Rocket League News

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Version: Rocket League v2.63
⁠Platforms: Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
⁠Scheduled Release: December 9, 2025 4 PM PT / December 10, 2025 12 AM UTC[/p][h3]THE HEADLINES[/h3]

• [p]New Arena: Parc de Paris[/p]
• [p]Addition to 4v4 Arena Rotation[/p]
• [p]Quality of Life Update for Opening a Drop[/p]
• [p]Fast Free Play Update[/p]

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

• [p]The Parc de Paris Arena celebrates iconic French landmarks and sleek modern cityscapes. [/p]

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

• [p]We’ve added Mannfield (Quads) to the 4v4 Arena rotation. [/p]

[p]Parc de Paris and Mannfield (Quads) are live in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, Competitive Matches, Free Play, Online Free Play, and the Main Menu.[/p][h3]CHANGES AND UPDATES[/h3][p]Quality of Life Update for Opening a Drop[/p]

• [p]Opening a Drop used to mean watching the full animation. Every. Single. Time. Pretty fun at first, not so fun when you’re sitting on hundreds of them. To speed things up, we’re adding a new setting that lets you skip the animation and open Drops instantly. Less waiting, more items. [/p]
  • [p]This new setting is called “SKIP DROP OPENING ANIMATION” and is a toggle in the Settings menu.[/p]
    • [p]The Drop animation will only be skipped if this setting is toggled on (i.e., players cannot press a button to skip the animation).[/p]
    • [p]The Open Drop confirmation popup has been removed to streamline the experience.[/p]

[p]Match Admin Mutator Visibility Update [/p]

• [p]We’ve added UI improvements to make Private Match admin functionality toggleable and clearly visible throughout the match flow.[/p]
• [p]Global Match admins remain unaffected and retain admin status at all times.[/p]
• [p]Breakdown of the improvements:[/p]
  • [p]Added new Match Admin Controls option toggle: Enabled / Disabled (Disabled by default)[/p]
  • [p]Updated the Selected Mutators list to display a “Match Admin: ON” indicator at the top.[/p]
  • [p]Added a top-right Admin indicator when Match Admin is ON.[/p]
  • [p]Admin indicator now appears during:[/p]
    • [p]Arena intro sequence[/p]
    • [p]Countdown[/p]
      • [p]Indicator disappears once gameplay begins[/p]
  • [p]Added admin indicator to the Mid-Game (Pause) Menu when Match Admin is ON.[/p]
    • [p]Indicator hides again upon resuming gameplay.[/p]
  • [p]Added a top-right admin indicator on the post-match screen showing whether Match Admin was active.[/p]
  • [p]For match history and replays, a Match Admin: On/Off field has been added to the Details panel.[/p]
    • [p]The field is hidden when no admin data exists.[/p]

[p]Fast Free Play Update[/p]

• [p]Based on community feedback, we added a “Yes (Stop Asking)” option to the “You are about to leave this match and enter Free Play. Continue?” question. This allows players to disable the prompt entirely.[/p]

[h3]BUG FIXES[/h3][p]General[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where players with very large friends lists could experience stuttering during gameplay. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where LAN hosts could not see their own typed chat messages.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Fast Free Play would fail to launch if the previously selected Free Play Arena was set to Random. [/p]
• [p]Fixed tail light brightness inconsistencies on the Porsche 911 Turbo, Breakout, and RAM 1500 RHO Car Bodies. [/p]

[p]Xbox[/p]

