''Rugby League'' is a
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
video game
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series developed by
Sidhe Interactive,
Wicked Witch Software
Wicked Witch Software is an Australian video game developer that was founded in 2001 by Daniel Visser, the managing director. Wicked Witch Software has produced 50 or more games across platforms such as Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, Ninten ...
, and
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2001 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 19'', ' ...
. The first games was ''
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
'', released on 9 December 2003. The latest game released was ''
Rugby League Live 4'', released on 20 July 2017 for
PlayStation 4
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and
Xbox One
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.
History
Tru Blu Entertainment
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed '' Rugby League'' whic ...
has published several major Southern Hemisphere-focused
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
games since the release of its first three rugby league video games: ''E.T.'s Rugby League'' in 1992, ''
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL), formerly the Australian Rugby Football League known as the Australian Rugby League is an Australian rugby league football competition operator. It was founded in 1986 as the Australian Rugby Footbal ...
'' in 1995, and ''ARL '96'' in 1996.
The ''Rugby League'' franchise started in 2003 when ''
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
'' was released by
Sidhe Interactive and
Tru Blu Entertainment
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed '' Rugby League'' whic ...
. This led to ''
Rugby League 2'' in late 2005 and the ''
World Cup Edition'' (a content update of RL2) in 2008. In 2009,
Wicked Witch Software
Wicked Witch Software is an Australian video game developer that was founded in 2001 by Daniel Visser, the managing director. Wicked Witch Software has produced 50 or more games across platforms such as Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, Ninten ...
released two off-series games on the
Nintendo DS
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and
PlayStation Portable
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and ''
Rugby League 3'' was released.
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2001 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 19'', ' ...
in 2010 starting releasing the ''
Rugby League Live'' series in 2010. ''
Rugby League Live 2
Rugby League Live 2 is a sports game in the Rugby League series of Rugby league video games. It was developed by Big Ant Studios for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on 9 October 2012. Commentary was provided by Andrew Voss and Phil ...
'' followed in 2012, again developed by
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2001 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 19'', ' ...
.
On 31 May 2013,
Tru Blu Entertainment
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed '' Rugby League'' whic ...
announced ''
Rugby League Live 2
Rugby League Live 2 is a sports game in the Rugby League series of Rugby league video games. It was developed by Big Ant Studios for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on 9 October 2012. Commentary was provided by Andrew Voss and Phil ...
'' would receive an update to the game, the 2013 season pack, developed by Melbourne's
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2001 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 19'', ' ...
. 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
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and
Xbox 360
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.
Wicked Witch Software
Wicked Witch Software is an Australian video game developer that was founded in 2001 by Daniel Visser, the managing director. Wicked Witch Software has produced 50 or more games across platforms such as Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, Ninten ...
created ''Rugby League Live 2'' for iOS, which was released in 2013 and later on Android.
''
Rugby League Live 3'' was released by
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2001 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 19'', ' ...
in September 2015 on seventh-gen and eighth-gen consoles as well as
Microsoft Windows
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.
On 9 May 2017, the
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
announced the latest title ''Rugby League Live 4'' which was released on 28 October 2017.
In 2020, the
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
confirmed that a new Rugby League game is due for release in 2021.
List of games
See also
*
Tru Blu Entertainment
Tru Blu Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers, who distribute their titles. It was founded in 1999. Their debut title was 2003's Sidhe Interactive-developed '' Rugby League'' whic ...
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