Tag: Bigben Interactive
Review Overpass - Extreme Off-Road Racer Is a Rough Ride
Rocky road
As far as racing games go on PlayStation 4, Overpass offers something fairly unique. In this game from Bigben Interactive, it's you against the earth as you traverse harsh terrain as quickly as possible in ATVs and buggies. It's certainly a novel concept, but sadly the gameplay is about as refined as the craggy rocks that you're supposed...
Mini Review Rugby 20 - Grubby Sports Game Is Weirdly Addictive
Try hard
Rugby 20 doesn’t come packaged with a Ralph Lauren polo shirt or a pint of pale ale, but it does talk a big game as this year’s Six Nations gets into full swing. Promising the “complete experience”, this is a rare attempt at bringing the egg-shaped antics of Britain’s most popular back-passing sport to the PlayStation 4 – and it...
News Check Out Some Rugged Off-Roading Gameplay in New Overpass Video
Rough and ready
Overpass is a game we haven't seen much of since its announcement last year, but it's not looking too shabby these days. To catch you up, it's an off-road racing game that's all about buggies clambering over extreme terrain, and competing for the best times. It's just received a new overview trailer from publisher Bigben Interactive,...
Review AO Tennis 2 - A Smashing Improvement
Winner
AO Tennis 2 could have been named Nick Kyrgios: The Game and we doubt anyone would have batted an eyelid. The controversial Australian superstar is a compatriot of developer Big Ant, and has clearly inadvertently influenced the studio’s sophomore Australian Open tie-in. With a morality system allowing you to react positively or negatively...
News AO Tennis 2 Sounds Like a Huge Improvement
Smash hit
As the first dedicated tennis game on the PlayStation 4, there’s no doubt that AO International Tennis was a huge disappointment. But developer Big Ant has had plenty of time to listen to feedback, and now it’s got a publisher in French firm BigBen Interactive behind it. Already, the sequel AO Tennis 2 is sounding like an enormous...
Mini Review Bee Simulator - A Good Natured Game, But It Still Stings
More like half-a-bee
There's a simulator for all kinds of weirdly specific things these days, to the point where it's a bit of a running joke. Some really are trying to portray a true to life experience, while others use the moniker ironically. Bee Simulator flies closer to the latter camp, although instead of aiming for cheap laughs, it's hoping to...
News BigBen Interactive Serves Up More PS4 Tennis with AO Tennis 2
Laver time
AO International Tennis – last year’s disappointing Australian Open tie-in – is getting a PlayStation 4 sequel, but this time it’s landed a publisher in Tennis World Tour’s BigBen Interactive. The sequel aims to expand upon the original with a narrative-driven career mode that promises to spotlight the activities of an upcoming...
Review WRC 8 - A More Forgiving Alternative to DiRT Rally 2.0
Dirty tactics
WRC 8 is the latest rally title from Bigben Interactive, and unlike Codemasters' simulation series, it's officially licensed -- all the cars, teams, and tracks from the real world sport are present and correct. It's a neat advantage, but having an FIA sticker on the box doesn't guarantee a good time on the track. Fortunately, the game...
News Bee Competitive or Bee Cooperative in Bee Simulator's Multiplayer Modes
Hive mind
Forget all those big Gamescom headlines from last week -- Bee Simulator has co-op. That's right, the insect adventure features split-screen multiplayer for up to four busy bees to pollinate the world together. Alternatively, if you don't feel like collaborating, you can always engage in some competitive modes to see who's the bee's knees...
News Bigben Interactive Snaps Up Greedfall Developer Spiders
Makes a change from Microsoft, THQ Nordic
Bigben Interactive has acquired Greedfall developer Spiders for an undisclosed fee. The French studio is perhaps best known for titles such as Bound by Flame and The Technomancer, but its new owner says it will leverage the unit to “increase its know-how in the development of video games in the AA...
Review The Sinking City - Detective Dealings Shine Alongside Classic Lovecraftian Horror
Care for some afternoon tea, Reed?
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is one of the most underrated games of the PlayStation 4’s early days. Its blend of personality, detective work, and hard-hitting conclusions should have taken the title much further than it did during a lacklustre 2014. That magic touch was most definitely lost on its open...
Review Warhammer: Chaosbane - Dull Diablo Clone Doesn't Deliver
Borehammer
Imagine a fantasy action role playing game in which you must guide a wizard or warrior on a heroic quest through dozens of wonderfully realised locales, battle a cavalcade of foul creatures, loot their rotten remains for rewarding new gear, and eventually go toe-to-toe with fearsome and challenging bosses. And then imagine you can play...
