Undisputed: Is this the boxing game fans are overdue for? | BBC News

If you're into sports and gaming, you're pretty much covered - unless you're a boxing fan.
Since EA discontinued Fight Night in 2011, boxing fans have had little to satisfy their appetite in the virtual world, but a game studio from Sheffield hopes to change that.
Undisputed's developers have told BBC Newsbeat why they felt it was time for boxing to make a return to the video game ring.
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[@SuperMillwall]

People need to support this game no matter what, even if it’s not so great. They now have a game to build on. You’ve gotta remember EA had Fight Night for years and years so it’s easy to tweak things here and there.. Steel City have created this game from scratch, this is their first attempt at a boxing game. Support the game, give it constructive criticism and over time we will get an incredible boxing game again.

[@discowolf25]

This.

[@hotcelegs]

why should we support a game that's shit? and it is shit btw

[@christianrapper5]

Why? If it isn’t good and people still support it then they have no need to improve the quality of the game. That makes absolutely no sense. Don’t settle for just anything.

[@CrunchTime_]

Facts!

[@BOXING_LOUNGE]

​@@christianrapper5I've played the game over a year.its so buggy, hit detection is an FN joke, input delay, power is far too high and feet that are too fast and never tire...

[@jaymac7203]

I'm a little surprised to see this on the BBC but am all here for it! Lol

[@CometComment]

See the BBC does have adverts, but they are ads disguised as news reports. They did the same thing with Football Manager 2024.

[@devilsolution9781]

​@CometComment both english game companies

[@anasshahid224]

It’s been over a decade since we last got a boxing game for consoles, so excited to play the Undisputed boxing game on PS5 this October, it looks incredible!

[@CS-pl8fc]

It's not

[@PistolStar47.]

​@CS-pl8fc it is. You just a FN fanboy.

[@CS-pl8fc]

@@PistolStar47. Undisputed just isn't that good. I've played over 100 hours though

[@PistolStar47.]

@@CS-pl8fc OK fanboy plenty of people disagree now go back and crawl under your rock and you make a better game than the devs. Good luck.

[@CS-pl8fc]

@@PistolStar47. You're calling me a fan boy as you meat ride for a game you've never played lol

[@michaelhopson6342]

I'm a huge boxing fan, and I can't wait to play this on console in October. I think it's going to be a great game that I will be putting a lot of hours into. Let's all support Steel City Interactive and buy this game.

[@stz_1337]

Amazing how much they put into it and they are not even EA/2K.

[@user-qz5ox5ov2f]

exactly they are not EA this is why they put so much into it

[@stz_1337]

@@user-qz5ox5ov2f i guess you are right, more heart into the project, hope they can bring more and more boxer present and past

[@dragoxk4542]

You’re surprised they put more effort in than EA and 2K? 2 developers known for rehashing the same games over and over every year.

[@monte66100]

Get the makers of FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION TO COLLAB WITH YALL

[@l.a.3330]

Doing the Lords work!!! Thank you so much. I can finally pit down Fight Night lol

[@CS-pl8fc]

Don't. I've played over 100 hours of undisputed. It's gotten much better the last few months, but it's still a far cry from fight night

[@JD_ash]

Same, I'm hyped

[@TRFDFS]

@@CS-pl8fc you're playing early access though.

[@JD_ash]

Did he fart at 8:52 😂

[@lsvlogs_]

D.I.Details

[@emilianoiiisingco3885]

Im all in on this. Just pre ordered this game. Make Boxing Great Again!

[@default6734]

They still have to get Terrence Crawfords movements mo capped

[@derrickmiller1620]

I can't wait to finally play the proper version. The flow of punches and their animations look much better now.

[@jeremybeadle7961]

Poor Kell Brook; he didn't get a mention.

[@adrianproniewicz1987]

In my opinion this game has bigger potential :) in addition, you can download created boxers, now there are 165 boxers to download.

