May 14, 2009
Pre-Order Demo Coming for Fight
Night Round 4
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton
set to rematch in EA’s Fight Night Round 4 demo
EA SPORTS is giving fight fans the
chance to redeem Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, after his knockout-loss to Manny
“Pac-Man” Pacquiao earlier this month, in a playable three-round demo of Fight
Night Round 4. The demo will be available today, May 14th, on Xbox LIVE and the
PlayStation Network, exclusively to consumers who pre-order Fight Night Round 4
through GameStop. The demo will be available to all Xbox Gold Members on May
28th, and to PlayStation Network users and Xbox Silver members on June 4th.
On May 2nd, Pacquiao took on British
boxing phenomenon Ricky Hatton, and delivered a devastating left cross that put
Hatton to the canvas at the end of the second round. The playable demo will give
players the chance to channel the lightning-fast hands and sharp reflexes of
Pacquiao to recreate the punch that sent Hatton to the mat, or resurrect the
bravado and unstoppable pressure that Hatton is known for and rewrite history.
With an included video upload function, players can showcase their bouts to the
world by uploading videos directly to
www.easportsworld.com.
Consumers can gain early access to
the demo by pre-ordering Fight Night Round 4 at their local GameStop or EB
Games, or online at www.gamestop.com. Upon reserving the game, consumers will be
presented with a unique Xbox Live or PlayStation Network code that can be
redeemed to gain access to the demo. Those who have already pre-ordered Fight
Night Round 4 from GameStop can bring in their pre-order receipt to receive
their access code. Select retailers will also be offering download codes for
five free songs from the game’s soundtrack.*
Fight Night Round 4 features unique
boxer styles and an all new physics based engine that creates one-of-a-kind
bouts between over 45 licensed boxers. The action inside the ring will be faster
than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport’s incredible speed,
accuracy, timing, and power.
Fight Night Round 4 will ship to
stores for the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 on June 30, 2009. The game has
been rated T by the ESRB. The game has not yet been rated been rated by PEGI.
For more information, log onto
http://fightnight.easports.com.