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.
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.
In other EA-related news, one of its first-party studios, DICE, is said to be one of the two development teams Disney is talking to for Star Wars Battlefront 3.
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It’s weird given reports were it was cancelled also the Saudi’s fund Undisputed that other boxing game and are funding a Dimps boxing game. EA needs to get back to what fans want make a new SSX that is open world Jet Set Radio meets SSX3, a Def Jam successor using the Rolling Loud or Verzuz name, NBA Street, a GTA clone, and for this bring in a BKFC and TopDogFC mode adds something different not in boxing games also bring Yuke’s back for UFC so PrideFC mode returns. Feels like they will get the WWE license next at EA. They honestly need to close down BioWare, wind down Sims, and wind down Apex their future is not with those or Disney license games. Let Bungie take Star Wars and instead of Battlefront 3 let them remake Republic Commandos and make a sequel to it Sony would want the exclusive.
Your crazy fight night was the best sports game made by Ea. I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW ONE OMG IT BEEN TO LONG. PLUS THE ONLINE CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION AND TRAINING YOUR BOXER. THAT GAME WAS FIRE.
Every game u mentioned is for kids and garbage Star Wars suck, ssx sucks, UFC the only problem are the controls and boxings better. Fight night needs to hurry up and come out. Boxing is king