Source MMAJunkie <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>THQ, the video game developer that won a contract to develop the Ultimate Fighting Championships’ new video game, has planned its first reveal of the game for UFC 84 — an event that takes place Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24. The news comes from THQ’s recent financial/stockholder conference call. More than a year ago, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) passed along the news that THQ had signed a five-year contract with the UFC. The famed game maker earned exclusive rights to publish UFC video games through the end of 2011 for all console and portable platforms, as well as wireless devices. According to company executives, they’ll reveal their work to date at UFC 84, which features a main event of UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn vs. former champ Sean Sherk. The event takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The company is also expected to reveal the game at its own media event that same weekend. A release date for the game will likely be announced during the UFC 84 unveiling, as will an official name for the game. The title has been referred to as both “UFC 2009” and “Ultimate Fighting Championship 2009” over the past year. THQ plans to make the upcoming title an annual release (similar to the successful Madden football line of games), assuring the game and its roster of fighters stay fresh. The first version of the game is expected to feature current and past UFC champions and other notable fighters. For much of the past year, many UFC fighters — including newbies from “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series — have been scheduled for appointments with THQ to be modeled into game characters. THQ, founded in 1989, has exclusive deals with companies such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Nickelodeon and Disney Pixar. The company has produced approximately 200 game titles to date.</div> if it's 1/2 as fun as the THQ wrestling games, sign me up!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Feb 11 2008, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>if it's 1/2 as fun as the THQ wrestling games, sign me up!</div> Yeah, big fan of them. I used to make a guy with move sets like Gracie, where everything would result in a grapple/submission. -Petey
I'm not a huge UFC fan, but I love THQ and think they've done an amazing job with their wrestling games. I might check it out depending on what the press reviews look like.
Is THQ developing the game or just distributing it? THQ was just the publisher for the best wrestling game, WCW vs. NWO Revenge, and for Smackdown vs. Raw 2006/2008.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (speeds @ Feb 12 2008, 08:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is THQ developing the game or just distributing it? THQ was just the publisher for the best wrestling game, WCW vs. NWO Revenge, and for Smackdown vs. Raw 2006/2008.</div> sounds like they're making it "According to company executives, they’ll reveal their work to date at UFC 84" they also plan to make it an annual game like the wrestling franchise. I wonder if it will have blood in the game as the punches are real vs wrestling's scripted non-real punches etc. will Herb Dean stop the fights sooner than Big John?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Feb 12 2008, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (speeds @ Feb 12 2008, 08:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is THQ developing the game or just distributing it? THQ was just the publisher for the best wrestling game, WCW vs. NWO Revenge, and for Smackdown vs. Raw 2006/2008.</div> sounds like they're making it "According to company executives, they’ll reveal their work to date at UFC 84" they also plan to make it an annual game like the wrestling franchise. I wonder if it will have blood in the game as the punches are real vs wrestling's scripted non-real punches etc. will Herb Dean stop the fights sooner than Big John? </div> They had blood in the WWE games, why won't they in the UFC versions? -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Feb 12 2008, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>was THQ the guys who made No Mercy, aka the greatest combat game not named Tekken of all time?</div> I think they did. -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Feb 12 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>was THQ the guys who made No Mercy, aka the greatest combat game not named Tekken of all time?</div>That is correct. WWF No Mercy is hands down the greatest wrestling game ever. Gotta love the introduction of Ladder Matches. However, I must disagree with Tekken as the greatest fighter of all time, cause I have to give vote to Mortal Kombat 2.
THQ didn't make No Mercy, they distributed it. No Mercy was made by Asmik Ace/Aki, the same duo that made the NWO games. Yuke's has been making the WWE's recent games, not including Wrestlemania 21, which was made by Studio Gigante, and the original Raw games for Xbox, made by Anchor.
