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This years WWE: Smackdown VS Raw 2008 (SvR) is promising to be better than last years PS2 port… I mean come on you had a hard drive there what you could of used your own Music files as intros; also the online part of SvR2007 was abominable. You couldn’t play a decent game due to the lag.

Anyhow onto 2008 … New Animations which should be more Fluid, new roster, More of the using the analogue sticks to pull off moves (such as the submissions) and well a nicer looking game. What remains to be seen though is the gameplay itself.

Just announced roster update has 7 new superstars:

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 Gamespot have reported that:

Unreal Engine creator says Too Human developer is trying to steal its technology, asks judge to dismiss original suit.

The troubled development of Too Human was partially chronicled last month in a Silicon Knights lawsuit against Epic Games over a licensing agreement to use the latest Unreal Engine in the game. Silicon Knights claimed that Epic breached its contract and failed to deliver a workable version of the engine on time, forcing the developer to start building its own engine for Too Human, and delaying the game in the process.

Epic has returned fire: Yesterday the company filed a motion to dismiss the original suit, and then filed its own countersuit against Silicon Knights. In its defense, Epic said that Silicon Knights failed to show that the company misrepresented the truth or ever intended to deceive the developer.

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IGN.com report: 

“Over on the 360, Map Pack #3 (which currently includes the Lost Technology, Ruins, and Ice Drop levels) will be made available for free on August 16, as well. In the next few weeks, a patch addressing connectivity concerns for 360 players will be arriving.”

Is it just me or are the DDP now realising that Free content (after so long since Microsoft is greedy) is the best way to attract more gamers into their games?

IGN.com report 

“It looks like the Elite isn’t the only Xbox 360 console around with HDMI support. As reported on Engadget, Premium consoles have begun to appear on store shelves with an HDMI jack in the back. According to the report, consoles manufactured around July 4, 2007, or later have the upgrade. Previously, Premium consoles could only output with VGA, Component, S-Video and RCA cables. HDMI is widely considered the best available audio/video option.

A Microsoft representative confirmed the news to IGN today. “We are offering an HDMI port for Xbox 360 simply as another choice in Xbox 360 owners’ games and entertainment experience. Retailers are gradually introducing HDMI-enabled Xbox 360s into the channel to meet demand.”

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Starting August 8th, the Xbox 360 will be $50.00 cheaper.

Which means:

Xbox 360 Elite          $479.99 now $449.99
Xbox 360 System     $399  now $349.99
Xbox 360 Core          $299.00 now $279.00

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