Rocket League's holy-crap-how-does-this-work-so-well car soccer action impressed the hell out of audiences in 2015 — and now it's been officially minted as an esport.

Developer Psyonix has partnered up with Twitch to launch an official Rocket League Championship Series. The first three-month season kicks off in Mar. 2016, with a prize purse of $75,000.

That might not be big money, at least compared to esports heavies like Counter-Strike and League of Legends — but everyone's got to start somewhere.

Rocket League's unusual twist on soccer has no shortage of fans, and with Twitch managing infrastructure and community-building for the championship series, it only stands to grow.

The competition will start with open qualifiers to be held before the end of March; registration opens for teams of three on Mar. 25. Players from North America and Europe are welcome. The top four in each region will go on to compete at an international finals event at the end of the season.

If you're unfamiliar with Rocket League, "car soccer" sums it up perfectly. In the game, teams of up to three players — each driving what amounts to an agile remote-controlled car — compete to put an oversized ball into the opposing team's net.

Rocket boosters fitted to each car amp up their speed considerably, allowing players to leap, drive on walls or perform somersaulting flips into the moving ball. It's fast, it's easy to pick up, it's exciting and it's one of Mashable's favorite games of 2015.

Head over to RocketLeagueEsports.com to keep up with the latest news on the championship series and to find additional details.

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