Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hit the gyms with Fight Night Champion's new online features]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/20/hit-the-gyms-with-fight-night-champions-new-online-features/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/20/hit-the-gyms-with-fight-night-champions-new-online-features/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/20/hit-the-gyms-with-fight-night-champions-new-online-features/#comments The latest dev diary for Fight Night Champion details the title's biggest, newest feature: Online Gyms. Create a fighter and join the ranks of a player-made gym, brawling up tournament ladders and taking on other teams. Just make sure your gym has a clever name, first. (For instance: "Boxers.")

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In other Fight Night Champion news, the game's entire roster has been revealed by EA. And yes, before you start asking, Marvelous Marvin Hagler is totally in there. We've dropped the entire list after the break, aka "the only place you'll find Joe Frazier hanging out next to George Foreman."

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JoystiqEA producer talks Fight Night Legacy Mode, full roster revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EA has just revealed the next round in its Fight Night boxing series: Fight Night Champion. IGN has the first details on the game, which offers a new focus on single-player content and claims to be more accessible to new players.

EA Sports stresses that the game isn't an expansion to the fourth round Fight Night game from last year, with gameplay producer Brian Hayes suggesting that Champion will be "The full meal deal with desert and a toy. The whole enchilada. All that and a bag..." Somewhere between 60 and 65 pugilists (we had to fit that word in here somewhere) will grace Champion's rings, though only Manny Pacquaio can be parsed from the two shots revealed thus far. We'll jab EA for more details well before the title debuts in 2011.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxingbrian-hayeseaea-sportselectronic-artsfight-nightfight-night-championfightingmanny-pacquaiomicrosoftplaystationps3xboxTue, 20 Jul 2010 10:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Best of the Rest: Andrew's Picks of 2009]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-andrews-picks-of-2009/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-andrews-picks-of-2009/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-andrews-picks-of-2009/#comments Flower
This year had a number of terrific downloadable games (this list is a testament to that), however no game -- retail or digital -- connected with me like Flower. Jenova Chen's flOw was an interesting experiment, but Flower is an actual game. In fact, Flower is one of the few experiences I can think of that show the true potential of games as a unique storytelling medium. No other non-interactive art form will ever be able to replicate what thatgamecompany has managed to create.

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JoystiqBest of the Rest: Andrew's Picks of 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best-of-the-rest-2009call-of-dutycall-of-duty-modern-warfare-2comet-crashdigital-comicsDissidiadissidia-final-fantasyeaEA-Canadaea-sportsElectronic-Artsfat-princessfight-nightfight-night-round-4Fightingfinal-fantasyflowerguerrilla-gameskillzonekillzone-2modern-warfarePelfastpixeljunk-monsterspixeljunk-monsters-deluxepsnq-entertainmentresident-evilresident-evil-5rock-bandrock-band-unpluggedRTSSportsSquare-EnixStrategythatgamecompanythqufcufc-undisputed-2009XboxyukesSat, 02 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Fight Night Round 4 DLC pulled due to freezing issues]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/06/fight-night-round-4-dlc-pulled-due-to-freezing-issues/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/06/fight-night-round-4-dlc-pulled-due-to-freezing-issues/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/06/fight-night-round-4-dlc-pulled-due-to-freezing-issues/#comments Boxing fans who were hoping to enhance their sweet, sweet scientific exploits in Fight Night Round 4 for the Xbox 360 were recently stricken with disappointment -- the game's latest DLC, the "Champions Pack 2," hit the Xbox Live Marketplace with a fairly problematic issue which caused the system to freeze up while downloading the content. This is doubly troubling, because as we understand it, downloading is actually a pretty important step in the DLC process.

EA Sports commented on the error on its official forums, stating that the DLC has been pulled from the Marketplace until a non-glitched version can be rolled out, hopefully "before the Christmas holidays." People who managed to download the DLC without freezing can still play the game, but won't be able to access the pack's locked content until the revised DLC is released. People who managed to download half of the DLC pack before freezing can play as Evander Holyfield's torso.

