Tag: Milestone
News Screamer May Be the Most Unexpected Racing Game Reboot for PS5 Ever
30-year franchise gets a sci-fi anime makeover
For those of you who don’t know, Screamer first launched for MS-DOS operating systems in 1995, and was quite ground-breaking for its presentation at the time. It required an Intel Pentium processor due to its advanced graphics, and running it effectively was a flex for PC players at the time...
Mini Review Monster Jam Showdown (PS5) - Familiar, Enjoyable Monster Truck Madness
Show off your skills
The Monster Jam series is no stranger on PlayStation, with many entries. However, after Rainbow Studios developed the middling MTX vs ATV Legends, the licence landed with Milestone, which produced the recent Hot Wheels Unleashed series. With Monster Jam Showdown, the studio has brought its experience and racing finesse to the...
News Monster Jam Showdown Motors to PS5, PS4 in 2024
Big rigs
The ever-industrious Italian outfit Milestone is back with Monster Jam Showdown, which is due out on PS5 and PS4 later this year. Pitched as a comprehensive monster truck experience, with 40 rigs included in the base game and more to follow through free and premium add-on packs, the developer is promising to leverage its “technology and...
Review Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (PS5) - A Fast and Furiously Fantastic Follow-Up
Magnificent modifications
We remember as kids setting up our Hot Wheels Octoblast and Shark Park race tracks every weekend, launching cars round them at high speeds while avoiding the giant creatures. It always brought such joy to our young selves back in the day, and so it's great to see that Milestone has captured the essence of that nostalgia and...
Preview Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Really Does Feel Like a Turbocharged Sequel
On course
Hot Wheels Unleashed was a distinctly pleasant surprise when it launched a couple of years ago, marking a much-needed departure for put-upon motorcycle developer Milestone. While the game handled like a dream – and had some stunningly rendered toy car models, particularly on the PS5 – it lacked variety and had a strange post-release...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Looks Like Lots of Fun in This Gameplay Breakdown Trailer
We're in
There are a lot of games coming out in October, and one that's in danger of flying way under the radar is Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. This arcade racing sequel looks like a big improvement on the original, which was already a good time, so we're excited to see how it handles next month. This new gameplay trailer at least gives us...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Gets Fast and Furious with First Crossover DLC
First car available at launch
Now, here's some crossover content that makes total sense. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is set to arrive on PS5 and PS4 in October, and Milestone has just announced the first DLC for the upcoming arcade racer. Various cars from the Fast and Furious movie series will be coming to the game, allowing you to drive...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Looks Like Turbocharged Fun in Gameplay Trailer
New vehicles, moves, and terrains
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a surprisingly good arcade racer, and its sequel is shaping up to be even better. Announced a little while ago, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged builds on the die-cast toy car racing game with some fundamental gameplay changes and more besides. You can see it in the above new trailer,...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Takes the Action Outside on PS5, PS4 in October
Going turbo
Just like that, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged has been announced by Milestone. Considering the original was the studio's best-selling game ever, we suppose a sequel was inevitable — and here it is. The debut trailer is CG, but it teases a number of interesting new twists to the formula. Based on the collectible toy cars of the...
News Milestone Announces RIDE 5, Its First New-Gen Only Game, Releasing This August
Motorcycle sim racer coming soon
The first sign that the end of the world is upon us will be that Milestone will stop making games about motorbikes. It has three or four annual series, all concerned with racing on two wheels. Hot Wheels Unleashed was some sort of inexplicable anomaly, but hey, we're getting back on track now. The latest game from...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Boosts Past 2 Million Copies Sold
Not playing around
Hot Wheels Unleashed isn't perfect, but it's a highly entertaining arcade racer that really leans into its licence. It seems that fans of the toys and of colourful racing games agree, because it's now surpassed two million copies sold. Developer Milestone made the announcement today, roughly 18 months after its launch in 2021...
Review Hot Wheels Unleashed (PS5) - Fun Toy Car Racer Makes the Most of Its Licence
Beat that
Republished on Wednesday 28th September 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of October's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. After years spent fine-tuning its various motorcycle racing titles, developer Milestone has taken a significant detour with Hot Wheels Unleashed...
