Sports games have naturally become one of the biggest genres to support competitive esports across a wide variety of different games. The sports genre has supported a wide variety of different esports between traditional games like EA Sports’FIFAandMaddenseries and more unique entries likeRocket League.Roller Champions' reveal from Ubisoft in 2019 promised a competitive multiplayer game inspired by amuch more niche sport in roller derby. Now, rumors have begun to circulate about the future of the game past its current season.During a recent episode of Giant Bomb’s “The Xbox Era” podcast, journalist Jeff Grubb revealed thatRoller Champions' days were apparently numbered. Grubb reported that Ubisoft was planning to cancel the game following the conclusion of its third competitive season after a recent string of Ubisoft cancellations. The roller derby-inspired game has struggled to catch on with fans since its launch, maintaining low viewership numbers on Twitch. However, a recent update fromRoller Championsin response to the rumors claims a cancellation is not in the works.RELATED:Ubisoft is Reportedly Cancelling Roller ChampionsAn update posted to the officialRoller ChampionsTwitter clears the air surrounding the rumors, directly stating that the game is not being canceled and “Ubisoft fully supports it.” The post goes on to detail howRoller Championsintends to address some players' concerns.Roller Championsannounced plans to extend the game’songoing Disco Fever seasonwith a focus from the dev team on addressing issues “voiced by players” before the game launches its next season.
WhileRoller Championsdid not go in detail on what changes would be made to the game, the one fix Ubisoft did address was the upcoming addition of “cross-invites,” allowing players to party up with their friends across multiple platforms. The game’s dev team would tease “exciting stuff planned for the next seasons,” but placed a clear and heavy priority onimproving the content already inRoller Championsfor fans. The team concluded its statement by reassuring players that it would “keep fans updated” with any new developments related to the game.
The rumors surrounding a cancellation forRoller Championscome fresh off a set of major shelvings from the developer. A recent financial earnings call revealedfour different games from Ubisoft have been canceled, including big-name titles likeSplinter Cell VRandGhost Recon Frontline. The developer reportedly also canceled two unannounced titles with little information available about the mystery games. For now,Roller Championsappears to be alive and well heading into the future, despite what the rumors about the game have asserted.
Roller Championsis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
