Milestone S.r.l. is an Italian video game developer based in Milan. Founded in 1994 by Antonio Farina, the studio specialises in racing games, especially motorcycle racing games. The company began under the name Graffiti, developing the car racing game Screamer. After the studio rebranded as Milestone in 1996, it used Screamer's success for multi-game publishing deals with Virgin Interactive and Electronic Arts. The poor performance of Racing Evoluzione, published by Atari with little marketing, lead to key figures leaving Milestone. As part of Leader Group from 2002 on, the studio hired many younger developers and developed multiple games for multiple platforms, including several based on the Superbike World Championship. This shaped Milestone's identity as a developer of motorcycle racing games. After detaching from Leader Group in 2011, the studio obtained the license for MotoGP games in 2013. In 2019, Milestone was acquired by Koch Media.
Antonio Farina founded Milestone as Graffiti in 1994.[1][2] The nascent studio's first notable game was Screamer, a racing game for personal computers.[1] In 1996, the studio rebranded as Milestone and used Screamer's success to reach publishing agreements with Virgin Interactive and Electronic Arts (EA). Virgin Interactive published Screamer 2 and Screamer Rally, while EA obtained a licence for games based on the Superbike World Championship (SBK). Milestone and EA worked on three such games released through 2000. These games grew Milestone's visibility and led to a deal with Atari. The publisher was in a troubled financial situation at the time and approached Milestone with a game idea for what became Racing Evoluzione. The deal appeared like a good idea to Milestone but Atari provided little marketing and released it in 2003 in direct competition with Project Gotham Racing.[1] In late 2002, Milestone joined Leader Group.[3][4]Racing Evoluzione attracted mixed reviews and underperformed commercially, leading to the departures of key figures at the company. Consequently, the studio hired many younger developers, who sought to take the studio in a new direction.[1] As part of Leader Group, Milestone initially worked exclusively with the internal publisher Lago but later found that working with external publishers would be in its best interest. Still, Milestone's position as a subsidiary allowed it to grow and develop multiple games for multiple platforms simultaneously.[3]
With its younger staff, Milestone developed games that aimed to compete with the Gran Turismo series, albeit with limited scopes. This resulted in the production of Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano and Corvette Evolution GT. The studio then returned to games based on motorcycle racing, a popular sport in Italy, with Super-Bikes Riding Challenge. The game, released in 2006, greatly shaped the studio's identity, and it continued developing motorcycle racing games, including further games with an SBK license. It also supported Capcom's MotoGP games.[1] Milestone grew to 55 employees by October 2007 and to 80 by January 2010, making it the largest video game developer in Italy.[3][5] In 2011, Milestone restructured as an independent company, aiming for further growth while remaining self-reliant.[6] It saw low earnings of €2.6 million in 2012 and consequently ceased developing games on a work-for-hire basis while it began self-publishing its games.[7][6] Milestone obtained the licence for MotoGP-based games in 2013 and released the first such game, MotoGP 13, later that year. The success of the studio's MotoGP games led to licensing deals with FIM Motocross, WRC, and Monster Energy Supercross.[1] The company's profits rose to €28 million by 2017.[6] On 14 August 2019, Koch Media acquired Milestone, at the time with 200 employees, and all of its intellectual property for €44.9 million paid in cash. Chief executive officer Luisa Bixio remained with the studio after acquisition.[2][7]
^ abcdefgIwaniuk, Phil (6 October 2022). "Studio Profile: Milestone Interactive". Edge. No. 377. Future Publishing. pp. 96–99.
^ abBlake, Vikki (14 August 2019). "Koch Media to acquire Milestone and all IPs, including MotoGP and Supercross". MCV. from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ abcFear, Ed (9 October 2007). . Develop. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009.
