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After the THQ implosion last month, one of the lingering questions revolved around the fate of WWE video games. According to Bloomberg , the smoke has finally cleared. Take-Two (owner of 2K and Rockstar) has purchased the rights to all future games featuring the WWE brand. The report also states that... More

Fans of WWE '13 have access to several new WWE superstars today thanks to a new DLC pack. Drew McIntyre, Tensai, Yoshi Tatsu, AJ Lee, and Natalya are included in the pack, but the headliner is the wrestling industry's newest main eventer -- Ryback. "Big Hungry" is now available, and... More

WWE Games Community Manager Aubrey Sitterson went into his interview with wrestling icon Stone Cold Steve Austin looking for information about THQ's WWE '13. We think he walked away looking for a new pair of pants. Stone Cold Steve Austin teaches us all about the meaning of Attitude. WWE '13... More

As the only regular wrestling viewer in the office, I figured that today's Xbox Live Arcade release of Fire Pro Wrestling would fly under the radar if I didn't do something about it. Like most other gamers that saw the pre-release screenshots, I assumed the worst and totally forgot about it until... More

Are you ready to rumble? THQ announced WWE ’13 and says it's the most authentic and extensive experience to date. New features include a WWE Live audio system and visual tweaks. The single-player campaign will be based on the “Attitude Era” of wrestling sparked by Stone Cold Steve... More

Along with lots of wrestling footage, both real (fake?) and digital, you also get a bunch of riot stock footage. If there is one thing I have proven while working here at Game Informer, it is that I am the biggest wrestling fan on staff . I easily recognize all these wrestlers and moves, but I will leave... More

Six-time world wrestling champion Batista enters the rings of WWE 12 as a downloadable character. THQ hasn’t released any details on price or date, but you can check out Batista in the announcement trailer below. More

THQ has revealed a huge list of grapplers who will be entering the ring in the upcoming pro-wrestling game WWE 12. They join cover athlete Randy Orton, CM Punk, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was previously announced as a preorder bonus. In addition, the publisher is leaving the choice... More

The Rock is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers around, and fans who preorder the upcoming WWE 12 game will get a little piece of the superstar. THQ has announced that the superstar will be available as a bonus character for early birds, giving them a chance to play as the grappler in all... More

Earlier this year, WWE and THQ launched All Stars, a new wrestling title that featured cartoonishly oversized superstars with over-the-top moves. From the looks of the debut trailer for WWE Brawl, it should be taking things even further. Gameplay starts around the 38 second mark in the video below, and... More

Whether you’re a fan of the classic wrestling era or more modern WWE hijinx, THQ’s upcoming WWE All Stars looks to please wrestling fans of every generation. Check out the video below to get yourself psyched for some of the greatest wrestling match-ups that never happened. More

We recently learned that Macho Man Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan have joined the cast of caricatures in WWE All Stars. Giving other personalities a chance to shine, THQ has released a trailer featuring other familiar faces in the game, most of which can be found on the colorful box art above. If you are... More

On Friday, we ran a story about the awesome reveal of Macho Man Randy Savage in the upcoming WWE All Stars. While his inclusion is surprising due to his rough relationship with WWE, today's box art reveal shows off an even more unexpected inclusion -- Hulk Hogan. Considering he's currently employed... More

Love 'em or hate 'em, one thing's for certain: Wrestling games have boasted the deepest player-creation tools for quite some time. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 is no exception, as THQ shows off in this extended look at the game's user tools. The 10-minute clip takes an extended look at... More

THQ has unveiled the full roster for the upcoming WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011, and its full of superstars from both sides. The game comes out October 29 for a slew of systems, including Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PSP – hell, there's even a PSP Go download! Check out this trailer if you want to... More

Final Fight: Double Impact just came out in Scotland, and developer Proper Games celebrated by enlisting Scottish Wrestling Entertainment for a launch party. You can catch the video below, but don't expect to see anything on the level of Shawn Michaels or Randy Orton here. Hell, don't even expect... More

It appears that age has caused The Million Dollar Man to mellow his attitude quite a bit. He used to offer $500 to children for dribbling a basketball fifteen times, only to kick it away at the last second. Based on his appearance at E3 last week, however, the biggest jerk in WWE history has become significantly... More

Back in 1993, NBA Jam did something few sports games have been able to do - it won over gamers who didn’t even care about basketball. It didn’t matter if you couldn’t tell Shaquille O’Neal from Wayne Gretzky; all that mattered is that the game offered fast-paced and over-the-top... More

Anyone can pick a cover athlete. Konami’s making the process a bit more interesting with its Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring . Rather than select a hot prospect or veteran athlete and call it good, the company is adding a little bit of competition to the process for its high-flying wrestling game... More

Between the Smackdown vs. Raw series and Legends of Wrestlemania, most of the past and present WWE roster has appeared in digital form. However, it appears that a new title may be on the way that will mix grappling legends with the active roster. Legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross posted the following... More