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CagePotato PSA: ‘MMA Federation’ Is the Next Great MMA Game (and We’re In It!)

Boy oh boy, Potato Nation, do we have some exciting news for you. In partnership with our partners at AddictingGames.com, Defy Media and CagePotato will be exclusively sponsoring the launch of MMA Federation, the debut release from 360 Studios hitting Android and iOS today!!

What is MMA Federation, you ask? Only the next evolution in mobile fighting games!

You can check out the official trailer for MMA Federation above, but basically, it works like this:

— MMA Federation is a multiplayer, mobile game that allows you to challenge players worldwide and become the ultimate MMA champion
— Start by creating an elite squad of fighters and upgrade your fighting abilities with over 20 addicting mini-games
— Create your own unique, Ranger Stott-esque fighting style to dismantle your opponents, and earn rewards to move up the leaderboard

Addicting Games will be the exclusive North American publisher of MMA Federation, so get all of the details after the jump!

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Boy oh boy, Potato Nation, do we have some exciting news for you. In partnership with our partners at AddictingGames.com, Defy Media and CagePotato will be exclusively sponsoring the launch of MMA Federation, the debut release from 360 Studios hitting Android and iOS today!!

What is MMA Federation, you ask? Only the next evolution in mobile fighting games!

You can check out the official trailer for MMA Federation above, but basically, it works like this:

– MMA Federation is a multiplayer, mobile game that allows you to challenge players worldwide and become the ultimate MMA champion
– Start by creating an elite squad of fighters and upgrade your fighting abilities with over 20 addicting mini-games
– Create your own unique, Ranger Stott-esque fighting style to dismantle your opponents, and earn rewards to move up the leaderboard

Addicting Games will be the exclusive North American publisher of MMA Federation, so get all of the details after the jump!

With the ultimate goal of giving sports sims a good shake up, 360 Studio’s debut release MMA Federation is set to hit iOS and Android in the UK and US on January 14th, handing mobile martial arts fans the chance to take part in player vs player action for the very first time.

MMA Federation – which has already made major waves in Canada reaching the country’s top fighting game on the App Store ahead of its global debut – is a turn based battler at heart, with players able to call on moves from five unique fighting styles as they fight rivals from around the globe to propel up to eight different characters up the game’s global ranks.

Despite this fresh approach, however, MMA Federation has some serious experience behind it, with studio head Rick Giolito having previously made his name being the legendary creator and executive producer on flagship EA games like KnockOut Kings™ and Medal of Honor™.

We wanted to create a truly authentic MMA game where players take complete control of their fighter – their look, fighting style and gameplay strategy,” offered Giolito. “We are working with top MMA teams like Tristar, American Top Team, Blackzilians, Straight Blast Gym, and Rofusport, as well as top promotional organizations including World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) in USA, Hard Knocks Fighting and Elite 1 MMA in Canada, Pancrase in Japan and BAMMA in the UK. From Europe to South Africa to Japan, we wanted to create an immersive MMA world packed with real gyms, stunning arenas, famous fighters and MMA legends.”

Indeed, one of the additional advantages of MMA Federation over more narrowly focused MMA fighting game licenses has been its ability to reach out to the rest of the MMA and martial arts family, deploying an in-game shop packed with branded sportswear and equipment used by professional fighters, including gear from brands like Bad Boy, Jaco, Hayabusa, Revgear and many more. It’s 360 Studios’ view that MMA Federation isn’t just another accomplished fighting game, but a release designed to bring together and represent the entire MMA community in a fun way.

Part of this approach is allowing live, player vs player contests without lag where players can join real MMA teams like Tristar, American Top Team and SBG, making use of the moves they’ve picked up in training mode.  Training your fighters, which is available offline for when you don’t have an internet connect, is ‘taught’ by world famous fighters such as Michael ‘Venom’ Page, King Mo and coaches like Bas Rutten (Elite MMA), Firas Zahabi (Tristar) and John Kavanagh (SBG). Gamers will be able to both merge and master a multitude of different fighting techniques &styles – from Muay Thai, Boxing, and Kickboxing, to Jiu-Jitsu and Wrestling – to create their own unique fighting style.

Tapping into authentic events with real Promoters and global tournaments, the world MMA Federation sits in is designed to feel instantly familiar to any martial arts fans, though the turn based battle system means play is strategic and will also appeal to more casual players looking to take their first steps into the MMA arena.

