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Rugby League (video game series)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Rugby League |
| developer | Sidhe Interactive, Wicked Witch Software, |
| publisher | Tru Blu Entertainment |
| released | 2003–present |
| genre | Sports game |
| platforms | Current: |
| PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android | |
| first release version | Rugby League |
| first release date | 9 December 2003 |
| latest release version | Rugby League 26 |
| latest release date | 17 July 2025 |
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android
Notable past systems: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Wii
Rugby League is a rugby league video game series developed by Sidhe Interactive, Wicked Witch Software, and Big Ant Studios. The first games was Rugby League, released on 9 December 2003. The latest game released was Rugby League 26, released on 17 July 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
History
Prior to Tru Blu, there were a handful of Southern Hemisphere-focused rugby league video games:
- E.T.'s Rugby League (1992, Ozisoft, for Commodore 64) named after Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen
- Australian Rugby League (i-Space Interactive and EA Sports, 1995, for Mega Drive)
- ARL '96 in 1996 (Creative Assembly, EA Sports for PC CD-ROM)
The Rugby League franchise started in 2003 when Rugby League was released by Sidhe Interactive and Tru Blu Entertainment. 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 released two off-series games on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable and Rugby League 3 was released. Big Ant Studios in 2010 starting releasing the Rugby League Live series in 2010. Rugby League Live 2 followed in 2012, again developed by Big Ant Studios.
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.
Wicked Witch Software 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 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.
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.
On 13 June 2025, Big Ant Studios announced Rugby League 26 for release on 17 July 2025.
List of games
| Title | Release date | Console(s) | Developer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby League | 9 December 2003 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows | Sidhe Interactive | ||
| Rugby League 2 | 8 December 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows | Sidhe Interactive | ||
| Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition | 6 November 2008 | PlayStation 2 | Sidhe Interactive | ||
| NRL Mascot Mania | 2 July 2009 | Nintendo DS | Wicked Witch Software | ||
| Rugby League Challenge | 9 September 2009 | PlayStation Portable | Wicked Witch Software | ||
| Rugby League 3 | 18 March 2010 | Wii | Sidhe Interactive | ||
| Rugby League Live | 27 August 2010 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows | Big Ant Studios | ||
| Rugby League Live 2 | 9 October 2012 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Big Ant Studios | ||
| Rugby League Live 2: Gold Edition | 20 September 2013 | iOS, Android | Wicked Witch Software | ||
| Rugby League Live 3 | 10 September 2015 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | Big Ant Studios | ||
| url=http://www.nrl.com/rugby-league-live-4-due-for-2017-release/tabid/10874/newsid/106558/default.aspx | title = Rugby League Live 4 due for 2017 release | date = 9 May 2017}} | 20 July 2017 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | Big Ant Studios |
| Rugby League Live 4 World Cup Edition | 18 December 2017 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | Big Ant Studios | ||
| Rugby League 26 | 17 July 2025 | PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC | Big Ant Studios |
References
References
- "E.T.'s Rugby League : Hall of Light - the database of Amiga games".
- (6 April 2016). "One game at a time: Video games of the rugby codes (Part VI)".
- Grixti, Shannon. (13 August 2020). "A New Rugby League Game Is On The Way".
- (30 June 2024). "Rugby League Live 4 will be removed from sale". Tru Blu Games.
- (30 June 2024). "Rugby League Live 3 will be removed from sale". Tru Blu Games.
- "Rugby League 26 set to launch July 2025".
- (7 December 2005). "Rugby League 2 Fever Pitch". Sidhe Interactive.
- (9 May 2017). "Rugby League Live 4 due for 2017 release".
- Grixti, Shannon. (26 June 2017). "Rugby League Live 4 Release Date Revealed For PS4/Xbox One". [[Southern Cross Austereo]].
- (16 June 2025). "New video game out next month". [[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]].
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