On the left, EA’s Patrick Söderlund talking to IGN. On the right, Corey Davis, design director at Psyonix (the developers of Rocket League).
Some background on that 2011 date: Rocket League, for all its recent success, actually has a long and interesting development history, since it’s basically a reboot/sequel of a similar, earlier game that nobody played.
https://kotaku.com/rocket-league-is-actually-a-sequel-to-a-game-almost-no-1722072816