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UFC 2009: Undisputed has won countless Editor's Choice awards from various gaming critics, but trying to play it online has been a nightmare as well as a major turn-off for many -- well not for long. A little more then a month ago the interwebs was on fire with virtual MMA talk, but quickly after fans -- including me -- completed the first 5-year career with their created fighter, the chatter seemingly disapeared over night. That's because online play is the laggiest we've seen from a game in a very long time. Combine that with player's frequently quitting matches and the fun quickly turns to frustration.

I announced a few weeks back that a patch was in the works and recently the game's producer Neven Dravinski posted the details of the upcoming patch on the UFC 2009 community forum.

Details after the jump.

5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

Tiger Woods' PGA Tour is year-over-year the best simulation golf game on the market and the trend continues this year. But is it “more of the same” from EA Sports? 2009 may be the year of change in America but the gameplay in Tiger Woods 10 feels identical to the previous title – than again there wasn't much need for change. The change comes in the way of new modes, new golfers and new courses.

By now thousands of players have taken to the virtual links in an attempt to sit atop the new “Money List.” The all new Live Tournament modes represent the core of improvements in Tiger Woods 10. Daily and weekly tournaments as well as the Play the Pros mode engages gamers in competition online that can prove as addicting as World of Warcraft.

It's time to trade in last year's title and get online with Tiger Woods 10. And if you're a Wii owner you'll get the new Wii Motion Plus accessory with the game free of charge.

According to a report on IGN.com, THQ is developing a patch to help rid the UFC 2009 Undisputed online world of from all the cheaters that are running rampant. The cheat is more like a loophole in the game's programing which allows players to disconnect from matches without any kind of penalty. The result has been players with high win-to-loss ratios that they haven't earned; Essentially they've been padding their stats.

THQ claims they are hard at work on this patch which will include additional fixes to the game but they have not announced a release date yet. GP Sports will let you know when to expect this patch as soon as we find out.

Check out GP Sports UFC Undisputed review if you haven't already.

So the EA E3 keynote presentation has come and gone and I don't have much in the way of sports news to report. Star Wars stole the show and the trailer they showed was seriously better than episodes I-III combined. You can check out that trailer at omgRPG.

But the presentation wasn't totally void of sports news, EA Sports president Peter Moore was on stage for the better part of the whole EA segment. He even got some tennis tips from legend Pete Sampras who was in attendance.

Bullet points of interest after the jump.

The day has finally arrived. UFC 2009 has officially hit stores, and it does not disappoint. MMA finally has an answer to the hugely successful Fight Night series. EA's series may have a successful and storied history, but THQ has put an incredible amount of effort into UFC 2009 and has truely launched a franchise that can compete in the big ring of next-gen fighting games -- whether it's four sided or eight.

MMA fans can finally take control of the best fighters in the world like Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn. This game has them all, with a massive fighter list topping out at 82 if you purchase the game from GameStop.
Producing hours upon hours of bone-crunching, blood-gushing fun, UFC is the new premier fighting game. MMA fans and, fight fans in general, should rush out and pick this game up now because it's a must-own for any next-gen gamer.

Pros/Cons after the jump...

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• UFC 2009 Undisputed
• Score: 5.00/5.0
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Two new videos showcasing UFC 2009's Career Mode and how you train and improve your fighter between fights by sparring. The demo is out now on XBL and the game releases this month on the 19th.

Check out a video of sparring after the jump.

Boxing has the Fight Night series. WWE has their Smackdown vs Raw series. The UFC has had nothing to brag about when it came to video games, until now.

The fastest growing sport in the world finally has a video game that it can be proud of. No more terrible graphics and 30 second button mashing fights. Finally, a game that is fun even after the first 5 minutes.

The demo for UFC 2009, released last Thursday, is only a mere peak into what the game is going to be. But damn, its one bloody, brutal and extremely fun preview.

You read that headline correctly. Right now, as we speak, the demo of UFC 2009: Undisputed is available for download on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network

The demo allows you to play as either Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell or Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, recreating their UFC 97 bout from last Saturday, or completely change the outcome. Since I'm an “Iceman” fan through and through I'll be smashing Rua's face into the mat over and over again, much like in this cam video below from gametrailers.com. This is what you have to look forward to when you close your browser and go and download this game.

In addition to this there is a mess of new video features out, including one on the clinch game, one of George St. Pierre and Dana White battling each other, a very lengthy 2 part interview with Producer Nevin Dravinski who will walk you through how to play the game (I suggest watching this if you're getting whooped playing the demo). In short, there's so much video to watch it's not funny.

Watch the videos after the jump before heading to XBL or PSN and checking out the demo, then check back tomorrow for my impressions.

This trailer is short and sweet and should get you even more amped up for this damn game!