World of Mixed Martial Arts III Announced

[Adam Ryland]

(This will be announced on the front page of the web site later today, but we're revealing it here first as an exclusive for those of you who visit the forums regularly.)

We're pleased to announce that World of Mixed Martial Arts III is going to be the next Grey Dog Software game. It is currently scheduled for a release in the final quarter of 2010, which at the moment is looking like being shortly before Christmas. An exact release date will be revealed in due course. It will cost $34.95 as with all our major titles.

We will be launching a Developer's Journal, together with a new WMMA3 sub-forum, in a few weeks; this daily event will reveal what new features will be in the game, as well as information on changes that have been made since WMMA2. The game is written using the previous game as a base, allowing us to concentrate all our energy on improvements rather than having to rewrite what is already a solid foundation.

[FlameSnoopy]

AWESOME news! WMMA2 was excellent, and I am sure with the expertise of yours, this one is going to be hell a lot of better! You have never led anyone down now have you.

[Teh_Showtime]

This sounds great

[Synticha]

About time! Good news Adam!

[Jaded]

Yes! Amazing news! :)

[mariochives]

amazing news!

[1234]

Yay!!!

Should be a good game, and I will be interested to see the new features, and what has changed in the database.

[Sons of Kohral]

YEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!

I absolutely love II and can't freaking wait for III!

[MonoNaitch]

Yas! Thanks Adam! if its just before christmas nice wee 21st present to myself XD.

I can't think how much I played II and I'll probs play III twice as much

[LoNdOn]

Best news I have heard in a while. I shall eagerly anticipate info on what is being updated.

[AlexB]

Good stuff - there was a big jump from I to II, and hopefully III will be another leap forward. Looking forward to it

[Smithy]

Great news, looking forward to it.

[Bull]

Awesome, was hoping for this.:D

[RingofHonorGuard]

After dealing with my Starcraft II issues all week, it'll be nice to look forward to a game that I know isn't going to be broken when I buy it. Always supporting your products, Adam. Can't wait

[Nephrinn]

Oh **** yes! I've literally played WMMA2 to death and was kind of worried we might not see another one, but here it is! Looks like this will be another great Christmas present for myself. :D

[zackufc]

Yes!!! :D

[pate]

Can't wait!

[HansLanda11]

Good to hear!

[BHK1978]

This is great news Adam! Now if only Luke Hilton would return to the dominate fighter he was in the first game...

[Nachtfalter]

Very nice! WMMA 2 was a great game, I'm sure WMMA 3 will be off the charts!

[chaz4594]

Best news I've heard in ages. I can get alot of people to buy the new one :D
AWESOME!!

[petecrimson00]

yesssssssssss!!!!

[xspudx]

I'm so happy about this news.

[NapDaddy]

Day One purchase for sure. In terms of sheer hours of enjoyment, WoMMA2 has to rank in my top five video games of all time and I'm positively salivating at the thought of a new edition. Thanks, Adam!

[Wrestling Century]

I've only ever played the demo version of WMMA2, and I've never played the first WMMA, but the demo version of WMMA2 was fun enough to warrant me buying this. :D

[Blackman]

Yay, just as I was hoping. :)

WMMA2 has given me lots and lots of enjoyment.

A pearl to you, Adam _O_

[SolidDavidGold]

This is huge. I figured this was the next most likely candidate after WreSpi3 got indefinitely delayed, but I am a huge fan(boy) of everything Adam is involved with. Just one request though. Please don't start the gameworld over again. I'm an admitted lore junkie and the reboot almost prevented me from getting into WMMA2. Otherwise, I'm tingling with anticipation of new features and especially to see how the Cverse has progressed.

[Frank_Vest]

Hurrah!

[Capelli King]

lol, i was thinking just now when WMMA 3, just got my answer :D Glad to hear this is coming out, best MMA sim around currently.

I hope there will be an option to make the contracts\financial's automated, (at least for the company fighter renewals) that is one of the biggest pain in the asses in a game which is primarily a booking game.

[majesty95]

Woohoo!!!!! :D

[grits207]

Yessss!!!!

