Rarely has a publisher’s conference been so full of announcements for sports games. This Thursday, the French publisher Nacon was able to make, on the occasion of its Nacon Connect, an update on its various licenses, revealing in particular the release dates of its behemoths Rugby 24 and Pro Cycling Manager 2023, but also presenting its new products. , including the tantalizing tennis game Tiebreak.
PCM and TdF 2023: still in June
Like every year, the most popular cycling management game in the world will be released on June 8, shortly before the start of the Grande Boucle (July 1). As usual, it will not have the same name on home consoles, where it will be called Tour de France 2023and on PC, where it will be called Pro Cycling Manager 2023. The route of the Tour, which starts this year from Bilbao, should be faithfully modeled there. In view of the announcement trailer, this new opus should be graphically in line with its predecessor.
Rugby 24: in time for the World Cup
The doubt was allowed, it is now lifted: the Rugby World Cup, which will be held in September and October 2023, will have its official game, Rugby 24. The license had been paused following Rugby 22, released a year ago, which had not met with great commercial success. Holding the World Cup in France might give it a breath of fresh air. Scheduled for September 7 on all consoles, the game will feature 130 playable national teams, as well as teams from the United Rugby Championship, Top 14 and even PROD2.
Tiebreak: an official game for the ATP and WTA
Abandoned for several years, fans of tennis games now have a branch to hold on to: Nacon has announced the forthcoming release, normally in the summer, of a new license, Tiebreak : Official game of the ATP|WTA, which will therefore be directly linked to the two professional circuits. Entrusted to the Australian studio Big Ant, the game must “bringing together the best of franchises AO2 et Tennis World Tour 2 »two mixed attempts of 2020. For the time being, no gameplay images have been revealed.
But also…
Before all these highly anticipated licenses, Nacon is already working on the Switch release of Session : Skate Sim, a skate simulation already available on PC, XBox and Playstation, on March 16. The publisher was also able to present TT Isle of Man : Ride on Edge 3, the sequel to the rather successful motorcycle simulation from the French studio Kylotonn, which looks rather promising, this time with an open world on the Isle of Man. Its release is scheduled for May.