News Tour de France 2019 Introduces Online Multiplayer When It Cycles to PS4 This Month
On yer bike
We're not going to pretend to know anything about Tour de France, but we can tell you all about Tour de France 2019, this year's official game based on the event. The famous cycling race has once again been adapted for PlayStation 4, and it crosses the finish line on 27th June. Bigben Interactive takes over publishing duties from Focus...
News The Sinking City Gets Another Intriguing Gameplay Trailer
Rotten reality
We can't wait to get our hands on The Sinking City, so much so that these impressive gameplay trailers developer Frogwares continues to release makes the wait even tougher. Titled Rotten Reality, the latest footage goes all in on the game's Lovecraftian themes and imagery, as well as some gameplay snippets that have us very excited...
News Spanish Superstar Rafa Nadal Joins Tennis World Tour
Vamos
Breakpoint is having another shot at Tennis World Tour this month, repackaging last year's release with all of the title's patches for the more finished Tennis World Tour: Roland-Garros Edition. Among the new features included in this re-release is the addition of Spanish superstar Rafa Nadal -- and perhaps less excitingly, French top 50...
News The Sinking City Shares 12 Minutes of Gameplay, Pre-Orders Now Live on PS4
Includes extra DLC
The Sinking City may have been delayed by a couple of months to the end of June, but that hasn't put a stop to any potential it has. Developer Frogwares has just shared 12 minutes of gameplay with the world which takes us through the investigative portion of a case, as well as interviews with witnesses and suspects. It's shaping...
News Overpass, an Off-Road Sim Racer, Kicks Up Dirt in October on PS4
Ridin dirty
There aren't too many driving games on PlayStation 4 that concern themselves with real off-roading. Sure, there are plenty of rally games, but if you want to really get into the thick of it, your options are slim. Enter Overpass, a new off-road sim from Bigben Interactive that looks like it'll really put you through your paces. Driving...
News The Terrible Tennis World Tour Repackaged for Roland-Garros
You cannot be serious?
Remember when Tennis World Tour launched last year on the PlayStation 4 in a state worse than Andy Murray’s hip? Well, it seems that developer Breakpoint Games has more nerve than Nick Kyrgios when he’s insulting opponents’ girlfriends, as it’s repackaging the entire game for Roland-Garros. Due out in May, this
News The Sinking City Delayed to June, Citing a Crowded Month
More time to improve the game
Originally scheduled for launch in just a few weeks on 21st March, The Sinking City has been pushed back a couple of months to the Summer. Now releasing on 27th June, the team at Frogwares states that the reason for the delay comes down to being surrounded by bigger AAA titles during an already crowded month. It's a...
Review Spike Volleyball - Life's a Beach and Then You Cry
Will do, Spike
For an extremely popular genre, the budget distribution across sports games is somewhat out of whack. You’ve got FIFA at the top of the league, with Madden and NBA 2K not far behind – but not even popular sports like tennis can get appropriate funding these days, resulting in rubbish attempts like Tennis World Tour. You’d think...
News Spike Volleyball Aims for the Back Court on PS4
Life's a beach
Want to know something that’s always fascinated us? The second-tier sports games. Every console has its blockbusters like FIFA and NBA, but what about those sports that aren’t necessarily household names? We’re talking about rugby, cricket, and, yes, volleyball. Well here’s an interesting new release: Spike Volleyball for the...
News Bee Simulator Will Pollinate PS4 in Late 2019
You like jazz?
There really is a Simulator for everything. Coming to PS4 later this year, Bee Simulator allows you to play as a hard-working honey bee in your quest to maintain your hive. A single player story mode has you pollinating flowers, communicating with your fellow insects, and partaking in all other aspects of bee life. "See the world...
News WRC 8 Announced, Kicks Up Dust on PS4 in September
Rally the troops
For a while, Bigben Interactive's official World Rally Championship games have released annually, with Kylotonn Entertainment on development duties. However, the studio has taken an extra year to work on the latest entry in the series, WRC 8. The game was announced yesterday, and you can watch the reveal trailer above. In a press...
Va va voom
The fact that it’s been sixteen long years since the last V-Rally is enough to make some of us at Push Square feel positively ancient. Eden Games’ 1997 original was always seen as a friendlier rival to Codemasters’ excellent off-road sim Colin McRae Rally. It only makes sense in 2018 that, upon its return, it should be considered...
News V-Rally 4 Gets Fast and Furious in Latest Trailer
Out now in Europe
If you're after a new rally racing game in your life, V-Rally 4 is looking pretty good in its launch trailer, embedded above. It shows off the various event types you'll find in the game as it goes from traditional rally and Rallycross to Extreme-Khana and more. The staggered launch begins today for those in...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr (PS4)
Too many cooks in the space kitchen
For a franchise practically overflowing with phenomenal fiction, stand-out characters, and exotic races, it’s utterly bewildering that we get treated to so few gameplay experiences that truly do the Warhammer 40,000 universe any kind of justice. NeocoreGames is the most recent developer to nobly attempt to...
News V-Rally 4 Takes Things to the Extreme with New Gymkhana Mode
Extreme-Khana
Every now and again, we're reminded that there's a new V-Rally game coming soon, and each time it throws us for a loop. A new V-Rally? In 2018? Anyway, V-Rally 4 is fast approaching its September release, and Bigben Interactive has released a short new trailer, announcing a new mode for the revived racer. It's called Extreme-Khana,...
Gamescom 2018 The Sinking City Blends Sherlock Holmes with Lovecraftian Horror
Investigate your insanity
The Sinking City looks super cool. Created by Sherlock Holmes developer Frogwares, it retains many of the investigation elements of the popular franchise, but it stretches the formula over a Lovecraftian horror open world. Essentially you’ll be travelling Oakmont picking up clues, but it’ll be down to you to put...
Gamescom 2018 Death May Die in The Sinking City's Unsettling Cinematic Trailer
That is not dead
It doesn’t reveal a fat lot about Frogwares’ Lovecraftian adventure game, but this cinematic trailer for The Sinking City sure sets the scene strongly. The three minute clip shows the private investigator protagonist slowly succumbing to insanity, as all manner of Cthulhu-esque creatures haunt him. It’s an awesomely unsettling...
News V-Rally 4 Drifts into Tricky Territory with September Release Date
Good luck out there
Remember V-Rally 4? It was announced back in March, given a vague September release window, and little has been seen of it since. The revival of the old-school rally racer has been trucking along with small snippets of gameplay, however, such as the hill climb gameplay...
News Sink Your Teeth into The Sinking City's Disturbing Debut Trailer
Don't be an octopussy
Frogwares’ open world Lovecraftian love-in The Sinking City has surfaced with a disturbing debut gameplay trailer – but it may not be for the faint hearted. The game takes place in the fictional city of Oakmont in Massachusetts, and you’ll play as a detective who’s gradually going insane. It’s basically the same...
News Tennis World Tour Ships without Advertised Online Multiplayer
Fault
Tennis World Tour is out today, but it’s not finished. Proving yet again that the PlayStation 4’s doomed when it comes to simulations of one of the planet’s most popular sports, developer Breakpoint has just nonchalantly announced that online multiplayer’s been removed from the launch build of the game. Surprise everyone! While the...
News Tennis World Tour Pits McEnroe Against Agassi
You cannot be serious?!
We’re sure it’s a complete coincidence that Bigben Interactive has released this new Tennis World Tour gameplay footage on the same day as AO International Tennis’ worldwide launch. The video shows legends John McEnroe and Andre Agassi going head-to-head, although we’re hoping that the encoding is to blame for the...
News Tennis World Tour's Career Mode Will See You Work Your Way to the Top
Ace
Tennis World Tour will hit the court next month, and developer Breakpoint has released a new trailer detailing the title’s career mode. This is your traditional rags-to-riches affair, as you work your way up from the lower end of the world rankings all the way up to number one. You’ll need to manage your schedule, fitness, and perform on the...
News John McEnroe, Andre Agassi Join Tennis World Tour
You cannot be serious!
Tennis World Tour will score a premium Legends Edition upon release on 22nd May, which will include two additional superstars: Andre Agassi (with his 1995 outfit) and John McEnroe (with his 1990 outfit). In the latter’s case, we’re assuming that means a big fat bandana, which may have just pushed us towards the pre-order...
News PSone Racing Franchise V-Rally Returns in September
Dirrty
One email subject we did not expect to receive today: V-Rally is back. The legendary PSone racing series is scheduled to receive a fourth instalment this September on the PlayStation 4, with French developer Kylotonn pairing up with publisher Bigben Interactive to revive the off-road brand. A teaser trailer is embedded above, confirming the...
Review TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge (PS4)
On the edge of boring
As you can probably tell by its title, TT Isle of Man Racing: Ride on the Edge is a very niche game. Not only is it an entire game dedicated to one sub-genre of motorcycle sport, but it’s actually dedicated to one race; the Isle of Man’s Snaefell Mountain Course is the only official track present, with fictional tracks set...