^. Milestone. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^"Intervista a Luisa Bixio – Amministratore Delegato Leader" [Interview with Luisa Bixio – Chief Executive Officer Leader] (in Italian). Associazione Editori Sviluppatori Videogiochi Italiani. 11 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
^ abcHandrahan, Matthew (26 October 2017). "Milestone races towards its biggest ever year". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ abRomano, Sal (14 August 2019). "THQ Nordic acquires Milestone S.r.l". Gematsu. from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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August 25, 2023
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Milestone S r l is an Italian video game developer based in Milan Founded in 1994 by Antonio Farina the studio specialises in racing games especially motorcycle racing games The company began under the name Graffiti developing the car racing game Screamer After the studio rebranded as Milestone in 1996 it used Screamer s success for multi game publishing deals with Virgin Interactive and Electronic Arts The poor performance of Racing Evoluzione published by Atari with little marketing lead to key figures leaving Milestone As part of Leader Group from 2002 on the studio hired many younger developers and developed multiple games for multiple platforms including several based on the Superbike World Championship This shaped Milestone s identity as a developer of motorcycle racing games After detaching from Leader Group in 2011 the studio obtained the license for MotoGP games in 2013 In 2019 Milestone was acquired by Koch Media Milestone S r l FormerlyGraffiti 1994 1996 TypeSubsidiaryIndustryVideo gamesFounded1994 29 years ago 1994 FounderAntonio FarinaHeadquartersMilan ItalyKey peopleLuisa Bixio CEO Number of employees280 1 2022 ParentLeader Group 2002 2011 Plaion 2019 present Websitemilestone wbr it Contents 1 History 2 Games developed 2 1 As Graffiti 2 2 As Milestone 2 3 Cancelled titles 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditAntonio Farina founded Milestone as Graffiti in 1994 1 2 The nascent studio s first notable game was Screamer a racing game for personal computers 1 In 1996 the studio rebranded as Milestone and used Screamer s success to reach publishing agreements with Virgin Interactive and Electronic Arts EA Virgin Interactive published Screamer 2 and Screamer Rally while EA obtained a licence for games based on the Superbike World Championship SBK Milestone and EA worked on three such games released through 2000 These games grew Milestone s visibility and led to a deal with Atari The publisher was in a troubled financial situation at the time and approached Milestone with a game idea for what became Racing Evoluzione The deal appeared like a good idea to Milestone but Atari provided little marketing and released it in 2003 in direct competition with Project Gotham Racing 1 In late 2002 Milestone joined Leader Group 3 4 Racing Evoluzione attracted mixed reviews and underperformed commercially leading to the departures of key figures at the company Consequently the studio hired many younger developers who sought to take the studio in a new direction 1 As part of Leader Group Milestone initially worked exclusively with the internal publisher Lago but later found that working with external publishers would be in its best interest Still Milestone s position as a subsidiary allowed it to grow and develop multiple games for multiple platforms simultaneously 3 With its younger staff Milestone developed games that aimed to compete with the Gran Turismo series albeit with limited scopes This resulted in the production of Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano and Corvette Evolution GT The studio then returned to games based on motorcycle racing a popular sport in Italy with Super Bikes Riding Challenge The game released in 2006 greatly shaped the studio s identity and it continued developing motorcycle racing games including further games with an SBK license It also supported Capcom s MotoGP games 1 Milestone grew to 55 employees by October 2007 and to 80 by January 2010 making it the largest video game developer in Italy 3 5 In 2011 Milestone restructured as an independent company aiming for further growth while remaining self reliant 6 It saw low earnings of 2 6 million in 2012 and consequently ceased developing games on a work for hire basis while it began self publishing its games 7 6 Milestone obtained the licence for MotoGP based games in 2013 and released the first such game MotoGP 13 later that year The success of the studio s MotoGP games led to licensing deals with FIM Motocross WRC and Monster Energy Supercross 1 The company s profits rose to 28 million by 2017 6 On 14 August 2019 Koch Media acquired Milestone at the time with 200 employees and all of its intellectual property for 44 9 million paid in cash Chief executive officer Luisa Bixio remained with the studio after acquisition 2 7 Games developed EditAs Graffiti Edit Year Title Platform s 1994 Super Loopz Super Nintendo Entertainment System1995 Iron Assault MS DOSScreamer MS DOSAs Milestone Edit Year Title Platform s 1996 Screamer 2 