Facebreaker debut trailer
Gametrailers has posted up the premiere trailer for EA Sports Facebreaker. The arcade boxing title was just recently announced and is tentatively slated to release in early November.
The developers of Fight Night Round 3 have assembled the most ferocious boxers on the planet in an epic display of speed, power, and ego.
As predicted the trailer doesn't show off any in-ring footage, being that it is still approximately 10 months from release that is no surprise. It does feature a couple of...
Facebreaker trailer to premiere on Spike TV
The first chance to catch a glimpse of Facebreaker will come early Saturday morning the 9th on Gametrailers TV which airs on Spike at 1am. It should then make its way to the Gametrailers website by morning in case you can't catch it on the show and I'll be sure to post it up here as soon as it becomes available.
Considering the release date appears to be late fall this is a chance to get a really early look at the game. There probably won't be much if any actual gameplay footage however i...
Facebreaker tentative release date
Gamestop/EB has added Facebreaker into their system and listed it with a tentative release date of November 4th. While this may not end up being the final date it does give an indication of about when to expect it.
The initial expectation was that Facebreaker would be out in the fall and this lands in the most open spot based on the several other EA Sports games which come out in those months. That would place it between early October titles such as NBA Live and FIFA and a likely mid-late...
Facebreaker website launches and new screenshot
The official website for EA Sports newly announced title Facebreaker just went live. It appears that the site will be offering a lot of info, screens, and videos leading up to release all the while sticking to the same lighthearted and humorous style to match the game. There is an email address ( facebreakercommunity@ea.com ) already available for sending in suggestions for what you'd like to see on the site. Seems as though there will be a lot of community interaction with this title which ...
EA announces a new boxing game
EA Sports has announced a new game coming for the PS3, 360 and Wii called Facebreaker. Where the Fight Night series is the company's sim representation of the sport, Facebreaker will be the arcade entry with a cartooney look all its own. Both Fight Night Round 4 and Facebreaker are being developed out of EA Canada with Facebreaker being the first of the two to be released.
The game features fictional boxers plus the ability to use "Game Face" which was first implemented with Tiger Woods 0...
Some more Prizefighter details
Gameplanet, a New Zealand website, has released some previously unknown specifics on 2K Sports' Don King Presents: Prizefighter. It looks as though they were able to obtain a partial fact sheet.
Live the Boxing Life - A full career mode offers players a comprehensive story line that follows them through real-life boxing situations such as injuries, facing stacked odds against a corrupt judge, and more. These dramatic moments are told in a sports documentary style using the voices and imag...
Prizefighter SI preview
Sports Illustrated has a short preview of Don King: Prizefighter that mentions a few new pieces of info about the game. You can read the full preview here and I've pulled out a few statements below.
The main theme of Prizefighter's single-player career mode plays off of King's statement: It's about the choice you have to make between glory and money. Would you rather hit the gym to train for your next fight or work on enhancing your notoriety? The former can help get you a win, but the la...
Prizefighter release date speculation
Don King: Prizefighter has been added into the Gamestop/EB database and is listed with a tentative release date of Tuesday April 1st. While this isn't a confirmed date generally it is a good indication when a game is added in this close to its proposed release window. Prizefighter was expected to be released in April it was just unknown what Tuesday it would fall on.
The 360 version is listed at $59.99 and $29.99 for the DS. In what must be an error (and it was, it has since been updated ...