Metal Metropolis Interactive, the group behind Undisputed, has introduced that will probably be ceasing help for the boxing sport forward of a sequel.
Undisputed was launched again in 2024 after spending practically two years in early entry. It was the primary licensed boxing sport since EA’s Battle Night time, and was an earnest try to make one thing from subsequent to nothing. The group was ultimately ready to appeal to actual boxers and main boxing organizations to assist make the sport extra genuine.
Undisputed obtained combined evaluations from critics, together with IGN (we gave it a 6), however many see the potential in Metal Metropolis’s imaginative and prescient. Consequently, the studio has introduced via a YouTube video that will probably be ending post-launch help for Undisputed to focus its efforts on a sequel. Not a lot has been revealed in regards to the sequel, however Metal Metropolis’s CEO, Ash Habib, acknowledged the developer has recruited famend expertise from Rockstar Video games, 2K, and EA Sports activities.
Finally, the choice to finish help for the primary sport got here down to the truth that the foundations for the unique sport had been rocky, and troublesome to construct upon. To resolve this, Undisputed’s sequel might be constructed on a brand new engine with world-class AAA expertise. The studio has a deal in place with Muhammad Ali’s group and has prolonged it till 2037 as a present of dedication to persevering with with the Undisputed model. A launch window and additional particulars are being saved underneath wraps in the interim, however extra particulars might be shared sooner or later.
EA’s Battle Night time franchise went defunct again in 2011 with the discharge of Battle Night time Champion, and though there have been rumblings that EA may carry the collection again, it by no means occurred. As a substitute, EA has invested in UFC, which has grow to be a extra dominant fight sport. UFC 6 is scheduled to launch on June 19, 2026 for Xbox Sequence X|S and PS5, making certain fight sport followers will nonetheless have one thing to get pleasure from whereas ready for Undisputed 2.
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