Most popular sports have a regular series of video games that let you step into the shoes of its most famous athletes. Not boxing, or at least not boxing since EA shelved its Fight Night series. Now, after 15 years, Fight Night is finally about to return.
Out of nowhere on Tuesday, a new account, run by EA, called EA Sports Fight Night appeared on Twitter. For now, there is just one post on that account, and it confirms there’s a new Fight Night on the way, the first game in the series since 2011’s Fight Night Champion.
“To everyone who stayed in our corner: Fight Night is coming back,” the post reads. It’s coupled with a pair of boxing gloves hanging over the ring with a spotlight shining on them. The account’s profile reads “back into the ring”, and a not that says ESRB rating pending. That might mean the game has already been submitted to be rated, which in turn would mean the game is a lot closer to being released than you might think.
Whether Fight Night’s return is a couple of years away or right around the corner, it’s remarkable that EA has managed to...
