UFC Comunicato Stampa. Gustafsson Con Jones su EA.
Gustafsson ha battuto il leggendario campione dei pesi welter Georges St- Pierre nella fase finale, emergendo vittorioso da un campo di 16 fighter tra i quali Anthony Pettis, Ronda Rousey, Jose Aldo, Chris Weidman e Demetrious Johnson.
EA SPORTS UFC sarà disponibile per la PlayStation , Xbox Uno e per i sistemi di intrattenimento di Microsoft, nella primavera del 2014.
"E ' una grande emozione e un onore apparire sulla copertina di EA SPORT UFC ", ha detto Gustafsson. "Voglio ringraziare tutti i miei fans che instancabilmente hanno votato per me . Sono orgoglioso di avere il sostegno non solo dal mio paese, la Svezia, e l' Europa, ma anche da persone di tutto il mondo. Questa è una grande vittoria che mi motiva a diventare il migliore fighter dei massimi leggeri del mondo " .
"Questo è stato un ottimo modo per coinvolgere i fan e siamo entusiasti che hanno selezionato
Alexander Gustafsson come vincitore della copertina ", ha detto Dana White. "L'Europa ha rappresentato quasi il 40 % del traffico web del voto durante l'ultima settimana. Questo massiccio sostegno dai Fan UFC in Europa è indicativo della popolarità in rapida crescita di questo sport
in tutto il mondo e soprattutto in EMEA. Non potrei essere più entusiasta per l'UFC e per il lavoro che il team di EA SPORTS ha fatto . "
di seguito il comunicato integrale:
Las Vegas, Nev. - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and the Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC®) announced today that Sweden’s Alexander ‘The
Mauler’ Gustafsson, the no.1 UFC light heavyweight contender, is the
winner of the EA SPORTS™ UFC Cover Vote presented by MetroPCS. Gustafsson
will share the first ever EA SPORTS UFC cover with current light
heavyweight champion, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, who EA announced last month as
the first cover athlete. The two also met in the Octagon® earlier this
year. Fans cast over 11 million votes throughout the cover vote program.
Gustafsson edged out legendary welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in
the final round, emerging victorious from a field of 16 fighters that also
included champions Anthony Pettis, Ronda Rousey, Jose Aldo, Chris Weidman
and Demetrious Johnson. EA SPORTS UFC will be available for the
PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one
games and entertainment system from Microsoft, in the spring of 2014.
“It’s a thrill and an honor to appear on the cover of the first ever EA
SPORTS UFC game,” said Gustafsson. “I want to thank all my fans who
tirelessly campaigned and voted for me. I am proud to have the support of
not only my home country, Sweden, and Europe, but also from people all
around the globe. This is a huge win that motivates me to become the best
light heavy weight fighter in the world.”
“This was a great way to engage fans and we are excited that they selected
Alexander Gustafsson as the Cover Vote winner,” said Dana White, UFC
President. “Europe accounted for nearly 40% of the web traffic to the
Cover Vote during the last week of voting. This overwhelming support from
UFC fans in Europe is indicative of the sport’s rapidly growing popularity
around the world and especially in EMEA. I couldn’t be more excited about
the UFC game and the work that the team at EA SPORTS has done.”
As part of the MetroPCS EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote Sweepstakes, one lucky fan
who voted will have the chance to be part of Gustafsson’s entourage when
he walks out at one of his next fights. Fans are encouraged to check out
the MetroPCS Facebook and Twitter to get behind the scenes access to the
winner’s experience.
Powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE technology, EA SPORTS UFC brings the action,
emotion and intensity inside the Octagon to life in ways that were never
before possible. The next-generation of True Player Motion not only
showcases the diverse, powerful and fluid attacks of elite mixed martial
artists through Precision Movement, Dynamic Striking and Strategic
Submission Battles, but also brings the combatants to life with Full Body
Deformation and Real-Time Exertion. The simulation of Human Intelligence
takes leaps forward with the strategic and adaptive MMAi system and is
expressed through the most realistic characters ever created in a sports
game.