[@R1CLUTCHUP]

Been playing on the PC since release. It will be interesting if it's actually fixed by then.

[@ignasicuesta3404]

Undisputed will be the next level..can t wait!!!

[@anasshahid224]

Yes sir

[@CS-pl8fc]

It's been out in early access for a while. It's getting better but is still much worse than the fight night series.

[@Only1Kizz]

@@CS-pl8fcIt’s being developed by a small indie company, don’t expect greater results than Fight Night

[@Kelld1hoopz]

@@Only1Kizz it will be better watch they are gett8ng better for sure and I love fight night

[@maffer3164]

Can't wait to play this game... It's been a long time coming... Not had a box game on play station for such a long time

[@mathewsnook3803]

I've been following this games steps for what feels like years, they've never got to grips with distance management and the hip movement makes up so much of a fighters movement, damn shame really, but it's not good, and now they've taken clinching out it's a poor effort after so long, looks nice though

[@4JJA14]

People never stop moaning. If you've been following this game from the start, you'd understand how improved it has become and still is. They've made recent major improvements to so many aspects

[@PistolStar47.]

100% true ​@@4JJA14

[@benmcreynolds8581]

It's so good to see a group of dedicated & passionate people who are all focused on making this one game. We used to see this sorta thing in the early 2000's. I'm so happy to see new combat sports games coming out. I could play these types of games and extreme games all the time and it's been so long since we've gotten anything new. I really hope this teams future flourishes and we get to see a bunch of future surprises from them. It's such a shame what Xbox & other mega companies have done to really impact the gaming industry & in a pretty negative way. Which makes me even more happy to see a company such as this full of passion and focus. In my opinion it's dev teams like this that is what makes the best games. I wish you all the best 🥊🥋🥊

[@anbernicguy]

BBC should have it's own videogame show.

[@Sparkyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

I will definitely buy it once it is on Ps5

[@SuperJcoleFan]

Undisputed has loads of issues. Body shots unblockables, desync online, you can't even pivot when using head movement which invites spam too

[@TheCrazyN]

100% getting this game, Devs if youre reading this please add Foreman, Liston and Tyson ❤

[@Mintcar923]

Those boxing games on ps2 & ps3 def hold up but feels like something has been missing being it’s been a good while since a good release.. I’d love to see another Punch Out & Victorious Boxers.. I’ll probably pick this one up too

[@ens0246]

Thanks for more insight into UK game studios!

[@taktikz6925]

Still no mention of dedicated servers, desync issues, anti cheat and cross play.

[@BlinxESP]

I am getting this one 100%. I love boxing and gaming in general.

[@WorlBoss]

I'm very proud of them I hope the game is fun and sells well

[@ouroborosbond7412]

Boxing fans should support this like your its baby daddy!

[@vinsta76]

Played it since it came out in early release on pc. Was a bit janky to start with but its in a much better state now. My only issue is price. I paid £24, or thereabouts, for it on pc but to pre order it on ps5 it's £65!

[@comacuma2869]

THE VIKING ALONG WITH HIS HABIIIB ,,FRIENDS ,,,ARE IN IT ,,,,U HAV BEEN ROMANTOCALLY SEEING THINGS THROUGH ,,,NOW U HAV SUPRISE COMMIN

[@SirJimmySavileOBEKCSG]

Get me in the ring again!

[@kumartheory]

I've been following these for 4 years and I know its goanna be epic

[@ContactGaming1]

Jake Paul most likely will be DLC 😂, I kinda want Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson definitely Lennox Lewis in this game

[@chuckyhatedon]

I would have liked to see movement unique to each character instead of just having their guy in a suit do the movements for everyone

[@BeanieDawg]

Did you not see Usyk? 4:44

[@Darhkseid]

Good video!

[@mayoayo001]

Weird seeing this om bbc news

[@BigFrogg]

Still waiting on it getting steam deck verified

[@PistolStar47.]

