SAN DIEGO – November 2, 2021 – Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, and BMW announced that the BMW M240i will be available in Rocket League beginning November 4 on all platforms! In addition, the collaboration sees BMW teaming up with Rocket League Esports for sponsorship of a Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Regional and introducing the BMW Freestyle Tournament.
The sleek BMW M240i will be available in the Item Shop before it is available to consumers in the real world, and comes with BMW M240i Wheels, Thundernight Metallic Decal, United In Rivalry Animated Decal, Bavarian Hat Topper, and the BMW Player Banner. The BMW M240i will be available for 1100 Credits from November 4 until November 10.
BMW will also be the title sponsor for the BMW Rocket League Open, which is the second regional tournament in the RLCS 2021-22 European circuit, taking place November 5-7. Before the top EU RLCS teams face off in the BMW Rocket League Open, 16 of the world’s best Rocket League freestylers have been invited to compete in the two-day, single-elimination bracket, BMW Freestyle Tournament for a chance to win part of a $25,000 prize pool. The first day of the competition will take place on November 4 and will conclude after the second Semifinal of the BMW Rocket League Open on November 7. The BMW Rocket League Open and BMW Freestyle Tournament can be viewed live on Twitch.
To learn more about the BMW M240i, BMW Rocket League Open, and BMW Freestyle Tournament, please read the latest blog post HERE.
Assets can be downloaded HERE.
If you or a member of your team is interested in a code for the BMW M240i please let us know and we will send you a code when it becomes available in the game on November 4.
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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.
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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.
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About BMW Esports
BMW has been collaborating with five of the world’s best teams as a partner in the classic League of Legends game since 2020. Cloud 9, FNATIC, FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports and T1 fly the BMW colours in the biggest events in the industry. The highlight of the first collaborative season in 2020 was the Worlds, in which G2 esports and FNATIC made it to the knock-out stage of the finals in the battle of the world’s best teams. G2 Esports even made it to the semi-final. The Dota 2 specialists OG Esport are a new addition to the ‘United in Rivalry’ squad as of 2021. The involvement in Esports gives BMW completely new touch points with a dynamic, rapidly growing community; making Esports an important future field for BMW marketing activities. BMW has prominent representatives in sim racing as well, and has integrated BMW SIM Racing into its racing programme as a standalone pillar. The BMW SIM Cups attract the world’s best sim racers, who do battle for wins, titles and attractive cash prizes in virtual BMW racing cars. BMW SIM Racing teams are taking part for the first time in 2021. BS+COMPETITION, G2 Esports, Team GB and Team Redline represent BMW on various simulation platforms.
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