Moto GP and Ride 2 developer Milestone has announced a new IP, a racing game for PS4, Xbox One and Steam called Gravel.
Due for release in Summer 2017, Gravel is an off-road racing title created with Unreal Engine 4. Players will be able to participate in four disciplines:
1. Wild Rush: combative races in wild locations;
2. Cross Country: with open maps to explore or to conquer until the last checkpoint
3. Speed Cross: real tracks and races without holding anything back
4. Stadium Circuit: with arenas and spectacular jumps.
Further offline and online game modes will be announced as we get closer to launch.
Gravel also has a background story which involves a TV station called the Gravel Channel. It applies the Offroad Masters format and presents events and challenges to players as they seek to become champion.
“Gravel is the most extreme off-road challenge. It celebrates off-road racing by taking the player to exotic locations around the world with some of the most exciting vehicles ever created,” says Irvin Zonca Head of Game Design Milestone.
“Thanks to the Unreal Engine 4, Milestone could finally unleash its creativity by tackling the arcade-genre with the most ambitious off-road racing game ever created. Bearing in mind the concepts of “fun”, “competition”, “speed” and “adrenaline”, we had the chance to think big by putting into the same game the best elements that we could create: photorealistic graphics, dynamic time of day and weather system, accessible physics that can be enjoyed by everybody, breath-taking locations where the player can race at full speed rushing through forests, snowy mountains, dunes and deserts. We love the way Gravel is shaping up and we believe that the players will be amazed by how funny and fresh this game will be".