A third Rugby League Live title is coming to last-gen and current-gen console (excluding Wii U) and Windows PC this year, publisher Tru Blu Entertainment has announced.

As with previous games in the series, Rugby League Live 3 is in development at Melbourne-based Big Ant Studios (Don Bradman Cricket).

According to Tru Blu, it will feature an improved Career mode and instant replay system, enhanced online play, a dynamic lighting and weather system, and a dynamic tackling system that includes a new Struggle and Drag mechanic.

It will also feature more than 100 teams from Rugby League competitions around the world including the NRL, Super League, and Toyota Cup, and the game’s FanHub (currently in beta on PC) will allow the creation and sharing of players and teams across all supported platforms.

Be A Pro mode – where the player takes a forward or a back through the ranks of a U20 team into a full professional squad – rounds out the list of features.

“We have been listening to the fans and believe that Rugby League Live 3 will deliver them the ultimate video game experience of the Greatest Game of All,” said Tru Blu managing director Sebastian Giompaolo,

“Big Ant Studios have developed an outstanding game and I am really excited about what they have been able to achieve on this next generation of consoles.”