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EA Sports Is Finally Bringing Back 'Fight Night' After 15 Years
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EA Sports is reviving Fight Night, ending a 15-year stretch in which the boxing franchise sat untouched.

The confirmation arrived via a tweet on Oct. 20, posted by the @EASPORTSFN account. "To everyone who stayed in our corner: Fight Night is coming back. 🥊♥️ #FightNight," it reads. The post itself carried the tagline "The fight is never over."

Electronic Arts is behind the revival at a moment of upheaval for the company, which is now under new ownership led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

The franchise has been quiet since Fight Night Champion, the fifth and final entry, developed by EA Canada and released in March of 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

A comeback has been up in the air on and off for close to a decade. The most recent version of those plans was shelved about a year ago.

In the meantime, boxing games have largely been left to Undisputed while EA funneled development resources into its UFC series, technology from which is expected to carry over to any new boxing title.

Though it's been a while, the public's appetite for Fight Night has never dropped off. This month, a modder released Fight Night Champion Reborn, a free PC overhaul of the 2011 game adding support for up to 144 FPS, resolution scaling up to 3x, DLSS 5 and a third-person camera, with no connection to EA's plans.

EA's post named no platforms, no developer, and no release window. We'll have to stay tuned to see when those details are released.

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