News Tennis World Tour Rallies to PS4 Ahead of the French Open
Hawk-eye can't wait
You’ll be able to celebrate Roland Garros with a round of virtual tennis this year, as Bigben Interactive has announced that Tennis World Tour will target the PlayStation 4’s baseline from 22nd May. That’s days prior to the French Open getting underway, and a couple of months ahead of Wimbledon as well. Perfect timing. The...
News Tennis World Tour Took Motion Capture to a Real Court
New balls, please
AO Tennis is out in Australia, meaning that the PlayStation 4 has finally served up some digital tennis. Early indications are that it isn’t great, however, which is perhaps evidenced by its limited release. The good news is that there’s still Tennis World Tour to look forward to, although that hasn’t exactly dazzled either...
PSX 2017 Tennis World Tour Hits the PS4's Baseline in May
Come out swingin'
Sony casually debuted the first footage of Tennis World Tour at PSX 2017 this weekend, a title which it seems to be taking a lot of interest in. This is alpha footage so it does look pretty rough around the edges, but we can definitely see the Top Spin inspirations in the action, with the animation-heavy movement and the...
PGW 2017 Tennis World Tour Avoids Double Fault with Debut Trailer
Game, set, and match
Honestly, this author was pretty disgruntled when Tennis World Tour failed to materialise at Gamescom 2017 like publisher Bigben had promised. In fact, your humble host may have taken to Twitter to pester the firm for an update. Anyway, the good news is that it’s not cancelled. The bad news is that this trailer is looking...
Worth a Halfpenny
Rugby’s had a turbulent history with video games to say the least, and with publisher Bigben Interactive’s last two attempts (Rugby 15 and Rugby World Cup 2015) getting utterly battered by critics, the French company has taken a couple of years off and come back with Rugby 18 – developed for the first
News Top Spin Successor Aims for the Baseline on PS4
Ace
Top Spin is back! Well, actually it’s not back, but a new studio comprising of 2K Sports veterans has announced a new tennis title: Tennis World Tour. Regular readers will know that this editor is obsessed with tennis games, and has been waiting patiently for some rallying action on the PlayStation 4, so this is big news. Bigger than Destiny...
2Bad
In 2Dark you play as Smith, a man with a tortured past. On a camping trip many years ago his wife was murdered and his two children kidnapped. In response to these tragic events, he dedicates his life to not only finding his own children, but also saving other kidnapped youngsters. To this end, the game will see you sneak into various areas of...
Will.i.am disappointed
Admittedly, we haven't watched The Voice much – all we know is that Tom Jones used to be on it and swivelly chairs are involved. The series, which has been going strong in many different countries, has finally decided to capitalise on the fact that there's only one other karaoke game releasing every year. But does it give...
News WRC 6 Takes a Long, Easy Right to PS4 in October
No maybe about it
There are no shortage of racing games on the PlayStation 4, but there are perhaps a lack of spectacular ones. WRC 5 didn't quite hit the dizzying heights of, say, DriveClub, but developer Kylotonn Games – in collaboration with Bigben Interactive – came up with a compelling simcade handling model that deserves revisiting. And...
Review Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (PS4)
A study in Sherlock
Barely an hour into Sherlock Holmes' latest case, while helping a young boy named Tom find his missing father, you'll be tailing a shady character as a plucky newsboy, who almost suffocates while climbing up a chimney. Next, as Sherlock, you'll grill a local lord and gather more evidence at Tom's home, but not before taking...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Stomps London's Cobbles in PS4 Gameplay
A'right, guv'nor
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is an underrated adventure on the PlayStation 4, so we're really looking forward to its successor Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter. However, while this eleven minute gameplay trailer has all of the intrigue and awkward accents of its predecessor, we're starting to worry that publisher...
News Don Your Deerstalker for Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Gameplay Trailer
How the devil are you?
Sherlock Holmes is looking rugged and ruffled in this gameplay trailer for upcoming adventure, The Devil's Daughter. Fresh from the success of Crimes & Punishments, it looks like seasoned developer Frogwares has been given a much bigger budget for its all-new PlayStation 4 adaptation of Baker Street's bolshiest detective,...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter on PS4 Proves That London's a Hell Hole
Holmes to roast
London's awesome – well, when you don't find yourself stuck on the tube during rush hour standing next to a guy who smells of sour cream Pringles. This is not the exact circumstance that Sherlock Holmes finds himself in, but forthcoming sequel The Devil's Daughter will clearly be taking Baker's Street's best detective to some dark...
