EA has unveiled that EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2009.

The game is touted to feature “the most realistic in the ring experience to date” and well as “some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime” including Mike Tyson in the first boxing video game in nearly a decade.

EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 will feature a re-written game play engine that “recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement.”

The new physics system ensures that no fight will be the same, at the same time allowing missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows as well as the first time ever rough and tumble inside fighting. The game will take into account fatigue, adrenaline, footwork as well as timing. It will feature various fighting styles and boxer differentiation to emulate different fighters including Mike Tyson and Muhammed Ali.

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS.

“EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”