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EA SPORTS™ UFC® 5 Launches Worldwide – A New Era of Mixed Martial Arts Enters the Octagon®
Powered by Frostbite, New Real Impact System Transforms the UFC Experience with Intensity, Realism and Authentic Damage REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPowered by Frostbite, New Real Impact System Transforms the UFC Experience with Intensity, Realism and Authentic Damage\n\n\n REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nElectronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today released EA SPORTS™ UFC® 5 worldwide on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Debuting on the Frostbite™ Engine for the first time in franchise history, the game features meticulously detailed fighter likenesses and seamless 60 frames-per-second performance.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231027439447/en/EA SPORTS UFC 5 Deluxe Edition Cover Star Israel Adesanya. (Photo: Business Wire)\nDamage in UFC 5 is depicted in visceral detail with true-to-sport accuracy. More than 64,000 possible facial damage combinations, new fluid physics, and blood and sweat particle systems alter a fighter’s appearance throughout the fight. With the Real Impact System’s Authentic Damage feature, causing a cut to an opponent’s eye will diminish their striking and blocking accuracy due to compromised vision, and triggering a low calf injury will impede mobility. In UFC 5 players enter the world-famous Octagon® with added strategic depth and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) realism.\n\n\n“UFC 5 has the most advanced features that we’ve ever seen in a combat sports title, and EA has taken every aspect of this game to the next level,” said UFC SVP of Global Consumer Products Tracey Bleczinski. “With every new iteration of the EA SPORTS UFC franchise, our goal is to create a fun and entertaining game that offers greater realism and a deeper, more engaging UFC experience. EA SPORTS has once again set the standard for combat sports games and delivered a knockout with UFC 5, the best version of the game to date.”\n\n\n\"The energy from our passionate fans and our collaboration with UFC helped us achieve generation-advancing MMA gameplay,\" said Nate McDonald, Lead Producer of UFC 5. \"Frostbite and the Real Impact System are game changers, and when combined with the debuts of Cinematic K.O. Replay, Seamless Submissions, and a real-world powered Fight Week experience, UFC 5 is as real as it gets.”\n\n\nFor a deeper look at UFC 5’s full suite of new gameplay mechanics, players can wat...