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Strikeforce Signs to EA MMA

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EA continues to add licensed assets to their new MMA game and has signed Strikeforce. See below for a fairly apt description of what that means.

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EA Sports, I explained, had signed with Strikeforce to appear in its upcoming mixed martial arts title, EA Sports MMA. Knowing he was a fan of sports like UFC, I asked him if he thought this was a big deal.

"Put it this way," he tells me. "If the Nintendo DS is the UFC, then the PSPgo is Strikeforce," he explains. I asked him to clarify -- does this mean that Strikeforce has better graphics and crappier battery life, but you can control UFC president Dana White with a stylus? He doesn't answer.

"They really only have one or two fighters worth watching," he continues.

"Do those guys happen to be Brett Rogers and Jake Shields? Because those two are signed on for EA Sports MMA," I tell him.

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I don't get EA's strategy for this, its like they're just buying up whatever they can.

It's just EA buying everything they can, probably panic buying because they clearly lost out on the UFC liecense. The only issue is who outside of the UFC does Joe Casual actually care about?

EA clearly missed a trick here. Let the UFC have their realistic game. EA MMA should be about what people WANT MMA fights to be, not what they often are. Make it a Highlight Reel. Ditch the licensed fighters and have a robust character creation system and a roster of archetypes. I am not saying make it into Tekken, but don't just make the exact same game as the UFC but without the name recognition.

Yeah, I think it's a case of htem having annoucned the title and then realizing "oh crap we pissed off the ufc".

Sure they could make a different game but sadly that's not the way these publishers operate. THey take what was successful and clone it for their portfolio. It's hwy Activision and EA have nearly identical portfolios. (Tony Hawk vs. Skate, Guitar Hero vs. Rock Band, Call of Duty vs. Medal of Honor, etc.)

It's just throwing money at the wall and seeing what sticks. It may be the sign of an ailing corporate structure.

This post reminds me that Fedor is fighting on CBS tonight!

/runs off to set DVR

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Originally Posted by pwnophobia (Post 1809241)

This post reminds me that Fedor is fighting on CBS tonight!

/runs off to set DVR

I might find a way to watch that fight.

The UFC is so much better at hyping fights/fighters than anybody else - there's plenty of worthy competition elsewhere but nobody presents it properly. It's not even like Zuffa get things perfect.