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...

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...

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 ...

10 screens from Don King Presents: Prizefighter have been released providing the first look at the new game. They come from the Xbox 360 version (the Wii and DS will also be seeing the game). The inevitable comparisons between Prizefighter and Fight Night Round 3 will be made at every step and with these screens brings the first impression that Prizefighter's graphics are not nearly as impressive. You can check out the screenshots by visiting the gallery. Update: At the request of 2...

2K Sports has officially unveiled a new sports franchise with the announcement of Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Set to release in April 2008 the game will be available on the Xbox 360, Wii, and DS. Thats right, apparently there will be no PS3 version. “The combination of real-life fight scenarios, story-driven gameplay and photo-realistic graphics will set this title apart from the competition,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “Our goal has always been to deliver the most...

The news that EA had decided to close their Chicago studio brought about some concern over the future of the franchises that have been produced there. Fight Night was the one EA Sports title out of EA Chicago. A few weeks back I noticed in the press release for EA Playground that it mentioned that Fight Night was an EA Canada title. Here is the excerpt from that October 23rd press release. EA Canada has built a worldwide reputation for quality and innovation in global blockbusters...