Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Ryan Garcia and Sugar Ray Robinson in Undisputed
The game formerly known as eSports Boxing Club (ESBC) has been officially changed to Undisputed, per a YouTube video posted on the game’s official account featuring studio head Ash Habib.
The game has also changed its handle on all social media platforms.
The video detailing the name change and the reason behind it can be found below:
As Habib mentioned, the original name of the game could have been considered a bit confusing. While eSports has taken off and become one of the most successful strands of the video game industry, the term is exclusively associated with competitive gaming.
As eSports continues to be more specifically defined, it is probably not in the best interest of a publisher to release a game with the term in the title unless the competitive gaming demographic is the only target.
Undisputed will aim to feed an eSports crowd, but not exclusively. The game has shown off an extensive create-a-fighter suite, a large roster and a career mode. It appears the plan is for Undisputed to be a more complete boxing experience targeting fans of a competitive game as well as casuals and those interested in a more realistic, but single-player journey.
The biggest question about Undisputed is when will it be released. We still don’t have a concrete date and many fans are getting anxious and discouraged by the lack of information on this front. Boxing video game fans have seen projects like this come and go without an actual release over the past decade.
The project has grown significantly since it was originally announced, and it has drawn considerable attention.
Undisputed is no longer a small indie project and the developers at Steel City may be waiting for the right push to launch it to the next level. It’s doubtful agreements with the likes of Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Tyson Fury, Todd Grisham and others will go by the boards without an official release.
Stay tuned.
