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POSTED:
Nov 20 2009, 10:26 AM
With the DLC and Title Update lined up for early December, we polled the community for their questions about the upcoming additions and sat with game Producers Mike Mahar and Brian Hayes to get their take on things. Above you will find the first of 4 videos with answers to those questions.
Right before these videos we recorded their recap of the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, which is why Brizzo makes mention of this being the "Second most exciting thing in boxing". That recap should be coming next week along with some pics and extra video from their trip.
Please note an update to the release dates of the Title Update and DLC, which are subject to change, since we filmed the videos:
December 2
X360 Gold & Silver - Title Update
December 3
X360 Gold - Free Content - Accessories
X360 Gold & Silver - Champions Pack (Boxers and Game Modes Available)
PS3 - Title Update
PS3 - Accessories and Champions Pack
December 10
X360 Silver - Free Content - Accessories
Pricing for Champions Pack
Ring Rivalries - $1.99 US / 160 MS Points
Old School Rules - $3.99 US / 320 MS Points
Individual Boxers - $1.99 US / 160 MS Points (Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston)
Champions Pack Bundle - $9.99 US / 800 MS Points
POSTED:
Nov 19 2009, 02:22 PM
Join FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 producers Mike Mahar and Brian "Brizzo" Hayes in Club Fight Night
in the EA SPORTS Complex next Wednesday, November 25th from 4-5PM PST
for PlayStation 3 gamers. The game producers will be available for
gamers to chat with them about the upcoming DLC and Title Update
release coming in December.
For those that may not be able to get into the chat or do not have a
Sony PlayStation 3, you can still join in on the conversation as we
will also be hosting a Cover It Live event alongside the PSN Home chat.
In the meantime, make sure you get up to speed on all the latest details about the DLC and Title Update in the FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 blog and come ready with your questions and feedback for the producers.
Go to the news article on the EA SPORTS to access the Cover It Live event: FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 Producer Chat
POSTED:
Nov 02 2009, 03:48 PM
With today's announcement of the DLC coming in December, we also wanted to add that a free component will also be made available at the same time consisting of a new Title Update and more free Gear. Here's a quick blog from Producer Mike Mahar:
Hello Fight Night 4 fans,
Over the last couple of months our community members have been providing us with feedback and we thank you for that.
We're extremely flattered to know we have a dedicated group of passionate fans who are willing to spend time playing the game and providing us with insight into how it may be improved.
Brizzo and I have been on Podcasts, the forums, and PM's answering your questions, and while we didn't have time to add all the feature requests into the game, we significantly overhauled some of the game play elements to address your online gameplay concerns. Here is a list of some of high profile additions you can expect in the next update.
Game Play Updates
- Adjusted the locomotion speed at close proximity so that your opponent can no longer trap you with glued feet
- Increased the stamina cost when continually punching
- Increased stamina loss when continually weaving
- Increased stamina loss for users that spam upper body movement
- Can no longer perform a perfect block when spamming the block
- Increased the stamina cost when continually running away from your opponent
- No illegal blows can be thrown by either user when one user is in a stun state
- Increased stamina cost of Haymakers
- Tuned punch accuracy when opponents are moving their head
- Reduced locomotion speed when throwing punch combos
Create Player Updates
- Allow users to duplicate and edit ratings of licensed boxers
Online World Championship Updates
- Improved cheat detection logic
General Updates
- Various Bug fixes
These updates will be available for FREE. Also available for free are over a dozen new Create Boxer accessories including Boots, Trunks, and Gloves.
As mentioned in a previous blog, you can choose to purchase all of the DLC content at the bundled price OR you can choose to purchase each game mode and boxer separately.
The bundled price will save you some coin, but ultimately it's your choice what you purchase. Final prices are still being locked down so be on the lookout for more information coming soon.
We hope you enjoy the game play changes and the free gear. See you online!
-Mike
POSTED:
Nov 02 2009, 04:15 AM
EA SPORTS announced today that it will be releasing a new Downloadable Content (DLC) pack for Fight Night Round 4 in early December for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation®3. The DLC pack retails for 800 MS Points and $9.99 on Xbox LIVETM Marketplace and the PlayStation®Network, respectively. Named the Game Critic Awards "Best Sports Game of E3 2009", Fight Night Round 4 has been winning over reviewers since its release on June 23rd with its realistic graphics and genre defining physics-based boxing engine.
In addition to including Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston and Evander Holyfield as playable boxers, the DLC pack will also include two all-new game modes. The first, Old School Rules brings a new take to the traditional boxing experience, while the second, Ring Rivalries, allows you to re-create some of the greatest match ups in boxing history.
EA SPORTS also announced today that they have reduced the suggested retail price on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Fight Night Round 4 to $39.99 in North America.
