Es stimmt also doch!
Kann mir nur nicht vorstellen, wenn bei EA ein Fighter mitmacht, der so famous ist und anschließend jede Organisation den haben will, dass Dana "Nein" sagen würde. Glaube ich nicht.
UFC Boss Dana White confirms threats to blacklist fighters if they jump on EA’s MMA game.
Remember those crazy rumors about Dana White blacklisting fighters who signed up to be in EA’s new MMA game? Yeah, well guess what? They’re true.
“EA Sports told us, ‘You’re not a real sport,’” White said. “‘We wouldn’t touch this thing. We want nothing to do with this.’”
I don’t really know what fighting words are, but them MUST BE fighting words!! To summerize the backstory, one day UFC wanted to make a new video game, they had a talk with EA Sports and EA Sports were jerks. At least that’s what Dana White says.
“We put our asses on the line, THQ and the UFC, to make a video-game deal in the worst economy in the world,” White said. “We go out there and do this thing, and it’s successful, and now [expletive] EA Sports wants to do a video game. Really? That’s not what you told us a year-and-a-half ago.”
Go ahead and add “extremely” right before successful, UFC Undisputed 2009 has reportedly shipped over 2 million copies in around 2 months. I think that fact is enough of an incentive for EA Sports to make a new MMA game. Now, not to piss off a guy who can kick my ass, but i could see why EA didn’t take the offer to make a game based on UFC a year and a half ago. UFC wasn’t as popular as they are now, so it could have been considered a risk, but calling MMA/UFC not a “real sport”? It’s probably the most ignorant comment i ever heard from a 3rd party (3rd party as in another person, not a 3rd party publisher).
Dana White then states that he is in war against EA and is trying to keep it real with the UFC fans. He clearly says that any fighter who signs up to be in this game they will not be in UFC. According to the article at MMAjunkie.com, there has been reports of Nick Diaz, Mohammed “King Mo” Lawal, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Jake Shields being tied to the EA Sports game, but currently, no one is confirmed.
Dana White seems to be taking this matter seriously as he very well should. UFC Undisputed 09 was not only a critically acclaimed game, but a game that created an enormous amount of interest in UFC and the sport of MMA in general.
“You know what the difference is?” White asked. “I’m in the mixed martial arts business. EA isn’t. EA doesn’t give a [expletive] about mixed martial arts. They made that very clear.”
Quotes and Source: MMAjunkie.com
Kann mir nur nicht vorstellen, wenn bei EA ein Fighter mitmacht, der so famous ist und anschließend jede Organisation den haben will, dass Dana "Nein" sagen würde. Glaube ich nicht.