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New trailer: EA Sports UFC. Still no release date yet for the game (last word was Spring, sometime after March) but here's a detailed look at the fighters' distinct features and animations. The game is for Xbox One and PS4.Read more...

During a talk at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, EA CEO Andrew Wilson noted that the publisher is leveraging opportunities to create free-to-play games for Brazil. Among the two properties Wilson said the publisher is actively considering for the region was a new game using the UFC license, as Brazil is home to a strong fanbase for mixed martial arts.

Additionally, Wilson said the company has plans to launch FIFA Online World in Brazil and Russia leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup event slated to take place in Brazil. The free-to-play game is built on the same technology as FIFA Online 3, which EA will bring to China after having already launched it in Korea with Nexon as its publishing partner.

"We are absolutely looking at [Brazil] in detail, and we think we have at least two, but likely more products that will have strong appeal there," Wilson said.

EA Sports UFC in May? Brian Hayes of EA Canada, developer of EA Sports UFC just said the game is "about nine months away from release." That would mean the mixed-martial arts title would be due for a May 2014 launch. So far, EA Sports has said only Spring 2014. A first look at gameplay was shown at Gamescom 2013.Read more...

Tonight, Uriah Hall faces Kelvin Gastelum in the middleweight final of The Ultimate Fighter. Hall is an up-and-comer in top flight mixed martial arts, thought to be a contender in a middleweight division whose title holder is Anderson Silva, one of the best fighters in the world. But how Hall got to this stage is even more remarkable. His training regimen included Tekken. That's according to Hall himself in this video, a feature by Vice magazine's Fightland section. He impressed observers in a tryout who wanted to know where he developed his moves. "I said, 'I never trained before.' I was embarrassed to say that I played Tekken all day, copied the moves and that’s how I learned." Tekken may be stylized combat but some of its moves are faithful to real-world fighting styles. Hall, obviously, isn't talking about practicing combos IRL, more that the animations—and watching them repeatedly—helped him visualize something he wished to do in real life. And he does that very well. At 1:00 of this video you can see him flatten Adam Cella with a spinning heel kick to the kisser in the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter, on Feb. 5. "I’d go into practice mode and have the computer just spar me back and forth like regular training. I would just keep playing until I see something that I'd do or I like, and I would just pick up on it. For me, I don't know, visually it was almost as if my body just adjusted to it, so when it came time to spar moves that I would see would come back, like that! “Every time I would see a cool move on Tekken, I would just practice it till I got good at it. When I did it in training people said, ‘what the hell is that!’” Cella would have said that, if he had been conscious. The Ultimate Fighter Finale is tonight at 9 p.m. EDT and PDT on FX. Meet Uriah Hall [Vice, via Kotaku AU]

#assassinscreed Being video game developers, and not men and women who make a living beating other people into a pulp, you can't expect the team behind Assassin's Creed III to know everything about the art of fisticuffs. More »

#electronicarts As has become something of a yearly tradition for Electronic Arts, the publisher is shutting down the online servers for eleven of its games. More »

#starwars She really could. She could kick a lot of people's asses—not just yours. That's because Amanda Lucas is a mixed martial arts superstar. More »

#mma Pride Fighting Championship rules—these would be ones permitting head stomps and soccer kicks to the noggin—are among a set of features for the officially announced UFC 3 that will expand on the leading mixed martial arts simulation title and incorporate many qualities of its short-lived competition. More »

#ultimatefitnesschampionship UFC Personal Trainer, the MMA-branded exergame coming soon for Kinect from THQ, dares to ask the question of what is a more ridiculous workout activity: Deadlifting a dumptruck tire in real-life, or in the comfort of your living room? More »

Women are a growing force in MMA fighting-and now they're fighting onscreen in the new game Supremacy. According to its developers, this could help counteract the "princess in need of rescuing" stereotype that dominates portrayals of women in games. [Jezebel] More »

#facebook THQ adds its UFC Undisputed to the list of licensed console sports titles with a Facebook game adaptation, wheeling out a microtransaction-supported venture that focuses on training and leveling-up your created fighter. More »

According to THQ's Fiscal 2011 third quarter report, the forthcoming motion-centric title UFC Personal Trainer has been moved out of the company's "March quarter" launch window and "into fiscal 2012" (starting April 1, 2011). A press release noted that the company's new financial projections, as mentioned in the report, are a reflection of "the move of UFC Personal Trainer into fiscal 2012."