POSTED:
Oct 13 2009, 01:37 PM
We just wanted to announce the latest boxer to be available for free on XBOX LIVE Marketplace today, Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard. Previously, this version of Sugar Ray was only available for those that had a promotional code from Pizza Hut and now that the promotion has ended, we have made the boxer available for free to XBOX Gold Members today while XBOX Silver Members will be able to download Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard on October 20th .
In order to unlock the boxer, you must have the latest free downloadable content and then upon selecting the boxer, you can choose to unlock him for free.
For PlayStation 3 gamers, we will be providing the Olympic version of Sugar Ray Leonard in a title update in the coming months.
POSTED:
Aug 19 2009, 11:25 PM
FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 gamers who have been asking for more content will now be able to get their hands on more game accessories as a new free download (Boxer Pack II) has been made available for XBOX Gold gamers today. For XBOX 360 Silver and PS3 gamers, the download will be made available on August 27th. Boxer Pack II will include the content below as well as content from DLC #1 so PS3 gamers will receive both DLC packs next week.
*Please note that the download does not appear within the In-Game Store and gamers must go to the XBL Marketplace to get the free download. Following the download, though the gear will not appear as downloaded within the Fight Night store, it is available within your Create Boxer accessories.
Included in the Boxer Pack II download are the following gear:
Trunks
- Nigeria Flag
- Philippines Flag
- Germany Flag
- Canada Flag
- Oscar De La Hoya
Boots
- Grant Panamanian Boots
- Union Jack Boots
- Camouflage Boots
- Flame Boots
- All American Boots (part of DLC #1)
Gloves
- Canada Gloves
- Germany Gloves
- Philippines Gloves
- Puerto Rico Gloves
- All American Gloves (part of DLC #1)
Please note that Boxer Pack II for XBOX 360 gamers also includes all the content from DLC #1, therefore, gamers who are short on HD space can choose to delete DLC #1 to clear up space. If gamers have unlocked Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard from DLC #1, he will remain unlocked.
If you wish to delete DLC #1, follow these steps: Delete Fight Night Round 4 Pack 1 via the Xbox Blade
My Xbox > Systems Settings > Memory > Hard Drive > Games > Fight Night Round 4 > Fight Night Round 4 Pack 1 > Delete
Following the download you will also notice the Champions Pack boxers will appear locked in your boxer gallery and, if selected, will prompt you to purchase. These boxers will be available for purchase on August 27th.
POSTED:
Aug 12 2009, 11:07 AM
UPDATE - August 21, 8:25AM: Pricing and Availability Change
A further price
reduction has been confirmed for the Champions Pack boxers: 400 MS
Points / $4.99 on PSN. Furthermore, the dates for PSN and XBL Silver
have been moved in line with XBL Gold and slated to be purchasable on
August 27th.
UPDATE - August 17th, 2009: Pricing Change
After further review and taking into account feedback from our community, the team has decided to release the upcoming Champions Pack for only 480 Microsoft points for XBOX LIVE gamers and $5.99 for PlayStation Network gamers. The pack will be made available for XBOX LIVE Gold subscribers on August 27th while Silver and PSN gamers will see the pack on September 3rd.
Original entry
Electronic Arts revealed that its first downloadable boxer pack for Fight Night Round 4 will be available in late August on XBOX LIVE and the Playstation Network for 800 Microsoft points and $9.99, respectively. The downloadable boxer pack will include Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and alternate versions of George Foreman and James Toney. Named the Game Critic Awards “Best Sports Game of E3 2009”, Fight Night Round 4 has been winning over reviewers and fans since its release on June 23rd.
In addition to the boxer pack, EA SPORTS™ will also be releasing a free downloadable game update at the end of August. The free update will include additional trunks, gloves and shorts, as well as a free button control scheme that will allow gamers to use face buttons on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game controllers to throw punches, hooks, uppercuts and haymakers. A new demo featuring the button controls will also be available on XBOX LIVE and the Playstation Network by early September. The 12 round demo will feature Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali as playable boxers.
"We are extremely excited to be able to add Oscar and the Klitschko brothers as part of our roster," said executive producer, Dean Richards. "As three of the most globally recognized names in the sport, they are an important addition to the Fight Night Round 4 lineup."
POSTED:
Jul 27 2009, 12:25 PM
UPDATE - August 17th 1:45PM PST
De La Hoya Headlines Downloadable Boxer Pack (Click here)
UPDATE from the Development Team
- August 7 - 6:30PM PST
As you may be aware there is an issue related to the DLC Pack 1.
Users who’ve downloaded this pack may experience situations where they
load into game play (online and offline) and their controller config
will be changed to button punch controls. This happens without warning
and the button controls are not yet available as a feature via the
Settings screen.
