UFC 5 fans slam new cover reveal as a \u201cmobile game\u201d knockoff: \u201cYou can\u2019t be serious\u201d EA SportsEA Sports just dropped the cover for the highly-anticipated UFC 5, and fans are not pulling any punches with their criticism, calling it a \u201cmobile game\u201d knockoff. Fans of the UFC video game series had been buzzing with anticipation for the UFC 5 cover reveal before the game\u2019s \u201cfull reveal\u201d on September 7. But when EA Sports proudly unveiled current featherweight champion Alexander \u201cThe Great\u201d Volkanovski and former flyweight champion Valentina \u201cBullet\u201d Shevchenko as the UFC 5 cover athletes, the reaction was not what they might have hoped for. Usually, it\u2019s the choice of athletes that stirs the pot after a cover reveal. This time, however, it was the presentation as EA Sports opted to use character models of Volkanovski and Shevchenko for the cover in a decision that has left fans baffled and disappointed. \u201cIs this official? Why the f*** would they use CG models lol,\u201d one Reddit user says. Another chimed in with, \u201cWhat\u2019s up with this weird ass cartoonish style?\u201d highlighting the community\u2019s general frustration with the cover\u2019s aesthetic. The criticism didn\u2019t stop there. Some fans went as far as to label it the \u201cugliest EA Sports cover\u201d they\u2019ve ever seen. The cover\u2019s design has led to comparisons with mobile game artwork, a far cry from what fans expect from a new-gen console game. Some fans are even speculating that the lackluster Standard Edition cover is a ploy to push sales for the Deluxe Edition, which features Israel Adesanya in a cover that the majority of fans prefer. \u201cThey make the standard ugly so you buy the Izzy deluxe edition,\u201d suggested one fan. The controversy has even sparked theories about EA Sports\u2019 motives. \u201cNot even willing to pay them for a photoshoot,\u201d one fan noted. This isn\u2019t the first time EA Sports has taken a non-traditional approach to cover design. Their upcoming EA FC 24 also features CG models of a staggering 31 athletes, indicating a possible shift in the company\u2019s strategy. \u201cMy guess is it\u2019s cheaper to just throw CG models on the cover than paying for a photoshoot with athletes,\u201d speculated a fan. Amidst the uproar, some fans are holding out hope that the revealed cover isn\u2019t the final version. The wording of EA Sports\u2019 tweet, \u201cYour #UFC5 Standard Edition cover athletes Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko,\u201d has led to some confusion and hope for a more traditional cover down the line. As EA Sports counts down to the UFC 5 release, they find themselves in the center of a social media storm that shows no sign of letting up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UFC 5 fans slam new cover reveal as a \u201cmobile game\u201d knockoff: \u201cYou can\u2019t be serious\u201d EA SportsEA Sports just dropped the cover for the highly-anticipated UFC 5, and fans are not pulling any punches with their criticism, calling it a \u201cmobile game\u201d knockoff. Fans of the UFC video game series had been buzzing with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}