News What's Up, Doc? The Looney Tunes Have Arrived in Hot Wheels Unleashed
And that's not all folks
In the latest in a long line of crossovers, like Jurrasic Park and Spongebob, Hot Wheels Unleashed's newest expansion is bringing the Looney Tunes to the arcade racer, and what's more, it's available now. The Looney Tunes expansion features the Looney Tunes Adventure Park, a new enviro
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Is Going Jurassic in Its Next Racing Season
Must go faster
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a title that regularly collaborates with other franchises, and for its next trick, is going back to the Jurrasic period. The Jurassic World Racing Season will feature new challenges, vehicles and customizations inspired by the Jurassic World film franchise. More content for a title like Hot Wheels Unleased...
News Milestone Is Making Yet Another Game About Motorbikes with SBK 22
Riding onto PS5 and PS4 this year
Milestone has been making motorcycle racing games since the late 90s, and it's barely shifted from that path all this time. Yes, there have been some outliers, like Hot Wheels Unleashed and Gravel, but the Italian studio has been keeping its games on two wheels for the majority of its existence. Announced today is...
News PS5, PS4 Racer Hot Wheels Unleashed Heads Under the Sea for SpongeBob Season
Did you smell it?
In an announcement that will no doubt tempt editor Stephen Tailby back to its toy racer, Hot Wheels Unleashed is following its Batman crossover with a season of SpongeBob SquarePants. This update – available on 20th January, shortly after we’re publishing this article – will include an all-new ladder of free and premium...
News Your Best Hot Wheels Unleashed Livery Could Become a Real Toy Car
To scale
Surprisingly awesome arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed is running a competition in-game which could result in your very own custom livery being transformed into a real toy car. Design Battle – which starts today and is scheduled to run through 14th February – will see you personalising the Rodger Dodger vehicle in-game, with the chance...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Passes 1 Million Units Sold
Milestone's fastest-selling game
As the developer behind a variety of relatively niche motorsport simulations, Hot Wheels Unleashed has always felt like a breakout hit for Italian outfit Milestone – and that’s reflected by its sales numbers. The title has now surpassed one million units sold, making it the fastest-selling release in the...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Summons the Caped Crusader in Batman Expansion, Out Now
To the Batmobile!
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na BATMAN! Okay, now that's done, let's talk about Hot Wheels Unleashed, yeah? The arcade racing title has a lot of seasonal updates and premium DLC planned, which was always going to happen with a game based on collectable toy cars. We're not complaining, though — this Batman...
News The Cadillac Seville by Gucci Is Now In Your Hot Wheels Unleashed Car Collection
Drift in style
Have you been playing Hot Wheels Unleashed lately? Ever thought to yourself that this game about little die-cast toy cars driving around orange plastic tracks isn't boujie enough? Well, you're in luck, because developer Milestone has teamed up with Cadillac and Gucci to bring a super fancy vehicle to the arcade racer. As you can...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Adds DC Super-Villains Season, Batman Expansion
Diecast fast
Likeable arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed is adding some big DC Comics-themed content as we edge closer towards Christmas, with the DC Super-Villains Racing Season getting underway from 11th November through 18th January. Available to every player, the Battle Pass-style update will deliver “a large number of free and premium content...
News This Mind Blowing Footage of RIDE 4 on PS5 Has Gone Viral
Biker glow
Bet you didn’t think you’d be reading an article about motorcycle sim RIDE 4 today, did you? We didn’t expect to be writing one either, to be brutally honest with you. Still, that hasn’t stopped this footage of the racer from going viral on Reddit and various other social media platforms. And it’s not hard to see why: it looks...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Livery Editor Lets You Customise Your Cars and Share Them Online
Plus: a customisable Basement!
Hot Wheels Unleashed has been looking surprisingly promising since its announcement, and developer Milestone keeps unveiling new tracks and features to keep fans interested. The toy car racer is packed with dozens of vehicles you'll recognise from real-world collections, various circuits in different environments, a...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed DLC Roadmap Includes Cars from Batman, Street Fighter, and Barbie
Lots of post-launch DLC on the way
Hot Wheels Unleashed is going to be a pretty robust game when it launches at the end of September, with more than 60 vehicles on day one, various environments to race through, and a neat track creator mode. However, developer Milestone isn't hitting the brakes once it crosses the finish line. A newly published DLC...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Adds Licensed Cars Like Batmobile, DeLorean, and the Party Wagon
Also Snoopy?
Hot Wheels Unleashed is set to have a pretty large roster of vehicles, but this latest trailer reveals the extent of the final collection. Milestone's die-cast arcade racing game not only includes dozens of recognisable Hot Wheels cars, but will also feature a number of licensed vehicles from all kinds of other properties. In the above...
