EA MMA to Feature Strikeforce
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Considering the unveiling of EA MMA during the Strikeforce event tomorrow night it comes as little surprise that the Strikeforce organization will be featured as a premier league in the game. In addition to that announcement two new fighters have joined the roster in Brett Rogers and Jake Shields. Those two along with Fedor Emelianenko, Jason Miller, and Muhammed Lawal will be in main events in the nationally televised event on CBS.
With this partnership, the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league’s commentary team of Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, as well as ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., will be incorporated into the game. Legendary mixed martial arts referee “Big John” McCarthy will preside over the in-ring action and bring his in-depth knowledge of the sport to help deliver a truly authentic MMA experience.
The structure of the game is starting to shape up nicely now that the roster is filling and organization focus has been set. While there is still the uphill battle of appealing to consumers who are primarily UFC fans it looks like EA Sports is doing everything they can to provide a compelling product.
November 6, 2009 at 9:02 pm
awesome! First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm
cool, thanks for the info.
November 6, 2009 at 9:38 pm
yeah this is awesome.
November 6, 2009 at 10:01 pm
i should think so too… there thinking of releasing it in april/march ….4 months away…
unfornutaly for them……i boycotted ea, activision and ubisoft a long time ago, 5 years and going strong….very strong…….. i suggest everyone else does the same, as there are PlenTY of Alternatives
and, theres ufc 2010, which is on the list……fo' sure! and tekken 6.. thats enough. go away ea games….
November 7, 2009 at 12:01 am
well sucks for you. lots of good games youre missing out on. the idea of boycotting is stupid. if you think youll enjoy a game then buy it regardless of who makes it.
November 6, 2009 at 11:52 pm
sounds good looking forward to seeing the game tomorrow night
November 7, 2009 at 12:37 am
Im not going to be able to watch the Strikeforce show. Will there be videos up for the game after?
November 7, 2009 at 1:26 am
I may try and record portions of the event. I suspect EA will release some footage after regardless.
November 7, 2009 at 3:30 am
It's kind of funny seeing that EA missed the boat on MMA and is late the game. Now they have to settle on Strikeforce.
Of course from a consumer and MMA fan perspective this is a good thing. you'll have two MMA games on the market, one which features all UFC fighters and one that strikeforce along with other fighters. This is probably good for strikeforce since EA is a marketing machine.
November 7, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I think Fedor wins via submission quick in the 1sr round over Rogers. I think Rogers' only chance of winning is landing a huge knockout blow (like Henderson did at UFC 100). But I just dont see that happening. Fedor is way too skilled and will take this to the ground and will win quickly. http://www.ufcnotes.com
November 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I'm going to watch the show tonight. I'm not a UFC fan because of how they market and exploit their product, but I like what CBS is doing. We'll see.
November 7, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I kinda figured that this would turn into Strikeforce's game eventually. I don't understand why they don't call it EA Sports Strikeforce MMA or something.
November 11, 2009 at 3:14 am
Good news. That Strikeforce card on CBS was very entertaining! All the fights were very good!