Assets:
To download assets, please visit the EA press site at http://info.ea.com.
Visit the EA SPORTS UFC website for more details.
EA SPORTS UFC is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver and will be
available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in spring 2014. The game is
available for pre-order at http://www.origin.com. The game has not yet
been rated the ESRB and PEGI; visit www.esrb.org and www.pegi.info for
more information. Become a fan of EA SPORTS UFC on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/easportsufc and follow us on Twitter via
http://www.twitter.com/easportsufc.
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world,
with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS
creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through
industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, EA
SPORTS FIFA, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, PGA TOUR®
golf, SSX™ and EA SPORTS UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS,
including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit
www.easports.com.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with
offices in London, Toronto, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces
more than 35 live events annually. The UFC is the largest pay-per-view
event provider in the world with events distributed residentially
throughout North American cable and satellite providers including iN
DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw
Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice. In 2012, the UFC burst into
the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX
Sports Media Group for live events and thousands of hours of programming
on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 including the longest-running sports
reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 145
countries, to 821 million TV households worldwide, in 28 different
languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United
States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English
throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and Australia via
Main Event and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also
connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as
well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter (@UFC). UFC President Dana
White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in
sports, with over 2.7 million followers on Twitter. UFC businesses also
include over 100 UFC GYM® locations, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts
and video on demand around the world, UFC FIT™, an in-home fitness and
nutrition program, UFC 360, the internationally distributed magazine, a
videogame franchise with EA, DVDs and Blu-rays, UFC Fight Club®, UFC Fan
Expo®, branded apparel and Topps Trading Cards. For more information visit
UFC.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services for
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 300 million registered players in over 200
countries.
In fiscal year 2013, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.8 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such as
The Sims™, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and
Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
EA SPORTS, The Sims, SSX, Need for Speed, Mass Effect and Battlefield are
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. and its subsidiaries. Ultimate
Fighting Championship®, UFC®, The Octagon™ and the eight-sided competition
mat and cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or
service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC and affiliated entities in
the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks referenced
herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC or other respective owners. John
Madden, NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, PGA TOUR and FIFA are the property of their
respective owners and used with permission. “PlayStation” is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
About MetroPCS
MetroPCS provides the freedom and convenience of unlimited,
no-annual-contract wireless services on an advanced nationwide 4G LTE
network for a flat rate. With MetroPCS, customers get great value and a
wide variety of device choices from leading brands. A flagship brand
operated by T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: “TMUS”), MetroPCS products and
services are available online and across the United States through a
network of company-owned stores, authorized dealer locations, and leading
national retailers. For more information, please visit www.metropcs.com.
Fighting Championship (UFC®) announced today that Sweden’s Alexander ‘The
Mauler’ Gustafsson, the no.1 UFC light heavyweight contender, is the
winner of the EA SPORTS™ UFC Cover Vote presented by MetroPCS. Gustafsson
will share the first ever EA SPORTS UFC cover with current light
heavyweight champion, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, who EA announced last month as
the first cover athlete. The two also met in the Octagon® earlier this
year. Fans cast over 11 million votes throughout the cover vote program.
Gustafsson edged out legendary welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in
the final round, emerging victorious from a field of 16 fighters that also
included champions Anthony Pettis, Ronda Rousey, Jose Aldo, Chris Weidman
and Demetrious Johnson. EA SPORTS UFC will be available for the
PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one
games and entertainment system from Microsoft, in the spring of 2014.
“It’s a thrill and an honor to appear on the cover of the first ever EA
SPORTS UFC game,” said Gustafsson. “I want to thank all my fans who
tirelessly campaigned and voted for me. I am proud to have the support of
not only my home country, Sweden, and Europe, but also from people all
around the globe. This is a huge win that motivates me to become the best
light heavy weight fighter in the world.”
