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[scarybore]

As long as Yukes is nowhere near it, I would give a new WWE game a chance. EA would probably be the best fit for that, in the long term anyway.

Wow, never seen them put side by side like that.

 

[Ahasverus]

this picture pisses me off, god I hate Yukes so much

Pissed off is the word I'll use.

 

[MrCunningham]

Did the WWE models actually get worse over time? And I have never heard of the TNA Impact! series before, but visually they look respectable when compared to the WWE series. Wow. A change of developers might actually do this series some good.

My only concern is that the create a character might not be as robust if they switch over to a different dev.... Videogame Character Wrestling needs to live on. It's the only reason why I even give a damn about this series at all.

 

[slit]

So?

That last one is a very good representation of Booker T!

Spoiler

....after a safe falls on his head and smashes his face.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Did the WWE models actually get worse over time? And I have never heard of the TNA Impact! series before, but visually they look respectable when compared to the WWE series. Wow. A change of developers might actually do this series some good.

My only concern is that the create a character might not be as robust if they switch over to a different dev.... Videogame Character Wrestling needs to live on. It's the only reason why I even give a damn about this series at all.

TNA game was made by Midway San Diego. When Midway went bust they got bought by THQ and made WWE All Stars. They were then going to make a UFC game, but when THQ sold the licence to EA they closed the studio.

Very sad. WWE All Stars was a great game.

 

[SarcasticD]

Oh my lord....

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Finally no more Yukes

 

[dreamfall]

If this is true, I'm for it. Perhaps production values will finally rise again- I'm not sure how they'll create a new engine for the game, but it's time for a change.

 

[Captain N]

The only bummer about this is we probably won't get a Wrestling game until 2014. Maybe it will be next gen only.

 

[cr_blah_blah]

Can't be any worse than the Smackdown series has been for a decade

 

[Ken Masters]

Just marvel at the awe inspiring character models pushing the PS3/360 to the limit

 

[Snaku]

I will not miss THQuality.

 

[Keyser Soze]

EA will tie microtransations to all levels of CAW attire and deatil options

 

[FallingEdge]

Just marvel at the awe inspiring character models pushing the PS3/360 to the limit

That's a screen shot from WWF Attitude on the N64. You can't trick me.

 

[brumx]

WWE13 doesnt look much better than WWF Attitude on Dreamcast

 

[lupinko]

WWE13 doesnt look much better than WWF Attitude on Dreamcast

Attitude was only PS and N64.

 

[Aretak]

Attitude was only PS and N64.

Nah, there was a Dreamcast version too.

/edit/ See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esl-OPDZPDY

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Attitude was only PS and N64.

Nope. Attitude was Dreamcast, as well. You're thinking of Warzone.

They were very similar.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Attitude was only PS and N64.

 

[radrelic]

4 life

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Attitude > Warzone. Such a fun game, it was. Not THQ but still fun!

 

[ReiGun]

What could this mean for the future of the VGCW!?

Only thing I care about here. The VGCW must survive.

 

[Captain N]

WWE13 doesnt look much better than WWF Attitude on Dreamcast

Watch those two games in motion next to each other and there's no way you can say that with a straight face.

 

[Lothars]

I think EA will do a good job with the license.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

Get Aki back!!!!! Forget Yukes!

AKI AKI!!!

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Attitude > Warzone. Such a fun game, it was. Not THQ but still fun!

It was great at the time, and is certainly the reason we have the CAW systems we have today, but in retrospect using Mortal Kombat-style commands for moves in a wrestling game wasn't really the best idea.

 

[chogidogs]

Picture this. EA conference. Theater goes dark. Crowd is silent. "Ladies and gentlemen, to present our new game."

Then this theme plays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JAI67yP1K0

 

[lupinko]

Nope. Attitude was Dreamcast, as well. You're thinking of Warzone.

They were very similar.

Wow, that completely passed me by, who would've thunk it.

Well, we're all in agreement that Yuke's needs a big boot and torn quad out.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It was great at the time, and is certainly the reason we have the CAW systems we have today, but in retrospect using Mortal Kombat-style commands for moves in a wrestling game wasn't really the best idea.

This was why I preferred All Stars. Controls were much simpler. Yukes tried something simpler with Legends of WrestleMania, as well.

