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Rocket League's new Item Shop and Blueprints get a price reduction

12 Dec 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

Oh Psyonix, what have you done? Rocket League recently had the loot boxes removed, with Blueprints and an Item Shop instead so you see exactly what you get but the pricing is terrible.

The big Rocket League update that kicked out loot boxes is now live

4 Dec 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Psyonix have given loot boxes the boot in the latest update to Rocket League, with a new Blueprint and Item Shop system. There's a whole lot more to it too.

The Sunday odds and ends Linux and gaming section

24 Nov 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Blimey, where did Saturday go? It's Sunday already? Yes it is. A time for rest, relaxation and plenty of gaming. Time to go over a few random bits of news!

Psyonix give some details on the item shop coming to Rocket League

21 Nov 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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One of the last pieces of the pie to replace their current loot box system in Rocket League is the Item Shop, which Psyonix have now talked about.

Psyonix talk more about the upcoming Blueprint system for Rocket League

6 Nov 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Coming soon to Rocket League is the replacement of loot boxes, part of this is the new previously announced Blueprint system and Psyonix are now ready to talk a little more about it.

Everyone is getting the first three Rocket League DLC free and other news

23 Oct 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Psyonix have updated their roadmap for what's coming up in Rocket League and some of it actually sounds quite nice.

Stranger Things have entered Rocket League for the Haunted Hallows event

14 Oct 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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As a big fan of both Stranger Things (the TV series) and Rocket League, I approve of the little crossover they're currently doing for the new Halloween event the Haunted Hallows.

Midweek tip - Lethal League is an amusing competitive projectile fighting game available on Linux

2 Oct 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Here's a game that we've never really talked about here but that ends today. The competitive projectile fighting game, Lethal League, is a huge amount of fun.

Psyonix have announced what is replacing Rocket League loot boxes and it sounds reasonable

1 Oct 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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One change I am particularly happy about is Rocket League removing all loot box gambling and Psyonix have now announced it's happening in December along with what will replace it.

The Linux and gaming Sunday round-up paper

29 Sep 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another week has passed already? There's simply not enough time in the week! Since we slow right down during the weekend to get a little downtime ready to be fresh for another week, here's some interesting bits for Sunday reading.

Testing the Gioteck WX-4 Wireless gamepad on Linux, pretty good for the price

27 Sep 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Always on the look out for new hardware that's good and cheap, I recently came across the Gioteck WX-4 Wireless gamepad.

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The new Steam Library Beta is officially out for you to try

17 Sep 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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The day has finally arrived, Valve have now put out a Beta for the massive overhaul to the Steam Library so you can try it yourself.

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Rocket League Season 12 and the Rocket Pass 4 are live, with the new Weekly Challenge system

29 Aug 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another Competitive Season ends and a fresh one begins, Rocket League Season 12 is now officially live and so is the new Rocket Pass 4 with a tweaked Weekly Challenge system.

D9VK 0.20 'Frog Cookie' is out further advancing this great D3D9 to Vulkan layer

26 Aug 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Developer Joshua Ashton has just today released another build of D9VK code-named 'Frog Cookie', further polishing this D3D9 to Vulkan layer that was forked from DXVK.

Rocket Pass 4 is coming to Rocket League on August 28th, with a new rally-inspired Battle-Car

22 Aug 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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The fourth Rocket Pass is due to arrive in Rocket League soon, along with the start of Competitive Season 12.

Psyonix are removing randomized loot boxes from Rocket League

6 Aug 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Rocket League, the awesome sports game about smacking balls into goals using rocket powered cars is going through some changes.

A three-way look at Rocket League on Linux, with D9VK versus Linux Native

2 Aug 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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After chatting on Twitter with a fellow Rocket League enthusiast about the performance of the game, I decided to take a look.

The Linux-powered Atari VCS sounds like it's coming along

24 Jul 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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The team behind the retro-inspired and Linux-powered gaming box, the Atari VCS, have put out an "Early Summer Update" of what's going on with the project.

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Psyonix have put up a roadmap of what's coming next for Rocket League

24 Jul 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Yes, more Rocket League news! While they've only just put up a new DLC for the K.I.T.T car from Knight Rider and the limited-time Beach Ball game mode, they've also now shown off their roadmap for what's coming to the game next.

Rocket League enters the final phase of the Radical Summer event, new limited-time Beach Ball Mode is up

23 Jul 2019 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Running from now until August 12, Rocket League's final phase of the Radical Summer event is focusing on '80s television. This includes a new DLC pack along with a new game mode.