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That amazing place being the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, which in these episodes below went all-out and brought in both Sgt. Slaughter and Rowdy Roddy Piper as guest stars. More »
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Randy "Macho Man" Savage died in a car wreck in May, two months after ending an estrangement with the WWE/F by appearing in THQ's WWE Superstars. Savage, one of the greatest superstars in professional wrestling history, will also appear in the series' flagship video game WWE 12 when it releases its Legends stable of wrestlers in January. More »
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Regional covers for sports video games are not uncommon, especially for titles like FIFA. (Madden, once upon a time, also had a Spanish edition). I don't know that it's ever been done for THQ's WWE series before now, though. [Update: It has. Several times.] More »
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It began, as so many things do, with sweaty men in tight underpants. And they wore masks. Let's not forget the masks. Lucha Libre masks. Those masks might have started in Mexican professional wrestling, but they live on in Japan, whether that be in fashion, manga, pornos and, yes, video games. More »
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Back in May, one rasslin' fan from Spokane brought a 3DS to the WWE. In November, THQ will bring the WWE to the 3DS. More »
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Yuzuki Aikawa made her name as a pin-up model, appearing in glossies. The curvy bikini model also worked as a race queen, before joining an idol group and releasing a CD. Then she did something unexpected. She got her ass kicked. More »
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Gymnasium/ballroom/armory pro wrestling is a beautiful thing. A beautifully cheesy thing. This combatant from Hawaii, "Kenryu Takadoki", has shed all pretense of trying to become noticed and promoted to a bigger circuit because, hey, they're way out in Hawaii. So why not go with a repertoire based on Street Fighter moves? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5832848&view=rss&microfeed=true Jerry "The King" Lawler and WWE superstar "The Miz" will in a couple of hours reveal the full roster of legends and superstars for WWE 12, live from Summerslam Fan Axxess at 4 p.m. EDT. You can follow it though this live streaming link. More »
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Friday, Totilo noticed someone sitting ringside with a 3DS at WWE SmackDown's recent event in Spokane, Wash., apparently capturing the action with the device's 3D camera. (Kotaku commenter Dr. Zaius: 'Guy was watching the match through the 3DS's 3D lenses. 'Whoa! It's like I'm RIGHT THERE!'") Yesterday, that guy contacted us to share the photos and explain why he chose Aqua Blue. More »
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On Smackdown last night, WWE rasslers Christian and Sheamus finally adjudicated matters inside the ring, and one fan captured the magic moment with an Aqua Blue 3DS, seen here. I bet this does indeed look lovely in 3D. More »
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Being a successful professional wrestler takes more than having the right moves in the ring, and no one knows that better than the legendary Hulk Hogan. That's why the Kinect-powered Hulk Hogan's Main Event focuses as much on winning the crowd as it does winning the match. More »
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At a little over five feet and weighing a mere 110 pounds, twenty-six year-old Moeka Haruhi (above, boot to face) is a star in Japanese women's pro wrestling. Her anime and game-themed ring gear have made her a fan favorite. But one fan took things too far. More »
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Everything is now digital. This sentence, for example, doesn't exist in tangible space. But there was a time when you could reach out and touch everything. There was a time when paper was king. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5793391&view=rss&microfeed=true One could forgive a child of 1991 if he were to look at a photo of Captain Lou Albano and say, "That's Super Mario," or a teenager from 1986 if he were to say, "That's Cyndi Lauper's dad." [Deadspin] More »
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In 1994, the WWF and an emotional Vince McMahon bid farewell to hall-of-fame wrestler Randy Savage. On March 29, the Macho Man ends a 16-year estrangement from the wrestling circuit with his appearance in THQ's WWE All-Stars. More »
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The Rock's been a bad boy this year and Saint Nick's gonna give him a big lump of coal. From THQ and its arcade wrestling title, WWE All-Stars, due next year. More »
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A classic Lex Luger skin (pictured), and The Nexus stable's Wade Barrett, David Otunga and Justin Gabriel are included in the latest DLC extension for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, available now on the PS3 and Xbox 360's download services. More »
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Calling pro wrestling "fake" is neither accurate nor informed. The term is "kayfabe." More »
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Performing a body slam from the top ropes onto the back of the bandwagon, THQ is readying their own game-specific control accessory, to be added to the pile in 2010. More »
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Another publisher is throwing its hat in the wrestling game ring, thanks to newbie Slang's AAA: El Videojuego, an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 grappler based on the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración license. More »
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A NeoGAFfer working from lists of previously confirmed characters, plus images he says will be released by IGN and WWE, has come up with at least 42 playable characters in Legends of Wrestlemania. More »
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Hiding from your enemies in a cardboard box doesn't work too spectacularly in the real world, or even in Metal Gear Solid, but it works in the squared circle, as proven by Akiba Pro Wrestling. More »
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Thank goodness for MTV's Stephen Totilo's love of pro wrestling. Without it, we never would have heard about how Lara Croft triumphed over countless female wrestlers during this past weekend's WWE Cyber Sunday pay-per-view event. Mickie James represented gamers everywhere with her dark take on the Tomb Raider star, taking top honors in the competition, which featured the entire inventory of the slutty section of your local holiday costume store. Just when you thought things couldn't get any better than this, a fight broke out. More »
