New games coming more frequently
THQ announced pre-E3 that they'll be publishing three new WWE games, including the standard Smackdown Vs. Raw outing, the new WWE All Stars and Smackdown Vs. Raw Online for the Asian market.
THQ core games boss Danny Bilson told CVG that Smackdown Vs Raw Online will not be getting a release in Europe or the US, but there will be a new, as yet unannounced, WWE game coming to us instead, joining Smackdown Vs Raw and All Stars.
"Smackdown Vs. Raw Online is for Asia," he said. "I don't think there's any chance of that coming to the US or Europe, not soon anyway. We don't want to confuse Smackdown Vs. Raw with that online free-to-play game.
"That's a big, expensive title, Smackdown Vs. Raw! - we will not do any cannibalisation of it at all. The online game is also designed uniquely for Asian playing habits and it would probably have to be modified creatively to bring it to the West.
"So there's no plan to bring it here - because what we do have a plan for on that brand is what you saw with All Stars. And next year you'll see another new extension there in another way - that's just as exciting as All Stars, but a little different. We're not talking about that yet.
"We're growing that brand basically through an alternate SKU every six months - the other SKUs are more friendly, easier and less simmy than Smackdown! Vs Raw."
WWE All Stars, an arcade style wrestling game, is due for release on PS3, 360, Wii, PSP and PS2 early next year.
