1up is reporting that the first ever “On-Line Pro Wrestling” game will arrive in Japan on May 6th. Japanese developer Yuke’s, who is famous for the WWE Smackdown video games, announced the release this afternoon. Remember though, this is being released only in Japan as of now. On-Line Pro Wrestling provides a virtual wrestling promotion between characters created […]
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GLEN COVE, NY, February 19, 2004 – Wrestling fans who have waited patiently for their hero to emerge from the shadows and return to the ring will once again feel the power of the “Stinger Splash,” as Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM) today announced that it has exclusively signed Sting to appear in SHOWDOWN(TM): Legends […]
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Gigante developing new WWE game
The WWE’s Dr. Tom Prichard reveals motion capture work for the unnamed title is under way. It looks like WWE fans will be taken to the gaming mat sooner than they thought. In his latest column on the official WWE site, talent coordinator and trainer Dr. Tom Prichard revealed that Chicago-based Studio Gigante is developing […]
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Intec Partners With WWE
MIAMI, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Intec, Inc., a leading manufacturer of cross-platform video game accessories, announced today it has secured a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) for the accessory licensing rights to WWE’s video game-related brands. Intec is launching its first WWE-branded high-performance video game controller as WWE’s 20th Anniversary approaches. The […]
The character Zebraman will be introduced into pro-wrestling at ZERO-ONE’s 12/14 Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) show and will also work on 1/4 at either New Japan’s Tokyo Dome show or at DSE/PRIDE’s pro-wrestling show on 1/4. Speaking of which, the announcement of Zebraman into pro-wrestling coincided with the announcement of DSE using Saitama Super Arena for […]
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Pride 11/9 Show Results
PRIDE ran their November 9th show at the Tokyo Dome, claiming 67,451 paid for a complete sell-out (at least $7 million dollars for the live gate). Results: Nobuhiko Takada made the announcement to the crowd that PRIDE would indeed have a 100%-PRIDE only fight show on New Year’s Eve on Fuji TV that would run […]