Last week, we had a chance to check out the final build of WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 in the desolate city of Tampa, Florida. Interestingly enough, we didn’t see any WWE wrasslin’, but rather the scrappy up-and-comers from the WWE’s minor league, Florida Championship Wrestling. These men and women are training seven days a week in hopes to be the next Rock or Stone Cold. ... » Read More

17 Apr 2008

The Visual history of WWE SmackDown!

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With the recent announcement of ultimate Cro-Magnon bust-em-up, WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 for every system under the sun, we rounded up images from all installments to see if history’s been kind to the aging grappler. Head here to chart the rise and fall of the core gameplay, even if it has changed little (why mess with sweaty success?) The graphics, however, have gone from what we’d consider Picasso baby-chum on the ... » Read More

28 Nov 2007

Dominate WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008

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Nov 28, 2007 SmackDowns changed quite a lot this year. The big news is the arrival of the ECW brand - with Sandman, Burke and Sabu on board youre going to have to learn to use tables, ladders and chairs like you never have before, and with Dreamer up against you in General Manager (GM) mode youre going to have to be smarter than ever when it comes to the draft... Editor's Note: All images are from the Xbox 360 version - check out the rest of our tasty screens ... » Read More

5 Oct 2007

The history of WWE SmackDown!

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Oct 5, 2007 With SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 debuting next month, now's as good a time as any to look back on the series' highs and lows from the last decade - without the original PSOne titles (sorry fans). Join us on a rollercoaster ride through the heart of ... » Read More

21 Sep 2007

The fighting styles of SmackDown! '08

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Sept 21, 2007 One constant complaint from fans of the long-running SmackDown! franchise has been that the wrestlers control the same for the most part. Oh sure, specific wrestlers have been tweaked annually to reflect their real-life counterpart and weight class, but now you can choose primary and secondary fighting styles, forever changing the way you play WWEs pinnacle sim. We just got a hold of all primary and secondary from the WWE fanatics at THQ so you can start planning your future ... » Read More

13 Sep 2007

WWE SmackDown 08 - Extreme Rules match

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Sept 13, 2007 If you've played a fair bit of the earlier WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW games, you'd know that nothing's more satisfying than clocking your opponent over the head with a chair, pounding his face in with a sledgehammer or chucking his lifeless ass through a table. Sure, you could fight a (*yawn*) fair fight, but using items from a hardware store to get the win appeals to your inner extremist. Recognizing how awesome hardcore wrestling is, WWE SmackDown 08 features the brand-new ECW ... » Read More

30 Apr 2007

WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008

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Some wrestling fans will tell you that the golden age of grappling is long gone: that the great days of technical matches and memorable storylines have been replaced by stupid gimmicks and high spots. These people are idiots. The eighties? Yeah, because everybody loved mad plumber T.L. Hopper. The nineties? What, when Vince McMahon was obsessed with storylines involving octogenarian Mae Young taking her top off? The old days were full of flabby men in too-revealing outfits doing endless ... » Read More

20 Apr 2007

The future of SmackDown vs. Raw

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Recently, GamesRadar got the chance to sit down with THQ's director of development, Keith Kirby, to talk about the company's immensely popular wrestling videogames. Kirby discussed working with the WWE, how the writing process will change in future games and the upcoming competition from Midway's TNA Wrestling title. He also talked about the company's acquisition of the UFC license and THQ's stance on being the preeminent publisher of videogames featuring sweaty men grappling in tights. Read ... » Read More

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