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MMA star almost punches EA developer at conference
Jim Hargreaves - Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 11:28AM (PT) 0 Favourites (0)


Enraged Jason "Mayhem" Miller kicks off when he sees his in-game statistics first-hand

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At this year's E3, Electronic Arts went ahead and announced MMA, a mixed martial arts fighter which tags along with the rest of the EA Sports franchise. The game is definitely going to share similarities with THQ's UFC Undisputed 2009, which was launched earlier this year and received huge appraisal from both players and critics, which could have influenced EA to press the development of this game.

One aspect of gaming that isn't pondered on much, is how developers manage to get their games as authentic as possible, mostly within sports titles. With MMA, Electronic Arts obviously needed to consult a panel of real-life fighters to aid them with the development of the title. Also, we all know that in sporting games, especially wrestling ones, that there are always those selected few characters who don't receive the most complimentary of in-game statistics.

In MMA, one character in particular, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, is present at an EA conference to reflect on how the game is coming along. However, when he finds that his in-game alias lacks in the statistics department, chaos ensues as the enraged wrestler almost throws punches at various members of the development team.

Be sure to watch the entire video, and let us know what you guys think.

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    RabidChinaGirl since Oct 2007 | Sep 30, 09
    Maybe MTV put him up to it, just to mess with the EA staff. Not that funny though -- I've been bored of MTV's stunts since the 90s.
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    staticfire since Dec 2001 | Sep 30, 09
    Ohhhhhh, it was fake. Cliffhangers make the best reporting. -.-
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    VeGiTAX2 since Apr 2001 | Sep 30, 09
    The scary angry laughing man hug at the end was the most fearsome part of it.
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    tekmosis since Jul 2006 | Sep 30, 09
    haha I found that amusing. The dev was like ohnoes DDDDD:
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    Xenctuary since May 2001 | Sep 30, 09
    Haha, poor guys were so scared!
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    PangTong_Blademaster since Apr 2007 | Sep 30, 09
    It must have been staged, but it was a good laugh nonetheless.
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    bruceleethree since Nov 2005 | Oct 1, 09
    i was hoping the black dude was gonna get up and defend the EA producer
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    George2 since Jan 2007 | Oct 1, 09
    Could be a publicity stunt
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