GAMING EA Signs Extension with NHL, UFC to Make Video Games by Anthony Paradiso November 8, 2020 Electronic Arts announced on Nov. 5 that it is renewing its partnership with the NHL and UFC to keep producing video games for these two sports. Two of EA’s most popular games, “UFC 4” and “NHL 21” were released earlier this year. “NHL 94 Rewind” was included as a pre-order add-on to NHL 21 that allows gamers to play as current players but with the controls and graphics of NHL 94. Did you pre-order #NHL21? You can download and play NHL 94 Rewind today: https://t.co/7fOyl2Pm6o pic.twitter.com/aB6dG4zg03 — EA Help (@EAHelp) October 30, 2020 More than 64 million UFC fights, which translates to a 125% increase compared to UFC 3, were played during UFC 4’s launch week this year. Meanwhile, NHL 21’s launch week saw more daily active players than it did in the past three years. 1991 was the first year that an NHL video game was made. It is the third-oldest of EA Sports’ franchises. The first UFC video game was produced by EA in 2014. According to Front Office Sports, the length of the “NHL extension was not disclosed and UFC’s is for 10 years.” The NHL’s Chief Brand Office and Senior Executive Vice President Brian Jennings said this about the NHL’s extension with EA. The past eight months illustrates how EA is a critical extension to real-world sports, as fans turned to ‘EA Sports NHL’ to play and watch hockey while we temporarily paused during the pandemic. According to Front Office Sports, Electronic Arts has seen an increase in net revenue for its first quarter of fiscal year 2021 of $25 million. Post Views: 523 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Anthony Paradiso Anthony has been a sportswriter at In The Zone since Sept. 2019. He graduated from Montclair State, where he was assistant Editor of the student newspaper's sports section. He also co-hosts a sports-themed radio show on the campus station, WMSC 90.3 FM, which was recently named #1 college radio station in the nation. Latest posts by Anthony Paradiso (see all) How the You Know I’m Right Podcast Reached 100 Episodes - April 26, 2021 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics - April 18, 2021 Amazon Prime Video gains rights to Stream 21 New York Yankees Games - March 28, 2021 How Former NFL Scout and Coach Chris Landry Became an Entrepreneur and Sportscaster - March 23, 2021 Related TopicsEa SportsgamingHockeyNHLufcUFC 4 Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 27, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in GAMING JohnnyVTV’s 2021 MLB NL Futures Bets and Predictions As promised, we find ourselves dabbling in part 2 of my MLB predictions for... JohnnyVTV’s 2021 MLB AL Futures Bets and Predictions About that time, ladies and gentlemen. Baseball season is BACK. America’s past time is... New Study Reveals Pigs Can Learn to Play Video Games With Their Snouts Pigs Can Play Video Games With Their Snouts: Pigs are known for their laziness... Entertainment Industry is Undertaken by Video Games Video Games Undertaking the Entertainment Industry: Video games have been around since 1958 when... Victory Formation: Week 9 NFL betting predictions that will win you money Money-making Week 10 NFL Betting Predictions