The most interesting thing about the Chinese rollout of Rocket League is the partnership with Tencent. It came to light earlier this week that the Tencent Gaming Platform is being rebranded to the more consumer-friendly WeGame (which, as Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad revealed on Twitter, happened earlier today), which led to www.lolga.com suggestions that the company is gearing up for a global showdown with Steam. But the Rocket League pickup, along with partnerships with Hi-Rez, Ubisoft, Epic, and others, more readily fits with Ahmad's belief that Tencent is focused on growth in China, where it already has a significant lead over Valve's platform.

Psyonix said more information about the Rocket League release in China is up at rl.qq.com, which unfortunately won't do you much good if you don't read Chinese. It also said that while it will no longer be available for purchase through Steam in the region, "The existing community Buy Rocket League Items will still have access to the game you paid for in addition to all other currently-available features."

Ticket reseller Vivid Seats analyzed its ticket price data and found that listed prices for the Overwatch League grand finals on July 28 at the Barclays Center are going for more than traditional sports and concert events at the same venue, including Bruno Mars and Cardi B, Drake, Florence and the Machine, and the WWE Summer Slam. Only Phil Collins tickets are going for more, according to Vivid Seats’ data, which was grabbed on July 11.