PlayStation

EA Sports Won’t Say MMA’s Dead, But Won’t Say It’s Getting A Sequel, Either

To many, the UFC’s acquisition of the competing fight series Strikeforce in March spelled the end of EA Sports MMA. While EA Sports’ chief of development did not say that a sequel is in development, he did not say the label was quitting the sport altogether.


June 3, 2011
News

UFC 3 Puts Pride In Its Work

Pride Fighting Championship rules—these would be ones permitting head stomps and soccer kicks to the noggin—are among a set of features for the officially announced UFC 3 that will expand on the leading mixed martial arts simulation title and incorporate many qualities of its short-lived competition.


March 13, 2011
In Real Life

UFC Takeover Of Strikeforce Could KO EA Sports MMA After One Round

Zuffa llc, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has bought out mixed martial arts’ second largest promotion, Strikeforce. The acquisition could mean only one MMA video game going forward.


February 4, 2011
News

UFC Undisputed Takes A Swing At Facebook

THQ adds its UFC Undisputed to the list of licensed console sports titles with a Facebook game adaptation, wheeling out a microtransaction-supported venture that focuses on training and leveling-up your created fighter.


December 2, 2010
News

EA Sports MMA Sequel A Matter Of When, Not If, Says Producer

EA Sports MMA’s initial sales were low enough to get a fatalistic poor-mouthing from industry analysts, but the company is committed to a sequel. A producer has confirmed an EA Sports MMA 2 is coming.


November 18, 2010
News

UFC Undisputed Comes To IPhone, IPad

Following EA Sports MMA into mobile gaming, THQ’s mixed martial arts franchise UFC Undisputed will hit the iPhone and iPad this week, a company executive says.


November 14, 2010
News

The Original Violent Spectacle Gets Its First Mature Rating

Growing up, I only saw boxing on HBO. With Mike Tyson the premier fighter, it was usually over fast. Anything that wasn’t seems sanitized in low-definition hindsight. That changed the first time I saw a bout fought live. In headgear.


October 20, 2010
News

THQ Puts UFC License Into Submission Hold Until 2018

Publisher THQ will be the undisputed publisher of games bearing the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand until 2018, the company announced today, further highlighting plans to bring UFC mixed martial arts games to everything.


September 17, 2010
News

EA Sports MMA Goes For UFC’s Throat

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EA Sports is not often in the position of the contender. It is with its mixed martial arts title, as THQ owns the UFC licence, the leading mark. That doesn’t mean EA’s marketing the game like a lightweight.


July 24, 2010
News

THQ Blames RDR For MIA UFC

UFC Undisputed 2010′s poor sales, earlier reported to be down more than 50 per cent from last year’s breakout hit UFC 2009 Undisputed, now have a reason: THQ says Red Dead Redemption sucked up all the oxygen in May.