Rugby League Live 4

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Rugby League Live 4
Rugby League Live 4 cover.jpg
Developer(s) Big Ant Studios
Publisher(s) Tru Blu Entertainment
Series Rugby League
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • 28 July 2017 [1]
  • Windows
  • 13 September 2017 [2]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rugby League Live 4 is a video game developed by Big Ant and published by Tru Blu, [3] part of the Rugby League video game series. The game was released in 2017 for consoles and was announced in conjunction with the NRL. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows via Steam.

Contents

The game is available in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the U.S., sporting different cover athletes similar to its predecessor, Rugby League Live 3 , released in September 2015.

On 1 July 2024, Tru Blu announced that the game, along with Rugby League Live 3, would be removed from sale on all platforms due to its NRL license expiry. The publisher stated that the servers would remain active. [4] [5]

Commentary

Andrew Voss, the commentator of many previous Rugby League video game iterations, returned to fulfill his role, accompanied by newcomer British commentator Eddie Hemmings, who replaced Phil Gus Gould, the commentator in previous Rugby League games. As a result of this, new commentary dialogue was recorded as all previous interactions between Andrew and Phil were scrapped.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Bagnall, Adam (26 June 2017). "Rugby League Live 4 set for July 28 release". The Roar . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. "Rugby League Live 4". Tru Blu Entertainment . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. "Rugby League Live 4 on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. "Rugby League Live 4 - Rugby League Live 4 will be removed from sale - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. "Rugby League Live 3 - Rugby League Live 3 will be removed from sale - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.