JoystiqFight Night Round 4 DLC pulled due to freezing issues originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The DLC's trailer (found after the break) details all the new additions, as well as giving us our first in-action look at the new fighters. We'll be re-imagining Holyfield's fateful fight with Tyson getting pummeled into the ground when the DLC arrives on December 3 - call it virtual retribution.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (DLC)

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Pugilists looking to beef up their stable of brawlers in Fight Night Round 4 will be able to do just that when EA offers up three new fighters in a DLC pack for 360 and PS3 on December 3. For the price of 160 ($2) and $1.99, respectively, you'll be able to add boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and Bernard Hopkins to your virtual lineup of potential pulverizers. In addition to the new DLC, EA will also bring in the cut man to fix a few issues fighters are having with the game -- you can find the full list of fixes after the break -- and will add Old School Rules and Ring Rivalry mode. Here's the fight card:

Full bundle (Xbox 360/PS3) - 800 ($10) / $9.99
  • Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and Bernard Hopkins
  • Ring Rivalry game mode (allows players to choose from over 20 different match options recreating boxing's most famous matchups)
  • Old School Rules game mode (simulates the common rules of boxing prior to the establishment of the Marquis of Queensbury Rules)
Three new boxers (Holyfield, Liston and Hopkins) -- 160 ($2) / $1.99 each

Old School Rules mode -- 320 ($4) / $3.99

Ring Rivalry mode -- 160 ($2) / $1.99

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (DLC)

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JoystiqFight Night: Round 4 gets new fighters, modes, major update Dec. 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First thing's first: EA's official blog informs us that the new DLC we reported on a few weeks back is available for download, which adds a bunch of new faces to pummel. There's also a title update that flips the switch on the new button-based control scheme. Okay, now onto the juicy stuff.

EA also sent us a press release about the new content in ad server Fight Night Round 4, but took care to point out that the game had "sold over a million units in its first month," according to NPD data. Our more observant readers may remember the game sold 471.1K on Xbox 360 and PS3 in June and 116K on Xbox 360 in July and, considering the PS3 version wasn't even on the July list, you can see it just doesn't add up. Even if we assume FNR4 on PS3 sold 96K -- lower than the last title on July's list -- it still doesn't add up. We're not mathologists (well, okay, one of us is), but Denmark is stinkin' something fierce right now.

JoystiqEA releases Fight Night Round 4 DLC, dubious sales data originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dlceaEA-CanadaEA-SportsElectronic-Artsfight-nightfight-night-round-4FightingMicrosoftSportsXboxXbox-360Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[New Fight Night and FEAR 2 demos land on Live]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/new-fight-night-and-fear-2-demos-land-on-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/new-fight-night-and-fear-2-demos-land-on-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/new-fight-night-and-fear-2-demos-land-on-live/#comments We know what you're thinking. "Hey, aren't there already Fight Night Round 4 and FEAR 2 demos?" The answer to that question is ... yes. However, these are new Fight Night Round 4 and FEAR 2 demos. The new Fight Night demo adds the ability to punch using the face buttons instead of the right stick, so it might be worth a look for those who were turned off before. It also features a "body spamming fix." We're not sure what that is, but it sounds gross.

The FEAR 2 demo is actually pretty interesting, as it's a demo for the upcoming single-player DLC pack, "Reborn." It's not very common to see demos for an add-on, but it seems like a pretty good idea. If you're hankering to see what "Reborn" has in store, download the demo and give it a try. The DLC itself was originally scheduled to release this month, so it should be available any day now.

Add the Fight Night Round 4 demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add the FEAR 2 demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

JoystiqNew Fight Night and FEAR 2 demos land on Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>demoeaFEARFEAR-2FEAR-2-Project-Originfight-nightfight-night-round-4FPSMonolithMonolith-ProductionsWarner-BrosWarner-Bros-Interactive-EntertainmentWBIExblmThu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Fight Night Round 4 trailer struts all over the ring]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/27/fight-night-round-4-trailer-struts-all-over-the-ring/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/27/fight-night-round-4-trailer-struts-all-over-the-ring/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/27/fight-night-round-4-trailer-struts-all-over-the-ring/#commentsLike any good sports star, the launch trailer for Fight Night Round 4 that just landed on us does a good bit of strutting around and letting us know who's the best. And who, you ask, is the best? Why clearly Fight Night Round 4 which dropped earlier this week -- albeit with some technical issues -- a full week earlier than we had originally expected. If you're looking for another dose of ridiculously detailed boxers throwing punch after punch at each other, look no further. If not, well, maybe you're smoking lettuce, ya lettuce smoker.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (4/27/09)

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According to Team Xbox, there's a nasty glitch bogging down players in Fight Night Round 4. This glitch causes the game to suddenly freeze, forcing players to actually get up and turn off their Xbox consoles. Wait, get up? That's crazy talk!

