Hi everyone,

We’re aware that many of you are having a bad experience with the recent changes to matchmaking that went live in Update #22. The intention of these improvements is to re-enable map selection and provide a better game experience and faster queue times.

The improved system is intended to automatically send players to the region that provides the lowest ping, but unfortunately an error related to ping calculation occurred and the player’s location wasn’t being identified correctly, resulting in them being placed into matches in a region that didn’t provide the optimal gameplay experience. Due to the large number of players affected by this issue, the gameplay experience for many players has been impacted negatively and we sincerely apologize for this.

Within the last 24 hours we deployed an initial fix to prevent players from connecting to the wrong local region. The team is...

Chat: Our Double XP Weekend is now LIVE through Monday at 10am PDT / 5pm UTC! Enjoy the bonus "Special Event" XP, everyone!

Hey everyone,

This week’s event mode is going to be another test of the Flare Gun system. We’ve looked at your feedback from the last round, but want to gather a little more data before we pull the trigger on any changes or deploy the item to live. Unlike the long event before, this test will run from Thursday until Saturday. Once again, your feedback is greatly appreciated, so please let us know your thoughts in our forum thread![forums.playbattlegrounds.com]

As before:

This event mode will mimic normal squad games, except that there will be a rare chance for the Flare Gun to spawn alongside normal loot. The goal here is to basically beta test the Flare Gun as normal PUBG loot with the intention to add it as a rare drop to normal games once the test...

Ten years ago today, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars[rocketleague.wikia.com] was released on PlayStation 3! Little did we know then, that our passion-project Soccar game would lead to something much, much bigger in the years that followed! “Project Battle-Cars 2” turned into Rocket League and, more than three years after its release, it's still as fun and competitive as ever. Meanwhile, some of our most passionate SARPBC players have since transformed into heralded pros in the Rocket League Championship Series[www.rocketleagueesports.com].

More than 50 million players and four platforms later, we can’t thank our community...

Hey Everyone,

Today we’re excited to to officially announce that professional leagues are coming to PUBG! The National PUBG League (NPL) in North America and the PUBG Europe League (PEL) in Europe are pro-level competitions for the 2019 season, and are the first major steps in our announced 5-year esports plan. These leagues will be part of a global league structure that begins in January, where teams will compete locally in a three-phase system to win prize money and qualify for global tournaments and championships. Teams in North America will compete for a regional annual prize pool of $1 million while European teams will have an annual prize pool of €1 million.

Matches played in these leagues will place 16 squads on Erangel and Miramar in first-person perspective only. OGN and StarLadder will be our partners for the NPL and PEL respectively and all participating teams will have...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNb-6rHIk58
As All Hallows' Eve creeps ever closer, it’s time for the spirits of Haunted Hallows[www.rocketleague.com] to rise from the grave once again!

Starting October 15, earn ‘Candy Corn’ for playing and completing Online Matches, which can be redeemed for brand new ‘Limited’ Decals, Toppers, Wheels and more! There’s also the ‘Golden Pumpkin,’ which contains one Customization Item from the Nitro, Turbo or Player’s Choice Crates! Remember, once you redeem your Candy Corn for a Golden Pumpkin, no Key or Decryptor is required to open it.

When Haunted Hallows ends on November 5, you’ll have an additional three days to redeem any Candy Corn you have left in your pumpkin bucket -- or do you keep your candy in a pillowcase?

Check out the trailer...

There’s a lot to digest in today’s update, which includes some new maps, positional audio settings, and gameplay. Click here for more details!

Entering the Rotation...

Learn to play 4 hits spanning 60s surf rock, 2000s pop punk, 70s Southern rock, and 90s rap rock! “Surfin’ Safari” by The Beach Boys, “Stay Together For The Kids” by blink-182, “Green Grass & High Tides” by The Outlaws, and “Gratitude” by Beastie Boys will be available today on Steam. See the tunings and arrangements below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-N6SgxkO3c

“Surfin’ Safari”
E Standard – Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753883/

“Stay Together For The Kids”
E Standard – Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753882/

“Green Grass & High Tides”
E Standard – Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753740/

“Gratitude”
E Standard – Lead/Alt Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753881/

Click below for a direct link to Variety Song Pack XVIII with all 4 songs....

