The Latest on EA Sports MMA
It has been an eventful time for the upcoming EA Sports MMA. While the game isn't slated to release until mid-2010 it has its unofficial coming out party over the course of the last week. Until this recent flurry began pretty much all that was known about the game was the budding roster of fighters. Now we've seen the first screenshots, the first trailer, witnessed heavy promotion during a Strikeforce event, and have even gotten a first look preview of the game.
Earlier today a handful of...
Trailer for EA Sports MMA
During the Strikeforce event this evening EA Sports revealed the first trailer for EA MMA. As was announced on Friday the game features Strikeforce as a premier league and several fighters from the promotion are already lined up for the game. EA used the opportunity of the first event in the US featuring Fedor Emelianenko to provide the debut footage of the game as he is one of the headline fighters for EA MMA.
The trailer features all in-game footage with the main event participants Fedo...
EA MMA to Feature Strikeforce
Considering the unveiling of EA MMA during the Strikeforce event tomorrow night it comes as little surprise that the Strikeforce organization will be featured as a premier league in the game. In addition to that announcement two new fighters have joined the roster in Brett Rogers and Jake Shields. Those two along with Fedor Emelianenko, Jason Miller, and Muhammed Lawal will be in main events in the nationally televised event on CBS.
With this partnership, the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league...
First Image of EA MMA
Though there has been some news on EA MMA in the months following the initial announcement of the game that has been limited to fighter reveals.Ă‚Â Details about the game, which is expected to release next summer, are still largely unknown. The first screenshot though has now appeared in Sports Illustrated with the image provided by Middle Easy.
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Latest EA MMA Signing
With the building promotion of the upcoming EA MMA (which is aiming for a release next summer) the roster continues to be the early focus. Without access to the UFC license that has left EA Sports to sign fighters individually and from a pool limited to those not under contract with UFC at the time of attempted signing. The newest addition to the list is Jason "Mayhem" Miller who confirmed his association with the game in an interview with Bloody Elbow. Below is the updated full list of figh...
More EA MMA Details Revealed
Earlier this week much was made of the announcement that Fedor Emelianenko was signed to the EA MMA game, though it had been public knowledge for over a month. Despite the threat of bans from the UFC for anyone aligning themselves with EA he was being hotly recruited by UFC. Now though the chances of that happening have slipped as he is settling in with Strikeforce.
Around all of this there have been some new names confirmed for the game as well as one of the announcers. Previously known ...
Loss Of Affliction A Blow to EA MMA
A little more then a week ago, Affliction MMA had a card slated for Aug. 1 with a main event of Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC champion Josh Barnett at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. This was a super fight that many MMA fans had been waiting to see for years. It also presented EA Sports upcoming “EA MMA” title with a fantastic piece of free advertising for their strongest commodity, Emelianenko.
It was not to be however as on July 22nd the results of Josh Barn...
Dana White “At War” With EA Sports
UFC 100 may be over, but UFC president, Dana White is keeping the action going by waging a war on EA Sports. The outspoken White told MMAJunkie.com that EA threw the first punch by saying MMA wasn’t a real sport.
"EA Sports told us, 'You're not a real sport,'" White said. "'We wouldn't touch this thing. We want nothing to do with this.'"
With EA Sports passing on the rights to the UFC's video game license, rival software company THQ elected to partner with mixed martial arts' bi...