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Nearly a year ago I attended an event put on by Midway here in Atlanta to introduce the press to their new wrestling title, TNA Impact!, based on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion founded back in 2002 by wrestling father and son Jerry and Jeff Jarett. After a lengthy hands-on with the game I made the following proclamation: "Once all the moves are finished and the stadiums are complete, it truly has a chance at being one of the best wrestling video games of all time." Well now the game has been released and I've spent a large chunk of time getting pounded into the canvas by the likes of AJ Styles and Samoa Joe to see if Midway grabbed at that chance or got knocked out of the ring by their own ambition. More »
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Growing up in the mid-80’s, I was such a big pro wrestling fan that I had everything, including my styrofoam Hacksaw Jim Duggan 2X4 and my Brett Hart sunglasses. I thought I was such a badass. I eventually grew out if it, but like most, came back during the renaissance in the late 90’s. I was totally nWo 4 life brotha’. But I once more lost interest and haven’t watched wrestling seriously in about 10 years, so I had no idea what TNA was when I went to check out TNA iMPACT! today. More »
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Despite my penchant for sweaty muscle men rolling around on the floor grappling each other, I've never really liked wrestling games. They are a little too slow for me and I much prefer the fast pace of a Soul Calibur over the lumbering likes of WWF. That said, what I saw of Midway's TNA Impact left me walking away a fan and quite impressed. More »
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Pro wrestler Christian Cage (aka Jason Reso) isn't quite ready to trade in his spandex tights just yet, but has taken up a gaming column over at GameTap. The majority of his first column is about how much he likes games or what he's going to write about. For example: More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311063&view=rss&microfeed=true Along with the trailer and gameplay footage of their new wrestling game, TNA Impact, Midway also showed this featurette on the motion capture involved in creating the title. As you can probably tell from the video, the wrestlers are having one hell of a good time participating, though several of them mentioned in performing moves the generally only have to pull off during matches that run a half-hour tops for hours at a time was a bit on the grueling side. I can only imagine. More »
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Pro wrestling. To some it is the subject of jokes and ridicule, thought of as a sport enjoyed by hicks and dimwits. To others it is a source of endless entertainment...those who appreciate the sport for the sheer entertainment value. Yes, there are even those today who fully buy into the fantasy, hanging on the edge of their seats at every opportunity, idolizing their heroes and despising their villains with fanatical devotion. No matter how you feel about pro wrestling, you have to agree that it's popular all over the world, and wherever you find a huge, dedicated fan base, you're likely to find a video game attached to it. This past weekend, Midway and TNA Wrestling held a press event to unveil the first video game based on the fledgling but increasingly popular wrestling organization, TNA Impact!. Video game and wrestling press flew in from all over the world for a chance to play the new title...except for me. More »
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I went into Midway's Atlanta TNA Impact! wrestling event fully expecting to be underwhelmed by the game. After all, the current an previous gen offerings haven't exactly been the best the sport had to offer the video game world. I fully believed that wrestling games had reached their peak during the heyday of Wrestlemania 2000. Well after spending some time playing through Midway's new baby on the Xbox 360, I am pleased to discovery that I might have been wrong on that point. The game strikes a very satisfying balance between gameplay, graphics, and animation that I've not witnessed in the genre for quite some time. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310807&view=rss&microfeed=true Over the weekend I attended an event in my own hometown of Atlanta, during which Midway unveiled what could very well end up being the best wrestling video game since the N64 days. I'll tell you more tomorrow in my feature on the event, where I got up close and personal with both the wrestling talent and the game, but for now marvel at Midway's TNA Impact, heading to the PS2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 next spring. More »
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Almost two years later, Spike's unreleased sprite based Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for the PS2 is getting an American and European release. Publisher Agetec will be bringing it to the West, and Agetec's Mark Johnson: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283121&view=rss&microfeed=true This Sunday at Wrestlemania 23, WWE chairman Vince McMahon and billionaire television personality Donald Trump sqaure off in the ring, with the loser getting his head shaved by the winner! Alright, so they are fighting by proxy, but the hair thing still stands. For those of you as disappointed as I am that we won't be seeing Trump get hit with a chair, THQ has released a video done in Smackdown Vs, RAW 2007 that delves into what might have been. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247745&view=rss&microfeed=true WWE sexpot, Candice Michelle, shakes her money maker in this entrance clip from WWE Smackdown vs Raw 07 for the 360. Not much to say about this one other than I hope you enjoy this little bit of olde fashioned Christmas Eve dominatrix wrestler action. Honestly, though, as I watch it, all I can think of is this. More »
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Killer 7 in one word: Cool. The game's designer Suda 51? Anyone who turns up at a promotional events for his games wearing a lucha libre mask is, likewise, cool. Currently at work on a new title for the Wii, Suda, who previously worked as an undertaker and a woman's hand bag salesman, also Game Informer how he broke into the industry: More »
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