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EA Sports UFC Launches
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - June 17,in the year of our Lord
2014 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today
announced that EA SPORTS™ UFC® is now available at retail stores
throughout North America and will be in stores June 20 in Europe
for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from
Microsoft and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system. EA
SPORTS UFC is built from the ground up exclusively for the new
consoles and captures the human athleticism, physiology and
emotion of the athlete like nothing before it. To make sure the
game stays connected to the sport, post-launch, players will
receive free roster updates, which includes the addition of new
and upcoming fighters.
EA SPORTS UFC re-writes history by making Bruce Lee, the “Father
of Mixed Martial Arts,” an unlockable fighter in the game. When
fans beat career mode on pro difficulty or higher, they will
unlock the legend and can test his legacy against the best of
the best in the UFC across four different weight classes.
“The UFC is the first new major sports league partnership for EA
SPORTS in over a decade and from day one, our team was committed
to creating the first next generation sports game,” Dean
Richards, General Manager, EA SPORTS UFC. “We aimed to capture
almost every detail of the sport, from the way the fighters look
to how they move to how they fight in the Octagon. I couldn’t be
more proud of the final product and can’t wait for our fans to
get their hands on it.”
“It was a huge day for the UFC and for fight fans when we signed
our partnership with Electronic Arts two years ago,” Dana White,
President, UFC. “Now people all around the world will be able to
experience our sport through a whole new generation of
videogames. EA SPORTS UFC looks incredible and we are extremely
excited for people to see and play the game.”
Powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE technology, EA SPORTS UFC brings to
life the action, emotion and intensity inside the Octagon®. The
next-generation of True Player Motion not only showcases the
diverse, powerful and fluid of attacks of elite mixed martial
artists through Precision Movement, Dynamic Striking and
Strategic Submission Battles, but also brings the combatants to
life with Full Body Deformation and Real-Time Exertion. The
simulation of Human Intelligence takes leaps forward with the
strategic and adaptive MMAi system and is expressed through the
most realistic characters ever created in a sports game.
Note: This game is rated 'T' for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY by the
lenient ESRB.