An Official Rocket League Championship Series Is Coming
Amazon-owned Twitch is doubling down on eSports. The social video platform for gamers has partnered with San Diego-based independent developer Psyonix to launch the Rocket League Championship Series later this month with registration opening on March 25. The league will debut across PC and PlayStation 4, but Nick Allen, director of eSports operations at Twitch, says Xbox One will be added to the competition down the line. "We'll be focusing on online play for the early stages of the competition qualifiers and regional finals, with the capstone event being a live, international championship," Allen says. Gamers will compete across the U.S. and Europe over a three-month season with the ultimate goal being to take home a portion of the 75,000 in prize money. Twitch will livestream the event, tapping into its audience of 100 million gamers. "The Rocket League Championship Series is our first eSports partnership effort since partnering with Capcom on the Capcom Pro Tour back in 2014," Allen says. "This marks a venture into a very deep, robust, and multiyear relationship, and while we're not ruling out partnering with other leagues, we're very selective with the game and developer we'd be open to working with."