I brought it up in the Random Thought thread, and now it has its own thread to call home! If you own a Playstation 4, subscribe to PS+, and are reading this in July, congratulations you may already be a winner and own this game! Also available on this "Steam" thing on PC for $20.
Rocket League is a futuristic competitive car acrobatics soccer game with hats. I mean, that's what it is. Don't look at me funny.
It has been lauded from all sections of the internet, and in addition to being a surprise breakout hit, people are speculating that it could be the next real innovator to hit the competitive gaming scene. Over the past week it has seen nearly 100k concurrent views on Twitch, and has garnered audiences larger than those watching DOTA, Hearthstone, and Counter-Strike, sometimes combined.
Talk about cars wearing sombreros doing barrel rolls and bicycle kicks here.