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 Screamers 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.
History Antonio Farina founded Milestone as Graffiti in 1994. The nascent studio's first notable game was Screamer, a racing game for personal computers. In 1996, the studio rebranded as Milestone and used Screamers 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. In late 2002, Milestone joined Leader Group. 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. 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.
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. Milestone grew to 55 employees by October 2007 and to 80 by January 2010, making it the largest video game developer in Italy. In 2011, Milestone restructured as an independent company, aiming for further growth while remaining self-reliant. It saw low earnings of in 2012 and consequently ceased developing games on a work-for-hire basis while it began self-publishing its games. 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. The company's profits rose to by 2017. On 14 August 2019, Koch Media acquired Milestone, at the time with 200 employees, and all of its intellectual property for paid in cash. Chief executive officer Luisa Bixio remained with the studio after acquisition.
Games developed
As Graffiti Year Title Platform(s) 1994 Super Loopz Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Iron Assault MS-DOS Screamer MS-DOS
As Milestone +YearTitlePlatform(s)1996Screamer 2MS-DOS1997Screamer RallyMS-DOS, Windows1999Superbike World ChampionshipWindows2000Superbike 2000Windows, PlayStationSuperbike 2001Windows2003Racing EvoluzioneXboxL'ereditàWindows, PlayStation 22005Alfa Romeo Racing ItalianoWindows, PlayStation 2, XboxThe X Factor SingWindows, PlayStation 22006Australian Idol SingPlayStation 2Corvette Evolution GTWindows, PlayStation 2Super-Bikes Riding ChallengeSuzuki Super-Bikes II: Riding ChallengeNintendo DS, PlayStation 22007MotoGP 07PlayStation 2SBK-07: Superbike World ChampionshipPlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation PortableSuper PickUpsPlayStation 2, Wii2008MotoGP 08Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360SBK-08: Superbike World ChampionshipWindows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 3602009SBK-09: Superbike World ChampionshipSuperstars V8 RacingWindows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 3602010SBK X: Superbike World ChampionshipSuperstars V8: Next ChallengeWRC FIA World Rally Championship2011SBK 2011: FIM Superbike World ChampionshipWRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship2012MUD: FIM Motocross World ChampionshipWindows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360SBK GenerationsWindows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360WRC 3: FIA World Rally ChampionshipWindows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 3602013MotoGP 13WRC 4: FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC PowerslideWindows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360WRC Shakedown EditioniOS2014MotoGP 14Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame2015Karate Master 2: Knock Down BlowWindowsMotoGP 15Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox OneRide2016Ducati: 90th AnniversaryWindows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneMXGP2: The Official Motocross VideogameSébastien Loeb Rally EVOValentino Rossi: The Game2017MotoGP 17MXGP3: The Official Motocross VideogameWindows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneRide 2Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One2018GravelMonster Energy Supercross: The Official VideogameWindows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneMotoGP 18MXGP: ProWindows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneGhostly MatterWindowsRide 3Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One2019Monster Energy Supercross 2: The Official VideogameWindows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneMotoGP 19MXGP 2019Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One2020Monster Energy Supercross 3: The Official VideogameWindows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox OneMotoGP 20Ride 4 Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Amazon LunaMXGP 2020 Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One2021Monster 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, Stadia Hot Wheels Unleashed Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Amazon Luna MXGP 2021Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S2022Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 5MotoGP 22 Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SSBK 22Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S2023Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 6MotoGP 23 Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SRide 5 Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SHot Wheels Unleashed 2: TurbochargedWindows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S2024MotoGP 24Monster Jam Showdown2025MotoGP 25Monster Energy Supercross 25Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S2026Ride 6ScreamerMotoGP 26Hot Wheels Infinite RushWindows, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Cancelled titles Title Platform(s) FX Racing GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2 Lamborghini FX Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox SBK-07: Superbike World Championship Windows, Xbox 360 SBK-08: Superbike World Championship Nintendo DS, Wii
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