EA to promote Facebreaker this September

Arcade boxing game will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii under the new EA Sports Freestyle label this fall, the company said on Tuesday.

Originally planned for release this June, Electronic Arts today confirmed that Facebreaker will ship this September. The title, being developed by EA Canada, is described as an exaggerated boxing game that borrows heavily from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out.

Facebreaker will be the first of several arcade sports games to be released under the newly announced Freestyle label, which aims to appease the growing number of Wii owners and casual gamers.

EA Sports president Peter Moore explains (via Shack News): "EA Sports Freestyle will be a perfect complement to our core portfolio of games that our loyal fans are deeply passionate about. [The brand] will provide compelling opportunities for new audiences looking for a lighter gaming experience and an easier entry point into EA Sports."

THE VERDICT by Blake Snow Blake Snow's Avatar Now here's a fun-looking game I'm really excited for. Provided EA can reproduce even a little of what made the original Mike Tyson so great, I'll be happy to pay-per-view.

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billyb77

The guys that worked on Fight Night aren't part of this project so I wouldn't expect anything spectacular. EA for the loss. The main guy that came up with the Fight Night game engine is now working on Gears of War 2.

billyb77

the_storyteller Posted at: 05/06/08 at 2:13 PM PST I hope this is good. I looks like my replacement for Rumble Roses.
Roses is wrestling isn't it?

the_storyteller

Something with that title was one of my most favorite boxing games. It could be named something different billyb, i forget.

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