THQ begins a countdown to Smackdown

by JC Fletcher { Aug 17th 2009 at 9:00PM }

This might be the weirdest variant of the reviled countdown site yet. We know exactly what the countdown is for -- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 -- and, since it's an annual sports franchise, we don't really expect surprises. But there it is, counting down three days until we'll see the roster, media, downloads, list of features, and other areas of what promises to be a bog-standard game website.

Of course, the big attraction here is what the new game will look like. However, since that was revealed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, that leaves ... the downloads? Who will appear on the downloadable desktop wallpaper. FIND OUT in three days!

Tags: countdown, thq, wrestling, wwe, wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2010, yukes

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

SavoyPrime @ Aug 17th 2009 9:05PM

Would be nice if the real surprise was THQ was bringing AKI back so that wrestling games wouldn't totally suck anymore. XD

xgarryx(warXroutine on LIVE and PSN) @ Aug 17th 2009 9:17PM

WCW and ,WWF no mercy on the n64 where the pinnacle of wrestling games

ohh and fire pro as well.

MystileArmor @ Aug 17th 2009 9:05PM

... I'm just going to go out and say it;

It's a freakin' game about guys in speedo's playing pretend-fighting.. hey when you think about it that actually sounds like an awesome premise for a game!

Zexion_VI @ Aug 17th 2009 9:05PM

More Twitter... Shocker.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Aug 17th 2009 9:07PM

Well, most video games are based on fictional events.
Another wrestling game makes perfect sense, seeing as it is all fiction.

xgarryx(warXroutine on LIVE and PSN) @ Aug 17th 2009 9:13PM

no aki .......i will not buy.
smackdown is the madden of pro wrestling games

Jonathon @ Aug 17th 2009 9:14PM

How is it that you posted this 10 minutes ago but your countdown picture is 12 hours off?

Lucas @ Aug 17th 2009 9:16PM

"Who will appear on the downloadable desktop wallpaper. FIND OUT in three days!"

ZOMG! I can't wait!

Jrod @ Aug 17th 2009 9:17PM

I gave up on these Smackdown games when I gave up on McMahon's wrestling.

xgarryx(warXroutine on LIVE and PSN) @ Aug 17th 2009 9:19PM

hey go watch ring of honor or TNA. good stuf mcmahon's stuff is bland.

Akuma FTW @ Aug 17th 2009 9:29PM

Without The Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage, and the Hulkster this game is FAIL

Big D. @ Aug 17th 2009 9:17PM

I always look forward to the SVR games every year. Have been since the first one. They have their flaws, yes, what game/series doesn't but overall 09 was a great game and 2010 should be even better. Also, it's extremely late this year as far as the fact that other than the Jimmy Falon clip, there has been NO media released for the game (aside from the cover too, if that counts)...so I'm very excited to see what is revealed this week. By the way, it's at 2 days, 17 hours now...you're picture is quite old.

CrazyHand @ Aug 17th 2009 9:21PM

Is it just me or does John Cena have a really fake body in that pic.

Vertimyst @ Aug 17th 2009 9:31PM

It's just you. John Cena's not in the pic.

Then again, if the countdown is supposed to look like John Cena, then yea... pretty fake. :P

Vertimyst @ Aug 17th 2009 9:33PM

It's just you. John Cena's not in the pic.

Then again, if that countdown's supposed to look like John Cena, then yea... pretty fake. :P

Vertimyst @ Aug 17th 2009 9:34PM

Oops, didn't mean to double-post. Crappy internet connection of late. >_

CrazyHand @ Aug 17th 2009 9:36PM

When you click on revealed.*

Alton Brown [Planeteer | Power of Dueling Banjos] @ Aug 17th 2009 9:55PM

AWWW SHEEEIT!

Shadsy @ Aug 17th 2009 10:29PM

Rapid-fire culture continues.
TRACK THE NUMBER OF SECONDS UNTIL WE ANNOUNCE SOMETHING YOU KNOW ABOUT ON TWITTER.

nevin1 @ Aug 18th 2009 3:45PM

Let me know when THQ goes back to the Here Comes The Pain formula and actually design the game around a next gen system instead the 360/PS3 just being ports from the PS2

Chairman Hurf [Planeteer | Power of Politically Correct Comedic Relief] @ Aug 17th 2009 11:41PM

This game is probably going to get Smacked Down, not trolling here

MikkoSurma @ Aug 17th 2009 11:58PM

HEY AWESOME! But I'll stick to Fire Pro Wrestling Returns on my PS2, thanks.

whylekat @ Aug 18th 2009 12:08AM

Hahah yeh I just Picked that up for $8! Amazing. Best wrestling game I bought this decade.

DarkNessBear @ Aug 18th 2009 12:49AM

Bahaha, I've already played this game for 200+ hours (Quality Assurance... wee....). I had no idea there was so little known about it.

Shagee @ Aug 18th 2009 3:22AM

It would be really great news for the gamers that the producer has announced Smack Down v/s raw 2010 version as it has a reputation of launching some great games in the past by launching some WWF and WWE stuff with all that events which they had in the real world.....................
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