• [p]Resolved an issue where VSync settings were not functioning correctly. Players should now experience reduced input latency when VSync is turned OFF.[/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]Rocket League Season 21 brings you from Lyon-Décines to the City of Light. From December 10 to March 11, it’s a full-on French takeover featuring the Parc de Paris Arena![/p][p][/p][p]Hunt down an at-large thief in one of three Car Bodies in Season 21’s Rocket Pass Premium. The charmingly compact Corlay auto-unlocks upon Rocket Pass Premium purchase. Later in the Pass, unlock Magnifique and Magnifique GXT to add some magnificent sports cars to your collection. Corlay uses the Octane hitbox and Magnifique and Magnifique GXT use the Dominus hitbox.[/p][p][/p][p]Rocket Pass Premium also includes items inspired by French duo Daft Punk. Unlock the TB3 and GM08 Toppers to attach one of their helmets to your car. And we didn’t forget their “Instant Crush” Player Anthem ft. Julian Casablancas![/p][p]Go from electronic to old-school with the French Baroque Rocket Royalty Octane Decal. See some of the Rocket Pass Premium rewards for yourself:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Celebrating French Creators[/h2][p]We’re putting the spotlight on French community member and content creator Kaydop! With nearly 900,000 Twitch followers, Kaydop is a three-time Rocket League World Championship winner and now he’s extending a W to you. Get the Shot Like The Dop Player Title for free in the Item Shop from December 10 to December 17![/p][p][/p][p]Also, the Parc de Paris Arena features artwork designed by French artist Mr Brainwash and another by French-Colombian artist Chanoir. They additionally designed free Decals in the Rocket Pass:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]The Pursuit Heats Up in Ranked Heatseeker[/h2][p]Heatseeker — it’s a mode all about pursuit, and it’ll have a Ranked version for the first time! From December 10 to December 17, complete Ranked Heatseeker Challenges in the Bring the Heat event to unlock a Sport, Special, Deluxe, Import, Exotic, and Black Market Drop. Also unlock the Fire Eye Topper, because the hunt for the culprit is only getting hotter![/p][p][/p][h2]Drop into Paris, Get Drops[/h2][p]While on the chase, grab some goodies for yourself. Season Challenges will return to having three Drops per page! Weekly Challenges will get an unlimited Challenge every week rewarding a Sport Drop, Special Drop, AND Deluxe Drop per completion. [/p][p]Also, Drops will once again be rewarded in the Rocket Pass past Tier 70, as free rewards.[/p][h2]Rocket Rundown[/h2][p]When Season 21 starts on December 10, head to rocketleague.com/rundown to get an analysis of your Season 20 stats… Were you more of a defensive or offensive player? How did your stats compare to other players? Find out on December 10 🚗[/p][p][/p][p]Au revoir![/p]

[p][/p][p]The RLCS Kick-Off Studio LAN and next Season of Rocket League are almost here! Fuel the hype by fueling your Garage with rare and bounteous Twitch, TikTok, and Creator Drops. Drop Rush runs through December and beyond.[/p][h2]Twitch Drops[/h2][p]In RLCS, competitors are bound to meet their nemesis. During the Kick-Off Studio LAN from December 5 at 7 AM PT to December 7 at 6 PM PT, earn the Nemesis Car Body and more for watching any Twitch stream in the Rocket League category:[/p]

• [p]Watch for 30 minutes cumulative: Apex Wheels (Black)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 1 hour cumulative: Tactical Nuke Goal Explosion (Cobalt)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 2 hours cumulative: Tactical Nuke Goal Explosion (Crimson)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 3 hours cumulative: Nemesis Car Body (Burnt Sienna)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 4 hours cumulative: Nemesis Car Body (Crimson)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 5 hours cumulative: Nemesis Car Body (Sky Blue)[/p]

[p][/p][p]On December 7 (the final day of the Kick-Off) from 6:30 AM PT to the end of the broadcast, earn the Tactical Nuke Goal Explosion and more by watching the tactical action on the Rocket League Twitch channel or affiliated co-streaming Twitch channels: [/p]

• [p]Watch for 1 hour cumulative: Tactical Nuke Goal Explosion (Black)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 2 hours cumulative: Tactical Nuke Goal Explosion (Titanium White)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 3 hours cumulative: Nemesis Car Body (Grey)[/p]
• [p]Watch for 4 hours cumulative: Nemesis Car Body (Titanium White)[/p]

[p][/p][p]When Rocket League’s next Season starts, a new rival enters the scene: the thief of the Rocket League World Championship 2025 trophy. From December 10 at 9 AM PT to January 5 at 12 AM PT, earn the Rival Wheels and more by watching any stream in the Rocket League category:[/p]

• [p]Watch for 30 minutes cumulative: Rival Wheels[/p]
• [p]Watch for 1 hour cumulative: Aero Mage Wheels[/p]
• [p]Watch for 2 hours cumulative: Patriarch Pro Wheels[/p]
• [p]Watch for 3 hours cumulative: Big Splash Goal Explosion[/p]
• [p]Watch for 4 hours cumulative: Picture This Wheels[/p]

[p]While unlocking these items, you’ll earn random painted variants of them (excluding the Patriarch Pro Wheels) after intervals of 30 cumulative minutes, until you’ve hit a cumulative watch time of 5.5 hours during the time frame.[/p][p][/p][p]To unlock Twitch Drops, make sure you’ve connected your Epic Games account to your Twitch account![/p][h2]TikTok Drops [/h2][p][/p][p]On TikTok from December 5 at 7 AM PT all the way to January 5 at 12 AM PT, you’ll receive in-app codes for completing certain actions. Redeem these codes in Rocket League to get item bundles for your Garage![/p][p]Quick as a ninja? Jump into TikTok and claim the Ninja Wheels and more from the Rocket League Game Details page:[/p]

