{"id":13609,"date":"2017-03-01T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=13609"},"modified":"2017-02-28T11:05:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:05:50","slug":"the-bi-weekly-gamer-rocket-league-gets-fuel-from-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/03\/01\/the-bi-weekly-gamer-rocket-league-gets-fuel-from-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bi-weekly Gamer: Rocket League<\/em> gets fuel from developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve tried to stay away from sports-related games when writing this column. And there are a lot of them\u2014games involving the NHL, NBA, MLB, and FIFA have been around for a very long timae.<\/p>\n

Rocket League<\/i> is a game is not about rockets but, rather, about rocket-powered cars that you control to play a compact version of soccer.<\/p>\n

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The Bi-weekly Gamer<\/em> is a column about competitive gaming that appears in every issue of Nexus<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Teams are made up of three players with no designated role right off the bat. The premise is the same as the sport it\u2019s based on: control a ball and \u201cshoot\u201d it into the other team\u2019s net to score. The twist? You can use your rockets to boost yourself into the air and effectively have aerial play.<\/p>\n

This past year, Rocket League<\/i> has seen some decent growth in the esports scene. The championship series marked the largest tournament for the game, and the first-place team took home $50,000 to split between the three team members.<\/p>\n

Coming into 2017, the developers, Psyonix Studios, released a statement on their website about what they hope to do for the esports scene this year. One of the major things they\u2019re doing is injecting $2.5 million into the scene to help pay for prize pools, larger venues for the matches, a collegiate program, and weekly tournament support, among other things. This dump of funding will go a long way in keeping the game accessible for all ranges of players, as well as keeping it fun for the viewers to watch.<\/p>\n

Rocket League <\/i>remains one of the bigger niche esports in existence and is backed by some big-name teams, such as G2 Esports, Team Solo Mid, Cloud 9, and NRG esports. These changes should help keep their teams in check and provide extra support for the players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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