And not only that, but the CagePotato “Devil Horns” logo will be watching over you as you train and compete! So head over to the MMA Federation page, get it on Google play or download it from the app store, and start swangin’ them bungalows today!

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The 12 Most Awesome/Terrible ‘EA Sports UFC’ Demo Videos Created by Actual Users

(Nut shots. It’s in the game.™)

By Ryan Harkness

Last week, the much anticipated EA Sports reboot of the UFC video game franchise went live in demo form — those fortunate enough to already own a next gen console got to take control of Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson and beat the living piss out of each other for as long as that stayed entertaining. And based on the hundreds of user-uploaded videos, it seems like people are indeed entertained…if not always for the right reasons.

We’ve now dug up the 12 best videos created thus far so you can get a closer look at how the game plays when in the hands of semi-competent gamers. Follow me after the jump to see all the best knockouts, tap-outs, and glitch-outs that EA SPORTS UFC has to offer.

A lot of YouTubers tend to upload knockout videos that are 8 minutes long and feature two to three knockouts. This is terrible. So don’t bother with any other allegedly ‘hilarious’ and / or ‘brutal’ knockout highlight videos. Watch this one, which crams over 25 knockouts into less than two minutes. Some compelling ass-kicking music and 1080p rendering really lets you enjoy watching Alexander Gustafsson recreate such famous KO poses as the Etim, the Salmon, and the Quarry. What, no Schaub trying to catch his soul?


(Nut shots. It’s in the game.™)

By Ryan Harkness

Last week, the much anticipated EA Sports reboot of the UFC video game franchise went live in demo form — those fortunate enough to already own a next gen console got to take control of Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson and beat the living piss out of each other for as long as that stayed entertaining. And based on the hundreds of user-uploaded videos, it seems like people are indeed entertained…if not always for the right reasons.

We’ve now dug up the 12 best videos created thus far so you can get a closer look at how the game plays when in the hands of semi-competent gamers. Follow me after the jump to see all the best knockouts, tap-outs, and glitch-outs that EA SPORTS UFC has to offer.

A lot of YouTubers tend to upload knockout videos that are 8 minutes long and feature two to three knockouts. This is terrible. So don’t bother with any other allegedly ‘hilarious’ and / or ‘brutal’ knockout highlight videos. Watch this one, which crams over 25 knockouts into less than two minutes. Some compelling ass-kicking music and 1080p rendering really lets you enjoy watching Alexander Gustafsson recreate such famous KO poses as the Etim, the Salmon, and the Quarry. What, no Schaub trying to catch his soul?

I’m still having a hard time getting my takedown defense up to even British levels of consistency, never mind pulling off fancy submissions on the ground. But others have mastered the system and have created a playlist featuring every sub in the game. There’s some pretty fancy ones like the inverted triangle and Peruvian necktie, but my favorite remains the kimura because of the epic poopface fighters make while going for it.

Question for readers: Does Jon Jones’ use of the Five-Point-Palm Exploding-Heart-Technique make him a dirty fighter? Don’t forget to let everyone know what an asshole you think he is in the comments.

There are a couple of animations that seem to pop up a lot in this demo. There’s that pro wrestling body slam that makes up for 33.33333 percent of all takedowns, and then there’s this super stunned staggering business, which can get a little over the top at times. Never give up hope though — Frankie Edgar looked twice as bad during those Gray Maynard fights and still managed to pull out the win.

Just like in real life, video game Jon Jones is poking everyone in their facenuts. Video game Alexander Gustafsson’s response to this is one of the best delayed reaction performances you’re going to see outside of soccer.

On the next page: Sudden paralysis, heavy petting, and the ONE WEIRD TRICK to winning every time…

The 15 Derpiest Looking Characters From EA Sports UFC


(Ah, the good ol’ days.)

By Ryan Harkness

EA has finally pulled back the curtain on its much anticipated UFC video game, and while the extra horsepower from next-gen consoles has the sport looking better than ever, it is also ratcheting up the phenomenon known as the Uncanny Valley.

The hypothesis goes that the more realistic a human recreation gets, the more small imperfections begin to stick out in our minds, screaming at us that something is very, very wrong. A useful evolutionary trait if you happen to be trapped in the Antarctic with John Carpenter’s The Thing. Not so useful when trying to play EA Sports UFC without getting the heebie jeebies.

That being said, I don’t want to imply that the game suffers from Polar Express levels of uncanny valley. Most of the modeling looks freaking great. Video game Chuck Liddell looks exactly like real-life Chuck Liddell and not some Iceman furry from the seventh circle of Hell. Conor McGregor is perfectly recreated right down to the King’s Crisps crumbs in his beard. And the actual gameplay videos look pretty damn smooth too.

