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Loot boxes have proven to be controversial over the past few years, as parents and government bodies alike have placed them under scrutiny for allegedly pushing gambling urges. This has caused Rocket League developer Psyonix to give up the loot box system in lieu of a new item shop, with the caveat that the skins are pretty expensive.

The change took place as the game’s season 12 update launched. Instead of purchasing the boxes, players instead have the pick of what they actually want to buy with credits earned in the game. Psyonix had converted existing player loot crates in inventories to blueprints, which can be converted into the items themselves.

While it sounds a bit convoluted, it’s really pretty simple. Players get their blueprints where they can see what’s inside. If they decide that the item is something they want, they can use the credits to go ahead and purchase that item.

The business model of allowing for individual item purchases follows that of Epic

It's been confirmed that a Rick and Morty Rocket League content pack is now live for both console and PC players.

The announcement was first made on the official Rocket League website and has since been making the rounds across various news portals and social media platforms across the internet.

New antennas featuring both Rick and Morty are now available in the new content patch. On top of that, there are now Toppers for Cromulon, Mr. Meeseeks, and Mr. PBH. A new 'Interdimensional GB' booster has been added to Rocket League, alongside the 'Sanchez DC-137' wheels.

The new Rick and Morty items have been live since July 5th - they were added as part of the 2-year anniversary update for Rocket League.

The 2-year anniversary update brought along a number of other features, including a new arena called Champions Field, and new import battle-cars called the Animus GP and the Centio V17.

A brand new crate, called the Overdrive crate, is now in Rocket League.

Rocket League has received a huge new patch, which has been nicknamed the Starbase Arc Update.

The new update is absolutely jam packed with new features and additional content, all of which has come to every player for free. To top this off, the update has already rolled out to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

A brand new trailer release has coincided with the brand new content drop. The new trailer showcases an inside look at the new features, starting with a discussion on the new training options, map preferences, and epic new starship vehicles.

Whilst the 1.25GB patch is filled with content, the main highlights have been listed below.

Starbase ARC arena
New antennae, decals, and trails
New holiday items
Support for new premium DLC
Custom Training has been added on all platforms.
Players can now set Arena Preferences on all online Playlists.
"Champions Crate IV" can now be found rarely after online matches.

I've always thought that Rocket League looked like an absolutely solid title but after a bit more of a look at the latest update, it turns out that the game does actually have room to get even better. Instead of just adding new cosmetic items or a new arena, the next Rocket League patch will add new gameplay content that could add hundreds of hours of new fun and completely change the direction of future eSports events.

The biggest new addition is the new game mode named Hoops. As the name suggests, Hoops is a basketball inspired mode. The new game mode will feature a 2 v 2 setup on a new arena called Dunk House. To get players in the spirit, NBA flags will be added as cosmetic items in the new update too. The new flags can be purchased, although the NBA logo will be given out for free.

To begin with the Hoops mode will be limited to unranked but a ranked playlist could be possible in the future. So far Psyonix is yet to confirm the future of Hoops, we'll have to see how well

Soon Rocket League will finally be coming to the Xbox One. After being available for PlayStation 4 and the PC since it's release, Xbox One players have not had the chance to play Rocket League. However, Rocket League will be launching on Xbox One in February and it won't just be the exact same content as the other versions.

When the Xbox One version of Rocket League lands in February, exclusive content will be added. The exclusive content will only be cosmetic, but it can be considered a bit of an extra bonus for loyal Xbox One players. The cosmetic items have all been based on the Xbox One exclusive, Sunset Overdrive.

In Rocket League, players can customize their vehicles with a variety of attachments. They can also change their rocket fuel color and make a number of other adjustments. A lot of the cosmetic items already available in the PS4 and PC versions of Rocket League are based around popular video games or concepts so having Sunset Overdrive content will be a welcome