MotoGP developer Milestone announces next-gen bike racer RIDE

MotoGP developer Milestone has announced RIDE, a new motorbike racer heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in spring 2015.

RIDE takes superbike racing off the track and onto a “huge variety” of city, country and historic circuits from across the world of motorcycling, with over 100 bikes available across 4 different categories: Superbikes, Supersports, Naked and Historical.

Milestone also promises “unprecedented levels” of vehicle and rider customisation to keep gameplay “fresh and exhilarating”, and claims that the game will “alter the concept of ‘motorcycle videogames’ forever”.

“It is with great pleasure that we are able to publically announce our first proprietary IP: RIDE,” said Milestone’s director of marketing and sales Marco Micallef. “Milestone has worked hard over the last few years to get to the position we are in today, where we can compete with the major companies in the international gaming scene on an equal footing. This was made possible with the help of the licensed games we develop and distribute worldwide.

“After more than 15 years of hard work, we felt the need to develop something that would bring together all our expertise and encapsulate the Milestone DNA with respect to the world of motorcycling. As always throughout the history of the company, we have analysed what our international community of players have been asking us for and carried out internal research to find out how we could satisfy their demands in full. With RIDE we’re confident that players and motorcycle enthusiasts the world over will feel the irresistible urge, pad clutched in hands, perched on the edge of the sofa, to physically lean into those corners as they speed along the tracks.”

The game will be published by PQube in the UK.

While the first screens and footage of RIDE have yet to be revealed, you can have a gander at a short teaser trailer below.

Source: PQube