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WWE reportedly discussing future video game options with EA Sports

Posted on by Ian Carey

According to a report from Fightful Select, WWE has met with EA Sports regarding the future of its video game licensing.  

Recent talks between the two companies were said to have been prompted due to the disastrous response to WWE 2K20 and the similarly poor reviews of WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

WWE’s latest console game, WWE 2K22, is set to be released on March 11th with pre-orders being able to download it starting Tuesday. It is the final game as part of the contract WWE has with 2K Sports and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. There are options to extend the deal if the game is deemed a success, however. It is being seen as a “make or break” game for the future of the franchise.

WWE has had discussions with EA in the past, including in 2016 before its deal with Take-Two Interactive for the 2K series was extended. 

Response to WWE 2K20’s release was so negative that plans for WWE 2K21 were scrapped in favor of allowing more time to create a better game.  

“WWE has shown a lot of frustration with the reception and lack of success of recent games,” one source said to Fightful. “The gaming market is a major selling point for them, and they believe they’ve fallen behind the competition.”

Conor McGregor revealed as cover star for EA Sports’ UFC 3

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

EA Sports announced today that Conor McGregor would be the cover athlete for the next installment of their UFC video game franchise, UFC 3, which is scheduled to be released for both the Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles on February 2nd, 2018.

McGregor was also featured on last year’s cover, sharing the spotlight with Ronda Rousey. “Two belts, two covers. EA Sports got it right again,” McGregor said about being chosen for UFC 3.

For the first time, the game will feature a component where decisions made outside the Octagon will affect your career path. The G.O.A.T. career mode will allow players to strategically promote upcoming fights, create heat for rivalries, and more.

McGregor became the first UFC fighter to hold championships in two weight classes at the same time when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez last November at the company’s Madison Square Garden debut. By defeating Alvarez, McGregor added the lightweight title to the featherweight belt that he had won from Jose Aldo in 2015.

McGregor was later forced to vacate the featherweight title, with interim champion Aldo holding the belt before losing it to Max Holloway.

The UFC returns to MSG this Saturday night with UFC 217, where Georges St-Pierre will return to the Octagon after an almost four-year absence to challenge Michael Bisping for his middleweight belt.

Watch EA Sports’ trailer for UFC 3 below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiwpUtdmW-0