This issue only occurs for Xbox 360 users who’ve downloaded Pack 1
and the fix will be going live early (2 AM Pacific Time) in the morning
on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.
After MS releases the update users must follow these steps to fix the issue:
- Delete Fight Night Round 4 Pack 1 via the Xbox Blade
My Xbox > Systems Settings > Memory > Hard Drive >
Games > Fight Night Round 4 > Fight Night Round 4 Pack 1 >
Delete
- Once it is deleted select to Play Fight Night Round 4 via My Xbox
- Press Start to advance to the Main Menu
- The user should be prompted with a new ‘Downloadable Content 1 is now available’ pop up.
- Select to download it.
- Once downloaded the user should no longer experience the ‘random button config’ issue during gameplay
- If users have previously unlocked Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard via the Pizza Hut promotion he will still be available/unlocked.
UPDATE - July 31 3:15PM PST
Thanks to the community for your patience as our team has been
working around the clock to resolve an issue with a button control scheme showing up randomly in online play. The team has determined
that the issue is
linked to the DLC update that went out this week to XBOX 360 Gold
members. The devs are currently working on getting a fix in to
resolve the issue within the next couple of weeks.
What does this mean for XBOX 360 Silver gamers?
As XBOX 360 Silver members do not have the ability to play online,
the issue will not manifest itself for those that wish to download the
DLC when it becomes available on August 6th.
What does this mean for XBOX 360 Gold gamers who have downloaded the DLC?
As the team is working on implementing a fix for the bug, we will
provide more detailed instructions within the next couple of weeks on
how to rectify the issue as MFST will allow us to push out the fix
after the appropriate approvals. In the meantime, please follow the
steps below to ensure you do not encounter the issue or if you are in a
match with the issue occurring:
If you want to be absolutely sure you don't encounter this issue
in online, back out to the Main Menu after each online fight and then
re-enter the game mode.
If you do happen to enter a fight with buttons, you can pause the
game, go into the settings -> controller configuration menu and then
back out which will cause a desync with both fighters not receiving a
win or a loss on their record.
The desync should only occur if the bug appears.
What does this mean for PS3 gamers?
We have determined that it would be optimal for PS3 users to not
encounter this issue, so we will be combining this first update with
our scheduled second update slated for early September. We understand
that means that the issues some users are experiencing that we planned
to have fixed with the first update will still be present, though the
fixes with this first update along with the fix with this new issue and
improvements with the second update will be available at that time.
We appreciate everyone’s
understanding as the team works to resolve this issue.
Original Entry - July 27 12:25 PM PST
Mike Mahar here to provide a quick word on our first game
update which went live over the weekend for XBOX 360 users and which
will go live for PS3 users next week. The following items have been
updated included in the Patch/Title Update:
Legacy Mode – Fix for scheduling two fights at once and not
being able to advance in the Legacy Mode schedule. Users will need to
start a new Legacy Mode file for fix to be applied.
Legacy Mode – Legacy Mode freezing fix for users’
encountering random freeze events. This fix applies to save load
functionality and will NOT fix currently corrupted Legacy Files but
will fix all new Legacy Files after the patch has been applied.
XBOX 360 Boot Up Freeze – Sometimes game would freeze if user
had a high number of playlists. This issue has been fixed to handle
over 30 custom play lists elegantly. This is for XBOX 360 only.
Online – Online HUD functionality altered so opponent’s HUD
is hidden during the fight. Change made to improve quality of online
game play.
Live Tournament Feature – Fight Night Round 4 will be
offering Live Tournaments in the future. This feature will not be
accessible until the Live Tournament functionality it turned on. Stay
tuned for more information regarding tournament dates and times.
New Game Play Sliders - Two new sliders that allow the user
to customize boxer stamina, boxer accuracy, and the counter punch
window for off line game play.
Our apologies for not messaging out the specifics of the patch in
advance, while some XBOX 360 users got it on Saturday July 25th, it
wasn’t scheduled to go live until July 28th. However, a free DLC update for XBOX 360 users is scheduled to go out in the early morning hours of July 28th.
The
Sony PS3 patch and DLC update will be available on August 6th due to
slightly longer processing times through Sony. This will include all
bug fixes mentioned above and free DLC content.
Due to the tight
time lines of this patch, not all the requested issues could be
resolved. We will continue to collect feedback and offer more
improvements and fixes in future updates…like the Button Patch.
If you have any questions regarding the patch please post them in the forums or PM Brizzo, sk88z, or me.
-Mike
POSTED:
Jul 27 2009, 12:17 PM
With the game receiving it's first patch along with DLC this week for XBOX 360 users and next week (August 6th) for PS3 users, we wanted provide a quick FAQ to assist gamers with any quick questions you may have. Though the updates were done at the same time, occasionally it may take longer for the update to hit one console versus another as is the case here.