Good Luck! Looks Amazing 🎉

[@nickstokoe6976]

Cannot wait

[@TheTelblackwell]

08:52 you can hear m8ty drop a sweaty fart, 08:59 the cameraman tastes it, lol😂😂😂

[@Ben10105]

Pre ordered looking forward to it

[@Snappawoodz]

Imagine if this actually takes off and becomes massive out of no where with gta6 coming out soon aswell

[@jasonboy9676]

They have big names to appear in the game. They just need realistic gameplay like fight night champion.

[@Owensmith-ss3yl]

Exactly, fight night champion is going to be hard to be better than

[@CS-pl8fc]

​@@Owensmith-ss3ylit's been out in early access for a while on PC. I've played over 100 hours in the last year or so. It's gotten much better than the initial release and is pretty decent now, but it's nowhere near as good as fight night champion, and I don't think it ever will be. It is cool to have a boxing game that has recent fighters though.

[@teddycolson8759]

Fight night was fun not realistic

[@jasonboy9676]

@@CS-pl8fc . They said they fixed the striking and head movement in undisputed. On top of that, they have bette arenas, graphics, and modern day fighters. They can surpass fight night with the improvements they're making

[@LewisYatesofcl]

Everyone’s genuinely in the game, even wilder and fury

[@TomArtindale]

Why would heavyweight champions not be in the game mate?

[@LewisYatesofcl]

@@TomArtindale …. Anthony Joshua isn’t. So ask yourself ‘ mate ‘ 😂😂

[@LewisYatesofcl]

@@TomArtindale cost to get the licenses. Hence why AJ isn’t in the game yet, hence why Haney isn’t, hence why many aren’t yet. Don’t try insulting my intelligence bud

[@TomArtindale]

@@LewisYatesofcl yes but fury was Literally one of the poster boys when the game came out, and the heavyweight champ at the time and heavyweight is the most popular division. Also why say in your original comment then “everyone’s in the game” when then contradicting yourself in the next comment when clearly not everyone is in the game💀

[@LewisYatesofcl]

@@TomArtindale use your brain and maybe consider I commented before knowing not everyone was in the game soyboy

[@lavaughnblanding3968]

Yeah but where the 16 boxing legends that are missing from the game

[@carlbrown1486]

Been waiting for this for over a decade

[@SmithyWesson]

Shame on you EA

[@GhostC01]

this aint EA💀

[@nicholascollins3012]

Don’t think it will be as good as fight night hopefully it’s good I mean the beta version has been out on pc for a longtime

[@davidagiel8130]

I've been playing it foe a.long time already on PC, it's good, but FN champion is still the King of boxing games.

[@TSGAMING114]

Not really Undisputed when Iron Mike is not in it.

[@jed_91]

You mean lennox lewis

[@TSGAMING114]

@@jed_91 roster is pretty slim, I've played the game and its okay but I hope they add more to the roster by the time game gets to final stage. Pac man, Floyd, Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield and many others are still not in the game.

[@jed_91]

@@TSGAMING114 no they dont as if do what wwe 2k and big ant stuido did give us long big communtry share you get beast creater makeing omg fighter to share

[@jonnyhull7860]

Iron mike was undisputed aswell cant forget that

[@automaticman83]

Ironic that the dude doing motion capture got tired moving around for 30 seconds, but you can go 15 rounds at 3 minutes a pop just running away and not lose a single bit of stamina.

[@dinobravo4132]

It looks really good I hope we can bribe the ref and judges for gifted decisions with in game currency

[@prg1309]

Bought it through Steam for my pc and it has never worked !

[@richpoorworstbest4812]

Looks great, but the arms waving around are not really how they fight in general, despite them using the real people, it came out oddly

[@Jayy149]

What about Mike Tyson

[@themissingone32]

If the game becomes popular he will be a DLC no doubt.

[@RossTheBoss87]

He’s in it.

[@mikeadams7904]

​@@RossTheBoss87 he is not in it. You are incorrect

[@kennywilkinson913]

How the hell did they get Ali, Dempsey to play early versions of the game?

