Posted by: John at 2/20/2006 5:11 PM

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EA has sent word that Fight Night Round 3 is shipping for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, PSP, and the Xbox 360. I actually had a lot of fun playing the demo of the Xbox 360 version with a friend and this could be a nice addition to your console lineup. The PSP version even supports fighting online.

EA’S EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 SHIPS TO RETAILERS NATIONWIDE

Send Your Biggest Rivals to the Canvas with All-new Impact Punches as the

EA SPORTS Fight Night Series Returns to the Ring 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 20, 2006 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTSâ„¢ Fight Night Round 3 has shipped to retailers nationwide. The third installment in the award-winning EA SPORTS Fight Night series assures that no fight is over until the final bell rings. In the sport of boxing, one punch can change a fight and with the all-new in-game Impact Punches, you can shift the momentum or end it all instantly with one explosive punch.  

EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 features amazingly detailed graphics that capture every emotion of the fight. The game delivers an unparalleled boxing experience and is one of the best-looking and playing sports game for the Xbox 360â„¢ system. Whether you’re hammering away at opponents with nasty hooks and uppercuts or setting them up for a wicked Impact Punch, you have the most complete boxing videogame experience in your hands.  

Create a championship boxer from the ground up and take him through the ranks for a shot at the title belt in Career mode. Or re-create boxing’s greatest rivalries in ESPN CLASSIC™ mode, including such storied rivalries like Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales, Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermaine Taylor, and many others.

Developed by EA Chicago, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is available for the Xbox 360™ system, Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system. The game is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99 for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PSP and $59.99 for Xbox 360. The game’s official website is www.fightnightround3.com.