[d_w_w]

Color me excited :)

[Egnuldt]

Awesome, can't wait, should be great as always.

[20LEgend]

I may try the 2 demo and I may buy this if i enjoy it, always good to see a new GDS game (since the are all at a very high standard)

[drkflow]

WOOOooo good news!

[captain_awesome]

No one's even put out a solid real world mod for WMMA2 yet!

[WarpathWill]

I been thinking about this for a while, and something told me to check this site for updates today and oh yess!! Just what I wanted to here WMMA 3 this year yay its the right time for sure. Don't forget to put in belts for all the orgs this time and also I would love to be able to book and control the smaller orgs that I buy out and own. Thanks adam for making part 3 so soon.

[Mr_Tricky]

I'm really happy to hear about this!

[drkflow]

No one's even put out a solid real world mod for WMMA2 yet!

Ive been working on one from scratch.... im like 500 fighters in, I will probably wait till 3 is out to release it. I always use to mod, update, and add fighters to the current mods that are out so there wasnt a need for me to download em....it kinda spawned into like my own "hijack" version of what was out.

But I always wanted a Real world MOD where the fighter stats where correctly set, with the belt ranges in mind. Like a fighter with Good/Solid punching power should be above 61...deadly punching power would be in the 71 and up range.
Thats my approach to creating and adding fighters along with watch video and scouting em.

I got new picture packs, and a new skin ive been working on also I will put em up for yall to use before hand tho.

[weidt]

I look forward to seeing what direction the series takes. I have plenty of suggestions in mind too.

[Lux`]

Awesome. WMMA 2 is still constantly running on my computer, so I'm definitely looking forward to a new version. There's really not a whole lot of major problems with 2, so hopefully some of the development time can go into new features, some additional depth wouldn't hurt.

But yeah, I've been playing Adam Ryland games for about a decade, and it looks like this decade will be great as well!

[.SVA]

Please let there be an option to book tag team MMA in this one because that would hilarious.

[captain_awesome]

Contract negotians need to be completely re-worked for the new game. I'm sure Adam knows this. It should be more like an actual negotiation, where you send out an offer with your terms and have to wait to hear back as the fighter mulls over all his options.

There needs to be an option when a fighter doesn't make weight for a fight. You should have the option of making the fight openweight or cancelling the fight. You should also have the option of fining the fighter yourself. Further to this, fighters should sometimes get injured during training camp and have to pull out of a booked fight, forcing you figure out how to re-book the fight. Playing WMMA2 for however long it's been out I've never had this happen even once, so I don't know if it's possible in WMMA2.

There should be training camp in the game. What I mean by this is after a fighter has a fight instead of saying 'FIGHTER X is taking 3 months off before being ready to fight again' it should say 'FIGHTER X is taking 3 months off before being ready to train again.' Something like that. You should be able to book a fighter to a future match even if he's still recovering. It could say he wants 1 month to rest before training after his last fight and then 3 more after that before fighting, in which case you could go ahead and book him a fight 4 months later. If you don't book a fight for him, he maybe won't start training right away. With this it will make booking more realistic. You could attempt to book a fighter for a fight and he might come back to you and say he doesn't have enough time to train for that fight and refuse it at that time.

There needs to be more focus on interactions between you and fighters. The screen where you can ask a fighter who he wants to fight etc. should be expanded. You should be able to go to a fighter and say 'How do you feel about fighting FIGHTER X' and get a response. Sometimes a fighter should message you and say 'I've been training really hard, give me a fight with FIGHTER X' or something along those lines. Perhaps rivalries could build up over time and a fighter messages you demanding a fight with his rival. Fighters should be able to talk to you without you going to them first. A fighter, sometimes, should be able to tell you exactly who he wants to fight, be it someone specific such as 'Chuck Liddell wants to fight Shogun' or something a little wider such as 'Jon Jones would like a top 10 fight.'

It would also be helpful if there was a filter in the roster screen that would allow you to look for fighters than haven't fought in a specified amount of time. Something like 'Search for fighters in my heavyweight division that haven't fought in 3 months.'

