Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category
  • EA Sports UFC on Mobile Awkwardly Still Fronted by Jon Jones
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    Posted May 1st, 2015 at 1:15 pm 3 Comments »
    The first UFC game for mobile was released by EA just over a week ago and the company already finds themselves in a pickle. Jon Jones was arrested this week after alleged involvement in a hit-and-run. He's since been stripped of the light heavyweight title and replaced in next month's UFC 187 by Daniel Cormier who will fight Anthony Johnson for the vacated belt. EA took a risk by plastering Jon Jones all over the new mobile game given that he tested positive for cocaine in January. That w...
  • EA Sports UFC Now Available on Mobile
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    Posted April 21st, 2015 at 10:00 am 1 Comment »
    EA Sports UFC has finally made it out for iOS and Android devices. The game was initially offered in a few select regions two months ago and has now reached North America and others. That's been the M.O. for the company on mobile, offering games first almost as a betas in a few places before rolling it out worldwide. User reviews have been mixed but trended positive based on impressive graphics and fun gameplay. The main complaints seem to relate to the controls, the inability to kick (!...
  • EA Sports UFC Coming to Mobile
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    Posted February 25th, 2015 at 9:00 am 3 Comments »
    EA Sports announced yesterday that UFC is coming to iOS and Android in the near future. The game is already available in a few regions including Canada, going out early there as a tactic EA has utilized with mobile games in the past to gather feedback and make some updates before rolling them out in the US and other larger territories.  (more…)...
  • EA Sports UFC Patch #7 Now Available
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    Posted January 21st, 2015 at 9:30 am 4 Comments »
    A seventh patch released today for EA Sports UFC that delivers the four fighters mentioned in yesterday's article. Anthony Johnson, Rafael dos Anjos, and Eddie Alvarez come in rated 92 overall while Holly Holm is 90. It weighs in at 1.15 GB. Additionally it's the fifth out of those seven patches to alter gameplay in some form or fashion. This one hasn't made sweeping changes to gameplay like some of the others but the three things mentioned continue to address the sense of imbalance that...
  • More Fighters Being Added to EA Sports UFC
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    Posted January 20th, 2015 at 1:30 pm 2 Comments »
    The winner of Best Post-Release Support in the 2014 Pastapadre Community Awards isn't done yet! To date 18 fighters have been added to the roster in EA Sports UFC. They've made it in by piggybacking six patches over the first six months of the game's release. At least three more fighters are on the way and soon. The company has announced Rafael dos Anjos (fighting Anthony Pettis at UFC 185 in March), Eddie Alvarez, and Holly Holm (fighting at UFC 184 next month) will be coming to the pro...
  • EA Sports UFC Now Available in EA Access Vault
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    Posted December 18th, 2014 at 10:30 am No Comments »
    As announced last week EA Sports UFC is now available as one of the games in the "Vault" with EA Access on Xbox One. Subscribers to the service will have unlimited playtime with the complete game - essentially it's "owned" digitally until the subscription is allowed to expire. UFC joins Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Need for Speed Rivals, Peggle 2, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, and FIFA 14 in the "Vault". Other perks to EA Access include 10% off all digital purchases and six hours of...
  • EA Sports UFC Will Be Added to EA Access Vault Next Week
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    Posted December 11th, 2014 at 12:30 pm 3 Comments »
    Those who didn't grab EA Sports UFC digitally when it was available for under $14 on the week of Black Friday, and that have an Xbox One, will have another opportunity to play it for cheap. The game will be put into the "Vault" through EA Access on December 18. EA Access is the subscription service that is currently exclusive to Xbox One as Sony opted not to allow it for the PS4. It's $30 for a full year or $5 month-to-month. Members get unlimited access to the Vault which contains older ...
  • EA Sports UFC Patch Adds The New Legends
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    Posted December 10th, 2014 at 12:30 pm No Comments »
    The four legends revealed earlier this month have made their way into EA Sports UFC today. Acting as the sixth patch for the game on PS4 and Xbox One it comes in at a whopping 1.08 GB despite apparently being limited to just them and nothing else. The four new fighters make for 18 that have now been added to the roster since the game released in June. Brock Lesnar, Mark Coleman, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and Matt Hughes are the new additions. Most every fighter in the game is rated in ...