Rugby League Live 4

{{Short description|2017 video game}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Rugby League Live 4

| image = Rugby League Live 4 cover.jpg

| caption =

| developer = Big Ant Studios

| publisher = Tru Blu Entertainment

| series = Rugby League

| platforms = {{ubl|PlayStation 4|Xbox One|Windows}}

| released = {{ubl|PlayStation 4, Xbox One|28 July 2017{{Cite web |last=Bagnall |first=Adam |date=26 June 2017 |title=Rugby League Live 4 set for July 28 release |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/06/27/rugby-league-live-4-set-july-28-release/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Roar |language=en-US |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520062714/https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/06/27/rugby-league-live-4-set-july-28-release/ |url-status=live }}|Windows|13 September 2017{{Cite web |first= |title=Rugby League Live 4 |url=https://www.trublu.com.au/rll4 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Tru Blu Entertainment}}}}

| genre = Sports

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

}}

Rugby League Live 4 is a video game developed by Big Ant and published by Tru Blu, part of the Rugby League video game series.{{Cite web |title=Rugby League Live 4 on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/556480/Rugby_League_Live_4/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en |archive-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228111931/https://store.steampowered.com/app/556480/Rugby_League_Live_4/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Matthew |title=Rugby League Live 4 is the worst thing to happen to NRL in years |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/rugby-league-live-4-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-nrl-in-years/news-story/f1fa59230de2bcaf98178be54fedd8d7 |work=news.com.au |date=11 August 2017 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=17 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204113313/https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/rugby-league-live-4-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-nrl-in-years/news-story/f1fa59230de2bcaf98178be54fedd8d7 |url-status=live }} The game was released in 2017. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows via Steam.

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.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-30 |title=Rugby League Live 4 - Rugby League Live 4 will be removed from sale - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/556480/view/4246413199422338237?l=english |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-30 |title=Rugby League Live 3 - Rugby League Live 3 will be removed from sale - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/312920/view/4253168598874898062?l=english |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}

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|date=May 2021}}{{Portal|Video games|Sports}}

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