[@RemyMac]

BBC should investigate the role Daniel Kinahan played in this game of they want to help

[@Cali559]

I recognize Dalton Smith. Who is the other motion capture boxer?

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

Darude sandstorm

[@theghostfacethriller9375]

Looks good

[@andyhughes8433]

Looks great!

[@313MoneyMike313]

Im confused😕. Ive been playing this game for over a year now on pc

[@Lampot]

PS5 release

[@honeybadger9425]

Yeah I’ve had about 400 Online fights already 😂 Let’s hope it’s cross platform get some easy fights from new guys 😂😂

[@ldplays9431]

@@honeybadger9425 Wouldn't feel too confident mate. Us Fight Night OGs still have that muscle memory haha

[@honeybadger9425]

@@ldplays9431 lol You will get good I’m sure but Undisputed is very different someone with real world boxing knowledge will pick it up a lot quicker than a fight night gamer will as you need a good understanding of what punches to use to manage your stamina and things like that. I’ll give you a tip use your jab and straight right most the time to many hooks spammed for example will really make things a lot harder for you. I’ve got 260 wins and 120 losses atm so take my tip and will get off to a good winning start when it’s out on console. Use your double direction tap to avoid hook spammers circle ring wait until mid rounds for them to be half dead then smash them to pieces because that will be 90% the people you face online to start with. Obviously use your jab to try nick early rounds in the process. You want to be aiming to be going into round 12 with over 40% stamina left because below that is the point your boxer will just start waddling around with nothing left.

[@SX-sc1dy]

Baffles me that EA hasn't brought fight night back to life Just upload todays fight roaster and stadiums into the game.

[@bradleywilson5641]

Would have to pay a lot of promotions and fighters for rights

[@lsvlogs_]

Hope ade from Dazn is in the game

[@manonfire5001]

Need more fighters

[@marekkos3513]

Yes it is! .So far the best boxing game on the market.Forget abut Fight Night

[@mussagogo2676]

Finaly a new boxing game! I buy it on the first day when it come out. 👍

[@PistolStar47.]

Great Interview!

[@MagnoliaGumbo333]

I dont think so...

[@LegacyRadioGaming]

LMFAO !!! This is the entire reason they overhauled the punch mechanics. WE see you

[@Karagjozi26]

Made by british but no AJ in it

[@benhardacre588]

Got my pre-order for ps5. A little worried about reports of passive and poorly programmed ai 🤞 the game is great - even if it takes a patch or 2 in coming months

[@Sym761]

We still got over 3 months till release. A lot of problems should be fixed by then.

[@benhardacre588]

@@Sym761 I hope so brother Sym. All I know is these things often take multiple patches as when you fix 1 thing - they often break 2 more inadvertently. Anyway, I’m super pumped to be part of the community in giving constructive feedback as I was such a massive fan of the old EA Fight Night games.

[@GrandmasterA.N.T]

🎉🎉

[@deenewts]

Good idea but with UFC game your going need to have game modes and online king of hill trust me

[@lsvlogs_]

Seen this game from the start i can't wait for it i want it to be good enough to not have to play online i want corruption i want to have to pay in game currency for cut men MINIMAL to NO micro transactions.. give me the game

[@mrumarGTA]

Well done Ash habib

[@philipdsoua563]

David adelaye is the base game but not AJ who brought back heavyweight boxing to the top disgusting

[@TRFDFS]

Fighters have to agree to be in the game. cant just put them in the game

[@mikeadams7904]

This is such a daft thing to say. Do you not realise how wealthy he is and how much it costs to pay for his time and likeness

[@kOt985]

Everybody talking about there not being a boxing game, what about a good quality rugby game 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Sam-sw1gr]

Because rugby is gay bro

[@Delseyyeh]

No

[@danielbutler4351r]

This video is a kettle.

