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This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
Announced in June as their first Superbike title in 10 years, things have been pretty quiet since (apart from a few rider promotional clips posted to social media). But today, thankfully, we see some gameplay for the first time with a two-minute trailer using the chase camera around Portimao.
Check out the trailer below:
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Press release:
The first gameplay of SBK™22 is here! Discover the feeling of a true and immersive two-wheel simulation experience inspired by the Official WorldSBK Championship
The best bikes, the best riders, challenging on one of the most iconic tracks of the championship! Discover the first glimpse of SBK™22 through this 2 minute long gameplay trailer.
Set on Portimao, the adrenaline of a race looks absolutely stunning and life-like thanks to the advanced physics of the game along with some of the acclaimed personalities of the Official 2022 WorldSBK Championship.
Álvaro Bautista, Michael Ruben Rinaldi, Alex Lowes, Jonathan Rea, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Andrea Locatelli challenge themselves curve after curve, giving players a first look at what SBK™22 has to offer.
SBK™22 brings back the authentic world of the SBK Championship, 10 years after the last historical release of SBK Generations, tenth game of the glorious series developed by Milestone and started in 1999 with the Superbike World Championship. The game recreates the experience of the Motul FIM Superbike World Championship thanks to the charm of his simulative gameplay and lifelike environments, riders and bikes, finally making the dream of the community and sports fan a reality. SBK™22 features the Official 2022 WorldSBK Championship, an immersive and fascinating Career Mode and the real SBK weekend with practices, Superpoles and Races.
SBK™22 will be released on September 15, 2022 on to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.
About Milestone
Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world. The 200+ person team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, the acclaimed Hot Wheels™ Unleashed, as well as Milestone’s own IPs RIDE and Gravel. For more information please visit www.milestone.it
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