It's the Wall Street Journal that reports on Psyonix' rather impressive earnings from their summer release, Rocket League. The game was developed on a $2 million budget, and now the earnings are closing in on $50 million.
The game has become very popular with over 8 million registered players on PlayStation 4 and PC, and Xbox One players are getting access come February. Rocket League was free for all with a PS Plus subscription when it was released in July, which surely helped the game get some traction. This, however, makes the earnings figures even more impressive.
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