DOBERMAN INC
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Probably more likely to buy a WWE game now actually.
Rumor: EA has the WWE license [Up: Or Take-Two?]
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Hot Coldman
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Seriously though, if EA fuck up any of the character or story creation tools, I'll be so fucking bummed out.
JUST LOOK AT THIS SHIT. Yukes were all about letting you craft the ULTIMATE wrestling experience. EA gon' fuck this up, y'all.
JUST LOOK AT THIS SHIT. Yukes were all about letting you craft the ULTIMATE wrestling experience. EA gon' fuck this up, y'all.
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Deleted member 8095
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I've always been interested in what EA can do with a wrestling game. I'm excited if this rumor is true.
Keyser Soze
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darkressurection
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Should be interesting to see who they end up going with for development, it can't be much worse than what it was under THQ. (the excellent All-Stars excluded)
TimeEffect
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WWE games already sucked this gen.
Question is, will it now be WWE Madden or WWE Fifa?
And will they rebuild it entirely? Personally, I hope they do. I want more arcadey wrestling games. Or at least make a spin off.
Question is, will it now be WWE Madden or WWE Fifa?
And will they rebuild it entirely? Personally, I hope they do. I want more arcadey wrestling games. Or at least make a spin off.
The Elite
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Unfortunately, I think we're going to see this happen. If they build from the ground up with their own devs and engine we may have to wait 2-3 iterations before we see some of the recent Yukes features return. That really is a bummer.
Keyser Soze
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Bruce Lee Kicks
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Everything is gonna be DLC.
EA will just do the same thing, a yearly release without actually doing anything more than updating the roster. EA is not the right company to introduce meaningful changes as their track record shows, they will stick with their engine for as long as possible too.
Ken Masters
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WWE Madden would be massive upgrade over the trash that is Smackdown
TimeEffect
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The Elite
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If it's 2K I wonder if they will just stick with Yukes.
Ken Masters
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EA at least has the decency to upgrade the engine when it moves to a new generation of consoles
terrisus
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NeoGAF > Internet > NeoGAF
So no different than it is now.
EA has some of they key talent that worked on WWE All Stars and as a technically Sports game, Peter Moore would oversee it's development. I guarantee those staff and others from the UFC Elite team are being groomed to start development on a next-generation WWE game.
Yeah, because their MMA and Boxing game(s) have just been roster updates and yearly releases plagued with DLC!
Fact: EA Sports make the best Boxing and best MMA game(s), they will do WWE justice. The next WWE game might be a Yukes product but EA will be working on their own game.
The Elite
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If it's EA they will probably recruit or create a North American team to do it. If it's 2K, I bet they stick with Yukes.
This should be really interesting to watch unfold.
funkystudent
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Might not be EA?
There goes Peter Moore's chances of being in the Rumble.
There goes Peter Moore's chances of being in the Rumble.
Ken Masters
Banned
would be the worst possible outcome
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
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Deleted member 8095
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I don't care if it's 2K or EA, I just don't want Yukes. Their CAW stuff is great, but the engine is not my cup of tea.
HarryDemeanor
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Yep. This is my hope. No more Yukes please.
Yeah, it would.
I like the Story stuff in the WWE games because you can make it really dumb but they aren't fun to play and look like shit. That TNA game by midway has much better Models and even though it controls like shit, still feels more fun than WWE 13.
Yep, Yukes SUCKS
Bruce Lee Kicks
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Well I stopped playing wrestling games after SvR '06, but I did pick up WWE '13 and was pretty satisfied. Everything wasn't DLC, the DLC just split the community.
KefkaPalazzo
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Woot! Now give Yukes the boot.
The Elite
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I'm cringing at the thought of a developer starting from scratch on a new wrestling engine or building the old Aki engine into something that can be used today. It's going to take a long time to get all that customization back.
One thing Yukes got right was all the "create-a-modes" in the game. So much awesome customization. It's too bad the actual wrestling engine left a lot to be desired.
TimeEffect
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Oh my goodness, if EA takes it, will they bring back GM
Mode?
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ShinobiFist
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It already has been mentioned, but if EA, or whoever picks up the licence, it will most likely be in house *crosses fingers*
Agree, Yukes have had about 15 years, time for someone else. I am tired of doing finishers on guys and them getting up faster than me, and me pushing them off the HIAC that almost killed mrs. Foley's baby boy only for the opponent to instantly get up. Or me just doing a move on them and them proceeding to bounce around the ring like it was a trampoline
Professor Beef
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As much as I love VGCW, I want a wrestling game that's fun to play AND fun to watch.
Hahaha, Vince has to be livid on never getting $200 million back.
I think it's $40 million of the $200m THQ owed creditors.
The sale today will lay back some of that, but it'll be more like x cent on the dollar and not the full amount.
Professor Beef
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I dunno, he doesn't seem mad at Linda.
TimeEffect
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Upcoming Future Endeavour list will include Daniel Bryan, Ambrose, Rollins, Cesaro, to make up for this.
Ten new John Cena items, increased PPV pricing, more commercials on 3 hour Raws.