New Fight Night Game Officially Announced

Having trouble viewing the text? You can always read the original article here: New Fight Night Game Officially Announced

Before publisher Electronic Arts focused on the UFC as its combat sport sim, the company had the Fight Night franchise.

Fight Night was purely about boxing, and featured the latest and greatest names in the sport.

RELATED Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Review - Putting the Ground Back Under Our Feet While almost every Call of Duty release included a full-fleged campaign, it's hard to deny that the main draw in the franchise has always been the multiplayer component.

Now, about 15 years later, EA is ready to bring the boxing franchise back.

Fight Night Is Back, But We’re Cautious About It

Over on X (formerly Twitter), EA launched the EA Sports Fight Night account and announced: “The Fight Is Never Over.”

The last Fight Night game was released in 2011 on the Xbox 360, PS4 and even iOS, and was titled Fight Night Champion. Developed by EA Canada (now known as EA Vancouver), this entry makes a drastic change, as it’s a grittier take than its predecessors, that it even earned an M for mature rating.

Compared to past entries, Fight Night Champion didn’t have a cover athlete, and the game relied on a movie-inspired story mode that follows the career of fictional boxer Andre Bishop.

While the game was released to generally favorable reviews, it didn’t sell well enough for EA to consider a follow-up. Three years ago, a rumor that a new Fight Night was in development surfaced, but nothing came out of it.

As a boxing fan, I cannot wait to hear more about this new Fight Night game. That said, I am also very wary, since you just know EA will shoehorn its microtransactions into the game, which might sully the experience. But for now, I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt.

RELATED GTA 6 Features "Significantly Narrower" Roads Than GTA 5; Devs Wanted Weapons System to Be More Like Red Dead Redemption 2 Vehicle chases are often a big part of any Grand Theft Auto game, and if you find it easy to drive around pedestrians and other vehicles in GTA 5, that will prove to be harder in GTA 6.

Save 5% on your next top-up, games, gift cards, and virtual currency at Eneba.
Use code MP1ST5 at checkout.