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New UFC video game on the way

Expect a new UFC video game to hit stores later this year or early 2008, according Variety.com.

THQ, which has introduced some sick fighting games in the past such as "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007," has been tapped as the publisher.

Here's a snip from the article:

THQ is already at work on its first UFC game, which, like most other sports vidgames, will feature real competitors. Though no titles have been announced, first game is likely to come in late 2007 or in 2008. It's expected to have a significant online component allowing players to compete against one another.

I'll take that to mean that I can serve up a few beatdowns to my old college roommates who are now scattered across the continent.

The previous UFC-themed games that I've played in the past, UFC: Throwdown and UFC: Sudden Impact, were nothing to write home about. It's good to see that the UFC has now hired a leading game publisher to facilitate some cutting-edge stuff.

THQ, in fact, signed a deal to "make UFC games for all console and portable platforms, as well as wireless devices" for the next five years.

Based on that, it looks like the games will be PlayStation, X-Box, etc. compatible.

I've got dibs on GSP.

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thank you its about time

by tha spida on Jan 15, 2007 9:00 PM EST reply actions  

I just read that THQ is the publisher not the developer. The compnay hires good developers they dont do the actual nuts and bolts stuff ;)

by Griffin on Jan 16, 2007 9:02 AM EST reply actions  

Yes, Griffin. Thanks for catching that. Here’s a little more clarification from MMAWeekly:

THQ is not a company that develops video games itself; THQ is a game publisher that hires game developers to create games. THQ funds and supervises the development of these games, and THQ is then responsible for marketing the finished products.

by UFCmania on Jan 16, 2007 10:03 AM EST reply actions  

what took so long I’m tired of playing the sam ol’shoot’em up game.time for me to whoop some major a$$

by cheeks on Mar 16, 2007 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

on the next game make it so you can play as ken shamrock chuck liddel matt hughes all fighters of to day and the legend of the ufc make the career mode you can win the champoinship and put it on yhe lain if you lose you lose dont make us do it over and over again ontill you win it that sucks make it to where the ref can stop it if you get hurt to bad or ground and pound on makesure that when you win the champoinship you see it whena you walk out to fight

by greg on Apr 4, 2007 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

This game is gonna be BADASS!!! Please make sure you have extra blood and broken bones. Make it so u can knock someone out, submit by arm bars, triangles, kamuras, chokes, etc., tko’s (ref stoppage), oh and let us fight with unlockable characters dana white and john mcarthy. This game would probably be crazy to play on the wii…or if we have an xbox 360 it would be tight if u could use the analog sticks for everything and switch between legs and arms by a touch of a button. that would make it interesting for submissions!!

by David Hall on Apr 19, 2007 1:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Is this for real

by Trent on Apr 22, 2007 2:04 AM EDT reply actions  

finally i have been waiting for a new ufc game i felt that the pride games were better but i think this game should be on the 360 and ps3 i will be shore to get one

by allboutufc on Apr 22, 2007 9:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I think that the game should be harder and that WE should have more control. For eanmple the old ufc games were EASY!!! i could KO someon in like 15 second and then the submissions were random you couldnt choose what type or anything and if you got one there was no way to get out or reverse it Its like you were playing and all of a sudden BAM and he pulls your arm and you tap

BULLSHIT!!

by Nick Ackiss on May 27, 2007 2:57 AM EDT reply actions  

haha well thats how its like in real life, u can reverse a move at the click of a buton i take bjj and when someone is good and has nice crisp, and very good technique thats how it happens, u get armbared and u lose haha

by giggy on Jun 14, 2007 4:42 PM EDT reply actions  

This game is gonna be $ICK

by IceFan on Jun 30, 2007 9:49 PM EDT reply actions  

hell yeah i just got a ps3 so please bring the new game!!!!!!!

by hendog on Jul 13, 2007 1:08 AM EDT reply actions  

o yeah just like greg said have the characters be todays fighters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by hendog on Jul 13, 2007 1:12 AM EDT reply actions  

there has to be some type of balance on the game, on sudden impact the fight it always finished within a minute! but i think thq are probably the best people to do it Will defo be a sick game!!! i am ready to kick some ass with rampage!!!!!

by James on Jul 14, 2007 8:09 AM EDT reply actions  

hey i hope they make it for ps2 also

by brandon on Jul 19, 2007 11:53 PM EDT reply actions  

they need to put some of the people from the ultimate fighter 5 that would be kick ass!

by brandon on Jul 19, 2007 11:58 PM EDT reply actions  

i can’t wait until this comes out it’s taking to long

by eddy on Oct 4, 2007 4:15 AM EDT reply actions  

Yo this game is gonna be sick ! i cant wait to play with CroCop,Iceman,GSP,Rampage and Couture ! i think the developers should spend more time making each fighter with their own individual style! Like Rampage with brutal slams and fast hands! Chuck Liddell with awesome kick boxing skills! and Randy Couture with great Wrestling skills! Also the create a fighter mode and putting the fighter in a realistic position of climbing the ranking ladder to a shot at the Title and defending that title(and when you defend that title you should get a reward like unlocking a UFC Legend like Tank Abbott! there should be a hole bunch of these unlockable Characters, also some sort of a story mode! but not like the poo WWE games! thats for kids! and we need good commentary in the game! Joe Rogan and Goldman would be ok i guess! but most importantly they need to make the fights longer and pull off the fighting merchanics on the ground!!!!!!!!!! please make it a realistic fun game!…..Peace !!!

by Hitman on Oct 19, 2007 8:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Honestly all i ask is they use the same game mechanics as ea fight night round 3, and i think it would be so simple to improve on it. Using the joysticks is the new wave of gaming, adding sensitivity and combinations is what this game really needs, for example the controls for “Skate” on XBOX 360, its all about sensitivity and control, days on mashing buttons and twirling the joysticks around all over the place is old, my idea is to have the right joystick as your punches, elbows, kicks knees and you use the according shoulder buttons on the controller to switch from each, like:

if you push the analog up and to the right your do a right jab, but if u say hold the Right Trigger on your controller and it would swtich it to an elbow, and then say if u hold the left trigger and press up and to the right u do a right kick, but if you hold the right and left triggers you would throw a knee, the left trigger activating your legs and the right trigger making it a knee but you only held the left it would be a kick,

i personally think they would be the best for a punch/kicking system, and i can almost guarentee unless they plan on making this game a pile of shit, thats really there only choice, if they make the punching system with buttons they game will be no different than the game you used to play on playstation 1, garbage!

by Rimmer on Oct 25, 2007 4:16 PM EDT reply actions  

i agree with rimmer on this, jamming the buttons and joysticks is old. sensative controls is where its at. and you need to make for 360 for sure

by merkman on Dec 4, 2007 6:00 PM EST reply actions  

It should be like fight night round 3 meets wwe svr meets new control system of nhl 08 where everythings joysticks and bumpers

by duded on Dec 17, 2007 6:46 PM EST reply actions  

please hurry up with this game ive never looked forward to a game so much.to be able to play as chuck and randy will be brilliant.i hope it has a career mode so you have to work your way to a title shot.hurry up

by alan faulkner on Feb 12, 2008 6:09 PM EST reply actions  

Have you guys seen the trailer for it?!?! It looks amazing! Its gonna have a create-a-player mode and thats gonna be the best part of it! Knees and elbows while wrestling, armbars, leg locks! Man only if Kimbo could be on this game. Any word on the release date?

by Kimbo's Crew on Feb 19, 2008 2:55 PM EST reply actions  

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