“This was a great way to engage fans and we are excited that they selected
Alexander Gustafsson as the Cover Vote winner,” said Dana White, UFC
President. “Europe accounted for nearly 40% of the web traffic to the
Cover Vote during the last week of voting. This overwhelming support from
UFC fans in Europe is indicative of the sport’s rapidly growing popularity
around the world and especially in EMEA. I couldn’t be more excited about
the UFC game and the work that the team at EA SPORTS has done.”
As part of the MetroPCS EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote Sweepstakes, one lucky fan
who voted will have the chance to be part of Gustafsson’s entourage when
he walks out at one of his next fights. Fans are encouraged to check out
the MetroPCS Facebook and Twitter to get behind the scenes access to the
winner’s experience.
Powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE technology, EA SPORTS UFC brings the action,
emotion and intensity inside the Octagon to life in ways that were never
before possible. The next-generation of True Player Motion not only
showcases the diverse, powerful and fluid attacks of elite mixed martial
artists through Precision Movement, Dynamic Striking and Strategic
Submission Battles, but also brings the combatants to life with Full Body
Deformation and Real-Time Exertion. The simulation of Human Intelligence
takes leaps forward with the strategic and adaptive MMAi system and is
expressed through the most realistic characters ever created in a sports
game.
Assets:
To download assets, please visit the EA press site at http://info.ea.com.
Visit the EA SPORTS UFC website for more details.
EA SPORTS UFC is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver and will be
available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in spring 2014. The game is
available for pre-order at http://www.origin.com. The game has not yet
been rated the ESRB and PEGI; visit www.esrb.org and www.pegi.info for
more information. Become a fan of EA SPORTS UFC on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/easportsufc and follow us on Twitter via
http://www.twitter.com/easportsufc.
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world,
with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS
creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through
industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, EA
SPORTS FIFA, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, PGA TOUR®
golf, SSX™ and EA SPORTS UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS,
including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit
www.easports.com.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with
offices in London, Toronto, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces
more than 35 live events annually. The UFC is the largest pay-per-view
event provider in the world with events distributed residentially
throughout North American cable and satellite providers including iN
DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw
Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice. In 2012, the UFC burst into
the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX
Sports Media Group for live events and thousands of hours of programming
on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 including the longest-running sports
reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 145
countries, to 821 million TV households worldwide, in 28 different
languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United
States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English
throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and Australia via
Main Event and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also
connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as
well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter (@UFC). UFC President Dana
White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in
sports, with over 2.7 million followers on Twitter. UFC businesses also
include over 100 UFC GYM® locations, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts
and video on demand around the world, UFC FIT™, an in-home fitness and
nutrition program, UFC 360, the internationally distributed magazine, a
videogame franchise with EA, DVDs and Blu-rays, UFC Fight Club®, UFC Fan
Expo®, branded apparel and Topps Trading Cards. For more information visit
UFC.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services for
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 300 million registered players in over 200
countries.
In fiscal year 2013, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.8 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such as
The Sims™, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and
Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
EA SPORTS, The Sims, SSX, Need for Speed, Mass Effect and Battlefield are
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. and its subsidiaries. Ultimate
Fighting Championship®, UFC®, The Octagon™ and the eight-sided competition
mat and cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or
service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC and affiliated entities in
the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks referenced
herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC or other respective owners. John
Madden, NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, PGA TOUR and FIFA are the property of their
respective owners and used with permission. “PlayStation” is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
About MetroPCS
MetroPCS provides the freedom and convenience of unlimited,
no-annual-contract wireless services on an advanced nationwide 4G LTE
network for a flat rate. With MetroPCS, customers get great value and a
wide variety of device choices from leading brands. A flagship brand
operated by T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: “TMUS”), MetroPCS products and
services are available online and across the United States through a
network of company-owned stores, authorized dealer locations, and leading
national retailers. For more information, please visit www.metropcs.com.
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