 

[Ithil]

Nah, there was a Dreamcast version too.

/edit/ See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esl-OPDZPDY

"Back when WWE games were good"

Except Attitude was shit.

 

[bangai-o]

Picture this. EA conference. Theater goes dark. Crowd is silent. "Ladies and gentlemen, to present our new game."

Then this theme plays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JAI67yP1K0

pft. more like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ7ndjhhps

 

[quest]

I hope EA can get AKI or atleast is left of them to do the game. It would be insta buy for so many of us who can remember a good WWE wresting game. Then maybe get the old games released on XBLA and PSN one can dream.

 

[Mr. Sam]

This picture makes me laugh every time:

 

[galvatron]

Oh my lord....

In fairness, TNA was on a modified Unreal Engine 3 and the artist were also good...that's about all they got right on that one.

As long as I can continue not buying WWE games and within an hour or two of visiting a friend who bought it become 80s-Hogan like in my ability to always kick out and eventually win based solely on that ability, then I'm ok with this .

 

[chogidogs]

pft. more like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ7ndjhhps

Honestly, I was just hoping McMahon would get on the mic and say "THQ, you're FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

EA getting AKI to make the title makes no sense. They sell stupid amounts no matter how bad they are due to the WWE name alone, if that wasn't the case then THQ wouldn't have stuck with Yukes for so long.

 

[slightconfuse]

Bah god EA over came he odds

 

[HT UK]

I hope EA do what THQ wouldn't and release the WWE games on PC!

 

[krae_man]

Faith vs JoMo
Extreme Rules Parkour Match

Runners Bag on a Pole Match?

I wonder if Sin Cara has "botchers vision"

 

[Snaku]

EA getting AKI to make the title makes no sense. They sell stupid amounts no matter how bad they are due to the WWE name alone, if that wasn't the case then THQ wouldn't have stuck with Yukes for so long.

It would generate a metric fuckton of goodwill if they got Syn Sophia to make it.

 

[RobotRocker]

The Wrestling Observer is allegedly saying it's 2K Sports who got it behind their paywall. Anyone with a subscription able to check?

 

[Linkified]

pft. more like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ7ndjhhps

Nah more like

THIS

 

[krae_man]

Attitude > Warzone. Such a fun game, it was. Not THQ but still fun!

Warzone is my favorite wrestling game ever. Come At Me!

 

[Toki767]

I still feel like whoever gets the license will still just hire Yukes since they are the only ones with a wrestling game engine that can be put out every year and make money.

 

[Ken Masters]

Warzone is my favorite wrestling game ever. Come At Me!

Attitude is the same game as Warzone but with a lot more wrestlers and modes. My fav wrestling game ever

 

[MrCunningham]

TNA game was made by Midway San Diego. When Midway went bust they got bought by THQ and made WWE All Stars. They were then going to make a UFC game, but when THQ sold the licence to EA they closed the studio.

Very sad. WWE All Stars was a great game.

That is a shame. It looks like Midway San Diego had a legitimately good wrestling engine for their games:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWr5E-kEhCs&feature=player_detailpage#t=62s

The fighting engine here looked really smooth. The motion capture looks good here and the transitions between animations are pretty smooth compared to the clunky ass THQuality of the WWE series.

 

[Alex Anderson]

The Wrestling Observer is allegedly saying it's 2K Sports who got it behind their paywall. Anyone with a subscription able to check?

I don't see anything

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Warzone is my favorite wrestling game ever. Come At Me!

Have you played Attitude? You won't be saying that if you have. It's Warzone's sequel, and it's so much better.

I think I'm going to buy the game for shits and giggles and play it on PS3.

 

[twinturbo2]

Quoted twice in the article, ye gods

How does it feel to be sourced for an article? Must feel good, eh?

 

[quest]

I still feel like whoever gets the license will still just hire Yukes since they are the only ones with a wrestling game engine that can be put out every year and make money.

Hope not because mean many more years of not buying a WWE game. It pisses me off to this day there is not 1 remotely decent WWE game in a decade. Used to be one of my favorite games would play with friends for hours and hours on end. We rent the newest smackdown game and want to throw the controller through the TV 10 minutes in.