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Rugby 25

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Sports
Publisher: NACON
Developer: Big Ant Studios
Release Date: 2024/2025

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'Rugby 25' Steam Early Access Update Adds Mauls, Club Teams, Stadiums, Improvements And More - Trailer

by Rainier on July 31, 2024 @ 9:28 a.m. PDT

From club sides through to the world’s biggest international tournaments, every detail in Rugby 25 has been meticulously crafted to bring the excitement and intensity of the sport to your hands.

Welcome to the ultimate rugby video game experience, Rugby 25!

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the sport, Rugby 25 immerses you in the fast-paced, hard-hitting action like no rugby video game before it.

From the grassroots of local clubs through to the grand stages of the world’s biggest international tournaments, every detail has been meticulously crafted to bring the excitement and intensity of the sport to your hands.

Rugby 25 is where legends will be born and history made.

Hi Rugby fans!

Welcome to the first major update in the Rugby 25 Early Access.

Firstly, thanks for your support, patience, understanding, and, most of all, your generous feedback about the journey so far - it's been really helpful.

Early Access 2 - Major Update

  • Added Mauls: The initial maul mechanic has been added to the game, future updates will improve several of the animations around mauls to make them more visually fluid.
  • Improved Tackles: A significant number of new tackle animations have been integrated, as well as adjustments to the underlying calculations for selecting which tackles to play. The Dive Tackle control has been shifted to the Y button.
  • Added Club Teams: A number of Gallagher Premiership and URC teams featuring initial photogrammetry based player visuals have been added. Over 100 players from the Ospreys, Dragons, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Connacht, Bath and Northampton Saints are now playable.
  • Added Stadiums: The officially licensed Allianz Stadium in Sydney has been added to the list of available stadiums, in addition to stadiums for Northampton, Parma, and Toulon.
  • Improved Passing: The targeting of passes has been improved, with adjustments to the calculation for target selection and pass quality.
  • Rebalanced rucks: The ruck system has been adjusted, improving the speeds of rucks and making them more of a contest, along with an alert for when a steal is available.
  • Tuned Player Movement: Initial work on balancing player run and sprint speeds has been done, the attributes and build of the player will have more impact on the speed they can run and the amount of boost that using the sprint button makes
  • Improved UI: Several UI screens have been given visual polish, notably the pre-match settings. A few in game elements, such as the player markers have also been polished.
  • Improved Stability: A number of reported stability issues have been resolved, with work continuing to ensure all of those reported are found. Please continue to send them through.

Rugby 25 is in development for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) and is scheduled after the Early Access process is complete.


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