Supposedly, this is an issue tied to certain files and the HDD, though there isn't any explanation beyond that. And what makes this so surprising is that the game's demo had a few glitches, including a freezing glitch just like this one. We've put in word to EA to get to the bottom of this issue and will be sure to get back to you with what we find.

JoystiqDown for the count: Players report Fight Night Round 4 glitch originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxingeaea-sportsfight-nightfight-night-round-4glitchsportsThu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Trophies: Fight Night Round 4]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/trophies-fight-night-round-4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/trophies-fight-night-round-4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/trophies-fight-night-round-4/#comments
1 Platinum
7 Gold
9 Silver
4 Bronze
 Difficulty: Impossible
Online Trophies? Yes
Time to Completion: 50 hours
DLC Trophies? No
View Trophy List Read More About the Game

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JoystiqTrophies: Fight Night Round 4 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EA's fourth iteration of the Fight Night series not only looks better than it ever has, but it's coming very soon to a store near you. EA tells us at their press conference in LA that the game will drop June 25th on the 360 and PS3 -- five days sooner than we expected it.

So get the gloves on and taped up and make sure that mouthpiece is in nice and secure. You've got about three weeks to get down to fighting weight.

JoystiqFight Night 4 enters the ring June 25th originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Attention digital pugilism fans everywhere: A Fight Night Round 4 demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Weighing in at 784MB and wearing the Gold Member Exclusive trunks, the demo is no featherweight either. Go grab the demo and experience the latest in blood, sweat and broken face technology. If, by chance, you happen to be stuck at work, then we suggest you add the demo to your queue and read our hands-on impressions from earlier this month.

JoystiqFight Night Round 4 demo slugs Xbox Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click for jaw-shattering size We honestly can't decide which is uglier: Ricky Hatton's mangled face in real life, or his rearranged digital visage after a few pummels. See, that's Hatton's incredibly life-like render in EA's Fight Night Round 4 right there, pictured to the left getting his jaw jammed out like a typewriter carriage.

Although you can't see the swift movement that went into that jab, Fight Night's dev team says you'll certainly feel it once you've finally got the controller in your hands. Believe the hype? Check out the video after the break to see some of the improvements made to Round 4 and decide for yourself.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (5/22/09)

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JoystiqFace meet fist: more Fight Night media to knock you out originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 May 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxingeaEA-CanadaEA-SportsElectronic-Artsfight-nightfight-night-round-4FightingMicrosoftSportsXboxXbox-360Fri, 22 May 2009 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Fight Night Round 4 roster features 50 faces to rearrange]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/04/fight-night-round-4-roster-features-50-faces-to-rearrange/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/04/fight-night-round-4-roster-features-50-faces-to-rearrange/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/04/fight-night-round-4-roster-features-50-faces-to-rearrange/#comments As revealed on the EA Sports forums, the latest issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine spills the beans er, whatever's in a punching bag on the complete roster of fighters that will be featured in Fight Night Round 4. The list is comprised of 50 pugilists in total, with the magazine commenting that more could potentially be added via DLC.

Wait a second ... no Burger King? As much as it saddens us, he's not on the complete roster, which you'll find conveniently situated after the break.

[Via XboxInsider]

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JoystiqFight Night Round 4 roster features 50 faces to rearrange originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 May 2009 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some fresh screens from Fight Night Round 4 have made their way into the ring and, as one might expect, they're chock full of punching dudes (and a few dudes getting punched). Based on everything we've seen so far, we'd say Fight Night Round 4 has a real shot at the title, through a combination of some solid physics and the controls established in previous entries (though, there's always room for improvement). We'll find out if it's the real deal this summer, when it releases on the Xbox 360 and PS3.

In the meanwhile, bob and weave your way into our gallery below to check out the new shots.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (4/27/09)

JoystiqRicky Hatton puts his dukes up in new Fight Night Round 4 screens originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxingEAEA-Canadaea-sportsElectronic-Artsfight-nightfight-night-round-4FightingMicrosoftsportsXboxXbox-360Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Video: Physics at work in Fight Night Round 4]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/video-physics-at-work-in-fight-night-round-4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/video-physics-at-work-in-fight-night-round-4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/video-physics-at-work-in-fight-night-round-4/#commentsA new video for Fight Night Round 4 is available for your viewing pleasure. In it, producer Brian Hayes talks about what changes players can expect from Round 3 to Round 4 with respect to the game's physics. He explains that in the first game, there was an invisible wall keeping the two boxers separated, which is not the case in Round 4. The next installment will feature improved collision detection and less clipping, which is something Hayes hopes allows for more realistic punching people in the face and/or body.

