Video Games: Fight Night Franchise On Hold for UFC
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- Published on Saturday, 25 May 2013 21:56
EA Sports has Fight Night video game franchise on hold.
If you have been waiting for the latest installment of the video game, Fight Night, to be released, unfortunately, you will have to wait longer. Fight Night, Electronic's Arts', premiere boxing game is now on the "wait list" due to the need to shift resources to its Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ) video game.
EA Sports to focus on UFC video game
The Fignt Night team will be working on the UFC video game that EA purchased from THQ in 2012. EA has not divulged when the Fight Night video game development will resume. In fact, there are reports and rumors that the game will be on hiatus indefinitely.
UFC will be powered by the Ignite engine
On the brighter side, Andrew Wilson of EA sports, states that he sees a future in Fight Night, but that right now, the fighting video game focus will be on UFC.
A specific release date for EA's UFC was not available at press time; however, the rumored release time-frame is 2014.
UFC will be rated M for Mature and will be playable on the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and the PS4.