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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: tHe GaMe on January 06, 2001, 11:52:01 AM
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They will be having WWF RAW IS WAR as a launch title for the X-Box, they have finally convince me to get there system with this wrestling game. Microsoft, you are a mean one, one particular title can change your whole mind.
The following is a press release, please credit Businesswire.com when using this.
WWF Raw is War\'\' Coming To Xbox; Microsoft Smells What The Rock Is Cooking
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2001--With help from Bill Gates and The Rock, THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) today announced that the newest World Wrestling Federation(R) (WWFE) licensed video game, "WWF Raw Is War(TM)," is scheduled to be among the first wave of launch titles for the Xbox(TM) video game console.
The announcement came at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) during the keynote address of Microsoft Corp. chairman and chief software architect, Bill Gates. World Wrestling Federation superstar, The Rock, was also on hand to deliver the news. Set to release in the fall of 2001, "WWF Raw Is War" will feature graphics and gameplay never before possible with other game consoles.
"We\'re delighted to bring the proven World Wrestling Federation franchise to Xbox and very happy to work with Microsoft," stated Brian Farrell, president and chief executive officer, THQ. "`WWF Raw Is War\' will absolutely shine on this exciting new platform. The hard drive capabilities, alone, will open up some very interesting options for us to explore."
"We strongly believe that Xbox will be an excellent platform for the `WWF Raw Is War\' video game and we\'re excited to bring the most up to date capabilities to WWF fans worldwide," stated Stephen Berman, president and chief operating officer, JAKKS Pacific Inc.
"THQ and JAKKS have continually proven their ability to create authentic WWF entertainment on the top gaming platforms," said Stuart Snyder, president and chief operating officer, WWFE. "We expect `WWF Raw Is War\' for Xbox to continue that tradition."
"We couldn\'t be more pleased that `WWF Raw Is War\' is being created specifically to take advantage of the awesome power the Xbox brings," said J Allard, general manager, Xbox platform and third party relations. "It will be one of the key launch titles."
About "WWF Raw Is War"
Created by Anchor, the developers of the award-winning "Ultimate Fighting Championship(TM)," "WWF Raw Is War" will raise the standard by which all video games are measured, as The Rock, Chyna, and 35 other superstars are thrown into your living room like never before.
For the first time ever opponents will be able to grab clothing, announcers will provide in-game commentary on the fly, and audiences will scatter as the action spills out of the ring and into the stands. All-new backstage combat areas randomly change from venue to venue. Opponents can even be confronted on their way to the ring.
It\'s everything you\'ve come to expect from the wildly popular spectacle that is the WWF.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft\'s future-generation video game console that delivers new and unforeseen gameplay experiences. With more than three times the graphics performance of the newest generation of game consoles, Xbox unleashes game designers\' creativity to produce games that are challenging, exhilarating, surprising, and fun.
JAKKS Pacific is a multi-brand toy company that designs, develops, produces and markets toys and related products under various brand names (including Flying Colors(R), Road Champs(R), Remco(R), Child Guidance(R), Color Club(R), and Pentech(R)) in multiple product categories, including: Wheels; Action Figures; Crafts/Activities/Stationery; Infant/Pre-School; Trading Cards/Games; Plush; and Dolls.
The company also participates in a joint venture that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Federation(R) (WWF) video games.
THQ Inc. develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, and those manufactured by Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. The THQ Web site is located at http://www.thq.com.
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, demand and competition for the company\'s products and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company\'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as more specifically set forth in our most recent form 8-K filed on Nov. 13, 2000.
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You\'re getting the system just because of a wrestling game?
I think I\'ll keep my opinions to myself for right now...
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I\'m not a wrestling fan but that bit about grabbing onto clothes and the audience scattering sounds very cool.
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Originally posted by 182Ways
You\'re getting the system just because of a wrestling game?
I think I\'ll keep my opinions to myself for right now...
Yep, that title interest me.
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i hate wrestling games, they are too easy and give no challenge whatsoever.
how can you let a wrestling title change your mind!
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I\'m still with Sony, I\'m also backing with Microsoft too....
I Have a PS2, now I will have a X-Box.
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The Game,
Hey, at least your pledging your support to a console because of a game you love rather than because it pushes more polygons or has more RAM than it\'s competetors.
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I waso going to criticize you for getting it, then I decided to look at myself (to avoid any possible double standards :)) and thought, hey, I am getting a PS2 for TM: Black , Medal of Honor 3, and like 8 other games.
Eric Jacob
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If MS announces it will have an ISS Pro by Konami\'s KCET team game released in North America for the X-Box, then they\'ll have already sold me a console.
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Well, if you like wrestling games, IMO the best wrestling game ever is coming to DC, updated though. Fire Por Wrestling for Saturn is believed to be by many who have played it to be ther best. If you have a DC, and can import, I highly recommend it if you are looking for substance over style, this game reeks of it. Human is one of the best wrestling game makers. period.
Eric Jacob
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Originally posted by 182Ways
You\'re getting the system just because of a wrestling game?
Why not! Aren\'t games the main reason we buy consoles?