• [p]LFT Topper[/p]
• [p]Ninja Wheels[/p]
• [p]Dune Racer Decal[/p]
• [p]Picture This Wheels[/p]

[p]Start making a splash with your watch time by watching 3 cumulative minutes of any channel streaming Rocket League that has Game Rewards enabled. After that, you’ll earn the Big Splash Goal Explosion and more:[/p]

• [p]Big Splash Goal Explosion[/p]
• [p]Aero Mage Wheels[/p]
• [p]Ballistic Goal Explosion[/p]

[p]Reach the peak of viewing! Watch 15 cumulative minutes of any channel streaming Rocket League that has Game Rewards enabled. By doing this, you’ll earn the Apex Wheels (Titanium White) and more:[/p]

• [p]Big Splash Goal Explosion (Black)[/p]
• [p]Apex Wheels (Titanium White)[/p]

[h2]Creator Drops[/h2][p]Next Season takes place in the City of Light, so we’re shining a light on the many content creators who help make the Rocket League community great.[/p][p]When the next Season of Rocket League begins, we’ll be giving codes to Rocket League content creators on Twitch and YouTube. They’ll then share these codes with their audience throughout the whole Season! Redeem a code in Rocket League to get a Drop ranging from Sport Drops to Black Market Drops.[/p][p][/p][p]Stay tuned for details later this week on the next Rocket League Season![/p]

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Complete Rocket League Challenges like you’re driving in Springfield. Get as many centers and clears as there are The Simpsons seasons, collect boost pickups as if your GPS is set to The Simpsons’ house, and drive a distance worthy of picking up the perfect donuts! [/p][p]By completing Challenges, unlock in-game rewards straight from Springfield. Keep your eyes on the ball with the Blinky Topper, hide after a loss with the Homer’s Hedges Player Banner, get to work with the Waste Wheels, and more! There’s also an unlimited Challenge awarding 20,000 XP each time.


Continue giving your car a new, Springfield look with Homer’s Car coming to the Shop. The car’s measurements and D’oh-mensions? A Dominus hitbox.[/p][p]Rocket League x The Simpsons starts later today and ends November 17![/p]

[p][/p][p]Check out our blog for full schedules: https://rocketleague.com/news/register-for-rlcs-2026-today-and-compete-for-a-share-of-the-6-1-million-dollar-prize-pool

Register now for the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 season with a total prize pool of over $6.1 million USD across multiple modes! It all leads to the Rocket League World Championship in September.[/p][h2]RLCS 2026 Format[/h2][h3]3v3 Mode[/h3][p]Sign-ups for Open tournaments 1–3 are live now. Check out the Opens schedule:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The top six NA and EU teams from Open 1 will qualify for the new Kick-Off Studio LAN from December 5 to December 7 at BLAST Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The teams will compete for direct qualification for Major 1, and to earn their region a fifth slot at the Majors and Rocket League World Championship.[/p][p]Opens 1–3 are opportunities to qualify for Major 1, and Opens 4–6 are opportunities to qualify for Major 2.[/p][p]Both Majors are ways to earn RLCS points. After Major 2, the teams who’ve earned the most cumulative RLCS points for the 2026 season will be invited to Worlds:[/p]

• [p]NA: Top 4 or 5 teams, depending on Kick-Off Studio LAN results[/p]
• [p]EU: Top 4 or 5 teams, depending on Kick-Off Studio LAN results[/p]
• [p]SAM: Top 2 teams[/p]
• [p]MENA: Top 2 teams[/p]
• [p]APAC: Top 1 team[/p]
• [p]OCE: Top 1 team[/p]
• [p]SSA: Top 1 team[/p]

[p]There will be a Last Chance Qualifier for four regions to decide the remaining 3v3 teams in the World Championship. These regions are to be determined.[/p][p]For 3v3 teams, at least two starting players must meet regional eligibility requirements through citizenship or permanent legal residency. See the 3v3 RLCS 2026 Official Rules for more info.[/p][h3]2v2 & 1v1 Modes[/h3][p]For 2v2 and 1v1 players, you’ll begin competing in May and June. Stay tuned for more info in the coming months![/p]