There's at least one boxing game that I know of in the pipeline. Hopefully the project is completed soon and it turns out decent.
Brian Mazique |
Apr 21, 2020,03:46am EDT
“ESports Boxing Club: New Boxing Game In Development
Boxing fans have been waiting nine years for a new video game simulation of their sport. According to a trailer released by developer Steel City Interactive, there is a new boxing game on the way called eSports Boxing Club.
Before Monday, no one in gaming media seemed to know anything about this title. In fact, sports gaming journalism pioneer Steve Noah of Operation Sports wrote this as he opened his short post about the game: “In development since 2019, developer Steel City Interactive, has revealed their launch trailer for eSports Boxing Club. This one came out of nowhere and there isn’t much in terms of actual gameplay shown in the trailer.”
You can say that again.
eSports Boxing Club is a pleasant surprise for hungry virtual boxing fans who last had an opportunity to play their sport in a video game in 2011’s Fight Night Champion.
Many hardcore fans still play it to scratch the itch for a new title–myself included.
Noah is also correct when he talks about the sparseness of the trailer. It doesn’t show much and after the boxing game community has been duped by the trailer below, there isn’t enough to push fans to a point of pure excitement.
Mike Tyson’s Virtual Boxing turned out to be a misunderstood and horrible tease for one of the most underserved sports gaming communities in existence.
To be fair, there appears to be a little more substance associated with eSports Boxing club. From the trailer, we know that former world champion Ricky Hatton and fellow British boxing legend Frank Bruno are a part of the roster–though their renders weren’t featured in the trailer.
We also know there will be a career mode, and the developers have enlisted the help of trainer Ben Davison, perhaps in some sort of consulting role. According to the developer’s Facebook page, the studio is located in Sheffield, England, which explains the presence of British boxing royalty. Per the trailer, the game is being developed for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC.
The title suggests it will be rooted in competitive gaming, but what Steel City’s definition of that concept is yet to be determined.
The studio’s official website isn’t currently up and running, but it does say it would be launched on April 21. As more information about this title becomes available, look for more updates.
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ESports Boxing Club: New Boxing Game In Development