Chat: Read on for more details: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/elevation-crate-october-8/

Tip of the Hats returns this weekend, live 11am-11pm CDT from October 5th through the 7th!

Since 2013, Tip of the Hats has raised over $750,000 for Camp One Step, a charity providing camps and other programs allowing kids with cancer to enjoy being just kids. Tune in for three straight days of TF2 and a variety of other games, with a truly phenomenal lineup of special guests! This year's event is going to be better than ever, but if you're not able to watch it while it's live, you can still join in on the giving; donations are open now. The event will be streamed live on the tipofthehats Twitch channel, and you can keep up with the production by following their Twitter....

Hey everyone,

We hope you’ve been enjoying all the great new Twitch streamer skins from the participants of the first season of Broadcaster Royale[www.broadcasterroyale.com]. The first group’s sale has come to a close, but our partnership with Twitch continues today with the next set of items from some of your favorite Twitch streamers! Your purchases directly benefit the streamer so expand that wardrobe and show your support in-game and out! These items can be purchased through the game client, Steam, the Twitch PUBG store, or directly from each streamer via their channel’s extension.



These will only remain on the store until October 25th at 7pm Pacific, after...

Road rage is the theme of this week’s event mode where fuel and fire are king. In Crash Carnage, no firearms spawn so you’ll need to focus on melee weapons, throwables, and of course your driving skills to carry your duo to that final circle. Circles move considerably faster in this event, so loot quick, grab a vehicle, and crash your way to road warrior glory.

EVENT SCHEDULE
STARTS: Oct 4, 7pm PDT / Oct 5, 4am CEST / Oct 5, 11am KST
ENDS: Oct 7, 7pm PDT / Oct 8, 4am CEST / Oct 8, 11am KST

AVAILABLE QUEUES
2-man duo team on Erangel (All Regions)
NA/EU/AS: TPP & FPP
KR/JP/SEA/OC/SA: TPP

RULES

• Teams of duos will fight in Erangel. Up to 100 players can join.
  
• Land vehicles, with the exception of motorcycles, will spawn throughout the map.
  
• Firearms will not spawn; instead, melee weapons, throwables, consumables, and other gear will spawn.
  
• Blue Zone will move faster than usual, especially the first...

Hey everyone,

In today’s Dev Letter, we’re talking about a brand new way to track your progress and show off your skill in PUBG. A Rank System has been a highly requested feature for some time now and we’re excited to finally be kicking off the first beta season. With it, we hope players will be able to better see their own growth, while being able to see where they stand among the millions of PUBG players out there, no matter which way they choose to enjoy the game. And best of all, once beta is over and we start real seasons, we’re planning some great end-of-season rewards surrounding this system.

For now, let’s talk about the system itself.

Rank Seasons



The PUBG Rank System gives players another way to show off their skills as a survivor. You’ll begin each new season by...

Today’s update introduces some fresh new faces to the FBI–the characters have been updated to improve overall visual fidelity while preserving legibility. You’ll find them deployed in Nuke, Office, and Agency.

There’s more! The MP5-SD is available in Competitive Matchmaking. And the new 2018 Inferno and 2018 Nuke collections are now available as rank-up drops.

Jump into a competitive match, or jump onto a teammate’s head in Casual, where boosting has been activated.

Go! Go! Go!

Heads up! Our next Crate will start dropping in Rocket League next week!

Starting October 8 at 10:00 AM PDT (1:00 PM EDT/ 7:00 PM CEST), the ‘Elevation’ Crate will start appearing as a drop after the completion of Online Matches. The new Crate will feature 18 Customization Items, including the new ‘Nimbus’ Battle-Car, ‘Solar Flare’ Goal Explosion, and more. You can check out Nimbus in the image below!

Customization Items in the Elevation Crate are subject to the same drop rates as our previous Crate releases, which can you find here[www.rocketleague.com].

Learn to play 3 hits by English post-punk pioneers Joy Division! “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Transmission,” and “Disorder” will be available today on Steam. See the tunings and arrangements below.

https://youtu.be/GG-ZtLvLaBA

“Love Will Tear Us Apart”
E Standard – Lead/Alt Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753878/

“Transmission”
E Standard – Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753879/

“Disorder”
E Standard – Lead/Rhythm/Bass
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753877/

Click below for a direct link to the Joy Division Song Pack with all 3 songs. For individual songs from the pack, click the links above.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/753876/