THQ is showing off its revamped wrasslin' game at E3 and will stream gameplay demos every day during the show next week. In the meantime, you can see the first screens in our gallery and get strangely emotional with Randy Orton after the break.
THQ is showing off its revamped wrasslin' game at E3 and will stream gameplay demos every day during the show next week. In the meantime, you can see the first screens in our gallery and get strangely emotional with Randy Orton after the break.
Reader Comments (55)
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:36PM (Unverified) said
hey better have the recent bearded gruff Orton ingame, or I'll be disappointed already. They did show bearded heel viper for a couple shots though.
Bah Gawd look at all those RKOs
Bah Gawd look at all those RKOs
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:38PM liquidsoap89 said
That is an awesome cover image...
FLOATING SEX!
FLOATING SEX!
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:38PM Gooblechev said
It's the cool thing to name things with plain numbers these days.
Remember when we were moving away from that to creative sequel names?
The ciiiircle of liiiiiiife!
Remember when we were moving away from that to creative sequel names?
The ciiiircle of liiiiiiife!
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:39PM Shane86 said
Zero gameplay in the trailer...ok then....
Would need to be a major overhaul to get me interested in this series again.
Would need to be a major overhaul to get me interested in this series again.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:53PM LEeHamM said
@Shane86 Im not as big a wwe fan as I used to be, but i feel the same... and they couldnt have picked 4 more pictures to make me think. "wow nothing has changed" no gameplay is a big minus they need to step it up big to get me to by anymore wwe games as they seem so sub par now rather then a big franchise.
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Posted: May 31st 2011 10:07PM Rocket Raccoon said
@Shane86
I agree. My friends and I play All Stars a lot which WAS a major shift and it paid off for them (in my opinion). I haven't loved a wrestling game that much in years. We were hoping for something like that but instead got whatever WWE '12 turns out to be...
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I agree. My friends and I play All Stars a lot which WAS a major shift and it paid off for them (in my opinion). I haven't loved a wrestling game that much in years. We were hoping for something like that but instead got whatever WWE '12 turns out to be...
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:41PM kyte420 said
After Orton gets rid of that lame beard he will be a heel again thats where he shines his Lex Luthor to Cena's Superman....Also that showed nothing of the game what did they do search youtube for sjme clips?
Posted: May 31st 2011 9:54PM TrueBadkarma said
@kyte420
The miz is the main heel on RAW, Alex Riley's faceturn was engineered because Orton was moved to be Smackdowns main attraction along with Christian.
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The miz is the main heel on RAW, Alex Riley's faceturn was engineered because Orton was moved to be Smackdowns main attraction along with Christian.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:42PM acme64 said
they still make wrestling games?
better yet, people still watch wrestling?
better yet, people still watch wrestling?
Posted: Jun 1st 2011 2:29AM maveric101 said
@Prboi
i'd bet money that a majority of people don't like WWE.
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i'd bet money that a majority of people don't like WWE.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:43PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
ADR's entrance with Ricardo Rodriguez sold me on this game. That was all I needed to know.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:43PM Comet 20 said
This should have been titled Smackdown: Woo Woo Woo You Know It.
Posted: May 31st 2011 8:19PM PrimetimePragz said
@Comet 20 or at least put the internet championship belt in the game.
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Posted: May 31st 2011 10:08PM Rocket Raccoon said
@PrimetimePragz
This would make it an instant day one buy.
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This would make it an instant day one buy.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:49PM Prboi said
Cool. Will be looking forward to this one
Posted: May 31st 2011 8:01PM Prboi said
@kyte420
I don't think that's the case. WWE really doesn't oversee anything THQ does with their games other than licensing & things of that nature. They can make their own storylines based on what WWE has done or make some of their own. WWE already has writers for them, I doubt they'd stoop to stealing ideas from a game developer.
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I don't think that's the case. WWE really doesn't oversee anything THQ does with their games other than licensing & things of that nature. They can make their own storylines based on what WWE has done or make some of their own. WWE already has writers for them, I doubt they'd stoop to stealing ideas from a game developer.
Posted: May 31st 2011 8:02PM TaintedKane said
@Prboi
Remember that awesome walking around the backstage? Actually that gave me a headache everytime I played that part. Or I would get dizzy.
