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Rocket League free underwater Aquadome DLC today

Is it run by Tuna Turner?

Car football game Rocket League is getting a free underwater arena today called the Aquadome. It won't have you floating around in the water but in a kind of glass-domed arena under the sea. It's quite BioShocky.

Also in the update are redesigns of the Hotshot and Road Hog cars, some free customisation items, Trophies and Achievements, and some general nips and tucks.

There are two new premium flashy cars too. They are the torpedo-like Proteus, and the science-submariney Triton, and they're $2 a piece, which is probably around £1.59 here, or, well, post-Brexit who knows.

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