In a turn of events almost as bizarre as the pseudo-sport itself, wrestling giants WWE have filed a lawsuit against THQ - who possess the licence to publish WWE-based games until December 2009, which includes the hugely successful Smackdown series.The suit alleges that a former WWE licensing and merchandising boss received bribes from toy manufacturer Jakks Pacific in 1998 to ensure that a joint venture between Jakks and THQ would be given the rights to produce WWE videogames - even though
The steady drip, drip, drip of GTA San Andreas info continues as Rockstar squeeze out yet more fact-droplets from their ghetto superstar. This time, their latest spurt reveals not only which mobs populate Los Santos but also what CJ will need to do to fit in. Out have gone the cartoon Cosa Nostra and the Hare Krishna bumper-fodder of the old games to be replaced by as serious selection of original gangsters, based on the west coast mobsters of the '90s. So now rolling with a crew means more
Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 16 October1 (NE) Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (PS2)2 (1) FIFA 2005 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)3 (7) Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA)4 (2) Fable (Xbox)5 (5) Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2, Xbox)6 (4) The Sims 2 (PC)7 (3) Pokemon Fire Red (GBA)8 (8) Star Wars: Battlefront (PS2, Xbox, PC)9 (6) Rome: Total War (PC)10 (9) Pokemon Leaf Green (GBA)11 (11) The Simpsons: Hit and Run (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube,
Grand Theft Auto's in-car radio sounds came of age in Grand Theft Auto 3 and Rockstar have raised the ante again in GTA: San Andreas. Eleven radio stations will feature 20 different DJs and carry a track listing three times greater than the one that graced GTA 3. But the real juice is in the enhancements...Variety is key in GTA radio world, allowing players to choose music that stirs their aural imagination, and the system has received a major overhaul by Rockstar's audio team. Whereas previous
Don't fret, Namco - those masters of arcade battery - haven't opted to make Tekken 5 into a Super Smash Bros style fury free-for-all. Instead these latest screens from the upcoming coin-op reveal a piratical version of Jack and a cartoon King complete with cutesy eyes and fluffy ears. The reason for the change is a brand new system of interchangeable cards that will let you customise one of the 20 characters and take them in your iron fist from arcade bout to coin-op battle. So the more wins
Has night time street-racing ever looked better than in Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition? This latest screen offering from Rockstar shows off the neon-lit city streets being pounded by all kinds of road-rippers and they've even thrown in a cool chopper motorbike for those who, erm, like a hog between their legs.The major tweaks to MC3 have focused on expanding the vehicle customisation side of the game and it's grown into a humongous affair in which as good as everything can be given an overhaul -
Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 9 October1 (NE) FIFA 2005 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)2 (NE) Fable (Xbox)3 (5) Pokemon Fire Red (GBA)4 (2) The Sims 2 (PC)5 (4) Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2, Xbox)6 (6) Rome: Total War (PC)7 (NE) Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA)8 (1) Star Wars: Battlefront (PS2, Xbox, PC)9 (7) Pokemon Leaf Green (GBA)10 (9) Def Jam Fight for NY (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)11 (11) The Simpsons: Hit and Run (PS2,
EA have announced the first details of FIFA Street, a new football title that takes the beautiful game to the streets. The game is based around an urban arcade-styled kick-around where a good right peg and on-the-ball flair will earn you and your team kudos as well as victory.Venues from around the world (Brazilian beach footie, anyone?) will feature four-on-four matches as well as one-on-one encounters - where besting your immediate opponent requires skill, technique and specific moves.
Unconfirmed rumours currently doing the interweb rounds strongly suggest that GTA: San Andreas will feature a - the first time a PS2 game in the GTA series has offered multiplayer support. Whether such a mode would be based around vs or (as seems more likely) cooperative gameplay remains to be seen, as does whether it would be split-screen, feature two playable characters on a single screen or even require two PS2s to be linked up.Rockstar were unavailable for comment at the time of writing
Sony have released new shots of EyeToy: Play 2 - and the screen of the granny playing air guitar is one of the wrongest things we've seen, well, this morning at least.The sequel to last year's best-selling Play compilation features 12 new games that make use of the webcam-style device and include the martial arts-inspired Kung2, home improvement madness in the shape of DIY and fast food shenanigans courtesy of Mr Chef.In addition to the host of new mini-games, Play 2 will also include SpyToy,
