Rocket League to Receive First Game Engine Tune Up in 11 Years as Psyonix Reveals New Update in Unreal Engine 6 Teaser

Psyonix has announced Rocket League will finally leave Unreal Engine 3 after 11 years with a first look at some of the changes included in its big Unreal Engine 6 update. The team behind the long-running free-to-play action sports game revealed that it still has a bright future ahead as part of the Championship Series Paris Major. Its first-look trailer highlights new cars and updated graphics as fans got an early look at how Rocket League will soon change forever. "To all of our friends here in Paris and those watching all around the world, this is the future," an announcer said during the event. The minute-long Rocket League Unreal Engine 6 teaser trailer itself is a bit bare-bones in terms of content, with the most noteworthy look at how the update will change the game arriving toward the end as a wave of cars with colorful paint jobs flash by. However, it's the opening look at that new stadium that may offer the best glimpse at the future of Rocket League. When Psyonix launched its take on rocket-powered soccer sports in 2015, the experience had been built with the then-high-tech Unreal Engine 3. Its first major update to the playing field since then seems to show that everythi