But capturing the exact essence of over 100 people is tricky work and there are still some fighters with just enough je-ne-saix-quoi to cause many to recoil in horror. Let’s take a look through through some of the best worst examples to find out who ended up the pound-for-pound derpiest character in the game…


Georges St Pierre was so busy being a hotshot action star that the EA people had to scan the wax GSP statue from Madame Tussauds. And then just like in Jurassic Park, they added some Frank Trigg DNA to fill in the gaps and bada bing bada boom! L’essence du Georges!


(Ah, the good ol’ days.)

By Ryan Harkness

EA has finally pulled back the curtain on its much anticipated UFC video game, and while the extra horsepower from next-gen consoles has the sport looking better than ever, it is also ratcheting up the phenomenon known as the Uncanny Valley.

The hypothesis goes that the more realistic a human recreation gets, the more small imperfections begin to stick out in our minds, screaming at us that something is very, very wrong. A useful evolutionary trait if you happen to be trapped in the Antarctic with John Carpenter’s The Thing. Not so useful when trying to play EA Sports UFC without getting the heebie jeebies.

That being said, I don’t want to imply that the game suffers from Polar Express levels of uncanny valley. Most of the modeling looks freaking great. Video game Chuck Liddell looks exactly like real-life Chuck Liddell and not some Iceman furry from the seventh circle of Hell. Conor McGregor is perfectly recreated right down to the King’s Crisps crumbs in his beard. And the actual gameplay videos look pretty damn smooth too.

But capturing the exact essence of over 100 people is tricky work and there are still some fighters with just enough je-ne-saix-quoi to cause many to recoil in horror. Let’s take a look through through some of the best worst examples to find out who ended up the pound-for-pound derpiest character in the game…


Georges St Pierre was so busy being a hotshot action star that the EA people had to scan the wax GSP statue from Madame Tussauds. And then just like in Jurassic Park, they added some Frank Trigg DNA to fill in the gaps and bada bing bada boom! L’essence du Georges!


This is Demian Maia working a kimura. And taking a mighty poop.


Check out Roy Nelson channeling his inner Abraham Lincoln. Four score and seven hamburgers ago…


Jose doesn’t say much since the incident. He doesn’t move much either. He just kinda sits there all still-like, staring out. Out into the endless void. I don’t know what he sees, or if he will ever come back to us. Some would say death is cleaner.


All trane and no cravat shopping makes Rory MacDonald a dull boy. All trane and no cravat shopping makes Rory a dull boy. ALL TRANE AND NO CRAVAT SHOPPING MAKES RORY A DULL BOY!


Alistair Overeem looks like he’s trying out for a live action version of Shrek.


“Smells like piglet savages in here.”


This Brad Pickett comes from an alternate universe where Brad gave up on his fight dream, became a dentist, and now lives a quiet life in Northamptonshire with two parrots and no trilbies.

Hit that “next page” button for Grandpa Nate, Super-Creepy Joe, Sad Rashad and more…

Josh Koscheck Campaigned to Fight Wanderlei Silva at UFC 139

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UFC welterweight fight Josh Koscheck took part in a question-and-answer session with fans prior to the UFC 139 weigh-ins on Friday. Koscheck talked about his two losses to Georges St-Pierre, whether he still wants to fight at middleweight, his upcoming fight against Carlos Condit, why he would never want to fight his AKA teammate Jon Fitch, and more.

 

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UFC welterweight fight Josh Koscheck took part in a question-and-answer session with fans prior to the UFC 139 weigh-ins on Friday. Koscheck talked about his two losses to Georges St-Pierre, whether he still wants to fight at middleweight, his upcoming fight against Carlos Condit, why he would never want to fight his AKA teammate Jon Fitch, and more.

 

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Pro Wrestling Stuff We Want To See In MMA

By Jason Moles

A large percentage of MMA fans grew up as fans of pro wrestling.

Back in the day, you watched Saturday morning cartoons and then WWF Superstars. A couple of days later, you took your pick between Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro. There even came a point when you could scratch your mid week ‘rasslin’ fix with the help of Smackdown. For a select few of you, body slams and face paint wasn’t enough and you tuned into Paul Heyman’s ECW in hopes of seeing someone power bombed off the top of a steel cage through multiple burning tables. As soon as you were introduced to “No-Holds Barred” fighting thanks to Ken Shamrock, you were hooked. You started renting UFC VHS tapes and the followed The Ultimate Fighter.