If you're not content with the video, punch your way into our gallery below, which is full of new screens.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4 (4/13/09)

JoystiqVideo: Physics at work in Fight Night Round 4 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First things first: Mike Tyson, where's your face tattoo?! Second: We've got a load of new screens from semi-perennial pugilist Fight Night Round 4, presented in a gallery just a few inches down. Do the shots look good? Just as good as when we saw the game in action earlier this month.

With Fight Night Round 4 still months away from any formal release (the game's slated to come out swinging "this summer"), we suggest you check out the trailer in the meantime. Hopefully we'll have some hands-on impressions for you sometime in the near future.

Gallery: Fight Night Round 4

JoystiqNew Fight Night Round 4 screens look great, face tattoos absent originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxingeaEA-Canadaea-sportsElectronic-Artsfight-nightfight-night-round-4FightingMicrosoftmike-tysonSportsXboxXbox-360Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony adds 10 titles to PSP Greatest Hits line]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/#comments
Sony is bulking up its Greatest Hits collection for the PSP, dropping the price on 10 select titles starting April 5. Available for the lowered price of $19.99, the majority of the new batch of Greatest Hits games are third party, though there are still some delicious first-party nuggets included, such as Chains of Olympus. Here's your next wave of Greatest Hits:
  • Fight Night Round 3
  • God of War: Chains of Olympus
  • Medal of Honor Heroes 2
  • Mortal Kombat: Unchained
  • Patapon
  • SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike
  • Sonic Rivals 2
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter(R) 2
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(R) Vegas


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IGN has uploaded a new gameplay trailer for the recently announced Fight Night Round 4 and it's pretty much full of what you'd expect: sweaty men getting their punch on. The cover's boxers, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, are featured in the video past the break and, well, we won't spoil who wins. Actually, we're lying: we couldn't if we wanted to. This one's a cliffhanger.

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There will be plenty of butterfly floating and bee stinging in the ring this summer, as EA announced that Muhammad Ali will be one of two cover athletes for Fight Night Round 4. The boxing legend will share the space with powerhouse and controversy magnet Mike Tyson. We just hope Ali knows to duck out of the way should Tyson's eyes flash red before schooling "Iron Mike" in a lesson of sweet science.

Both will be playable in the upcoming title, which is currently in development at EA Canada. Also, eager players who lay down a pre-order for Fight Night Round 4 at GameStop will net early access to the game's demo, giving them some extra time to live out pugilistic dreams before the rest of the world laces up.

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Hey you! Yes, you, the fashionable gamer over there. Would you like to learn about Fight Night Round 4 (which won't be made by the studio that made Round 3, incidentally)? Would you like to see the very first glimpse of the game (possibly including Mike Tyson)? Well, according to a new teaser trailer (embedded after the break), you can see exactly that during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 14 at 9:00pm Eastern. Looks like you'd better clear your calendar right now. Or, you know, you could just wait until the next day when the footage will be all over the internet. It's your call, really.

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Quick, before someone makes them pull it down, check out the shaky-cam footage of Fight Night Round 4 some adventurous GameStop employee captured at the company's recent expo. Go ahead, it's right after the jump. We can wait, we've got a few other things we needed to do anyway.

... Finished? Honestly, after a string of disappointing boxing titles, we think that taking a more physics-based approach sounds pretty intriguing, but we're worried that the realism might start to bog down the fun. What do you think?

[Thanks, MOT]

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During yesterday's EA conference call, EA Sports boss Peter Moore briefly mentioned concepts the studio is considering for the future of their various titles. Moore stated they were looking at instituting "subscription programs" to the EA Sports library in order to "take advantage" of customer loyalty. Of course this could translate to a number of ideas so before we get bent out of shape we should consider it doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Consider a subscription based model that would drop by-the-minute roster updates for your favorite sports games over multiple seasons rather than having to plunk down another full retail chunk of change. While we can't guess what might, if anything at all does, come of this idea we can at least credit EA for being one of the publishers that keeps trying to innovate. Whether some like it or not.

