Electronic Arts' MMA may not be getting anything from the UFC, but EA Sports managed to sign Strikeforce into their stable as a premier league, bringing a few familiar names into the game. Read up and learn more.

Even though they denied Dana White a UFC video game with the belief that mixed martial arts is "not a real sport," EA Sports is now jumping on the MMA train with EA Sports MMA, now unveiling the game's first screenshot, featuring the very painful armbar.

Hokuto no Ken -- known as Fist of the North Star outside Japan -- is full of muscular badasses who can melt your flesh with a flick of their fingers roaming across post-apocalyptic wastes. Hokuto Musou, Koei Tecmo's newly announced Fist of the North Star game, follows that aesthetic to a tee. Hit the jump for first details and screenshots.

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Blood, guts, and exploding heads will be decorating the screens of TVs in Japan next year as Koei Tecmo has announced a new video game entry in the post-apocalyptic martial arts franchise, Fist of the North Star, called Hokuto Musou. Blurry scans after the jump.

It looks like Dana White's threats of a lifetime ban for fighters who choose to sign up with EA Sports MMA has left quite a few big-name fighters unfazed. EA has recently announced the addition of former UFC and Strikeforce champion Frank Shamrock to their own mixed martial arts game's roster.

Following the success of the UFC 2009: Undisputed in the PS3 and Xbox 360, THQ is now moving to bring mixed martial arts into the Wii and the handhelds. Having shifted nearly three million copies, the publisher is now considering expanding into more platforms and even yearly installments like all the other sports titles.

UFC president Dana White went on the warpath recently against EA Sports after the latter supposedly refused to go into a partnership for a UFC game and then eventually announcing their own MMA game. While it's not exactly a direct response to White's incendiary words, EA Sports president Peter Moore said his piece on mixed martial arts in a recent blog post.

UFC president Dana White once recognized EA Sports to be a great publisher, having produced successful sports game franchises such as FIFA, NASCAR, Tiger Woods PGA, and Madden NFL. White wanted the Ultimate Fighting Championships to have its own video game and join those ranks, so he went to the EA Sports hoping for a deal. Unfortunately, EA did not believe in MMA, so they turned White down, saying that the UFC is "not a real sport."

Gametrailers has just dropped the next Tekken 6 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PSP) exclusive trailer for this week's Gametrailers poll matchup, so let's get our Tekken mode on. First up is the master of the Five Style Chinese Martial Arts and all around good guy, Lei Wulong.

THQ has released more details regarding an upcoming patch for the mixed martial arts title, UFC 2009: Undisputed. The patch will focus mainly on fixing issues reported in the game's online aspect, most notably rage quitting. Read on for the patch notes.