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Fight Night Champion Offers Its Modes A La Carte On PSN

12:30PM November 10, 2011 | Owen Good

As tipped off yesterday, Fight Night Champion is being offered a la carte over PlayStation Network beginning today — gamers can buy the boxing title’s “Champion Mode”, the cinematic narrative of fictious boxer Andre Bishop, for $US5. If they enjoy that, they can add other game modes on a piecemeal basis. More »


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Fight Night Champion DLC To Include Bare Knuckle Fighting

12:30PM March 25, 2011 | Owen Good

Fight Night Champion notably included bare-knuckle fighting during the prison chapters of its narrative mode, but the fighters in the main roster didn’t participate in such bouts. Now some will. The game’s first DLC extension, due out next Tuesday, adds bare-knuckle “Old School Rules” to online and offline play. More »


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Is This Fight Night Champion’s First DLC Package?

9:00AM March 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Two weeks ago, a video leaked out legit-looking screenshots claiming to be an alpha build of Fight Night Champion’s first downloadable content. EA Sports is announcing what’s in the first pack tomorrow, but if this video is real, it’s five all-time great fighters, plus Cowboys Stadium as a venue. More »


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Fighting On New Terms, But Still A Champion

4:30PM March 3, 2011 | Owen Good

I’ve taken head butts and held on through jaw-cracking, brain-rattling missiles; I’ve fought against runners and cowards and cheats and made them all pay. Never have I fought in a place this unfair, with these terms dictated to me. More »


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No More Gimped Lyrics When You’re All-In With An M

10:00AM February 18, 2011 | Owen Good

It’s an appropriate opening for a song placed in a game that begins in prison. “You know you fucked up, right?” begins “The Loser Wins”, by Atmosphere. In another sports game, this would have to be blanked out, or just not used. More »


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Fight Night Barely Breaks A Sweat In Multiplayer Demo

10:00AM January 30, 2011 | Owen Good

Fight Night: Champion’s demo arrives Tuesday, but apparently some in the UK have gotten their hands on it. Notably, the demo will include online multiplayer. This series of videos gives you a look at what to expect from it. More »


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Stamina Is Much More Hard In Fight Night Champion

2:30PM January 13, 2011 | Owen Good

“Women weaken legs,” said the famous trainer Mickey Goldmill. So does a sledgehammer to the kisser. Fight Night Champion’s going to bring a more sophisticated stamina system that you’ll need to know to keep from being a two-punch chump. More »


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Fight Night Champion Starts Your Career With A Big Loss

10:20AM January 6, 2011 | Owen Good

From what I can tell in this video, here’s how Andre Bishop’s fight career ended up in the crapper: Someone told him to take a dive and he didn’t. When the muscle showed up, someone got shot. (NSFW language.) More »


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Fight Night Champion Serves A Standing Eight In The Joint

12:00PM January 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Anyone old enough to remember Marv Albert on NBC calling a James Scott bout live from Rahway State Prison will want to pay attention to this, the bareknuckle jailhouse fight within the “Champion Mode” of Fight Night Champion. More »


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Brother Against Brother In Fight Night Champion

2:00PM December 24, 2010 | Owen Good

After watching the latest trailer Fight Night Champion’s new narrative mode, Champion, four times, I’m still shaky on what’s going on here. Andre Bishop, the protagonist, I recognise. His brother, I know, ends up in the ring. Who’s scorpion guy? More »