New Fight Night 3 details

By Ellie Gibson Published 13 December, 2005

Xbox 360 version confirmed.

Electronic Arts has confirmed that an Xbox 360 version of Fight Night Round 3 is indeed in development, along with the Xbox, PS2 and PSP versions.

FNR3 will feature Arturo "Thunder" Gotti and "Irish" Micky Ward, who will also appear on the PS2 and Xbox game boxes. The PSP and Xbox 360 versions, however, will have a different cover design - with the boxers in question to be announced at next month's Consumer Electronics Show.

Fight Night Round 3 is out on PS2 and Xbox in February, and a teaser site is already up and running and showcasing a trailer for the game.

EA made no mention of when the PSP and Xbox 360 games will be released - nor of PS3 version, despite the fact that Sony showed a technical demo of FN3 at E3 back in May.

Picture of Ellie.

About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

Read more articles from Ellie by visiting the Ellie Gibson archive page.

You may also like...

Comments (18) Latest comment 6 years ago

Comments threads automatically close after 30 days, but please feel free to continue chatting on the forum!

  • The-Bodybuilder #1 6 years ago

    erm, i thought an in-game demo of the 360 version existed, considering I saw it on gamerTV (looked great too).

  • velocity_girl #2 6 years ago

    yeh thanks for that..

    back on the subject of Fight Night - this is by far (IMO) their best sports sim franchise..

    360 version should rock if they actually bother.. unlike their 360 fifa which was utter shite

  • Blerk #3 6 years ago

    Hands up who thinks the 360 version will be a 'higher res' version of the Xbox game rather than anything at all like the next-gen demo from E3?

    /raises both hands

  • The-Bodybuilder #4 6 years ago

    >"Hands up who thinks the 360 version will be a 'higher res' version of the Xbox game rather than anything at all like the next-gen demo from E3?"

    Actually, the in-game demo of the 360 version shown on gamerTV was arguably the most stunning next-gen title I've seen so far. And I'm serious.

  • McGeeza #5 6 years ago

    @Blerk - Saw it on GamerTV like TheBodybuilder - and if it was in-game footage, then it looked very similar to the PS3 demo (e.g. quivering cheeks after being twatted)...

  • binky #6 6 years ago

    quivering cheeks after being twatted
    o_O

    That happens a lot with .... oh ..... nevermind.

  • TheEnd #7 6 years ago

    How about adding Kostya Tszyu to the roster this time fer fecks sake!

  • Sabre #8 6 years ago

    No GameCube version this time?

  • kangarootoo #9 6 years ago

    I'm not really a boxing person, but FN2 is awsome. I'm no fan of EA either most of the time, but Fn2 is awsome. Errr... some other sentence I can end by saying FN2 is awsome, because 3 is a nice round number.

    The single stick punch mechanic is outstanding. I just hope they don't "improve" all the life out of it.

    EDIT: Their insistance on sliding menus about the pace for 20 mins everytime you return to the front end is most annoying and very EA, but it won't spoil the game for you.
    Edited by 1 at 13/12/05 @ 23:13

  • The-Bodybuilder #10 6 years ago

    htt p://xbox360.ign.com/articles/675/675388p2.html

    That's a hands-on preview of the game.
    And yes, it does seem like those gamerTV clips were infact real-time. wowzas.

  • Xerx3s #11 6 years ago

    "On the subject of X360:

    "First weekend sales leave much Xbox 360 stock on the shelves in Japan. The first figures to emerge from Japan regarding the Xbox 360 launch there last week have indicated that almost three quarters of the stock shipped to the region remains unsold, suggesting a tough start for the new console."


    Not SOLD OUT! then. Lol ;o)"

    How exactly is that relevant to this topic?

  • Blerk #12 6 years ago

    Well, colour me astonished that EA potentially bothered to do it properly.

    And my greatest sympathies to all you unfortunate folk who have seen GamerTV. In time and with therapy I'm sure you will recover.

  • Placebo #13 6 years ago

    FN1 had some good fight mechanics, innovation in an EA Sports title, which was nice. Then they go bugger it up in FN2 with the haymaker system which was abysmal.

    FN2 was ok but could have and should have been far better, needed much more depth, needed realism and simulation over arcade and flashy, if only John Madden were a famous boxer rather than a famous American Football icon, maybe then boxing would get the game it deserves :(

  • Sko #14 6 years ago

    I hope "two extra boxers" isn't their selling point for this sequel.

  • kangarootoo #15 6 years ago

    "Then they go bugger it up in FN2 with the haymaker system which was abysmal. "

    Not played FN1 so I can't compare, but what was wrong with the haymaker system? I thought it worked really well.

  • McGeeza #16 6 years ago

    @Blerk

    I know it's shite, but it is BY FAR the best video game show on TV (that I know of). At least it's current. Unlike that god-awful one with Violet Berlin. I was disappointed with 'When Games Attack' as well. They all date so badly. At least GamerTV are only about a week behind...

    And you have seen Game Network...haven't you? /shudders

  • Blerk #17 6 years ago

    'tis a meagre selection, I agree. Now that VideoGaiden has finished I tend to prefer Cybernet, though. Despite it being on at 'stupid-o-clock'. GamerTV is just... awful.

  • McGeeza #18 6 years ago

    Cybernet was much better when the bird was doing the VO - but that annoying american bloke?!?

    'Hey gamers! Welcome to another rad episode of cybernet...' - Give me a break...i'll take (missus) the non-patronising Sam Delaney (sp?) any day of the week...

    Never saw VideoGaiden...was that the one on BBC Scotland?