The Golf Club

The Golf Club
The Golf Club logo
Developer(s) HB Studios
Publisher(s) HB Studios
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Release Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
August 19, 2014
PlayStation 4
August 26, 2014
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

The Golf Club is a golf simulation video game developed by HB Studios for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows and Xbox One on the Unity game engine. It is a golf sim targeting the social features of the next generation of consoles and boasting a powerful Course Creator based on the procedural generation of courses. The Course Creator can generate a brand new course in seconds which can be shared and played immediately online with friends and other gamers across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. There are also full editing capabilities for courses, Tournaments and Tours.[1] A sequel was announced, The Golf Club 2, which is set to release in Spring 2017.

History

The Golf Club was conceived in Q1/Q2 2013[2] after the cancellation of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 on which HB Studios were due to work.[3] The team's philosophy is focused on delivering an accessible, high quality, social and customizable golf experience with minimal to zero loading times.[4]

In early February 2014, HB Studios announced that The Golf Club would be appearing on Steam[5] and they used that platform when The Golf Club entered Closed BETA later in the month.[6]

On August 12, HB Studios announced that 'The Golf Club' would be released on August 19 for Windows PC and Xbox One, while PlayStation 4 was still pending certification approval.[7] It was released at the end of August.

At the 2014 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Awards The Golf Club was nominated for the category "Game, Original Sports".[8] In January 2015, in its end of year awards, the Operation Sports gaming website awarded the game three gold medals including Best Indie/Arcade Game of 2014.[9] At the 2017 NAVGTR Awards, the VR version was nominated for "Game, Original Sports".[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Press Announcement". The Golf Club. January 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dev Diary: A Brief History Of The Golf Club". The Golf Club. February 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (February 1, 2014). "How EA's loss could be golf fans' gain in The Golf Club". Polygon.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to The Golf Club". The Golf Club. January 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Golf Club Is Coming To Steam". The Golf Club. February 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ The Golf Club (February 26, 2014). "Closed BETA is underway". Twitter.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (August 12, 2014). "The Golf Club launching Aug. 19 on Xbox One and PC, later in August on PS4". Polygon.
  8. ↑ "2014 NAVGTR Winners: Dragon 5, Alien/Mordor/South Park 4". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ MMChrisS (January 3, 2015). "The OS Year-End Awards: Best Indie/Arcade Game of 2014". Operation Sports. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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