MS DOS1997 Screamer Rally MS DOS Windows1999 Superbike World Championship Windows2000 Superbike 2000 Windows PlayStationSuperbike 2001 Windows2003 Racing Evoluzione XboxL eredita Windows PlayStation 22005 Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano Windows PlayStation 2 XboxThe X Factor Sing Windows PlayStation 22006 Australian Idol Sing PlayStation 2Corvette Evolution GT Windows PlayStation 2Super Bikes Riding ChallengeSuzuki Super Bikes II Riding Challenge Nintendo DS PlayStation 22007 MotoGP 07 PlayStation 2SBK 07 Superbike World Championship PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation PortableSuper PickUps PlayStation 2 Wii2008 MotoGP 08 Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360SBK 08 Superbike World Championship Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 3602009 SBK 09 Superbike World ChampionshipSuperstars V8 Racing Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 3602010 SBK X Superbike World ChampionshipSuperstars V8 Next ChallengeWRC FIA World Rally Championship2011 SBK 2011 FIM Superbike World ChampionshipWRC 2 FIA World Rally Championship2012 MUD FIM Motocross World Championship Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Xbox 360SBK Generations Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Xbox 3602013 MotoGP 13WRC 4 FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC Powerslide Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360WRC Shakedown Edition iOS2014 MotoGP 14 Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Xbox 360MXGP The Official Motocross Videogame2015 Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow WindowsMotoGP 15 Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox OneRide2016 Ducati 90th Anniversary Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneMXGP2 The Official Motocross VideogameSebastien Loeb Rally EVOValentino Rossi The Game2017 MotoGP 17MXGP3 The Official Motocross Videogame Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox OneRide 2 Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One2018 GravelMonster Energy Supercross The Official Videogame Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox OneMotoGP 18MXGP Pro Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneGhostly Matter WindowsRide 3 Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One2019 Monster Energy Supercross 2 The Official Videogame Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox OneMotoGP 19MXGP 2019 Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One2020 Monster Energy Supercross 3 The Official Videogame Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Stadia Xbox OneMotoGP 20Ride 4 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SMXGP 2020 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One2021 Monster Energy Supercross The Official Videogame 4 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S StadiaMotoGP 21 Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S StadiaHot Wheels Unleashed Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S Amazon LunaMXGP 2021 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S2022 Monster Energy Supercross The Official Videogame 5 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SMotoGP 22 Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SRide 4 Amazon LunaSBK 22 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S2023Monster Energy Supercross The Official Videogame 6 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SMotoGP 23 Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SSBK 23 Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X SRide 5 Windows PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X SHot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged Windows PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X SCancelled titles Edit Title Platform s FX Racing GameCube Windows PlayStation 2Lamborghini FX Windows PlayStation 2 XboxSBK 07 Superbike World Championship Windows Xbox 360SBK 08 Superbike World Championship Nintendo DS WiiReferences Edit a b c d e f g Iwaniuk Phil 6 October 2022 Studio Profile Milestone Interactive Edge No 377 Future Publishing pp 96 99 a b Blake Vikki 14 August 2019 Koch Media to acquire Milestone and all IPs including MotoGP and Supercross MCV Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 Retrieved 14 August 2019 a b c Fear Ed 9 October 2007 Milestone Develop Archived from the original on 27 September 2009 Timeline Milestone Archived from the original on 2 May 2020 Retrieved 14 August 2019 Intervista a Luisa Bixio Amministratore Delegato Leader Interview with Luisa Bixio Chief Executive Officer Leader in Italian Associazione Editori Sviluppatori Videogiochi Italiani 11 January 2010 permanent dead link a b c Handrahan Matthew 26 October 2017 Milestone races towards its biggest ever year GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on 31 January 2022 Retrieved 14 August 2019 a b Romano Sal 14 August 2019 THQ Nordic acquires Milestone S r l Gematsu Archived from the original on 14 August 2019 Retrieved 14 August 2019 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milestone Italian company amp oldid 1170352993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