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Confirmed list of PS3 Greatest Hits lineup, each retailing for $29.99: Resistance, Motorstorm, Warhawk, Call of Duty 3, Fight Night, Need for Speed Carbon, Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin's Creed, Oblivion, and Ninja Gaiden.

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Two years since the last title in the series, and the closing of the development office responsible for the franchise, EA has announced plans to release Fight Night Round 4 sometime next year for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Few details on the new release exist besides the mention of a new physics and gameplay engine (will it bare the Freestyle brand too?). The most interesting addition to the series is the inclusion of former World Champion Mike Tyson, his first videogame appearance in over nearly a decade. Insert ear-biting joke here.

[via Joystiq]

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It's been two years since the last Fight Night game was released, which is practically eons ago in the annualized sports game world. But EA announced this afternoon that fans need wait no longer as Fight Night will return for "Round 4" at some point next year on Xbox 360 and PS3.

There are few details at this point, other than what you'd expect (new gameplay engine, new physics, etc.). Perhaps most exciting is that Mike Tyson will appear in the game, more than a decade after both his last video game appearance and his last brush with relevance.

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Are you Ready 2 Rumble? "No," says EA's newly announced boxing game, Facebreaker. "But I do feature real-time facial deformation and a lighthearted approach to pugilistic pummeling! So really, I'm more like a Fight Night cel-out." According to the folks at 1UP, Facebreaker is being developed by EA Canada for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Says EA's Peter Moore: "Arcade boxing takes me back to my roots in this industry, and this game signals our shift to adding more approachable fun to our product lineup."

Those approaching the fun will find an inevitably "colorful" cast of playable caricatures to choose from, including "Latin lover" Romeo and "an oversized Russian demolitions expert" called Molotov. If you'd prefer to have your own face broken, you can either integrate a personal photo via Game Face technology or simply wear your Tingle costume when buying the game from the store.

More Facebreaker details can be found in the March 2008 issue of EGM.

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If you've grown tired of furiously pummeling those smiling Miis in Wii Boxing, there's hope for you yet. Speaking to Gabriel Montoya of Doghouseboxing.com, the producer of Fight Night Round 3 explains that a Wii entry into the fisticuff franchise is currently being discussed within the towering offices of EA. "We're contemplating and we definitely feel there are some exciting things we can do with the Fight Night franchise and the Wii," says Michael Blank.

"When you play Wii Boxing it is a very simple experience and I think that is what they designed it to be just to let you know that you can throw punches. With Fight Night we have an amazing simulation of Boxing and so we need to take those Wii controls and tailor it to what the Fight Night consumer might want to experience." Though nothing definitive has been announced, Fight Night Round Wii seems like an inevitability.

With SSX Blur showing EA's willingness to embrace an alternative control set and Wii Boxing providing a solid, albeit simplistic boxing example, the way is paved. Even if it is with bloody teeth.

[Via CVG]

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While in-game ads aren't new, Wired News explores recent additions to the trend. Some advertisements are becoming more overt, while other forms of product placement are more subtly placed in games.

Adidas uses the product-placement route with frequent branding in NBA Live 07. Burger King takes the obvious, if comical approch in Fight Night Round 3, with an unlockable King mascot character who joins your ringside entourage.

Acclaim plans a different approach with free, ad-supported MMO games; pop-up ads from corporate sponsors would let you know which real-world company just paid for your in-game sword. We're interested in seeing how gamers view that tradeoff, but clearly there's a line where too many ads will scare players away.

See also: Grand Theft Auto: Coca-Cola City
See also: The King is in your Xbox 360

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Let it be known that we don't ignore positive Sony news at 360Fanboy: Recall last week's announcement that EA will grace the PS3 with an upgraded version of Fight Night: Round 3 including a first-person mode, ESPN integration, and some minor graphical polish. When I first heard this, I was annoyed that there are no plans to release this stuff as downloadable content on XBLM. Then I realized, by the time Joe Average gets his hands on PS3, we'll likely be enjoying Fight Night Round 4. Still, it's nice that PS3 fanboys have something to cling to in their hour of need. Maybe EA should throw in some 1080p Burger King ads to really spread the cheer.

