Major Nelson's Blog writes: Content: LOTR: Conquest Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan Dash Text: Middle-earth stands on the brink of destruction. You will unite to save it or destroy it. Each race is bound to this one fate. Choose your allegiance! Content: SmackDown vs RAW 2008 Price: Check pricing in your region Availability: With 8 Superstar Fighting Styles and a whole new level of control, how will you play? Content: SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 Price: Check pricing in your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan Dash Text: Have more fun playing with friends. Alone you're great, but together you're unstoppable!
From the article: EA Sports have announced that they're going to announce a new game in January, but won't tell us what just yet. Rumor has it that this new ventures. will be professional wrestling once again. More specifically they could be taking on the WWE brand when THQ's license runs out at the end of 2009.
From the Daily News A 9-year-old wrestling fan jumped off his Brooklyn apartment roof wearing a homemade parachute in a fatal imitation of his favorite video game character, friends said. The broken body of Damori Miles was found on the ground outside the Albany Houses about 7 p.m. Tuesday.
OXM has compiled a list outing the least played games on Live. The list below is a measurement of activity by game in the space of about 30 minutes or so. * Smackdown vs. Raw 14 players in 30 minutes. * FIFA 06: Road to World Cup One player in 30 minutes * F.E.A.R. Eight players in 20 minutes. * Tenchu Z Eight players in 30 minutes * World Championship Poker 14 players in 10 minutes A few more that apparently don't see much online action, sadly without stats: * Blitz The League * Dead or Alive Extreme 2 * Marvel Ultimate Alliance * World Championship Snooker
From VideoGamer.com: THQ is to announce the next addition to the WWE videogame family on Friday, March 28. No further details of the announcement have been released, although we're anticipating news of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.
WWE Superstars The Miz and John Morrison will be signing autographs at HMV's Princes Street store in Edinburgh on Thursday 6th March to celebrate the 'WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008' international tournament final on Xbox 360.
GameStop and THQ are hosting an online tournament in which the winner gets floor tickets for WrestleMania 24 in March
Destructoid writes: If you think you have what it takes to oil up your virtual superstar and step into the squared-circle with other oiled up virtual superstars, you're in for a treat. THQ has announced that a GameStop sponsored WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 tournament, that will have the winner scoring a pair of floor tickets to WrestleMania 24.
The latest videogame sales data released for Germany and Spain shows Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare making a strong debut. In Germany, Activision's first-person shooter captured the top three spots, with the PC version at number one, followed by the Xbox 360 version and the PS3 version in at number three Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was slightly less popular in Spain, but still managed to capture three of the top ten spots. The PS3 version debuted at number three, followed by the Xbox 360 version at number four and the PC version at number eight. Germany: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC) 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 4. Hellgate: London (PC) 5. WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 (PS2) 6. Fussball Manager 2008 (PC) 7. Singstar: Apres Ski (PS2) 8. Dr. Kawashima's Gehirn-Jogging (DS) 9. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 10. Singstar: Rock Ballads (PS2) Spain: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2) 2. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PS2) 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 5. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2) 6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3) 7. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PS3) 8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC) 9. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PSP) 10. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
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