Posts tagged rival stars horse racing
Preview: I tried the VR Edition of Rival Stars Horse Racing and it's Looking Pretty Good

Between my talk at devcom and a ton of interesting horse game related conversations, I’ve had an absolutely splendid time at gamescom in Cologne this year. One highlight that I want to tell you all more about is this though: I got to try the upcoming VR Edition of Rival Stars Horse Racing

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“We expect to support the game for years to come” – Insights on Rival Stars Horse Racing from PikPok CEO Mario Wynands

Rival Stars Horse Racing is something of a rarity in our niche: it’s a polished game aimed at adult players, that’s generally well received and getting regular content updates. For the game’s five year anniversary, I sat down for a call with PikPok CEO Mario Wynands in order to talk about the game’s history, its position in the horse game market and why it takes different approaches to different platforms.

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Horse Game Updates Recap: Star Equestrian on PC, New Breeds in Rival Stars, and DLCs for Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch

There have been a handful of horse game updates in the past few months that I haven’t managed to cover individually. Let’s recap a few interesting updates and additions, for those of you who have not already heard of them. 

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Horse Bonding, New Breeds and More Disciplines: Rival Stars Horse Racing teases Content Updates

Rival Stars Horse Racing is a PC and mobile game created and maintained by New Zealand based dev studio PikPok. To celebrate the game’s four year anniversary – that’s counting from the mobile version’s release, in case you’re noticing that the years don’t add up – PikPok released a teaser for upcoming features.

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"Most horse games lack visual polish" – Behind the Scenes of Rival Stars Horse Racing with Art Lead Victoria Smith

I’ve been meaning to give you all a look into the creation of Rival Stars Horse Racing ever since I first got in touch with the team for a review key in June 2020. I’m more than happy to finally present you all with some insight – just in time for the game’s much-anticipated Jumping features being released on mobile.

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New Features in Rival Stars: Quick Ride, Horse Types, Jumping Stats

When I reviewed Rival Stars Horse Racing for the release of its Desktop Edition in June 2020, I already came away with a fairly positive view on it. I certainly did not expect the game’s scope to significantly expand beyond Racing. But as it turns out, PikPok games will be doing its best to make a lot of horse game fans very happy in the near future

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