Anyway, that's all I've got for now. Thanks for the games Adam, hope you read this.

[Adam Ryland]

Please use the Suggestions forum for posts like that; it is, after all, the point of it.

[SeanMcFly]

Two new games in One Year!

*Squeels*

:D Jackpot!

[Huntman]

Yes! Yes! YES YES!

I can't wait :D

[Carparama]

This is fantastic news. Cannot wait for the journal. Also cannot wait to see how the Cornellverse changed between 2 and 3.

[Zoloftjunkie]

Very intrigued to see what makes it into the game.

[zackufc]

This is fantastic news. Cannot wait for the journal. Also cannot wait to see how the Cornellverse changed between 2 and 3.

Im dying to know :p

[Trashbear]

Still playing the second one...like, right this minute.

I can't wait for the new game...the improvements between Ryland's games from one version to the next are usually huge.

[captain_awesome]

Please use the Suggestions forum for posts like that; it is, after all, the point of it.

I don't come on here much, I didn't even think of that.

[BuddyGarner]

Yay! Seems like every fight event gives new possibilities for the match engine. Could always use a larger database as well(though it can never be big enough).

And of course UI(User Interface) improvements to make life easier and get to the fun parts faster!

[VBigB]

I'm definitely looking forward to this. Great news!

[unicron]

This is literally the happiest day of my life.

[LoNdOn]

This is literally the happiest day of my life.

If you are like this from the announcement, goodness knows what you are gonna be like on release day.

[unicron]

If you are like this from the announcement, goodness knows what you are gonna be like on release day.

I imagine that release day will probably take over as the new happiest day of my life :)

[LoNdOn]

I imagine that release day will probably take over as the new happiest day of my life :)

I would imagine so :p

[Predicted]

Should be a great game, but what happens with my 10 year quest for domination now? :<

[LoNdOn]

Should be a great game, but what happens with my 10 year quest for domination now? :<

I am 19 years into my game.....wil be tough to give it all up.

[DK2112]

Very exciting news, look forward to the journal and finding out the new features! WMMA2 has quickly turned into one of my favourite games ever, I was a late starter with the game but I'm loving it, can't wait for a 3rd version but will enjoy progressing with the current one until the end of this year!

[RBM1]

excellent news, i check back here at least twice a week on the off chance that WMMA3 has been announced. Have put so many hours into WMMA1 and WMMA2, cant wait to see what new features this game will have.

[smokey al]

Fantastic! Thanks Adam this will make the winter months a little more bearable :)

[krash9924]

After playing 2 more times that I can count I can't wait to get my hands on the new game!

Thanks Adam,

P.S. hope we get a way to designate a number one contender.

[ripwalk]

Great news!

[MOS182]

I'm so happy that WMMA III was announced. I was extremely happy with WMMA II and I hope that there will be big changes so that WMMA III will be amazing! :D

[MOS182]

Please get this game and all the rest of your games onto Steam! Steam is becoming really popular and I think if Grey Dog Softwares games were on it then all of these games would get more sales. I only found out about WMMA II because someone recommended it on one of the forums on GameSpot.

Also, would be cool if we could create our own fighter and our own orginisation and manager/ owner

[unicron]

Also, would be cool if we could create our own fighter and our own orginisation and manager/ owner

All of this is possible within WMMA II and is pretty much a staple of all of Adam's games :)

[PyroFalkon]

I'm going to add my voice to the chorus. This news has absolutely made my night.

[deanohbk]

dont know about every1 else but i liked it back in wmma 1 where when pickin matches it came up in a list and nxt to it would say if it was excelent or so on i hope that comes back 4 this game

[HansLanda11]

dont know about every1 else but i liked it back in wmma 1 where when pickin matches it came up in a list and nxt to it would say if it was excelent or so on i hope that comes back 4 this game

This is something I missed a lot when WMMA2 first came out but now I am used to it and I like the new method better. I might be the only one though...

[Blackman]

This is something I missed a lot when WMMA2 first came out but now I am used to it and I like the new method better. I might be the only one though...

