One of the biggest Xbox releases of October has undoubtedly been the new boxing game Undisputed, and it sounds like EA has been paying attention to its success. Apparently, that means a new Fight Night game could be on the way!
This is according to Insider Gaming journalist Mike Straw, who noted on the MSM podcast yesterday that EA seems keen on creating a new Fight Night title, but he doesn't expect it to arrive for a few years yet:
"They've seen the interest in Undisputed. They have noticed that people are talking..."
"I can tell you that after years of on-and-off again, Fight Night is in the stage where EA is working on what they have to do to get this out. And, should it release, it'll release on current-gen Xbox and PlayStation hardware. 3-4 years is a good window for them... like, 2028 is a good window."
In the podcast, Straw mentioned how EA has a contract with UFC to keep making those games, whereas boxing is a more complicated situation where individual licenses must be acquired. Nevertheless, things are sounding positive!
Obviously this is still just a rumour for now though, and we heard rumours about Fight Night being brought back in the past that never came to fruition, so who knows if EA ends up pulling the plug on this revival once again. Let's hope that's not the case though, as competition is always a good thing - and it's been 13 years since the last entry!