{"id":1085,"date":"2016-08-24T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2016-08-24T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T14:58:09","slug":"rocket-league-championship-series-returns-season-2-exclusively-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/08\/24\/rocket-league-championship-series-returns-season-2-exclusively-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCKET LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RETURNS FOR SEASON 2 EXCLUSIVELY ON TWITCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, and Twitch, the world\u2019s leading social video platform and community for gamers, are bringing the Rocket League Championship Series back for a second season.<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, players interested in competing can register in teams of three for a chance to win the Rocket League\u00ae championship title. The three-month season kicks off with a brand new format and a total prize pool of over $250,000 USD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RLCS Season 2 is going to be awesome,&#8221; says Jeremy Dunham, Vice President, Psyonix. &#8220;We learned a lot from Season 1 and so did our players, and we can&#8217;t wait to apply that knowledge to the next competition. Our newer, more simplified format and bigger prize pools are a reflection of what our viewers, pros, and community have been asking for, and we&#8217;re incredibly proud to give it to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural season of the Rocket League Championship Series  was a huge success, attracting more than 20,000 competitors across 6,100 teams. Nearly 2.3 million unique viewers watched official league broadcasts over the course of the season, with more than one million viewers tuning in for the weekend-long International Finals, where number-four-ranked North American team, iBUYPOWER Cosmic, won the first-ever Rocket League \u00ae world championship.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Season 2, visit the official Rocket League Championship Series site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocketleagueesports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RocketLeagueEsports.com<\/a>. Official rules can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocketleagueesports.com\/rules\" target=\"_blank\">www.rocketleagueesports.com\/rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?channel=rocketleague\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"378\" width=\"620\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/rocketleague?tt_medium=live_embed&#038;tt_content=text_link\" style=\"padding:2px 0px 4px; display:block; width:345px; font-weight:normal; font-size:10px;text-decoration:underline;\">Watch live video from RocketLeague on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/rocketleague\/chat?popout=\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"500\" width=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, and Twitch, the world\u2019s leading social video platform and community for gamers, are bringing the Rocket League Championship Series back for a second season. Starting today, players interested in competing can register in teams of three for a chance to win the Rocket League\u00ae championship title. 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