S20 LEGENDARY BALLER" in Titanium White text[/p]
• [p]Dropshot Supersonic Legend: "S20 TILE ANNIHILATOR" in Titanium White text[/p]
• [p]Quads Supersonic Legend: "S20 TOUR DE FOURCE" in Titanium White text[/p]

[h3]KNOWN ISSUES[/h3][p]For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, check out our Known Issues page.[/p]