If you have a further question that can't be asked, feel free to send me a private message on the forums.
Q: How do I upgrade to the latest version of Fight Night Round 4?
A: PS3 - While connected to the PlayStation Network, boot up Fight Night Round 4. You will then be prompted to download to the most recent update automatically.
A: Xbox360 - While connected to Xbox LIVE, boot up Fight Night Round 4. A pop-up will then prompt you to download the latest title update.
Q: What new content is included in the first DLC pack?
A: PS3 Pack 1 includes 3 new pieces of equipment, new enhanced gameplay sliders, online tournaments, and a new venue
A: Xbox360 Pack 1 includes 3 new pieces of equipment, new enhanced gameplay sliders, online tournaments, a new venue and Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard*
*Note: A valid Pizza Hut coupon code must be used to unlock Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard.
Q: Why is Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard only available on the Xbox360?
A: Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard is exclusive content to Xbox360 through via a promotional event sponsored by Pizza Hut.
Q: I have my coupon for the Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard download, how do I use it?
A: From in-game: Enter the Fight Night Store from the Main Menu and select DLC Pack 1. Press the "X Button" and enter your valid coupon code in the box that appears.
A: Xbox360 Marketplace: Log into XBOX Live -> Press the XBOX Controller Globe button -> Scroll left to the Marketplace blade -> Scroll down to the Redeem Code option -> Press the A Button -> Enter your valid Code to unlock the
Q: What happens if I delete my DLC after I already purchased it.
A: For PS3 users, if you have previously purchased content and need to download it again, please quit the game and check your Download List. Follow XMB -> PlayStation®Network -> Account Management -> Transaction Management -> Download List
A: For XBOX 360 users, if you have previously purchased content and need to download it again, please quit the game and check your Download List. Attach the hard drive or the memory unit to your Xbox 360 console -> Turn on your Xbox 360 console -> Sign in to Xbox LIVE using the gamer profile that was originally used to download the content -> Press the Xbox 360 Guide button, and then go to Settings -> Select Account Management -> Select Download History
Q: Will there be a punishment system for players who disconnect during an online match?
A: This issue has already been addressed by a server fix and the appropriate win/loss should now track for each player. Note: Leaderboards may take several minutes to display correctly.
Q: Will there be a patch to address the problem of "body spamming" in competitive play?
A: Yes, we are aware of this issue and will be addressed in an upcoming patch.
Q: Will the issues related to freezing in Legacy be addressed in the future?
A: Yes, Some have been addressed with this first update though we are further looking into other Legacy issues which will be addressed in a future title update.
Q: What do I get when I download the DLC?
A: Free accessories, Access to future tournaments events, Gameplay sliders (Boxer Accuracy, Boxer Stamina, Counter Punch Window), The New Training Gym venue.
POSTED:
Jul 07 2009, 11:11 AM
UPDATE - November 2, 2009 - December Title Update & Editable Boxers
UPDATE - November 2, 2009 - Holyfield, Liston, Hopkins and Two New Game Modes Headline Pack
UPDATE - October 13, 2009 - Olympic Sugar Ray Leonard Now Available
UPDATE - August 27, 2009 - New Updates and New Demo Now Available
UPDATE - August 25, 2009 - Boxer Pack II and Title Update
UPDATE - August 21, 2009 - Sport New Gear for your Create-a-Boxer
UPDATE - August 12, 2009 - De La Hoya Headlines Downloadble Boxer Pack
UPDATE - July 27, 2009 - Title Update/Patch and DLC
UPDATE - July 27, 2009 - Game Update and DLC FAQ
EA SPORTS™ announced today its initial Downloadable Content (DLC) plan for FIGHT NIGHT Round 4. Recently named the Game Critic Awards “Best Sports Game of E3 2009”, FIGHT NIGHT Round 4 has been winning over reviewers since its release on June 23rd.
The first DLC pack, which will be available for free to both Xbox 360® and Playstation®3 users by early August, will include a new training gym, new gameplay sliders, as well as a host of new equipment that can be used for outfitting boxers. Xbox 360 users will also receive an exclusive alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard in their first DLC pack, courtesy of Pizza Hut.
EA SPORTS™ will also be releasing a free downloadable game update by early September that will allow gamers to use face buttons on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game controllers to throw punches, hooks, uppercuts and haymakers.
“The depth and variety of new content we have planned this summer is going to make one of the most critically acclaimed games on the market even better,” said senior producer, Dean Richards. “Among the new content in development, our new button control scheme will give fans a choice for how they want to throw punches in the game. We strongly believe that the refined Total Punch Control is the most intuitive way to throw punches in Fight Night Round 4, but we also want fans of the franchise to have an option.”