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WWE has been confirmed for release this autumn for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, complete with a range of new features which promise to make this year’s title the most authentic WWE video game experience ever.
“WWE ’13 is certain to ignite our enthusiastic, worldwide fan base and encourage them to live a revolution that simply cannot be ignored,” said Sean Ratcliffe, vice president, global brand management, THQ.
THQ hopes to transform the way wrestling games are played through WWE Live, a new audio and presentation system designed to produce the most authentic commentary, sound effects and crowd participation levels ever heard in a WWE video game.
In addition, players will experience the atmosphere, spectacle and fervour of a WWE live event through Spectacular Moments, including ring breaks and barricade crashes.
WWE 13 will also debut a franchise-first single player campaign based on a period of WWE history known as the “Attitude Era”. Set during a time of pure raucousness, grandiose personalities and revolution, players will focus on eight purveyors of attitude during the famed television Monday Night Wars, including WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Predator Technology 2.0, driven by new animations, transitions and modified controls, will return to deliver fluid WWE action, resulting in a smoother gameplay experience than its predecessors.
In addition to the career mode, WWE Universe mode will dynamically introduce matches, alliances, rivalries and unpredictable moments based on player decisions along the path toward becoming a WWE champion.
And on top of all this comes the franchise’s Creation Suite, enabling players to develop and customise Superstars, entrances, arenas, finishing moves, storylines, highlight reels and more, as well as share and download creations with others from around the world.
Expect the game’s complete roster of Superstars, past and present, to be revealed over the coming months, but THQ has confirmed cover Superstar CM Punk, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sheamus, Undertaker, Mankind, Chris Jericho, Big Show and Mark Henry.
WWE 13 will be released October 30 in the US, with a November 2 UK date looking likely.