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Remember that awesome walking around the backstage? Actually that gave me a headache everytime I played that part. Or I would get dizzy.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:50PM Jamvaan said
I'm not liking that Ortons face is all over this game, but like any other addict, when the time comes I will be picking this up.
Posted: May 31st 2011 7:50PM kyte420 said
Here comes the Pain, didn't some character on some tv show used to say that when he was about to be hurt?
Posted: May 31st 2011 8:01PM Scnew said
Someone tell this to SquareEnix, so we can make sure never to get something like a name like "Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy" ever again.
Posted: May 31st 2011 8:20PM Timjoy said
Still not half as good as....
WCW vs NWO world tour
WCW Revenge
WWF wrestlemania 2000
WWF no mercy
Vpw64
Vpw2
Giant gram 2000
Fire pro wrestling d
super fire pro wrestling x premium
Wrestling games have fallen a looooong way....they should rerelease those games on Psn,xbla and steam with online support
WCW vs NWO world tour
WCW Revenge
WWF wrestlemania 2000
WWF no mercy
Vpw64
Vpw2
Giant gram 2000
Fire pro wrestling d
super fire pro wrestling x premium
Wrestling games have fallen a looooong way....they should rerelease those games on Psn,xbla and steam with online support
Posted: Jun 1st 2011 4:57AM radioactivez0r said
@Timjoy I would actually overpay for a good XLBA version of No Mercy.
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Posted: May 31st 2011 9:00PM Anarqi said
Not a fan of WWE, but I really really enjoy the game series. Some of the best customizations in any genre. Batman vs an Olsen twin? Yep!
Posted: May 31st 2011 9:07PM 8bitartist said
Smackdown: Modern Wrestling 12
Posted: May 31st 2011 10:00PM Adhesive said
Game needs an engine overhaul:\
Posted: May 31st 2011 10:23PM Lerkero said
Finally they took the Smackdown name out so I can stop complaining about it not being as good as the first few Smackdown games.
They should also change the name of the Smackdown show. It hasn't been the same in years.
They should also change the name of the Smackdown show. It hasn't been the same in years.
Posted: May 31st 2011 10:30PM Dayvido said
... New name same game... It's going to need more then a new name to make it to my list of games to buy this year
Posted: May 31st 2011 10:49PM jdlyga said
I've been hearing a LOT more talk about wrestling these days. More and more people I hear from are getting back into watching WWE. I certainly am. It's TVPG, but the storylines and completely over the top theatrics are great. Is wrestling getting popular again?
Posted: May 31st 2011 11:07PM xpander2k said
@jdlyga : Nope. It's as horrible as ever. It's not getting popular again, it's getting a new audience of people that either weren't wrestling fans or haven't been in many years at the expense of the wrestling fans that have been the core for the past 15 years. 'Wrestling' is basically an afterthought. It's about 20% wrestling and 80% everything else. The current WWE product has a loyal fan-base and God bless them, but they can keep it. I know rubbish when I see it. It's a pale imitation of the product we saw in the 80s. What's missing are....
*Story-lines that make sense
*Good actual wrestling matches
*Unscripted promos
*Meaningful title reigns
*Meaningful storylines that come to a climax to a major PPV
.....and many other issues.
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*Story-lines that make sense
*Good actual wrestling matches
*Unscripted promos
*Meaningful title reigns
*Meaningful storylines that come to a climax to a major PPV
.....and many other issues.
Posted: Jun 1st 2011 1:45AM liquidsoap89 said
@xpander2k
This is a serious question... But was wrestling ever "real"... Or was it always kind of like a big boys soap opera?
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This is a serious question... But was wrestling ever "real"... Or was it always kind of like a big boys soap opera?
Posted: Jun 1st 2011 9:11AM xFenixKnightx said
@liquidsoap89
No. But back then they did use more wrestling manuevers than they do now. Now its just a ton of fake punches and kicks and big finishers for wow factor. Wrestling technique has pretty much gone out the window sans a few guys still in the biz.
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No. But back then they did use more wrestling manuevers than they do now. Now its just a ton of fake punches and kicks and big finishers for wow factor. Wrestling technique has pretty much gone out the window sans a few guys still in the biz.
Posted: Jun 1st 2011 12:16AM iAlejandro said
Screen Cap... AWKWARD +1