[@CS-pl8fc]

I was so hyped on the game. Bought it as soon as it came out in early access and oh boy was it terrible. They have made a lot of improvements, although they are constantly behind schedule, and it's now in a pretty good state. That being said, it's no where near as good as fight night champion. It just feels off. You can't slip punches well using the upper body movement, and while you can punch using the right stick, it doesn't work well and you are left having to use buttons for each punch type instead. The AI is also garbage. Even on the hardest difficulty I find myself using the worst fighters in a division against the best, and it's still too easy. Online pvp has it's own problems. You can't choose the side you're on for some reason which is annoying. Lag will make it look like you landed a punch when you didn't. And balancing issues mean if you want to win you have to fight in a certain way that isn't realistic or fun. Step back straight punches are overpowered, and people cheese tf out of them. Career mode is ok, but gets old fast. Especially since you can't move up weight divisions and you become way too overpowered by fight 20 or so. It also doesn't run the best. I would imagine ps5 will target 30fps with high settings and 60fps in a performance mode with stuff turned way down. 6/10.

[@ADU17]

Look at there latest round table convo, most of the issues have been addressed and look like they will be fixed when the game officially releases

[@CS-pl8fc]

@@ADU17 they aren't going to fundamentally change how the game feels though, and it doesn't feel as good as fight night, plain and simple.

[@Timmy51m]

@@CS-pl8fc It's a high bar. We had 5 of those over a period of a few years, which was a follow on from knockout kings which also had 5 entries over a few years. These guys are making their first game by the sounds of it, independent not EA, so it's a big ask to fill those shoes. Having said that, champion is just about perfect really for a boxing game, and I still enjoy playing it to this day, maybe they didn't have an idea on how to improve on it, and perhaps the fees the stars demand became too high for future entries. Nice to get a new game though.

[@joshoshea3194]

Wow! What did Muhammad Ali say when you invited him round to the studio? 😃 🥊

[@normzthezoundman4209]

We need Floyd Mayweather

[@boris8787]

For obvious reasons nobody would play that game in my town.

[@ya.s_in-7]

U play fortnite like a neek

[@shakh1407]

I dont think the reason is obvious

[@JuandeFucaU]

long ad.

[@klaudio6027]

Gameplay and graphics are terrible. If they dont change the game 180 its gonna be the biggest dissapointment ever

[@LewisYatesofcl]

Tf bbc news😂

[@ThirstysURL]

😂

[@LovenArtiste]

It will have to be for the time being. Hopefully this wakes EA Sports up.

[@joliecide]

Steam reviews look dismal.

[@jimcourt9164]

No BBC story about barbara furlow-smiles. Wonder why

[@user-hf2he1mk7y]

If nation-funded BBC channel can receive money for ads from a gamedev company, and not disclose this anywhere in their video description, they might be receiving money from other investors, too.

[@AG-kb7yb]

Who said this is paid promotion?

[@kirstygrant100]

Who’s this handsome reporter? 🤤

[@CunningStuntsGoFast]

its me . the good news is you can hire me !

[@ya.s_in-7]

My boys dad don’t chat u bum

[@CG20132]

Stop begging.

[@ya.s_in-7]

Beg

[@mikeevans8311993]

Fail

[@LegacyRadioGaming]

No it is not. DO YOUR RESEARCH. The Community HATES the developers of this game & it is absolutely AWFUL. They have done boxing dirty to cash in on the void of no game.

[@evolancer211]

We want gameplay footage

[@wajidhussain5305]

To people outside UK: If the game is as good as the two football teams in Sheffield we will be ok 👍

[@philipdsoua563]

Bet its gonna be like aew fight forever a let down, hopefully im proven wrong though😊

[@busterhyman103]

TOO MUCH BLAA. BLAA BLAA.

[@Inca13]

The game is a complete joke.. absolutely terrible

[@hotcelegs]

the game is as bad as bbc is a broadcasting news without progaganda

[@smartscratcheastmidlands6589]

4 years and poor