It’s been an incredible journey thus far as a fan of fighting, both choreographed or otherwise, but you can’t help but miss a few of these iconic pieces of your childhood while wishing MMA would get their own version.

By Jason Moles

A large percentage of MMA fans grew up as fans of pro wrestling.

Back in the day, you watched Saturday morning cartoons and then WWF Superstars. A couple of days later, you took your pick between Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro. There even came a point when you could scratch your mid-week ‘rasslin’ fix with the help of Smackdown. For a select few of you, body slams and face paint wasn’t enough and you tuned into Paul Heyman’s ECW in hopes of seeing someone power bombed off the top of a steel cage through multiple burning tables. As soon as you were introduced to “No-Holds Barred” fighting thanks to Ken Shamrock, you were hooked. You started renting UFC VHS tapes and the followed The Ultimate Fighter.

It’s been an incredible journey thus far as a fan of fighting, both choreographed and otherwise, but you can’t help but miss a few of these iconic pieces of your childhood while wishing MMA would get their own version.

Ice Cream Bars

Today’s youth are nothing but a bunch of over sensitive, technology loving, benchwarmers. Instead of snacking on Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, or the Ultimate Warrior ice cream after a BJJ or wrestling class, they prefer a SpongeBob or Dora treat (could be worse) before their LAN party. If those little snowflakes are the future of America, somebody toughen them up, and soon. Give these kids an “Iceman”, GSP, or Brock Lesnar ice cream and we may have a country to be proud of in the next generation.

 

 ’Legends of’ Video Game

The UFC ‘Undisputed’ video game franchise does include a few MMA legends here and there, and the latest installment looks to do a pretty solid job of offering us some of the best PRIDE fighters, but fans want more. Where’s our Ken Shamrock, Royce Gracie, or Tank Abbott in their prime? If the video game version of Cro Cop can’t beat Shane Carwin, the game is deplorable. Hey, while they’re at it, let’s hope they give us one-night tournaments and groin strikes too!

Foam Fingers

The UFC on Fox fight card brought the sport a lot of attention, a 64-second knockout, and the first(?) MMA foam finger-esque piece of memorabilia. Are these kinda cheesy? You bet. Typically overpriced? Uh-huh. Will the sight of you wearing one decrease your chance of scoring with one of the Octagon girls at the after party? Nope, you can’t get any less of a chance than zero. We’re guys and we love brightly colored crap we’ll never use again, if only just to have a souvenir to remember the time we saw the pride of Mexico get chewed up and spit out faster than a Meximelt at Taco Bell.

‘PRIDE Mode’ Heads to ‘UFC Undisputed 3’

Filed under: UFC, MMA Video Games, News, JapanPerhaps taking a page out of EA MMA, UFC Undisputed 3, slated to hit stores in January 2012, will include a new mode with a Japanese influence — the elements of the now-defunct PRIDE organization.

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Perhaps taking a page out of EA MMA, UFC Undisputed 3, slated to hit stores in January 2012, will include a new mode with a Japanese influence — the elements of the now-defunct PRIDE organization.

Game-maker THQ recently announced the addition of “PRIDE Mode,” introducing to the game soccer kicks, head stomps and knees to the head of a grounded opponent. The announcement was also for the release date and other new features, so THQ didn’t go into all the details of the PRIDE Mode, but players can expect the environment of PRIDE to be represented with smoke and lights during the fighter entrances and PRIDE commentators Bas Rutten and Stephan Quadros taking over the broadcast booth.

Of course, this won’t be the first time THQ has had its hands on PRIDE. Before PRIDE was purchased by Zuffa and THQ signed a licensing deal with the UFC in 2007, THQ published PRIDE FC: Fighting Championships for the PS2 in 2003.

EA MMA was first to make a large-scale MMA game in America to include different promotions in one game. However, with the exception of Strikeforce, the other leagues were created specifically for the game. The “Mystic” organization in the game was clearly based off DREAM with Lenne Hardt as the ring announcer and even Yuji Shimada as a referee.

The Undisputed series was originally planned to be an annual series similar to other sports brands like the Madden series, but the decision was made to skip the 2011 version of the game due to lower-than-expected sales of 2010 and to allow more time for improvements in a third game.

With the WEC having since merged into the UFC, this new Undisputed will also mark the debut of the bantamweight and featherweight divisions.

 

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