Nope; I like it the way it is now as well. Now you start to learn what makes a good main event and you can actually make it yourself.

The return of the option would make gameplay a tad quicker, but I don't need it anymore.

[krash9924]

Nope; I like it the way it is now as well. Now you start to learn what makes a good main event and you can actually make it yourself.

The return of the option would make gameplay a tad quicker, but I don't need it anymore.


I hated this at first but now I love it as it gives the game a little more realistic feel. I just wish there would be an easier way to show the last time a fighter fought.

[InsatiableInsanity]

I cannot think of many games out there that would be better value at £35, and I mean that. This has given me more hours of fun than even Fallout 3 and FFXII.

Boy, oh boy, I play this a LOT!

I just hope the mods don't take too long to come out, and that the transfer of data is relatively simple.

[Blackman]

I hated this at first but now I love it as it gives the game a little more realistic feel. I just wish there would be an easier way to show the last time a fighter fought.

Oh god yes. It's just awful to check every f'n time someone fought. I could remember a lot of them, but at 100+ fighters in GAMMA, it's just too much.

[AlexB]

Oh god yes. It's just awful to check every f'n time someone fought. I could remember a lot of them, but at 100+ fighters in GAMMA, it's just too much.

I only realised about two weeks ago that there's a button that tells you this -'View match history' is a useful single click check, but it would be useful if the fight was listed on the main booking screen as 'Fighter X v. Fighter Y II' just as an absolute failsafe

[hurri]

Great news, can't wait!

[xvnukervx]

great news, I will buy it the day it launches.

[Slick Mick]

This has to be the definition of a Day One Purchase.
LET'S GET IT ON!

[xspudx]

When is the developer diary btw? Been f5ing gds every day to find out.

[Dustin]

When is the developer diary btw? Been f5ing gds every day to find out.

Monday, which is a few weeks after the original post that said the journal would launch in a few weeks, is my guess.

[MitchHedberg]

I think I've found my very first WMMA purchase. :)

[Adam Ryland]

When is the developer diary btw? Been f5ing gds every day to find out.

It will begin on the 6th September.

[LoNdOn]

It will begin on the 6th September.

Looking forward to it.

[ProphetX]

can't wait to be honest :)

[toeachtheirown]

Everytime I say 'well I don't know that much about MMA' and everytime Adam does his diary I buy it :D

[crayon]

I haven't bought a WMMA yet, but will be following the diary closely. This time could be the time :D

[Nutlaw]

If WMMA3 improves on 2 as much as 2 improved upon 1, it should be a definite buy. Looking forward to hearing about it.

[Toshevv]

I made a topic about few things i dont like in WMMA 2 and needs improvment written in a nice manner and i finished saying I find hte game good and etc and it was deleted?

Any idea why?I`ve been a good customer of greydogsoftware with over 200 dollars spent on their games

[FlameSnoopy]

I made a topic about few things i dont like in WMMA 2 and needs improvment written in a nice manner and i finished saying I find hte game good and etc and it was deleted?

Any idea why?I`ve been a good customer of greydogsoftware with over 200 dollars spent on their games

It was simply moved to the WMMA2 Suggestions -forum, as your topic was about improving the game - thus, a suggestion.

[ZzFDKzZ]

Can't wait!

[DreamGoddessLindsey]

I am really looking forward to this. I love the WMMA series.

[Goliath764]

When I have decided to buy WMMA2, the news came out, now I have to wait 3 months to get my hands on WMMA3, not sure if I should be happy or sad[for the waiting time]. Anyway, looking forward to this.

[kybucki]

Can you PLEASE make it for MAC's as well

Love your games but I can't play them!

[barkflex]

The added commentary and situation for striking are much appreciated. Last year, the stand-up portion of the fights was fairly dull because there was no build-up.

[Adam Ryland]

Closed - the thread for commenting on journal entries is further down.

[hurri]

Will this version work properly on windows 7?

[JohnnyInsurance]

All the new additions sound great , I truly cannot wait for the game!