EA Sports UFC Being Developed By Fight Night Champion Studio

[Deezay]

If you really took a liking to EA Canada’s Fight Night Champion, the amazingly dynamic and commercially successful boxing that came out last year, then you’ll be pleased to know that EA Canada will also be in charge of bringing EA’s first UFC title to life…or, bringing it to the cage. Either one works.

Creative Director Brian Hayes, the same mind behind SSX, NHL and Fight Night Champion shared some comments in the press release about tackling development for a UFC game, saying…

“When we found out that EA and the UFC would be working together, the team was excited. Most of the team didn’t even know about it until the announcement at E3. We were all watching it together and when Andrew Wilson and Dana White took the stage, everybody starting cheering. It was great.”

I’m terribly excited about this. The thing is, I know EA has a horrible reputation right now and as a publisher I wouldn’t trust them to provide toilet paper for a potter-potty, but I do like the work of EA Canada and the talented group of individuals housed at the studio. So, assuming EA doesn’t go all focus-group-marketing on the upcoming EA Sports UFC maybe, just maybe, EA Canada can churn out an awesome game similar to the likes of the recent SSX or Fight Night Champion.

Just last month, in June, EA and the UFC joined forces despite the rocky confrontations they had during the rivalry of EA Sports MMA and THQ’s UFC Undisputed series. UFC’s president Dana White swallowed his pride (and a little bit of EA’s financial semen) to move the UFC video game license on to a bigger and debatably better publisher.

No details have been revealed about the actual game or what the roster will look like, but I’m betting EA Canada will knock it out of the box, especially if there’s a next-gen iteration of the game in the works. Maybe part of that $80 million EA is throwing down on next-gen software will help pay for an Xbox 720 or PS4 port of EA Sports UFC? Well, who knows? We’ll keep you posted on any further updates regarding the game.

I don't know if I should be excited or Upset about this shyt...

I loved Fight Night: Champion, so I won't totally write it off.

 

[Super Cheech]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH

THQ was doing a great job...fukkin Dana White and EA

EA MMA was ass

 

[courtdog]

If you really took a liking to EA Canada’s Fight Night Champion, the amazingly dynamic and commercially successful boxing that came out last year, then you’ll be pleased to know that EA Canada will also be in charge of bringing EA’s first UFC title to life…or, bringing it to the cage. Either one works.

Creative Director Brian Hayes, the same mind behind SSX, NHL and Fight Night Champion shared some comments in the press release about tackling development for a UFC game, saying…

“When we found out that EA and the UFC would be working together, the team was excited. Most of the team didn’t even know about it until the announcement at E3. We were all watching it together and when Andrew Wilson and Dana White took the stage, everybody starting cheering. It was great.”

I’m terribly excited about this. The thing is, I know EA has a horrible reputation right now and as a publisher I wouldn’t trust them to provide toilet paper for a potter-potty, but I do like the work of EA Canada and the talented group of individuals housed at the studio. So, assuming EA doesn’t go all focus-group-marketing on the upcoming EA Sports UFC maybe, just maybe, EA Canada can churn out an awesome game similar to the likes of the recent SSX or Fight Night Champion.

Just last month, in June, EA and the UFC joined forces despite the rocky confrontations they had during the rivalry of EA Sports MMA and THQ’s UFC Undisputed series. UFC’s president Dana White swallowed his pride (and a little bit of EA’s financial semen) to move the UFC video game license on to a bigger and debatably better publisher.

No details have been revealed about the actual game or what the roster will look like, but I’m betting EA Canada will knock it out of the box, especially if there’s a next-gen iteration of the game in the works. Maybe part of that $80 million EA is throwing down on next-gen software will help pay for an Xbox 720 or PS4 port of EA Sports UFC? Well, who knows? We’ll keep you posted on any further updates regarding the game.

I don't know if I should be excited or Upset about this shyt...

I loved Fight Night: Champion, so I won't totally write it off.

UFC has NOTHING to do with Fight Night Champion so there is no reason for you to compare them.. UFC 3 is a BEAST, crushes Fight Night Champion. So this game is gonna be a step backwards most likely/

EA already has an MMA game, and for the most part it sucks

I didn't know EA snagged this license, but now that I know it?
Another franchise bites the dust

 

[Deezay]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH

THQ was doing a great job...fukkin Dana White and EA

EA MMA was ass

That's what money do, my boy.

 

[Loose]

fight night champion was garbage and i own it matter fact i own both this is sad news.

 

[Super Cheech]

That's what money do, my boy.

I know breh

 

[CTech83]

The UFC fukked up, but this partnership makes sense. They only did this cause they think EA could market their games better (which is true). THQ's current financial problems and the fact that each subsequent release sold worse than the last ain't help things either.

With that said, this game is gonna be

I just find it hilarious that Dana White said he'd never work with EA after all the shyt they went through.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Anybody who doesn't thing this is a good move is a fukking idiot. THQ was on the path to ruining UFC games like they have WWE. The MMA game EA released was damn good. The one thing that was criticized was the stand up aspect and the fight night developers will remedy that.

 

[Loose]

Anybody who doesn't thing this is a good move is a fukking idiot. THQ was on the path to ruining UFC games like they have WWE. The MMA game EA released was damn good. The one thing that was criticized was the stand up aspect and the fight night developers will remedy that.

yea, they was on a path of ruining ufc games when ufc3 was better than the first 2

 

[CTech83]

yea, they was on a path of ruining ufc games when ufc3 was better than the first 2

Unless EA somehow gets Yukes to develop the game, I don't see how this shyt wont be trash. I hope i'm wrong and they end up making a great game.

 

[The G.O.D II]

yea, they was on a path of ruining ufc games when ufc3 was better than the first 2

UFC3 is better then 10 but it still is far behind 09. Horrible ground game, that god awful submission meter that takes up the entire screen, unbalanced stats(Brock Lesnar should not have harder strikes more then JDS/Velaquez), terrrible online) EA will do a much better job. Have you ever played EA MMA?

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

 

[Tom]

UFC 2009/2010 >>> UFC 3

 

[itsyoung!!]

UFC 2009/2010 >>> UFC 3

Fight night round 4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all real fighting games

 

[Uptown WaYo87]

EA MMA was a GREAT game, i loved it. Only thing undisputed 3 did better was the vicious ground and pound. Looking forward to this one