Visual upgrades and new fighting features await.

EA Sports UFC 5 is set to release on October 27.

The Real Impact system attempts to simulate the effects of taking blows over the course of a match.

Your fighter’s attributes will degrade as you take and deal hits.

However, the system also includes visual upgrades.

The game has a new particle system, rendering blood and sweat in reportedly hyper-realistic ways.

Facial damage can be rendered in over 64,000 different combinations.

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If you cannot prevent the injury from getting further damage, the doctor may stop the game.

There are now a wider variety of strikes and hit reaction animations.

The live-game elements have also gotten a makeover.

Features like Fight Week and Fight Pick are tied to real-world UFC events.

you could also pick up Alter Egos of fighters, offering new looks and abilities.

EA Sports UFC 5 will release on October 27 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The Deluxe Edition will feature UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on the cover.

The Standard Edition will display UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

EA Play members can play early on October 24.

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