News Here's Your First Look at Hot Wheels Unleashed's Track Editor
Milestone shows us the track building tools
Hot Wheels Unleashed is shaping up fairly nicely from where we're sitting. Developer Milestone is putting in a solid effort for this licensed racer based on the popular die-cast cars, and we're definitely interested to take it for a spin come 30th September. One aspect we've yet to see is the game's track...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Takes the Action to the Skatepark in Latest Trailer
Ramping things up
We're still very curious to try out Hot Wheels Unleashed, the toy car racer from Milestone. The studio has been putting out motorcycle racing games for all eternity, but this arcadey game about little matchbox vehicles looks surprisingly decent for what it is. The latest trailer reveals a new environment to jump and drift through:...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Takes You to School with College Campus Tracks in Latest Trailer
Continues to look very fun
We're absolutely on board with Hot Wheels Unleashed, which looks like good, clean, toy car racing fun. While the drifty, jumpy handling appears to be a blast, the environments surrounding the action will make or break some of the tracks. In this latest trailer, the game takes us to a college campus, where elaborate courses...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed's Skyscraper Is the Wacky Track the PS5, PS4 Racer Needed
Wacky races
We’ve always thought Hot Wheels Unleashed looked good, but we were beginning to worry about the backdrops you’d be driving through. So far, industrious developer Milestone has mostly focused on bland garage-style environments – but this latest trailer for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 racer has a bit more spectacle to it, as the track...
News Here's Some More Early Gameplay Footage of Hot Wheels Unleashed
You know you want it
Last week, you may recall that racing specialist Milestone put out the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming game, Hot Wheels Unleashed. The toy car racer is coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, and that trailer got us pretty excited. It looks as though the studio, most famous for its extensive work on motorcycle racing titles, is...
News Rejoice! Hot Wheels Unleashed Looks Like a Ton of Fun
Lead the way
Many were sceptical when Hot Wheels Unleashed was announced by industrious Italian developer Milestone, but it looks like the veteran racing studio has come good. In this short gameplay trailer based on alpha footage, we get a good glimpse of what it’ll be like behind-the-wheel – and as the release’s slogan goes, it just looks...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Races to PS5, PS4 on 30th September
Lead the way
Well, it leaked weeks ago, but now it’s official: Hot Wheels Unleashed is racing to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on 30th September. Developed by the ever-industrious Milestone, the game will see you “drift, boost, jump, and crash on Hot Wheels’ iconic orange tracks in various single player game modes”. There’ll also be...
News Motorbike Racing Sim MotoGP 21 Speeds onto PS5, PS4 in April
On yer bike
As sure as the Sun rises every morning, Milestone is making another motorbike racing title. This time, it's the return of its officially licensed series with MotoGP 21. The latest iteration has just been announced, and it'll be the first in the franchise to land on PlayStation 5, as well as PS4. Milestone is of course calling this the...
News Toy Car Racer Hot Wheels Unleashed Leaked
Milestone at the wheel
It may not be the best source for PlayStation news, but you can always rely on the Microsoft Store for a good old-fashioned leak. Admittedly, we’re going out on a limb here: Hot Wheels Unleashed has been listed for release on 30th September, and we’re assuming it’s coming to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. We’ll...
Review RIDE 4 (PS5) - A Motorcycle Crash Felt from the Inside of the DualSense
Wheelie not very good
Next-gen upgrades are a fantastic way to give a game extra polish and enhance the overall experience by taking advantage of the more powerful hardware. Three months after the launch of RIDE 4 on the PlayStation 4, the game was given a new PlayStation 5 version. While there are glimmers of potential under the surface, especially...
News RIDE 4 Saddles Up on PS5 from Today
Smooth ridin'
Industrious Italian outfit Milestone has sure been putting its PlayStation 5 development kits through their paces. Swift in the slipstream of MXGP 2020, the studio has now released the next-gen version of its motorcycle racing game, RIDE 4. You can check out the launch trailer above, which pairs a bunch of cinematic gameplay footage...
Review MXGP 2020 - The Official Motocross Videogame (PS5) - Not Just Another Scrub
Jump the gate
The MXGP titles have been slowly inching their way forward through the years, generally only seeing minor changes with each iteration. Luckily, Milestone has crafted a pretty solid bedrock upon which to build its racing titles, and this latest entry — the series’ first foray on the PlayStation 5 — represents the franchise’s...
