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So I read in todays USA Today that EA (who originally were supposed to do UFC Undisputed) is gonna put out an MMA video game.. Fedor is already rumored to be the "poster boy" for this game.. Dana White said that any fighter who signs with EA will never compete in the UFC.. I see where he's coming from but potentially banning fighters from ever competing in UFC could be a huge mistake.. I know Fedor just signed with Strikeforce but having him come in later to fight the likes of Lesnar would be huge..
I'm glad there will be competition for UFC, atleast on the gaming front.. |
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Donkey Punch Elite
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this is really old news man
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Dana banning fighters on the game isnt a mistake really if you look at EAs attitude towards everything
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Yeah, they announced this back at E3
![]() http://mma.easports.com/home.action Fedor Emelianenko - Confirmed by Benji Radach & press release mixfight.ru Randy Couture - Confirmed by Benji Radach & Tim Sylvia Tim Sylvia - Announced in interview Gegard Mousasi - Press release distributed by mixfight.ru 'Babalu' Sobral - Thanked EA Sports MMA among his sponsors Benji Radach - Announced in interview Tim Kennedy - According to ArmyTimes 'King' Mo Lawal - Announced on MMA Live Frank Shamrock(not confirmed) - Has been helping with the game. Last edited by HeartBreakMan2k; 08-04-2009 at 03:25 PM. |
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Listen to Killer Mike
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I've been without internet for a while so I am kind of out of the loop..
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Randy was supposedly in prior to his coming back, so we'll see if that still holds true.
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He is in for sure.
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Do you know the specifics of Randy's EA contract aka any chance he'll be in next years UFC game?
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No idea. All I know is he had a deal for his own rights so he went with EA during his time away from the UFC.
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I love how Dana's handling it. If you knew the history between EA Sports and MMA you'd understand. It's not as simple as White 'hating on competition'. He has good reasons.
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I do understand the history, I just think "banning" fighters who aren't currently under contract with UFC could be damaging in the long run..
i.e. "banning" Fedor.. |
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he made acceptions for him and randy
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Yeah, basically anyone who was signed on already for the game when Dana made that claim is exempt.
That being said, Dana is still going to sign anyone who ends up in that game that has potential to make him money, provided their contract with EA is over of course. |
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Gotta believe that if Overeem, Nick Diaz, Jake Shields, Etc sign up Dana will still sign them. It's more of an empty threat than anything...
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Dont know what to think (EA MMA)
Ive been listening and watching interviews on both sides of the "game war" and I dont know who to believe.
We all know what has been said on the UFC side of things. Dana went to EA and they said MMA was not a sport and he has told fighters not to sign with the game. Ive been watching EA's interviews and the lead developer of the game does say that he was not with EA when dana met with them about 2-3 years ago on the game, but the way they talk about MMA and what they want to do with the game, where they want it to go, and what they think of MMA, it got me thinking. I think Dana may have went in there saying he wanted an EA UFC game not an EA MMA game and EA went on to tell him that UFC was not a sport, which obviously its not, its a promotion. Upon hearing that Dana went on to slam EA and make it hard to sign fighters. Now do you think that EA just denyed making a strictly UFC game and that pissed dana off, or did EA not think MMA was good enough back then and just jumped on the bandwagon? Quote:
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I doubt that very much. UFC even 2 to 3 years ago was the biggest brand of the sport. There's not way it wouldn't have been called UFC, unless EA had no desire to properly market the sport. There's the reason the games are FIFA, MLB, and NBA when there are clearly other leagues. EA has never not specified a brand.
That being said, I doubt that Dana's side is the most factually accurate thing on the planet, but it is probably more true than not. EA to me, is def hopping on the bandwaggon and with good reason. |
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The whole reason Im even questioning it is because Dana has such a track record for manipulating the story to fully fit himself.
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Discus politics here, and gameplay in the other thread.
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Why does everything involving mma on tpww have to be an unessicarily complicated mess?
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History's Greatest, Mr. E
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Please, Fignuts, direct your question about this topic to the Forum Questions/Suggestions Forum. Thank you.
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History's Greatest, Mr. E
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There really isn't though.
The solution is so simple. |
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Well I'd predict, Reavant that your assesment may very well be true. Something very similar. EA may have thought UFC, while popular, was just a fad. If EA is revisiting the whole concept, Dana should be happy about it and not trying to stonewall it. If that's the case. Also, he should let his guys sign up for that stuff. Even if he doesn't have a direct hand in it, he (Dana) would benefit from it from the off-spins.
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Given EA's track record on the business side of things, I'm going with Dana on this one. Don't really like the guy, but his side of things sounds precisely like EA.
On their side, though, I might be able to sympathize with a change of management causing EA to embrace the sport. But I doubt - I highly fucking doubt - EA refused because UFC would be presented. These are the same fuckers who cared so much about brands, that they cock-blocked 2K sports from using NFL and then tried to do the same to NBA and NHL (both leagues telling them to fuck off). Yeah, EA cares about brands. My theory: Dana went to the leader in sports games, EA, and pitched a UFC game after the Anchor series flopped. EA didn't recognize MMA as a sport, or at least one that fit their definition, and choose to pass. A couple years, huge PPV numbers, a successful reality series, and general public embrace later - EA sees profit. So they announce an MMA game. Betting that's the fucking story. The game might be good, EA Sports has been on point lately (I think). So the end might justify the means. But I'm totally with Dana on this one. It's too bad he's an asshole promoter, because I'd love to see his sort of off-the-cuff interaction in the videogame industry, where it seems everybody is too pussy to really comment on what goes on there. |
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It just makes Dana look weak knowing he will go back on the word for money...
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No it doesn't. It makes him look like every other smart businessman on the planet. At the end of the day money talks, bullshit walks.
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History's Greatest, Mr. E
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ROFL I completely forgot about this one too.
What do we discuss in here? Character list? It better not be gameplay. Or politics. Or else you're in for a world of hurt. |
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The character list is part of the drama. Settle down, Roxer.
BTW, Merging this with Reavant's thread. |
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But
the drama is happening because of the game. So how long until this merges into the video game forum? |
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The Satanic Mechanic
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Your act is getting tired. Knock it off.
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What act?
In all seriousness, there is no reason why any of these threads should not be merged into the video games forum thread. None. That was my point since the begining. |
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Is it really that big of a deal?
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the only reference in the point of my thread was that there was in fact a game, but the point was how dana is a shit head. why put that in the video game forum when only the mma forum guys know whats going on?
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I didn't think so, but Fabien Barthez and Reavant seem to disagree.
Reavant posted the link of this thread. As if Diesel Mac's should have never been posted or something. And why the "politics" of the game can't be discussed in there is beyond me. |
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you know what who cares. I'll go ahead and drop it, because you clearly can't.
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i posted the link in deisel mac's thread after he posted the link to his on mine. look at the times. Oh and i did the rep thing because you were being a troll.
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