Rugby League (video game series)
| Rugby League | |
|---|---|
Notable past systems: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Wii | |
| Original release | 2003–present |
| First release | Rugby League 9 December 2003 |
| Latest release | Rugby League Live 4 20 July 2017 |
Rugby League is a
History
Prior to Tru Blu, there were a handful of Southern Hemisphere-focused rugby league video games:
The Rugby League franchise started in 2003 when
On 31 May 2013, Tru Blu Entertainment announced Rugby League Live 2 would receive an update to the game, the 2013 season pack, developed by Melbourne's Big Ant Studios. It features an update to the 2013 season of rugby league; team Kits, roster updates, new 2013 competitions, new and updated stadiums, sponsors and a number of other features and improvements. The update was released on 19 June 2013, as DLC on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Rugby League Live 3 was released by Big Ant Studios in September 2015 on seventh-gen and eighth-gen consoles as well as Microsoft Windows.
On 9 May 2017, the NRL announced the latest title Rugby League Live 4 which was released on 28 October 2017.
In 2020, the NRL confirmed that a new Rugby League game is due for release in 2021.The game has since been delayed multiple times, the game is still in production with a currently unknown release date. [3]
On 1 July 2024, Tru Blu Games announced that Rugby League Live 3 and Rugby League Live 4 would be removed off sale on all platforms due to their NRL license expiry. The Publisher stated that the servers would be kept back up.[4][5]
List of games
See also
References
- ^ "E.T.'s Rugby League : Hall of Light - the database of Amiga games".
- ^ a b "One game at a time: Video games of the rugby codes (Part VI)". 6 April 2016.
- ^ Grixti, Shannon (13 August 2020). "A New Rugby League Game Is On The Way". Press Start Australia.
- ^ "Rugby League Live 4 will be removed from sale". Tru Blu Games. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby League Live 3 will be removed from sale". Tru Blu Games. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby League 2 Fever Pitch". Sidhe Interactive. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Rugby League Live 4 due for 2017 release". 9 May 2017.
- ^ Grixti, Shannon (26 June 2017). "Rugby League Live 4 Release Date Revealed For PS4/Xbox One". PRESS-START. Southern Cross Austereo. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "New video game out next month". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3485. 16 June 2025. p. 2.