News MXGP 20 Brings Mud, Sweat, and Glory to PS5 and PS4 This December
Gross
You just can't stop Milestone. The Italian developer will make more motorbike racing games, and that's just the end of it. The latest two-wheeled racer is MXGP 20, taking the action off-road on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. The announcement comes alongside the above trailer, and it sure looks like a motocross game. This year's entry comes...
News RIDE 4 Revs Up PS5 from 21st January
Better visuals, more bikes, deeper immersion
Industrious motorcycle developer Milestone will not be slowing down its output on the PlayStation 5, as the Italian studio has wasted no time announcing a new title for Sony’s next-gen console: RIDE 4. Due out from 21st January (the PS4 version launches 8th October), the racer will offer silky smooth 60...
News RIDE 4 Is the Latest Motorbike Sim from Milestone, Arrives on PS4 This October
Ride or die
MotoGP 20 just released last month on PlayStation 4, but developer Milestone ain't finished yet. In addition to the officially licensed racing series, the company has been producing the RIDE series, an attempt at a two-wheeled Gran Turismo. RIDE 4 is the latest entry, just unveiled with the above trailer, and it's not looking too shabby...
Review MotoGP 20 - Another Exciting Ride, If You Can Handle It
A tricky balancing act
Milestone has made a name for itself as the de facto developer of motorbike racing games. If you trace it back, the Italian studio has been crafting this niche subset of racers for about 20 years. To say it has experience with two-wheeled motorsport would be a grave understatement. However, despite its expertise and dedication...
Mini Review Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 - Nights and Bikes
On yer bike
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 – or, to give it its full title and pad out our word count, Monster Energy AMA Supercross 3 FIM World Championship: The Official Video Game – proves that Milestone may just be the most prolific developer of the generation. By our count, this is its 20th title on the PlayStation 4...
Review Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame - A Disappointing Ride
Road rash
Republished on Wednesday 27th November 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of December's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Racing games are dime a dozen, but while most focus on cars or more “extreme” sports, it’s relatively slim pickings when it comes to motocross and...
News MotoGP 19 Rolls Back the Clocks with Historical Riders Trailer
Podium position
MotoGP 19 is racing on to PS4 consoles on 6th June, and it aims to celebrate motorcycling history with playable riders that changed the sport forever. Check out what this year's iteration is bringing to the table in the trailer above. Alongside over 50 standard racers and more than 35 bikes to choose from, 3 historical tracks join...
Review RIDE 3 - High-Octane Motorcycle Realism
Wheely quite something
If there’s one thing that RIDE 3 has in spades, it’s content. The sheer number of tracks and bikes to unlock, not to mention available modifications, is head spinning. Poor old motorcycle sim games seem to live in the shadow of their four wheeled brethren and are usually reserved for a more niche audience as a result. The...
MXGP Con
Milestone releases a large number of racing games every year. Some of them aren’t half bad, such as Gravel, while others, chiefly its motorcycle games, leave something to be desired. Unfortunately, MXGP Pro is one of the motorcycle games, and while this is nowhere near as bad as the absolute debacle that was MXGP 3, it’s a definite step...
Vin Gravel
Sorry to aggravate the aggregate heads, but Gravel isn’t actually about everyone’s favourite loose collection of rock fragments – sadly, it’s only a fun arcade racer. Coming from the motorheads at racing game specialists Milestone, Gravel focuses less on raw simulation and more on down-and-dirty off-road action, delivering an...
Crash and burn
In 2014, Milestone – a dev with a very long history working with motorcycle games – launched a new series with MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame. While it was an alright title, it didn’t exactly blow us away. Skip ahead to present day and Milestone has released the third entry in the series. During that time, has...
Keep on ridin'
When it comes to racing, there's a raw thrill… An adrenaline rush that can't be explained. In terms of gaming, it's a genre that's much beloved and for good reason, whether it be arcade-style or simulation-based. Italian developer Milestone is no stranger to the racing genre, and last year it put out a motorcycle-sim racer called...
News MotoGP 15 Returns to the Saddle on PS4, PS3 This Spring
The wheels on the bike go round and round
Milestone: the developer that never sleeps. Seriously. The Italian studio's only just shipped two-wheeler RIDE, but it's already talking MotoGP 15. To be fair, we're a little bit late with this story, so slap our saddle rash and let's get on with it, because we'd honestly rather be in bed than writing about...
