Mister Pink Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) HB Studios and 505 GAMES ANNOUNCE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 – THE OFFICIAL GAME OF RUGBY WORLD CUP*The definitive Rugby game comes to consoles this summer with full online play Unrivalled detail and player experience Rugby World Cup Limited has today announced the appointment of HB Studios and 505 GAMES as Official Licensee to exclusively produce RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011, the official game of this year’s Tournament in New Zealand. Due to be launched on August 26th for the Xbox360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 platforms, the innovative and unique game will reflect in detail the incredible action and passion of Rugby’s showcase sporting event with the most accurate Rugby experience ever created. Developed by leading Rugby developer HB Studios, RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 represents the studio’s first Rugby game on this generation of consoles and takes full advantage of the available hardware to create a game that reflects the prestige of the world’s third-largest sports event. RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 will challenge players to pick from the 20 Rugby World Cup 2011 participating countries, and attempt to lead their team through the pool phase progress to the Final and the opportunity to lift the prestigious Webb Ellis Cup. National rivalries, venues and player personalities are perfectly captured as participants will fight for the pride of their nation in either solo play or with up to three friends in local multiplayer matches. For the first time, HB Studios will give players the chance to fight for the glory of their country online by challenging other players to one-on-one matches on Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation®Network. “We are delighted that there will be an official game of Rugby World Cup 2011, delivering the ability to boost the tournament experience for Rugby fans whilst growing the appeal and profile of our sport across all markets. This game will capture the emotion, passion, drama and excitement of what is the biggest sporting event of the year,” said IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset. http://us.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/rugby-wo...2011/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Rugby Challenge Rugby Challenge for console and PC is a new title in development by Wellington based games developer Sidhe and published by Sydney based Home Entertainment Suppliers (HES) under their Tru Blu Games label. The rugby union based title seeks to capture the attention of a growing number of rugby fans around the world. Rugby Challenge will include the All Blacks, Qantas Wallabies, ITM Cup, Aviva Premiership, and Super Rugby teams amongst other licensed teams and competitions, and will feature multiplayer online play, a multi-year franchise mode, a tutorial mode for novice players, extensive customisation options, and dynamic real-time commentary by Grant Nisbett and Justin Marshall. More features, content, platforms and details will be announced in the future. Rugby Challenge will release for PS3, 360, PC, and Sony Vita in Q3 2011. Stay tuned to this website for more information and ongoing updates about the game. Please also see our FAQ. http://www.trueachievements.com/n4256/new-...screenshots.htm http://rugbychallengegame.com/ No point in making two separate topics. Not sure which one to buy. The official game wont have New Zealand or Australia but teams similar. Been waiting for a long time to see a good Rugby game and now 2 are coming out! Sweet. Edited July 26, 2011 by ThePinkFloydSound ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus. Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Interesting. Don't think I've ever played a rugby game before but they look great and it could be a great way to help me learn the rules! Although I think I have a respectable understanding of them for the time being. A rugby game without New Zealand would feel right, so I'll have to for Rugby Challenge when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) I have been following this game ever since it was announced. And have been wanting a a new rugby game since Rugby 2006!! I actually haven't searched about this game for 2 months, so this is awesome to see. First day buy!! Edited June 28, 2011 by Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banks. Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 This is very interesting. I haven't seen a Rugby game in years so I'm considering buying it but I will wait till it's cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Yeah I love the FIFA/PES games and I've been wanting a rugby game for ages now because I only briefly played my ex's nephew's rugby game in Italy on the PS2. He didn't like it and I enjoyed and he said take home but I forgot it, lol. After football the only other sport that my friends and I would mainly enjoy would be rugby and there's more and more people enjoying the game in my country seeing as Ireland has a half-decent team an Irish international and club rugby is doing quite well at the moment. So it's nice to have another competitive game to play 2 player that's not FIFA. At least if one game is crap, we have the other. It will be pretty much the first time we see proper rugby multiplayer for the masses. I'm thinking the graphics look great and so they should considering that we haven't seen what a rugby should look like in a few years. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's the problem I guess, licensing. Although to be honest as long as the teams are called Australia and New Zealand I can just edit the players' names individually during my obscene amount of free time. However my one concern is that they get the tackling and breakdown areas correct in terms of gameplay. Because the last rugby game which I played was sh*t in rucks and mauls. I'll have to look at the features first I guess but from the graphics Rugby Challenge looks much better. And I know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but I can't help it, especially with regards to sports games since I feel that realism is more important in that arena than in the FPS/RPG arenas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Any more videos screenshots of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think I've seen a few new ones for the official game. I was gonna post them when I seen resized ones on another site. I'm also really surprised there hasn't been a trailer yet as thos games are out soon. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn 7 five 11 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 This looks good, but i am more excited for Rugby 2012 by HB studios published by EA, they will have all the proper licensing, since EA handles that very well, and hopefully it will be similar to my good ol' rugby 2005 game, which i just re-bought, in fact on ebay yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm not quite sure which game I'm getting yet. News, Rugby World Cup 2011: A Demo will be released on August 2nd for Xbox Live and August 3rd for PSN. You will be able to play as South Africa and England at Auckland. Also, the demo for RWC 11 comes out on August 2nd. I'm looking forward to it but I might go with Rugby Challenge. Leinster are confirmed to be in Rugby Challenge Also, just read that in Europe the game will be called Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) After watching that horrible trailer of RWC 2011, i will now 100% be getting Rugby challenge. Seriously it looks like HB studios have ported rugby 2006 to PS3 format and haven't even attempted updating animations or the AI. And the visuals dont look as good as challenge either. I was super impressed by the Rugby challenge trailer. Its pretty evident, HB studios only did this game to cash in on the world cup hype, without even bothering to change much. What a con. Edited July 25, 2011 by Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remix Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 There are trailers for both games on youtube, by the way. Hopefully Rugby Challenge is released before Rugby World Cup, so more people are inclined to get it on a "rush buy". In all seriousness, Rugby Challenge looks really good. A lot better than other sport games out at the moment that's for sure. Can't wait for the demo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Oh man! Just seen the trailers there after you mentioned it Darrel. RWC looks atrocious. Rugby Challenge it is then. Glad I'm not in a predicament and it's an obvious choice. Really though, the guys making Rugby Challenge seem be be actually really passionate about this game and you can tell by the way it looks. Something tells me a lot of the developers would be surrounded by rugby all their lives being based in New Zealand and all that. HB are based in Canada. Do they even play rugby there? ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sorry for the bump/double post, but here's a new gameplay trailer for Rugby Challenge. Aslo, the demo for RWC is out now on Xbox Live. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banks. Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'll download it soon but Rugby challenge looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I have seen a lot of gameplay footage of Rugby challenge over at the Sidhe forum and it looks worlds apart from RWC2011 Played the demo of RWC and just as i expected it plays exactly like Rugby 06. Passing is magnetic, there is no sense of accomplishment because its exactly the same formula. There is no learning curve at all. All players basically either move like a forward or a back. Thats it for how well they actual resemble the players style. Its clunky, animations are average, and frankly its outdated by about 6 years. Plus there will not be any club teams, no create a player. So basically you are paying for a rugby 06/08 with less things to do. HB dont deserve any profit. And i never wish that on any game developer. Its evident they planned to make a cheap buck and cash in on the world cup hype by giving us the exact same game we played 6 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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