GamesRadar - Don King Presents: Prizefighter

Letter from Don King Declared "Stupendifluous" (News)

Jun 1, 2008

Ripten writes: Among the deluge of press releases we receive daily, it's nice to see a little bit of effort exerted for once. This "letter" from Don King, declaring that "language can't describe the sheer magnitude of magnificence" of his new game, seems to be representative of the hype we can expect to see more of for Prizefighter, which King considers "the best anything ever".

Bootsy Collins Does 'Prizefighter' Theme Song (News)

May 29, 2008

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game's namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.

The Don presents Hypekingdom (News)

May 28, 2008

2K Sports today announced it has partnered with the king of boxing promotion Don King, to launch the brand new site, HypeKingdom.com in support of the highly anticipated boxing video game, Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Fans can now enroll in the University of Hype to learn the art of larger-than-life self-promotion, while getting new insight into the man behind the mania.

BBFC rate Age of Conan & Prizefighter (News)

May 2, 2008

On their official site the BBFC has took the time out to rate two more upcoming games. The first is the forthcoming boxing title 'Don King Presents: Prizefighter' by 2K Games and the other is the MMO 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' by Eidos. Both games got a 15 rating.

VideoGamer.com Rumour mill - Beyond Good & Evil 2 in development, Siren 3 announced, Prizerfighter to come on PS3 and more (News)

Apr 16, 2008

Videogamer writes: "Welcome to the Rumour mill, VideoGamer.com's run-down of the big rumours currently doing the rounds in the video game industry. Every week we'll hunt down the juiciest stories and give our opinion on how legit they are. So, whether you want the ridiculous or the plausible, read on.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 in development

The Rumour: Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano has joined Ubisoft and will be working on Beyond Good & Evil 2.

Verdict: It's a title fans have been crying out for and we'd certainly love to see a sequel, but Ubisoft hasn't so much as hinted that a sequel to its 2003 action adventure title is coming. Despite almost unanimous critical praise the game wasn't a commercial success and with so many blockbuster franchises in the Ubisoft locker it would be a risk to choose this over a new game in a franchise with a stronger fan base.

Plausibility rating: 2/5"

Don King Presents: PrizeFighter website is now up (News)

Apr 14, 2008

* Full list of contenders includes as Joe Calzaghe, Juan Diaz, Kelly Pavlik, Andre Berto, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and Andrew Golota.

* A classic roster that includes Max Baer, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and James (Jimmy) Braddock.

* 40 Boxers total

* 22 Arenas that includes Madison Square Garden, Boardwalk Hall, and the Trump Taj Mahal.

* Adrenaline and crowd factor into punches.

* Heavy emphasis on footwork and proper angles to get the most out of your punches

2K promises "most realistic" boxing game (News)

Dec 10, 2007

Dec 10, 2007 Don King Presents: Prizefighter is apparently "the most realistic boxing video game simulation," according to 2K Sports. "This in-depth, documentary-style title will provide the deepest, most authentic and entertaining experience ever seen in a boxing video game." Prizefighter is currently in development at Venom Games for Xbox 360, Wii and DS - behind Rocky Legends and, technically, Rocky (Venom Games boasts ex-Rage staffers in its ranks). The game is slated for a spring 2008 ...

2K Sports announces Prizefighter (News)

Dec 10, 2007

Don King Presents: Prizefighter has been officially announced as a new 2K Sports franchise. The game will be coming to the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS.