Manny Pacquiao will win his highly anticipated November 14th bout against Miguel Cotto with a convincing unanimous decision, according to the official EA SPORTS simulation conducted using Fight Night Round 4. Now available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Fight Night Round 4 is the latest entry in the critically acclaimed boxing series from Electronic Arts Inc.
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Fighters Inc., a licensing organization representing boxers, filed suit against Electronic Arts in early September this year, claiming that EA illegitimately used fighters' likenesses in the summer video game Fight Night Round 4.

Now, certain Fighters Inc. boxers have filed declarations with a California U.S. District Court supporting a preliminary injunction against the game. But some Fighters Inc. boxers who signed with EA and appeared in Fight Night Round 4 are in the publisher's corner.

Heavyweight fighter Shannon Briggs, Ring Super Bantamweight champ Israel Vazquez, and former boxer Aaron Pryor are among the fighters who signed a group licensing deal with plaintiff Fighters Inc., and who are siding with the group in its complaint against EA. Fighters Inc. says its goal is to "increase the respect, presence, marketing and earning power" of its boxers.
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Electronic Arts has announced that its first downloadable boxer pack for Fight Night Round 4 is now available on the PLAYSTATION Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Featuring Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and alternate versions of George Foreman and James Toney, the downloadable boxer pack retails for 400 Microsoft points and $4.99 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PLAYSTATION Network, respectively.
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"Don't want to take a 'jab' to the wallet, but still want to go a few rounds with Fight Night Round 4? Well now you can as one retailer has discounted the price of Fight Night Round 4 to $39.98. That's a whopping $20 off the latest EA's signature boxing franchise."
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Console Monster writes: "Two new demos, a range of downloadable content for various titles, trailers and gamer pictures make up today's Xbox Live Marketplace. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace for Thursday 27th August 2009:

Fight Night Round 4 Ali vs. Tyson & Buttons Demo
Price: Free (Gold Exclusive offer)
Size: 787 MB
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. With an all new physics based gameplay engine, unique and differentiated boxer styles, the fastest and most true to life representation of the "Sweet Science", and the most impressive boxer roster ever including the return of the legendary Iron Mike Tyson, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 takes video game boxing and fighting to an entirely new level. Play as the legendary heavyweights Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali to see who would win the ultimate showdown. Or relive the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao match. The demo features the final tuned product with the addition of the button configuration and a body spamming fix. "9/10 MUST BUY!" – Official XBOX Magazine UK..."
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EA has released the Champions Pack DLC for their title Fight Night Round 4, now available for download.
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Nick Breckon of ShackNews writes:

"EA has announced that the free title update and boxer content pack for Fight Night Round 4 will go live tomorrow on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

The title update includes the controversial addition of traditional button controls. Before downloading the title update, users must also grab the Boxer Pack II, which includes new cosmetic items."
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Console Monster writes: "After a week of great content, all we need now is a couple of days to sit down and play through it all – thankfully that's where the weekend comes in and it's only a few hours away. Adding to the mass of new content already available comes two new Lips tracks from Coldplay and Robbie Williams, a new Guitar Hero: World Tour track and various new trailers and gamer pictures. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Friday 21st August 2009:

Game Add-ons

Lips: "Talk"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Size: 117 MB
Purchase this Premium Song to add "Talk" as performed by Coldplay to your Lips library. You'll get the song's track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts..."
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Fight Night Round 4 fans, a new update from the team today about the upcoming Champions Pack. The pack will contain 5 boxers: Oscar De La Hoya, the Klitchko brothers, along with new versions of George Foreman and James Toney. Initially, the cost of the pack was to be 800 MS points / $9.99 but after further review taking into account community reaction, the cost has been reduced to 480 MS points / $5.99. The Champions Pack will be made available for XBL Gold gamers on Aug 20th while XBL Silver and PSN gamers will see the pack on Aug 27th.
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EA Sports is expanding the roster of Fight Night Round 4-and its coffers-by offering a new quintet of boxers as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Naturally, that's gonna cost you.

For 800 Microsoft points and/or $US9.99, depending on your system, you'll get Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and alternate versions of George Foreman and James Toney. Then they'll be able to beat the stuffing out of each other.
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Like pwnordie.com, you may be wondering how the 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya made it onto the cover of Fight Night Round 3, appeared in commercials for Fight Night Round 4, yet was not in gameplay for the latter.

Well, due in late August, EA is releasing the first downloadable content pack for FNR4, with De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, and alternate versions of George Foreman and James Toney. In addition to the boxer pack, EA will also be releasing a game update at the end of August. The 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.
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Those that downloaded Fight Night Round 4 DLC Pack 1 should delete the old file and download the new DLC starting next week.
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TVGB: "With a current Metacritic average of 87 (360) and 88 (PS3), Fight Night Round 4 is a critical success. In fact, "It is our highest rated title so far this year," Eric Brown, EA's Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President mentioned during the company's Q1 earnings call yesterday. And those positive reviews have translated into sales as the latest iteration in the boxing franchise has sold over 1.7 million copies since its June launch."
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Koku Gamer writes: 'The Wii and the DS are outright winners in Australia this week as they cover the whole of the Australian All Format Full Priced Games for the week ending 26th July.'
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EA has released the free add-on 'Downloadable Content 1' for their boxing title Fight Night Round 4, now available on Xbox Live.
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Console Monster writes: "After a lack of Xbox Live Marketplace updates last week, the feature returns this week with some great new content. The long-awaited Gears of War 2 downloadable content is now available, alongside some free Fight Night Round 4 content. There are also some trailers and an array of Rock Band tracks from the likes of Blink-182 and Weezer. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Tuesday 28th July 2009:

Gears of War 2: Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Size: 489 MB
This downloadable content pack features 7 new Gears 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter, "Road to Ruin," from the Gears of War 2 campaign. In "Road to Ruin," Marcus and Dom navigate the treacherous Locust highway, choosing stealth or blazing action to survive. For multiplayer fans, the 7 maps include a new War Machine, the much-requested Gears 1 map; Allfathers Garden, a heavy-weapons battle at a COG landmark; Highway, a fight deep in the Locust Hollow; Memorial, a battle at the Tomb of the Unknowns; Nowhere, a firefight in an old motel; Way Station, an unpredictable battlefield with parallel paths; and Sanctuary, a reimagined favorite from Gears for Windows. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts..."
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Koku Gamer writes: 'It was another one-two-three for the Wii in Australia this week as Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii topped the all-format chart, with Wii Sports Resort yet to come...'
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PS3Addiction.com writes:

"Today, July 11th we learned that Arturo Gatti, legendary two time world champion boxer and super star character in the 'Fight Night' series has past away.
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Stephen Totilo of Kotaku writes:

"Following calls from fans critical of Fight Night Round 4's current control options, EA is bringing a free alternative - and some other new content before that.

EA Sports announced two upcoming free releases of downloadable content for Fight Night Round 4 today. The first, slated for August, will add a new gym, "new gameplay sliders" and new equipment plus an alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard exclusive to the Xbox 360 version.

A September release may be even more well-received as it will offer face-button control for all of Fight Night's punched. That update, for PS3 and Xbox 360 will be free."
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GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, is hosting a Fight Night Round 4 tournament in over 2,100 stores starting Saturday, July 11.
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