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Fight Night Round 4 Announced, Mike Tyson Featured

01:53 PM - May 7, 2008 by NYG_Meth

THE CHAMP IS BACK! EA ANNOUNCES EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

Mike Tyson Featured in First Boxing Videogame in Nearly a Decade

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 7, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight Night is back with the most realistic “in the ring” experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime.

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”

Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time. Pressure your opponent with the brawling inside style of young Mike Tyson, bobbing and weaving to set up powerful hooks and uppercuts. Capitalize on Muhammad Ali’s reach, hand speed and fleetness of foot to bewilder your opponent with lightning fast jabs and straights from the outside. For the first time in history, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 gives you the opportunity to pit these legendary heavyweights against one another and name a true champ.

No fight will be the same with an all-new physics-based animation system that recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement. The new physics system allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first time ever, rough and tumble inside fighting. Fatigue, adrenaline, footwork and timing all come into play as you hammer away at your opponents.

EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will be available for the Xbox 360™ system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and ships to retailers in 2009. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.

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# 61 JayBee74 @ 05/15/08 03:53 PM

As far back as May of 1988.

# 62 JayBee74 @ 05/15/08 03:58 PM

Off the subject, but one of my favorite photos on the cover of Ring. Not because Morrison lost but because of it's Marciano-Walcott effect.

# 63 ZB9 @ 05/16/08 12:56 AM

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	Forget Little Mac, get Glass Joe in there! P.S. I had a higschool buddy that used to get his butt handed to him by Joe all the time. Hahaha!

ha oh man, how could anyone lose to Glass Joe? He was the biggest tomato can in videogame history

they need Mr. Sandman!

# 64 mr_president @ 05/16/08 10:35 AM

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	Those covers are classic. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened to Morrison's career if Mercer didn't catch him. That was one of the most messed up fights I have ever seen and it is one of the first fights I show people at the house when we go through fights. Morrison was winning pretty easily, got hit flush, and then his body got caught on the ropes...plus the combination of a sleeping ref...and he just got drilled. It was the worst beating I have ever seen. Part of me thinks Mercer was a sadistic SOB for not stopping. I have seen many fighters pull up and stop. He knew...but didn't care.

that series of punches was very brutal and mercer would have kept going if the ref hadn't stepped in.

# 65 JayBee74 @ 05/18/08 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thelwig14


	Those covers are classic. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened to Morrison's career if Mercer didn't catch him. That was one of the most messed up fights I have ever seen and it is one of the first fights I show people at the house when we go through fights. Morrison was winning pretty easily, got hit flush, and then his body got caught on the ropes...plus the combination of a sleeping ref...and he just got drilled. It was the worst beating I have ever seen. Part of me thinks Mercer was a sadistic SOB for not stopping. I have seen many fighters pull up and stop. He knew...but didn't care.

I can't blame a fighter for not backing off in the heat of battle. Mercer was probably thinking he didn't want any chance of tasting Tommy's left hook. Don't get me started with classic covers.

Too bad most of the early ones were drawings. It's not like they didn't have cameras back then.

APRIL 1951 Ray Vs Jake

# 66 RonPacman @ 08/04/08 05:18 AM

Great!!! at last Tyson is brawling back. But if they want this to be a blockbuster and world wide appeal. It shoud contain boxers like JC Chavez ,JM Marquez of Mexico.Felix Trinidad,Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua.All time great fighters like Henry Armstrong,Willie Pepp,Hearns,Foreman,Dempsey,Louis.Put some boxers to challenge Pacquiao like Juan Diaz,Nate Campbell,Valero,Hatton,Barrera,Morales.I can't wait to brawl

# 67 Complex @ 08/04/08 04:04 PM

Tyson's body of work is hard to grade. To be fair we have to go with what is in front of us, and that is a career ruined with losses to Douglas, Lewis, Holyfield, Williams and the great McBride (sarcasm). Those were all named opponents (except for McBride).

Prior to his loss to Douglas, Tyson was a pure beast. Most marvel at his power but what was amazing was his head movement and ability to get in close with taller fighters. He had a swift bob/weave and protected what many call the best chin in boxing.

Had Tyson continued to prepare and focus, who knows where he might have ended up but with all the easy wins, hype, and fame...an unstable person like Tyson was doomed to fail. I have never seen a guy taken so advantage of in my life. I mean his trainer had a glove full of ice at his bout with Douglas!?! A fighter of his caliber and titles cant have a decent ice pack at ringside?

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