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Originally posted by Lavan
The Game,
Hey, at least your pledging your support to a console because of a game you love rather than because it pushes more polygons or has more RAM than it\'s competetors.
all about the game
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Wtf is with this crap about everyone being converted? Do you people really believe this is to be a religion? This is the second topic in a week talking about console "conversion" and it\'s pretty f*cking lame either way. No offense tHe GaMe, but you caught me at a point where I refuse to put up with stupidity. A simple "I\'m going to get an X-Box" would have sufficed... when you decide to get that sex change, then, and only then can you use that "converted" word because only then will the word have substance and meaning thanks to its context. Or maybe, I\'m just going crazy. In any case, it\'s just a dumb thing to say. sorry.
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I would buy X-box if I\'d have the money. Just for one reason. ( of course there will be many reasons to buy but this time i know only one reason why X-box is worth a buy ):
MUNCH\'S ODDYSEE
I was so pissed when I heard that OW Inhabitants jumped to X-box and made a contract total of the whole Oddworld serie!!
But that serie is one reason to buy X-box definetely...
but you got me to love my PS2 again, Altered ( well, I never stopped loving but now I almost had a heart-attack ), when you mentioned Medal of Honor 3. I didn\'t know the game was on produce but now that I heard... wow!
Gotta get that bloody game...
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So far there isn\'t a single game that\'ll get me to beg, steal and kill for Xbox. I\'ll get one anyway, because there are many cool titles on their way. Just not a single killer right now - but then again, it\'s so early that they could easily announce a killer game or 5 before launch.
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Im getting a Xbox because I must have all systems.
But hearing about a wwf game on xbox, has got me more hyped for it than before.
Lets see how good it can detail the peoples eye brow :)
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Keyword, launch. I might get the Xbox eventually. But not at launch. Munch and Halo looks interesting to play if I do get the Xbox by non paying method (i.e. winning it at some contest). But nothing to spend $300 or less.
Also, why are all these people buying the "other" system converted? At the most, you would be more "open minded" and more of a gamer if you buy and enjoy another system rather then if you were only going with one system.
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What if the same game comes out on the ps2 the same month the x box is released?
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well to be honest I am completely ok with ThE GaMeS decision, I mean at least he\'s doing it for the games and now for the power, which i think was already posted by someone, well I in turn will get an X-Box, IF, and only if they get some games that interest me, I got a PS2 cause they were getting FINAL FANTASY X and XI, I mean now THOSE are games that will make me change console, but not wrestling IMO, so like I said, if Square makes games for X-Box along with Konami, then I\'m gonna get an XB, but not otherwise.
don\'t be a fanboy, don\'t boycot a system cause you don\'t like the company, cause alls your doing is depriving yourself of the games you want to play.
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WWF RAW IS WAR will be exclusive to the X-Box.
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Originally posted by Ryu
Wtf is with this crap about everyone being converted? Do you people really believe this is to be a religion?
LOL :laughing:
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i\'ve got to get an x-box if for no reason other than it has HDTV game support.
I just got a new Sony 36" Vega HDTV. Oh damn, i can\'t imagine playing HALO in HDTV on that *whimper*.
*sproket slips on his own drool*
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I\'m getting the X-Box just for Munch\'s Oddysee and Black and White.
Originally posted by Ryu:
when you decide to get that sex change, then, and only then can you use that "converted" word because only then will the word have substance and meaning thanks to its context.
Hehe...
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anchor makers of ufc....hmmmm no
if its not made by aki or yukes i wont buy that wrestling game even if i get an xbox
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If you think the other systems aren\'t going to have an exlusive wrestling game also, I believe you are sorely mistaken.
N64 had theirs, PSX had theirs, DC had its, PS2 will have theirs, so will Gamecube and so will Xbox.
Just because the WWF if going to pimp the Xbox like no tomorrow doesn\'t mean Raw is War is going to be the best version, heck they pimped Smackdown 2 and I found No Mercy much more enjoyable.
Like PS2, I have seen nothing yet on Xbox which stands out enough to make me purchase one. Abe was the most boring 2D platformer I\'d played in ages, Malice looks nice but I\'m getting a Gamecube which will most likely quench my platforming thirst, as I said, all consoles will have exclusive wrestling games. Don\'t like Tony Hawk 2, not into first person shooters (Halo), so for me, I\'ll stay away for now thank you.
If MS announces it will have an ISS Pro by Konami\'s KCET team game released in North America for the X-Box, then they\'ll have already sold me a console.
Konami seems to love putting their best ISS games on Nintendo consoles so I guess you\'re getting a Gamecube. ;)
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"don\'t be a fanboy, don\'t boycot a system cause you don\'t like the company, cause alls your doing is depriving yourself of the games you want to play." - @ries
I\'ve boycotted lots of products because I don\'t like the company that produces them. Yeah, I might miss alot of great games.. big deal. I\'m going to miss a lot of great games anyhow because I\'m not rich and I refuse to pirate (unless it\'s abandonware). So you could say that by boycotting the Xbox, I\'m saving my money for all the great DC and PS2 games I would otherwise have missed out on.
Anyway, I\'m not boycotting the Xbox.. but I do have a very negetive view of Microsoft and probably won\'t purchse it unless they can REALLY impress me.
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Originally posted by wiseboy
Originally posted by Ryu
Wtf is with this crap about everyone being converted? Do you people really believe this is to be a religion?
LOL :laughing: [/B]
hehe... :)
Converted? I\'ve been thinking that too... This isn\'t so serious subject, whether you buy X-box or not, to be said that you\'re converted. Just say: "I have decided to buy X-box" and that\'s as correct and means the same thing. Now first there was these four consoles. Then there was war. Now there is religion. Next thing will be a war between these religions...
Wich GOD do you worship?