Key Takeaways
- Steel City Interactive is releasing a new Undisputed DLC with Jake Paul and other fighters on December 12.
- The controversial addition of Jake Paul has sparked fan backlash, with some urging players not to purchase the DLC.
- Jake Paul will come with two additional outfits, while all other fighters will come with one alternative outfit.
Undisputed developer Steel City Interactive has announced it will be releasing a new DLC pack on December 12, adding controversial boxer Jake Paul to the game’s roster. Alongside the influencer-turned-boxer, Undisputed‘s ‘Problem Child’ DLC will also include former WBO interim heavyweight champion Zhilei Zhang, former undisputed world heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin, and more.
27-year-old Jake Paul has been making waves in the boxing world ever since his first professional bout against fellow YouTuber Ali Eson Gib, whom Paul defeated in the very first round. Since his debut, Paul has gone on to defeat various MMA fighters, such as Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, and even the striking legend Anderson Silva. After being postponed, Paul took on the 58-year-old Mike Tyson last month in a controversial bout that saw ‘The Problem Child’ come out on top. While he has yet to line up his next opponent, fans will soon be able to take Paul into the ring themselves thanks to an upcoming Undisputed DLC pack.
Related
How Undisputed May Have Opened The Floodgates For EA’s Long-Promised Fighting Game Revival
Deep Silver’s Undisputed is finally here and, while it has some issues, it could be the spark that reignites one long-forgotten boxing franchise.
Undisputed Adding Jake Paul in New DLC
In a new press release, Steel City Interactive announced that Jake Paul would be coming to Undisputed as part of the new ‘Problem Child’ DLC pack on December 12. The paid expansion will also add six other 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 come with an alternate outfit, while the star of Undisputed‘s first post-launch DLC, Jake Paul, will come with three in-game outfits for players 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-world fighting skills with his unapologetic, bold persona.
Much like the boxer himself, the addition of Jake Paul has been a controversial one, to say the least. Over on Reddit, some fans are urging other players not to buy the upcoming DLC as there are still a plethora of bugs and glitches in Undisputed that players are eager to see rectified. Thankfully, a new update is being planned to launch on the very same day as the upcoming DLC, but a message from one of the game’s Discord moderators indicates that it won’t be a “silver bullet update,” implying that the patch likely won’t address many of the issues fans still have with the game.
Steel City did surprise fans with a new Undisputed update back in November, despite the fact that the studio said a new patch wouldn’t drop until mid-December. The update included fixes for some of the boxing game’s most prominent issues, including adjustments to block colliders, stamina, power punches, and even a nerf to the incredibly overpowered Deontay Wilder. But with various other serious bugs (such as one affecting players’ in-game record) still running rampant, fans believe gameplay improvements should be taking top priority at the studio.
Undisputed‘s The Problem Child DLC will be released on December 12 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and will also come with The Apparel Pack, which features alternate ring attire for existing fighters, including Deontay Wilder, Roy Jones Jr., Terence Crawford, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Seniesa Estrada and Sunny Edwards.
Leave a Reply