WWE 2K14 will be released on October 29th, 2013 according to a report by IGN. While an earnings release notes that it will be released on all platforms, only XBox 360 & Playstation 3 are listed.
Take-Two is WWE’s new video game partner as they acquired the rights to the license following THQ’s bankruptcy. Details are slim regarding the upcoming release, other than The Rock being on the cover.
WWE signed two new licensing deals last week.
The first is with Funko, which will see a new WWE line of their Pop! Vinyl collectible figures and 3D board games.
They other is with Cardinal Games, which will be for WWE-branded puzzles, trivia, and card games. The new products are expected to be released in late summer or early fall.
Earlier this morning Fandango appeared on The Opie & Anthony Show to promote WrestleMania. Fandango got lotioned up by comedian Jim Norton and got the hosts to correctly say his name before leaving. Embedded in the video below is footage of his appearance.
WWE Classics On Demand in April will feature Edge, you can check out a preview for it in the video embedded below. In the clip, Edge discussed how Bret Hart helped get him signed by WWE.
The Rock hyped his Super Bowl ads via Twitter last night:
“My @MilkMustache SUPER BOWL commercial is apparently #LegenDAIRY Thanks for diggin’ it! #ProteinAssKickins”
“The response to our #Fast6 SUPER BOWL commercial has been insane. Our hunt continues.. #HobbsAndDom”
“This beast is on the hunt.. World premiere: FAST 6 SUPER BOWL commercial. #TheBeastAmongUs”
The new movie “Django Unchained” features a preview for WWE Studios’ Dead Man Down at the beginning. The movie stars Colin Farrell and features Wade Barrett. One fan noted that based on the preview, the movie looked like one of the best movies WWE has been involved with.
Official WWE App Downloads Now Top More Than 3 Million!
As you know, earlier this month WWE launched an unprecedented second screen experience, “WWE Active,” on its WWE flagship app, including the delivery of live match continuation, backstage content, live polls, photos, trivia and exclusive information on WWE Superstars and Divas.
For the first time ever, the 2012 Slammy Award winners were determined by fans, exclusively inside the WWE App.
It was a record-setting night for the second-screen, as WWE had the second biggest single day of downloads since launch with more than 151,000 downloads and more than 583,000 Slammy votes.
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The app also saw more than 24,000 app updates — the largest single day of updates ever and the event pushed the WWE flagship app over the 3 million app download mark in215 countries, since it launched just four months ago.
The Top 5 total votes for all Slammys nominees were:
* Kiss of the Year = 95,581
* Superstar of the Year = 93,805
* LOL Moment of the Year = 81,131
* Trending Now Award = 74,386
* Match of the Year = 70,568
“WWE Active” provides a second screen TV companion experience that is customized for Monday Night Raw, SmackDown and WWEMain Event, in addition to a 24/7 platform for the WWE Universe on-the-go. Using mobile location technology, users can also order tickets to local events, watch and purchase pay-per-views, buy authentic WWE merchandise via WWEShop.com and follow social conversations happening in their area.
All November on Classics On Demand, WWE celebrates the best, worst and most popular gimmicks of all-time.
The official WWE website has released a video teaser previewing the month’s slate of programming, and clips are shown of The Gobbledy Gooker, The Dynamic Dudes, The Demon, Repo Man, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Mantaur, Oz, Glacier, Isaac Yankem, D.D.S, The Mountie, The Warlord, Sgt. Slaughter, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Doink the Clown, Hillbilly Jim, Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Shockmaster, among others.
WWE’s shop website is now selling the Austin 3:16 Collector’s Edition of WWE ’13 for PS3 and Xbox 360 for $79.99. They are also selling a new $4.99 Daniel Bryan goatface mask:
If you were wondering what the “THIS IS AWESOME” chants were for during the Eve vs Layla match, here is why. A small bit of hit breast was exposed and shown up close on the Titan Tron, which prompted the chant.
via MixedMartialArts.com:
With the show eight days away, who Bautista will be facing is still a mystery.
Bautista’s original opponent was Rashid Evans, whose main claim to fame is that his name would be easily confused with one of the biggest stars in the sport. He was given the lottery ticket of being someone who had never had a pro fight, but was going to get to headline a pay-per-view. The downside is that Evans was incarcerated, but according to trainer Phil Dunlap of Advanced Fighting Systems in Mahwah, N.J., they were able to get him released based on the fact he was given this opportunity.
According to Dunlap, Evans violated the terms of his probation, when caught driving without his license, and then panicked when police tried to pull him over. He’s back in jail and won’t be out until after the fight.
The golden ticket was then passed to Bruno McKee, a super heavyweight at his gym that also would have been making his pro debut after a few amateur fights. But days ago McKee, a part-time fighter compared with Tank Abbott, pulled out, from a combination of nerves and feeling he wasn’t going to have enough training time to get ready, according to sources.
Syfy announced Wednesday that Edge will be returning to “Haven” as “Dwight Hendrickson” for a role in the new fall season. The show premieres Friday, September 21 at 10:00 p.m. EST immediately following Smackdown.
Also, Edge will be appearing in other Season 3 episodes, with air-dates to be announced later.
PWInsider confirms that there was a recent settlement between WWE and the World WildlifeFund (WWF) which allows WWE to use their old WWF logo on footage. WWE made some kind of payment to the World Wildlife Fund. WWE is allowed to use the WWF logo and say WWF over footage as long as it is old footage.
For example, WWE couldn’t have a Legend come out on RAW next week, cut a promo and talk about how he used to hold the WWF Title and wrestle on WWF pay-per-views.
Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.89 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,730,000 viewers on SyFy.
