Key insights
- Steel City Interactive is releasing a new Undisputed DLC with Jake Paul and other fighters on December 12th.
- The controversial addition of Jake Paul sparked backlash from fans, with some urging players not to purchase the DLC.
- Jake Paul will come with two additional outfits, while all other fighters will come with an alternate outfit.
Undisputed Developer Steel City Interactive has announced that it will release a new DLC pack on December 12th, adding controversial boxer Jake Paul to the game's roster. In addition to the influencer-turned-boxer, UndisputedThe Problem Child DLC will also feature former WBO interim heavyweight champion Zhilei Zhang, former undisputed world heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, Swedish heavyweight champion Otto Wallin and more.
27-year-old Jake Paul has been turning heads in the boxing world since his first professional fight against fellow YouTuber Ali Eson Gib, whom Paul defeated in the first round. Since his debut, Paul has defeated various MMA fighters including Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and even striking legend Anderson Silva. Following the postponement, Paul took on 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a controversial fight last month, where 'The Problem Child' emerged victorious. While he has yet to announce his next opponent, fans will soon be able to take Paul into the ring themselves thanks to an upcoming date Undisputed DLC pack.
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Undisputed addition of Jake Paul in the new DLC
In a new press release, Steel City Interactive announced that Jake Paul will be joining us Undisputed as part of the new Problem Child DLC pack on December 12th. The paid expansion will also add six more fighters, including Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Márquez, James “Buster” Douglas, Otto Wallin and Zhilei Zhang. According to Steel City, each of the new fighters will have an alternate outfit, while the star of UndisputedJake Paul, the first post-launch DLC, will give players three in-game outfits to choose from. The studio says Paul was “put through his paces” with full motion capture to ensure his in-game character reflected his signature style, combining his real-life fighting skills with his uncompromising, courageous personality.
Much like the boxer himself, the addition of Jake Paul was controversial to say the least. Over on Reddit, some fans are advising other players not to purchase the upcoming DLC as there are still a plethora of bugs and glitches Undisputed that players are desperate to see a fix. Luckily, a new update is scheduled to release on the same day as the upcoming DLC, but a message from one of the game's Discord moderators indicates that it won't be a “cure-all update,” meaning that The patch probably won Many of the issues fans still have with the game are not addressed.
Steel City surprised fans with a new one Undisputed Update released back in November, although the studio announced that a new patch wouldn't be released until mid-December. The update included fixes for some of the boxing game's biggest issues, including adjustments to block collisions, stamina, power punches, and even a nerf for the incredibly overpowered Deontay Wilder. But with several other serious bugs (such as one affecting players' in-game balance) still rife, fans believe gameplay improvements should be a top priority at the studio.
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