Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category
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More EA MMA Online Features Revealed
Coming out of E3 the big online related announcement for EA Sports MMA had to do with Live Broadcast. That incorporates a hype period to geting recognized and selected to participate in fights that are streamed worldwide to consoles and the web and will even involve live broadcasters calling the fights. Now IGN has provided details on other online play related features that will be debuting in the game. The three additional online features include "Belt Race" which is an online ranking/ladd...
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EA Sports MMA Light Heavyweight Roster
The entire finalized roster of light heavyweights that will be featured in EA Sports MMA has now been revealed. The weight class is headlined by cover athlete Randy Couture and current Strikeforce LHW champion Muhammed Lawal. Also included (as pictured above) are Ken Shamrock, Jason Miller, Bas Rutten, Renato Sobral, Gegard Mousasi, Frank Shamrock, Vladimir Matyushenko, Scott Smith, Roger Gracie, Melvin Manhoef, Murilo Rua, Matt Lindland, Kevin Randleman, Dan Henderson, and Alistair Overeem. C...
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THQ May Move Away From Releasing an Annual UFC Game
Recently THQ blamed Red Dead Redemption for the relatively poor sales of UFC Undisputed 2010 when compared to the breakout hit of UFC 2009. Thankfully it now appears that they recognize there was a lot more to why the game faltered than just competition for dollars in the marketplace. While they don't cite the quality of the game being an issue (actually referencing its 85 metacritic) what they seem to have realized is an annual UFC game may not be justifiable. "We're considering a longer dev...
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EA Sports MMA Full Heavyweight Roster
The entire finalized roster of heavyweights that will be featured in EA Sports MMA has now been revealed. The weight class is of course headlined by cover athletes Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Couture. Also included (as pictured above) are Bobby Lashley, Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Hidehiko Yoshida, Andrei Arlovski, Muhammed Lawal, Jeff Monson, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Randleman, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Josh Barnett, Tim Sylvia, and Andreas Kraniotakes....
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The Latest EA Sports MMA Footage
While EA Sports MMA impressed at E3 there was still a significant amount of time ahead to make further improvements incorporating feedback from those who played the game or had watched videos. This most recent footage, from within the last week or so, has incorporated some of the tweaks that people were looking for. Further work continues on the game which still has time ahead for enhancements given that it isn't slated to arrive until October 19th. Continue on to check out the video and leave...
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THQ Blames Poor UFC Sales on RDR
Sales of UFC 2010 Undisputed have been very disappointing for THQ this year, with them having fallen 59% year-over-year for the first month. A number of factors for the tumble can be contemplated however THQ believes it is due to the release of Red Dead Redemption, which crushed with huge sales. It released one week before UFC 2010. In an interview with MCV, THQ's UK marketing director had the following to say:Â "Our sales were softer than where we would have liked them to be," Rooke told M...
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EA Sports MMA Career Mode Description
The first info on the career mode for EA Sports MMA was released today. While there are not a lot in the way of specifics it does lay out the path that will be taken and that a different experience will be had each time through. There are also 17 new screenshots that come from career mode. Check them out in the gallery. As always leave your thoughts in the comments! In career mode, you will have the opportunity to train around the globe with top MMA trainers like Randy Couture, Pat Miletich...
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UFC 2010 Takes Huge Tumble in Sales
Last month it was reported that UFC 2010 Undisputed was selling below expectations. Even considering that no one could have imagined just how severely sales had dropped off from the series debut of UFC 2009. Now the official sales numbers from NPD have come through to make it apparent that not only did it sell below expectations but relatively speaking it bombed. In May UFC 2010 sold 222,100 copies on the 360 and 192,300 on the PS3 for a total of 414,400 coming in 4th and 5th place respecti...
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