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It was announced today that the successful next-gen boxing sim Fight Night Round 3 will hop from the 360 ring and into the PlayStation 3 squared-circle. However, for this round EA Chicago is handing off the port duties to EA Canada. And, instead of just a straight transition, a first-person mode called "Get in the Ring" will be added.

Also included in the PS3 version will be EA's ESPN ticker integration that has updated news and sports info. The game is scheduled to be released this holiday season. This all makes us wonder when Fight Night Round 4 will be released for both consoles. Is EA going to hold that back until Round 3 has collected enough prize money?

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Team Xbox forum member Xpoc decided to make the most mismatched fight he could in Fight Night Round 3. Using the character creation tool, he managed to create the scene pictured to the left; a sort of next-gen variation of Punch Out's diminutive Little Mac going mano a mano with King Hippo.

The image to the right, of Russian giant Nikolai Valuev getting annoyed with John Ruiz, is a reminder that life often imitates art. Who booked that fight anyways... Doc Louis?

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Fight Night Round 3
Fight Night Round 3 (FNR3) for the Xbox 360 is the truth. Is it perfect? No. But a lethal combination of arresting visuals and fine-tuned gameplay make FNR3 an early contender for Xbox 360 game of the year. And while it's difficult to imagine EA's boxing sim holding the crown throughout the course of 2006, it's certainly no stretch to herald FNR3 as a critical leap forward in the next-gen era.

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Boxing fans looking to re-enact Shane Mosley's Saturday night beat down of formerly "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas were likely disappointed to learn (or at least be reminded) that Sugar Shane failed to make the Fight Night Round 3 roster after lacing up virtual leather in the two previous games. Then again, Vargas hasn't shown his battered mug in any of the Fight Nights, leading one to wonder: just how badly does a man's face have to get pummeled before the video game gods throw him a bone? (For those who didn't shell out for the pay-per-view, Mosley won a hard-fought TKO that left Fernando looking like the Mexican Elephant Man).

Granted, create-a-boxer can go a long away in patient hands, as evidenced by this home-brew ear-chewer. Sure, the financially shady nature of the sport makes licensing difficult and numerous omissions inevitable. Mosley could be missing due to his own greed and fading marquee. That said, when an otherwise quality title's "coolest" unlockable is a...Burger King ad, every unrendered tomato-can grates on the nerves. Hey EA, Don King belongs in a boxing game. The Burger King does not. Oh, and if you suddenly felt the urge to "Grab Life By The Horns" while pitting Hagler against Hearns, credit the smooth 30 DLPS (That's Dodge Logos Per Second) for delivering a subliminal knock-out.

I understand the economics at play here. Maybe we could have had George Foreman if they stuck a Meineke muffler up his ass to off-set costs. But boxing is one of my favorite sports and Fight Night Round 3 is thus far my favorite 360 game. Here's to the irrational dream that the next $60 installment includes more pugilists and less plastic-head product placements.

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In this corner, playing as boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Bill "640kb ought to be enough for anybody" Gates! And in this corner, playing as Joe Frazier, Steve "Developers, developers, developers" Ballmer!

Following Bill Gates' speech at CES last week, famed boxing announcer Al Bernstein introduced Microsoft's top brass before they duked it out in EA's Fight Night Round 3 on the Xbox 360. It's a cute enough video but, though the game does look great, the gushing grates on you after a while. Who wins? Gates Ali of course!

(Link directs to Gamespot's video player)

[Via Amanda Murphy's Xbox...]

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It looks like Fight Night Round 2 will deliver. The two reviews out there say that it improves on the original in almost every way. The Game Informer writer even admits he's not a big boxing fan, and he still walked away impressed. As a boxing fan that gives me pause, but if the title is anything like the first one it's going to get my 50.


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Since I've been in the mood to kick some fanny recently (but, predictably, don't have the guts to pick a fight with anyone) I've been waiting for Fight Night Round 2. Hey, some people get out their aggression in blog comments, and some need a good boxing game. The screenies show off the improved graphics engine and the toned-down sweat sheen. The last game in the series went a little overboard with the oil look. Now the guys look like fighters, not massage victims.

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Fight Night 2005

It may be "lights out" for Roy Jones' career, but Fight Night is coming back with Round 2. Continue on for a list of this year's roster...



Note: 3 fighters have yet to be announced. Also, Lennox Lewis & Felix Trinidad will not be featured in the game.

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