During a financial call directly after the release, company prez and CEO Brian Farrell pins the game for a June release. Plenty of time to build that octagon in your living room!

#ruhroh Two words on the back cover boilerplate of Fighters Uncaged have invited a lawsuit from Dana White and the UFC, which will probably supply a fresh dose of publicity for a game bound for the bargain bin after terrible reviews. More »

EA Sports associate producer Jeff Ecker is totally confident that EA Sports MMA 2 will become a reality at some point. Speaking with Figure Four, Ecker didn't even spend a second beating around the bush and directly stated, "There is definitely going to be an EA Sports MMA 2." Ecker even characterized the sequel's launch not as an "if" but a "when."

EA Sports MMA reportedly only moved 45K units in its first month at US retailers. EA Sports' Fight Night: Champion is already set for a 2011 launch, so you'll be able to beat up friends relentlessly via EA Sports, even if the company doesn't return to the octagonal mat quite so soon.

#review "Fastest-growing sport" is often faint praise applied to niche competitions, but with mixed martial arts, it's no joke. Relentless violence and blink-of-an-eye knockout potential make MMA fight night for the video game generation. Can a video game do that justice? More »

#iphone The latest EA Sports title to hit the iPhone is EA Sports MMA - well, "MMA by EA Sports." It's $4.99 and available now on the iTunes App Store. More »

#gameface Randy Couture (left) and Fedor Emelianenko (right), cover stars of EA Sports MMA, have never fought in real life. They battled in-game at a launch event Tuesday, with the big Russian taking bragging rights. [Image via EA Sports] More »

#ufcundisputed Publisher THQ will be the undisputed publisher of games bearing the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand until 2018, the company announced today, further highlighting plans to bring UFC mixed martial arts games to everything. More »

Repeat after me: This is a sport simulation. This is a sport simulation. This is a sport simulation.

If you come to EA Sports MMA for a button-mashing brawl, you're sure to be disappointed. However, if you want to test your fighting skills in a surprisingly deep and precise recreation of the sport of mixed martial arts, you're in for a treat.

#pressplay I can speak highly of the authenticity of EA Sports MMA's Live Broadcast because, were I to fight a mixed martial arts bout in real life, I'd get wrecked exactly this bad, too. More »

Here's some (bone) breaking news: The demo for EA Sports MMA is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace (Gold members only), and makes its entrance on PS3 with tonight's PSN store update. The full game hits retail October 19. Keep reading for a trailer and handy 360 download link.

#clips EA Sports is not often in the position of the contender. It is with its mixed martial arts title, as THQ owns the UFC license, the leading mark. That doesn't mean EA's marketing the game like a lightweight. More »

EA Sports MMA enters the TGS ring with new screens and a trailer showing off the Japanese box art, as well as several new Asian fighters who look like they've been know to mess up a dude or two.

#demo EA Sports MMA's free demo will arrive Sept. 28 for both Xbox 360 and PS3; you'll get four fighters, four different skill levels and a tutorial. More »

#roster Seventeen more fighters at the welterweight and lightweight divisions complete the EA Sports MMA roster, bringing to 60 the total number of combatants in the game. More »

#shockolate Denmark bans the advertisement of energy drinks, I guess because they provide gratuitous amounts of energy or something. What's that got to do with video games? Well, EA Sports MMA is shot through with energy drink ads. More »

#roster Movin' right along - EA Sports MMA is revealing its roster piecemeal. This week we're shown 22 fighters eligible at the game's middleweight class, eight of which were also revealed as light heavyweights last week. More »

#roster EA Sports MMA is revealing its roster of fighters week by week, beginning with the heavyweights last week. This week, a 17-fighter light heavyweight roster was unveiled. More »

#roster Madden launch week is probably not the best time to drop pre-release hype for your sports game, unless you're EA Sports MMA. Those guys will take on anyone, anywhere, anytime. More »

#screens Earlier today EA Sports revealed plans for Fight Night Champion next year, but let's not forget the publisher has a combat sports title coming out this year - EA Sports MMA, whose career mode is showcased in 17 new screens. More »