Trials

Ubisoft just announced Trials Rising. The latest installment in the over-the-top dirt bike racing series looks zanier than ever, though it’ll have a dedicated tutorial system put together with assistance from the series’ community. It’ll be out in February 2019 on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and the Switch.

If you can beat the PC demo of Trials of the Blood Dragon with 15 faults or fewer, you’ll get the full game for free. I love this. Please let more publishers follow Ubisoft’s example. (They won’t.)

Finally, an accurate video game trailer. When I started watching this trailer for the upcoming Trials Fusion, I thought it would be the same marketing nonsense as most trailers. Then I started paying attention to what was actually happening on screen, which, yeah, that's Trials.

I don't know whether to be excited or filled with dread about the tricks system coming to Trials Fusion. Yes, the special moves look like they'll add a lot to the game but they'll also provide ample opportunities for embarrassment as players chase down Trials' particularly punishing brand of perfection.