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Friday, June 04, 2010

Official Superbike World Championship - SBK X launced on PS3 Xbox and PC and DV

The latest and greatest, official Superbike World Championship game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC DVD. Developed by Milestone Studios SBK X harnesses the thrills and exhilaration of this international racing series in spectacular detail.

A demo version, which went live on PlayStation Network last week, has already had over a quarter of a million downloads, and the UKs Bike magazine has given the game full marks with a FIVE STAR review.

We wanted to create a game with bike authenticity, said Michele Caletti, Game Director, Milestone Studios. Racing motorbikes is worlds apart from driving cars around a track. Our objective from the start has been to give the player a genuine representation of the sport and a new racing challenge.

The Superbike World Championship, also known as SBK, is the international racing series that features real motorbikes available in showrooms for Joe Public to buy. It s this relevance to the everyday biker that has catapulted SBKs popularity in the UK and other countries around the world since it began in 1988.

SBK X features 1000cc and 600cc machines from Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, MV Agusta, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha with the 14-track racing roster, which includes Germanys notorious Nürburgring.

The game features arcade and simulation modes, and theres also a Special Edition version of the game, which includes a unique Legendary Roster of the worlds greatest World Superbike Series Stars. Every bike enthusiast can ride as Carl Fogarty on his powerful Ducati 996, or as Ben Spies on last years Yamaha R1: Past versus present, ageless glories versus new heroes.