Turki Alalshikh, owner of The Ring magazine and chairman of the General Entertainment Authority for Saudi Arabia, has revealed that a new boxing video game is now in development with Street Fighter creator Takashi Nishiyama at the helm. Nishiyama is the president of video game developer Dimps, best known for working on a variety of Sonic, Dragon Ball, and Street Fighter games.
With EA's Fight Night series lying dormant for many years, boxing fans have been calling out for a studio to fill the gap in the market. While developer Steel City Interactive answered fans' calls with the launch of Undisputed last year, many players were left disappointed due to a large number of gameplay issues, bugs, and the overall lack of boxers in the game. Undisputed continues to receive new updates with further gameplay improvements and bug fixes, but its underwhelming release has left many boxing fans with a sour taste in their mouths.
Undisputed developer Steel City Interactive seemingly teases the return of a controversial boxer who was previously removed from the game.
Thankfully, Turki Alalshikh, who has become a prominent figure in the sporting world ever since vowing to "fix broken boxing" in 2024, has now revealed...
