Archive for the ‘UFC’ Category
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Alistair Overeem Codes for UFC Undisputed 3 Not Reaching All Intended Recipients
It seems a large number of people who signed up for the free Alistair Overeem code through UFC Undisputed 3's Facebook page - which was available to claim beginning in late December and through much of January, and then was opened back up again until last Friday - didn't receive the code today as expected. The codes were apparently all sent out this morning but many, myself included, even after checking spam folders and such didn't receive it. In response THQ has set up a page where co...
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Online Struggles in Early Hours of UFC Undisputed 3 Release
The biggest concern heading into UFC Undisputed 3 was whether THQ would be able to deliver acceptable online performance. The UFC series had struggled mightily online with its first two entries which were hosted by GameSpy, the company transitioned to their own servers with WWE 12 to disastrous results, and now on release day UFC 3 is experiencing a variety of problems as the company feverishly attempts to address them. (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 General Impressions
The failure of UFC Undisputed 2010 to capitalize on the success of the first entry in the series forced THQ and UFC to reevaluate the viability of their product as a yearly release. The result has been a nearly two year gap that now culminates with the arrival of UFC Undisputed 3. The extra time has paid some substantial dividends - but one design decision in particular and troubled online performance remain concerns. (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Career Mode Impressions
Career mode in UFC Undisputed 3 has succeeded not by adding anything revolutionary but instead by removing elements of frustration. The focus now primarily shifts to the fights and career advancement with the option of investing more time on the training and sponsorship elements. Meanwhile stats aren't as much of a concern to manage while navigation has been streamlined and loading times reduced. (more…)...
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Giveaway: UFC Undisputed 3
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with this week the choice of a 360 or PS3 copy of UFC Undisputed 3 going to the winner! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for an entry – so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and will run through Monday morning when the winner will be randomly selected and contacted for shipping details. Good luck! (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Highlight Reel Feature
One somewhat unheralded new addition to the UFC franchise is the "Highlight Reel" feature. There are actually two different aspects to it - one comes with the "Smart Highlight Reel" which can be automatically generated while the other is the ability to create and edit your own highlight video. All highlight reels can be uploaded to the server for others to watch and/or download and rate. (more…)...
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First Set of UFC Undisputed 3 Videos
While continuing to put in an extensive amount of time with UFC Undisputed 3 for detailed impressions that'll start flowing out Friday a number of videos will be captured and posted along the way. This first set includes my first fight in Career mode, an early Career mode knockout, first Career mode fight in UFC, as well as CPU vs CPU, head-to-head, and User vs CPU fights. Continue on to check them out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Hard Drive Evaluation
With UFC Undisputed 3 in hand the first thing to check on as always was loading times when playing from the disc up against those when installed to the Xbox 360 hard drive. The loading times in general have shown to be quite reasonable on the disc, with the extra presentation making for lengthier entries into UFC fights (Tale of the Tape can't be skipped) vs Pride, while the install does a decent job of improving on them. (more…)...
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