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Monday12th Jun 2023
News Not Like This! Jet Set Radio Returns in Roller Champions on PS4
Beat! Gum! Tokyo-to!
We like Roller Champions – and we love Jet Set Radio. However, we’re not sure the two needed to be combined. Nevertheless, Ubisoft has partnered with SEGA to bring Beat and Gum skins to its online PS4 roller-skating game, and it’s also re-skinning its training skate park around the Tokyo-to location from the legendary...
Monday25th Jul 2022
News Ubisoft Says Roller Champions Will Keep Rollin', Rollin', Rollin' on PS4
Upright
Update: Roller Champions is not getting cancelled, according to the game’s team, and “Ubisoft fully supports” the project. The statement follows potentially damaging speculation that the release is on the chopping block. Industry insider Jeff Grubb said that it would be cancelled after its third season, which to be fair, is still a...
Tuesday5th Jul 2022
News Roller Champions Adds Flashy, Disco-Themed Staten Island Rink
Blame it on the boogie
Free-to-play arcade sports game Roller Champions has embraced its inner-70s for its inaugural season, and here’s its debut map: a disco-infused adaptation of Staten Island, complete with flashing lights, disco balls, and Ferris wheels. With the latest season – and Battle Pass – already live in the game, you’ll...
Tuesday21st Jun 2022
News Get Down with Roller Champions' Disco Fever, Season 1 Is Now Live
Disco isn't dead
Roller Champions has been in the wild for a few weeks now, and while we thought it had the basis of a solid game, the content on offer in the base game felt pretty thin. With the launch of Roller Champions' first season, called Disco Fever, that problem is starting to be addressed. Adding three new maps, a rotating roster of new...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Roller Champions Gets Its Skates On Next Week, Free-to-Play on PS4
Check out the launch trailer
This one's been a long time coming, hasn't it? Roller Champions is Ubisoft's free-to-play sports hybrid that sees two teams of three compete in a combo of rollerskating and basketball. We had a pretty good time with the beta last year, so we're glad the game finally has a confirmed release date. Better yet, it's just...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News Roller Champions European Closed Beta Test Rolls Out on PS4 in February
Blades of glory
Remember Roller Champions? Announced back at E3 2019, the free-to-play sports title has been in and out of playtests on PC in the meantime. However, it is coming to PlayStation 4, and Ubisoft has arrived to reaffirm as much with this latest news. A closed beta test for select European countries is taking place next month, and that...
Wednesday4th Mar 2020
News Roller Champions Officially Confirmed for PS4 in Developer Update Video
Roll up
Ubisoft announced the nifty-looking Roller Champions back at E3 2019, but no platforms other than PC were confirmed at the time. Those playing on computers have benefited from things like closed alpha tests, and it sounds like that will continue further into this year. However, one major detail relevant to PlayStation 4 users is that the...
Monday10th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Roller Champions Is a Free to Play Sports Game from Ubisoft, Playable on PC Now
Get your skates on
After being outed ahead of E3 2019, Ubisoft has now confirmed the existence of Roller Champions. This is an arcadey mixture of rollerskater racing and, er, basketball? Sort of? Anyway, two teams of three go head to head in tight arenas. The rules are pretty straightforward; complete a lap of the circuit while possessing the ball,...
Tuesday28th May 2019
News New Ubisoft Title Roller Champions Seemingly Leaked Online Ahead of E3
Roll up, roll up
The weeks leading up to E3 tend to be littered with leaks, and it seems this year is no different. A new IP from Ubisoft has been popping up online over the last few days, and there's too much evidence mounting up to call it a fake at this stage. Something called Roller Champions has been outed, and it's highly likely to make an...
