UFC and THQ plan additional new video game releases for 2010 and 2011

by MMAmania.com on Apr 6, 2009 9:29 PM EDT

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"UFC Undisputed 2009" is expected to flood the market on May 19 to the pleasure of fans and gamers worldwide. It's the first video game for the promotion since Ultimate Fighting Championship: "Sudden Impact" back in 2004 -- five very long years.

Don't expect to have to wait that long ever again ... at least in the near-term.

MMAmania.com has learned that THQ, the acclaimed video game development company that has an exclusive five-year contract with the UFC, plans to release a new UFC video game every year for the next two years. Sources close to Ripten.com -- a popular video game site -- shared the good news with us over the weekend.

"UFC Undisputed 2009" will feature 80 current and former UFC fighters, including Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, B.J. Penn and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, as well as extra downloadable fighters such as Ryan Bader and Efrain Escudero if the purchase is made from Gamestop.

The only very notable exception from the amazingly deep roster is Randy Couture, but with at least two more UFC games in the works, it's possible that "The Natural" could appear in a future game if we don’t see him first included as downloadable content on Xbox Live Market Place or the Playstation Store.

It seems that with three UFC games planned for release, publisher THQ is looking for the UFC video game franchise to eventually attain the success of games based on the WWE or even Madden.

For more on "UFC Undisputed 2009" and other video game-related news click here.

(Special thanks to MMAmania.com reader "Jonathan Zungre" who contributed to this report.)

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I love ufc and video games!!! Did THQ do this for me???

by Dragon on Apr 6, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

hopefully the first one is good, if not than theres no reason to be excited for a second one and even third

by Jared on Apr 6, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

Yep you said it…the first one looks wierd when it comes to player movements and stuff. Also how the heck can the controls be laid out for this? Like is there a shoot button and a sprawl button…I dont see user skill envolved for some reason..

by What? on Apr 7, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions

oh trust me there is. every face button is one of your limbs. for example on a 360 A=left leg, B=right leg, X=left arm etc.. and as far as i know to sprawl its a matter of timing, it will probly just be RB or something like that.

by Kyle on Apr 10, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

while i think that the ufc undisputed line will be very successful and most likely more successful than the wwe line of games i see no chance of it being anywhere near the level of madden. I dont see any sports game being as big as madden anytime soon.

by matt on Apr 6, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing can top Madden, it has its own curse.

by Belisaris on Apr 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Couture is signed up with EA Sports for their MMA game that they are making , dont plan on seeing him in the UFC games.

by Dayzah on Apr 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

Are they going to do a UFC thing like they do for Madden? Forgot what it’s called. But I wouldn’t mind traveling around the country in a huge bus fighting (on a video game) and not have to worry about losing an eye.

by ShitleTot.com on Apr 7, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions

The reason randy is not in the game is because he will be in the EA video game….. funnny how they try to bait ppl into thinking randy will be part of the series in the future..

by Varagas on Apr 7, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions