EA Has Acquired the UFC License, Will Develop New UFC Game

[st67]

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Well that blows - although, THQ was completely refusing to really fix what was wrong with the game. Maybe EA Sports will listen to the fans (hahah, yeah right - but one can hope).

[aholbert32]

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WOW ea tries to buy out everything.. well I EA I have a new game that will make millions It's called "my Mortgage" interested LOOOL.

EA didnt buy out anyone. THQ sold the rights to EA.

[aholbert32]

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I agree with this 100%. This news scares the crap out of me and my heart sink when i heard it. Undisputed 3 was light years better that ea mma in terms of depth and control imo. EA mma was fun, but it's gameplay felt arcadish and the fighters lacked individualism and animation variety. I can only hope that they build on what thq has already accomplished with undisputed 3's dozens of submissions, ground positions, cage positions and strikes. Not to mention the fantastic Pride FC incorporation. This great news for the ufc and Ea because both companies will make a lot of money from this deal, but for me, I'm very concerned.

I kind of feel the same way. If EA/UFC isnt better than Undisputed 3, I'll stick with Undisputed until its up to par. I love Offline in Event Mode so the next game has to have a similar setup.

[jeremym480]

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I have to admit that I have a little bit of mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I really enjoy THQ's gameplay much better than EA MMA's (although I probably didn't give that game a fair shot). One the other hand, if this means that I won't have to pay $3 or find some sort of glitch to make a decent CAF, then I am happy.

What I am the most excited about though, is the prospect of something like Connected Careers in a UFC game. Simply put, that would be freaking amazing.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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I am excited. I thought EA MMA wasn't perfect, but had a superb base to build off of. I felt the base was better. adjustments needed to be made in the timing windows, but for the most part the system itself worked.

[truintellectplaya]

So I'm the only one in this thread that doesn't view this as huge? In terms of marketability, yes of course. But as a game? Look at the struggles of Fight Night. The last two FN's have been bug/glitch breaking failures. Round 3 still over shadows them both. Throw in MMA w/ a whole new complex w/ the ground game/cage interaction/MT clinch, etc. EA MMA gives me some faith, but I stopped playing that when Undisputed 3 came out. I hope this goes as good as everyone says, but I have reasons to not be so sure.

No I stated early in the thread that this was not big news and it is actually kind of deflating being that THQ put out a better game than EA.

[Sandman42]

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Hope they keep the same sub system from EA MMA, especially for the limb submissions. Miles better than anything THQ had.

[aholbert32]

Hope they keep the same sub system from EA MMA, especially for the limb submissions. Miles better than anything THQ had.

I completely hate that choke submission system on Ea mma. It was too easy on medium and too hard on the harder levels.


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[eye guy]

EA has a solid foundation in their MMA title and I hope they continue to build and polish what they have, and not follow the same footpath the Live/Elite team have paved.

In saying that, is this what it will all come down to? One company making Sports related titles? I hope not. We've seen mixed results in EA's delivery in their titles recently, but I hope in this case, future UFC/MMA titles will have the same success Fifa and NHL have.

[TarHeelPhenom]

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Not really sure how I feel about this. I've been on the EA side forever...but I must admit, they have had a tendency in th epast to get real complacent when they've acquired the exclusive license for sports genre's. I think it was good that there was competition when EA had it's MMA and THQ had UFC. I still think UFC had the best presentation of any sports game I had ever seen. We'll see...

[ps3veron]

Although UFC 3 was a great game, this is a good move by EA.

Say what you will about EA, they're still good at what they do. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

[Dazraz]

THQ haven't really progressed with the UFC game as many expected to do after a solid initial game. Whether EA can we will have to see. I would guess that the Fight Night series will go on an extended hiatus in the wake of this agreement.

[gigadkc]

I think this is awesome because imo EA's MMA is slightly better than THQ's UFC series, so I hope the upcoming UFC games will be more like EA's MMA.

[redsrule]

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Definitely sketchy on the part from Dana after talking crap about them for years. I'm assuming they are going to do this one year, then Fight Night the next year.

[ps3veron]

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Does this mean THQ could shut down the UFC 3 servers anytime soon?

I mean they have no obligations to anyone now right?