Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category
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Chat With Randy Couture
This past weekend Randy Couture came out victorious over Brandon Vera at UFC 105. Despite his current involvement there it is EA Sports MMA that will include Couture. With promotion of the game (release in mid-2010) gearing up EA Sports is featuring some of the fighters involved in chat sessions. The chat will begin at 3PM ET/12PM PT today (Tuesday) and it will run for one hour. This is not for discussion about the game instead the focus is on interaction with Couture. The easiest way ...
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Trailer for EA Sports MMA
During the Strikeforce event this evening EA Sports revealed the first trailer for EA MMA. As was announced on Friday the game features Strikeforce as a premier league and several fighters from the promotion are already lined up for the game. EA used the opportunity of the first event in the US featuring Fedor Emelianenko to provide the debut footage of the game as he is one of the headline fighters for EA MMA. The trailer features all in-game footage with the main event participants Fedo...
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EA MMA to Feature Strikeforce
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...
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The Line Drive 11/1/09
The first look at EA MMA will come during the November 7th Strikeforce event on CBS. The game will be used to preview each fight before they begin. The original first screenshot for EA MMA, which was first found and scanned from Sports Illustrated, can now be found in the screenshot gallery. While I generally don't cover WWE games it is worth noting that the license has run out for THQ and the period to extend it has now been pushed back to the end of the year. Presumably WWE ...
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First Image of EA MMA
Though there has been some news on EA MMA in the months following the initial announcement of the game that has been limited to fighter reveals. Details about the game, which is expected to release next summer, are still largely unknown. The first screenshot though has now appeared in Sports Illustrated with the image provided by Middle Easy. ...
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Latest EA MMA Signing
With the building promotion of the upcoming EA MMA (which is aiming for a release next summer) the roster continues to be the early focus. Without access to the UFC license that has left EA Sports to sign fighters individually and from a pool limited to those not under contract with UFC at the time of attempted signing. The newest addition to the list is Jason "Mayhem" Miller who confirmed his association with the game in an interview with Bloody Elbow. Below is the updated full list of figh...
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PFC 10: KOTM Tournament
The UFC 2009 Undisputed - Padre Fighting Championship has been a great success. Thanks to an enthusiastic and reliable user base all five weight classes have remained active through the first nine cards. That has exceeded expectations going in and if you're interested check out the title history in the forum. In celebration of our tenth event, and as a thank you to our league members, PFC 10 will be a special event tournament. The winner of the King of the Mountain Tournament will be awar...
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More EA MMA Details Revealed
Earlier this week much was made of the announcement that Fedor Emelianenko was signed to the EA MMA game, though it had been public knowledge for over a month. Despite the threat of bans from the UFC for anyone aligning themselves with EA he was being hotly recruited by UFC. Now though the chances of that happening have slipped as he is settling in with Strikeforce. Around all of this there have been some new names confirmed for the game as well as one of the announcers. Previously known ...
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Patches for FNR4 and UFC 2009 Now Out
Both Fight Night Round 4 and UFC 2009 Undisputed have received their first patches for the 360. The PS3 will be seeing those same patches arrive in the near future. That will be Thursday August 6th for Fight Night but no date has been communicated for UFC. Continue on for the full list of changes. Leave your thoughts on the patches in the comments! (more...)...
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Loss Of Affliction A Blow to EA MMA
A little more then a week ago, Affliction MMA had a card slated for Aug. 1 with a main event of Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC champion Josh Barnett at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. This was a super fight that many MMA fans had been waiting to see for years. It also presented EA Sports upcoming “EA MMA” title with a fantastic piece of free advertising for their strongest commodity, Emelianenko. It was not to be however as on July 22nd the results of Josh Barnett’s ...
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