Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category
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EA Sports MMA Shaping Up
Announced at E3, EA Sports MMA is set to release in 2010 and from then on alternate years with the Fight Night series. The game has been in development for quite some time so while it will be a while before details start to come out there is still discussion on the direction of the game and some early fighter signings. In an interview with Gamastura, EA Sports President Peter Moore discussed the game and how they are targeting individual fighter rights. Given that THQ holds the exclusive ...
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PFC 4: The Comeback
Another week in the PFC brought about two title changes and three successful defenses. After successfully retaining in the first fight of the week Keith Jardine took on a second challenger and dropped the Light Heavyweight title to Rashad Evans. Continue on for the results from PFC 3 and for the PFC 4: The Comeback card. (more…)...
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UFC 2009 Dominates May Sales
UFC 2009 Undisputed was expected to be a strong seller. The sport is on the rise, reviews and buzz were good, and the marketing was heavy. However I'm not sure if many would've predicted that UFC would sell over one million copies in just the 12 days it was on the market in May. With the NPD releasing sales numbers today we found out that the 360 version moved 679,600 copies with the PS3 selling 334,400. The game obliterated everything else for the month. To put it in perspective the 1.14...
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PFC 3: High Stakes
Championship belts changed hands in two of the four title match-ups in PFC 2: Showdown. Now the card has been released for PFC 3: High Stakes. For anyone interested in participating make sure to sign-up in the forum and you'll be eligible to be a part of the next event. Continue on to view the results and upcoming card. (more…)...
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The Wrap-Up: UFC 2009 Undisputed
In the months leading up to the release of UFC 2009 Undisputed I viewed the game with a level of skepticism. Given THQ's history with the WWE games and being the first attempt at UFC I didn't know what fully to expect nor did I want to get my hopes too high. Then came the demo which blew apart every preconceived notion I had regarding the game. No it wasn't too stiff or mechanical. No it wasn't too difficult. Yes the differing styles would keep things fresh and vary experiences. And yes i...
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EA Sports MMA in Development
Long rumored and now confirmed with the announcement at the EA press conference, EA Sports MMA is in development aiming for a release next year. The question becomes how will they produce a game for a sport that is so strongly identified with UFC? A license that is locked into an exclusive and multi-year deal with THQ. It'll be interesting to see how they go about that. While the sport is growing most casual fans simply identify UFC as MMA. One thing that does make sense is for EA to do a...
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PFC 2: Showdown
The first week of the PFC was a huge success with all the fights being completed. We now have champions and #1 contenders at every weight class. PFC 2: Showdown will bring them together for the league's first title defenses. Continue on for the full PFC 2: Showdown card and the results from PFC 1: Proving Ground with links to a few videos. (more…)...
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Patch In The Works For UFC 2009
THQ is currently working on a patch for UFC 2009 Undisputed. Given the time it takes to create the patch and get through the certification process we are looking at probably over two weeks and most likely a month or so away. The patch will address the online problem with no result being recorded when people quit and also will work to eliminate some of the lag that has been experienced. No word yet on what else, if anything, would be included in the patch. Hopefully some of the minor griev...
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