More treats are sure to rev and roar their way to you guys with the official site of SBK-08: Superbike World Championship going live. Apart from the customary goods like screenshots, trailers and news, they'll also be having a "development diary", which is sure to make the wait for this title a tad more bearable. To find out what it's about, head to the full article.

Black Bean Games just announced via press wire that SBK-08: Superbike World Championship will be racing across various platforms come next year. While SBK-07 for the PSP, PS2, PC, and 360 had some of its moments - with World Superbike Champion James Toseland recently admitting that he actually used the game as a simulation to practice his biking skills - the upcoming SBK-08 is still showing promise.

SBK-08: Superbike World Championship has been announced to come out for the PS3, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, and PC next May. Details are scant for now, but Black Bean and Milestone promise to utilize the engine of the PS3 and 360 to enrich your gameplay experience - make it more compelling and real.

Check back for more updates, but for now, screenshots!

 

 

As SBK 07 Superbike World Championship's Europe release looms closer, developer Black Bean Games has just announced that the official site is up.

SBK 07 boasts to being the official video game of the WSBK Championship, the superbike tournament. The site will sport news and info on SBK 07 Superbike World Championship, plus photo and video galleries. Perfect for the WBSK buffs. It has additional features like riders (like Troy Bayliss, Max Biaggi and James Toseland), fans, and of course, the bikes and umbrella girls.

There will also be news on bikes and the teams featured in SBK 07 Superbike World Championship, info in the in-game tracks, an online guide, and a FAQ section. Need anything else? You can check out the site by clicking the via link below.

Koch Media has announced that it has signed a distribution deal with Black Bean games for the upcoming strategy title The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome for the PC, PS2, and PSP. "I am delighted that Black Bean have once again chosen to work with us," commented Craig McNicol, Managing Director to Koch Media UK, "This is an excellent license and truly underpins the quality of the game."

"This game has given us the opportunity to bring a great television brand to life in the interactive entertainment arena. The blending of dramatic video footage from The History Channel with fast paced gameplay delivers a unique and authentic experience that will have mass appeal," added Chris Mehers, Managing Director of Black Bean Games UK.

Combining compelling gameplay, dramatic video footage and battle simulation, The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome allows players to fully immerse themselves into the battles and campaigns that created the world's greatest Empire. Too bad we still don't have any concrete info as to how the gameplay goes. You can check out this trailer for a bit of a look at the game, though.

We also have a few comparison shots from each of the game's three platform versions below as well as the packshots for the PSP and PC versions above. From left to right, the screenshots below are, from left to right, from the PSP, PC, and for comparison's sake, the PS2.

The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome will hit the PC, PS2, and PSP in May 2007.

Before you head off to war, always make sure you know what you're up against. Now, in case many of the guys here found information for The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome game lacking, we are happy to announce that Black Bean Games has just set up the game's website.

Among the interesting details mentioned over there was the Great Battles of Rome's release date: expect the empire to come marching into retail this May for the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and the PC.

Moving on to the rest of the site's features, we have extra game media in the guise of a gameplay trailer, wallpapers, and screenshots. The site also carries a brief historical into the game's three main heroes: Julius Caesar, Scipio, and Trajan (the third guy was one of the five emperors that ruled during Rome's Pax Romana period).

The site further makes mention of extra game details, such as an extra 10 Celtic campaigns and 35 battles in the Cult of Mithras, which should provide for a more rounded out perspective of the sort of factions that existed during this time period. We advise historical fans and dudes who are getting tired of the Spartan hype as of late to try out the game come launch, or read up for extra details.

While the PSP and PS2 versions of SBK: Superbike World Championship are still on schedule for their end of April release, Eurogamer reports that the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game will only be available come October.

Black Bean Games spokesperson Livio Cantagallo told Eurogamer, however, that the demo will be ready "near the end of the summer." At least fans will get something to pass the time with while they're waiting for the official releases.

There has also been no confirmation yet regarding the rumored PS3 version. According to Cantagallo, "We are going to think about a PS3 version, because we are just moving onto the next-generation consoles, starting with the Xbox 360 as it's similar to the PC."

 

SBK 07 developer Black Bean Games, together with former developer Milestone, just released a handful of details about the up and coming racing game. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of things, the two would like to inform fans that they are already on the game's finishing touches.

Black Bean proudly announced that all elements of the SBK universe have been faithfully recreated for this release: riders, tracks, atmosphere, TV style replays, and even the Superbike Umbrella Girls. All five official teams (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha) will also be present.

Speaking of which, there will be a total of 22 bikes and 22 riders, with the riders having unique and individual characteristics. The game will have four modes: Race, Race Weekend, Championship, and Challenges.

Superbike World Championship 07 (PSP, 360, PC) Should be expected sometime this coming April.

   

The subject matter of The History Channel's latest gaming project tempts a cliche: "Arma virumque cano... genus unde Latinum, Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae." The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome, being developed for the PSP, PS2, and PC by SBK07 devBlack Bean Games, with Slitherine Software and the History Channel, relives over 100 battles between the Roman legionnaires and the barbaric tribes up north, including the Punic Wars, and Julius Caesar's campaign all the way to the shores of modern-day Britain.

If you have no idea what this writer just said, right up to the Latin, try visiting a local library.

The game features a mix of strategy and action, the press release says, featuring customizable army setups and a choice of whether to draw up the order of battle or leave it to the AI and take nothing but the action. We suspect an AI-squad action game in the veins of Bladestorm, Dynasty Warriors, or 300, but no further clues can be inferred from the screenshots (presumably from the PC or the PS2 version) below.

Hey, it's not a video game that'll rock the world, but you know what they said about being ignorant of history. Which is why a trip to the library every now and then isn't so bad.