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Press release:
SAN DIEGO – June 11, 2021.
Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms, announced that new and returning Fast & Furious content is racing into Rocket League beginning June 17, on all platforms!

The Fast & Furious 3-Car Bundle will include the iconic Dodge Charger and Nissan Skyline, marking their first return to Rocket League since the game went free to play, as well as the new Pontiac Fiero and a collection of new Fast & Furious themed items.

The bundle will be available in the Item Shop for 2400 Credits and will feature:

Fast & Furious Pontiac Fiero
Fast & Furious Pontiac Fiero Wheels
Fast & Furious Pontiac Fiero Wheels (Black Painted)
Flames Decal
Stripes Decal
Circuit Pro Decal
Wings Decal
Lightning Decal
Reel Life Decal

Fast & Furious Dodge Charger
Fast & Furious Dodge Charger Wheels
Fast & Furious Dodge Charger Wheels (Black Painted)
Alameda Twin Decal
Flames Decal
Good Graces Decal
Rally Decal
Sinclair Decal
Wheelman Decal
Reel Life Decal

Fast & Furious Nissan Skyline
Fast & Furious Nissan Skyline Wheels
Fast & Furious Nissan Skyline Wheels (Black Painted)
2Bold Decal
2Cool Decal
2Tuff Decal
Clean Cut Decal
Home Stretch Decal
The Clutch Decal
Reel Life Decal

Each Fast & Furious Car Pack will also be available individually for 1000 Credits, while players that already own the Dodge Charger and/or Nissan Skyline can purchase Upgrade Packs (for the new Wheels and Reel Life Decals) for 300 Credits each. In addition, “Furiosa,” an all-new song by Anitta will be available as a Player Anthem along with a second Player Anthem that will be revealed when it’s live in the Item Shop.

The Fast & Furious 3-Car Bundle, individual Car Packs, Upgrade Packs, and the two Player Anthems will be available in the Item Shop from June 17 until June 30. Lastly, the “Tuna, No Crust” Title can also be claimed for free beginning June 17.

There will also be a Fast & Furious: Rocket League Rumble livestream to celebrate the return of Fast & Furious content to the game. On June 19 at 11:00am PDT (ahead of the RLCS X South American Grand Finals pre-show at 1:30pm PDT), top Rocket League crews will compete in 4v4 Rumble matches to see which one will come out on top.

Players can tune into Twitch to catch the action and more information about the stream will be shared closer to the event.

For more information about the Fast & Furious content, check out the latest blog post HERE.

If you or a member of your team is interested in a Fast & Furious 3-Car Bundle code, please let us know and we will send you one when it becomes available in the game on June 17.

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE
Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically-acclaimed sports games of our generation. Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition.

Available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Epic Games Store, Rocket League includes nearly endless customization possibilities, a fully-featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

ABOUT PSYONIX
Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed video game developer and a leading expert in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 15 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning Sports-Action hit, Rocket League®. Psyonix joined the Epic Games family in 2019.

ABOUT THE FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISE
Over the course of nine films that have stoked passion in an ever-expanding audience and have earned nearly $6 billion at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures’ record-smashing, homegrown Fast & Furious Saga has become the studio’s most-profitable and longest-running franchise. Across social media platforms, the fan following for the movies and cast has grown into the biggest of any active franchise.

On the heels of The Fate of the Furious, which debuted in theaters as the biggest global opening of all time, the blockbuster franchise has expanded to a multitude of offerings – from toys and video games to an all-new animated series and successfully launched spin-off franchise. F9, the ninth chapter in the Fast & Furious saga, hits U.S. theaters June 25, 2021.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL GAMES AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content and consumer experiences.

The company’s extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and NBC Universal Television and Streaming. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com