''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It'' and ''WWF Raw'' to Feature Licensed Music From Flip/Interscope and SmackDown! Records Limp Bizkit's ``Rollin''' and Motorhead's ``The Game'' Entrance Themes to be Heard in Both Games
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001-- THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - news) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK - news) today announced that for the first time ever, both of their upcoming World Wrestling Federation® licensed video games, ``WWF SmackDown!(TM) Just Bring It'' for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system and ``WWF Raw®'' for the Xbox(TM) video game console from Microsoft, will feature licensed music tracks from Flip/Interscope Records and SmackDown! Records.
Limp Bizkit's ``Rollin''' and Motorhead's ``The Game'' will be featured in conjunction with World Wrestling Federation Superstar(TM) entrances from The Undertaker® and Triple H(TM), respectively, in both next generation titles. ``WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It'' shipped to retail stores on November 19, 2001 and ``WWF Raw'' is scheduled to ship December 26, 2001.
``Authentic theme music is yet another way we are delivering unsurpassed realism as we extend the World Wrestling Federation brand to the next generation of consoles this holiday season,'' stated Peter Dille, Vice President, Marketing, THQ. ``We are delighted to be working with both Interscope and SmackDown! Records to bring these artists to the world of interactive entertainment.''
``Now for the first time ever ''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It`` and ''WWF Raw`` deliver the entrance theme music that fans demand, making the video game play more authentic than ever before,'' stated Nelo Lucich, Director of Interactive, JAKKS Pacific. ``It's another way that we're giving World Wrestling Federation fans exactly what they ask for.''
``We are able to speak directly to the millions of World Wrestling Federation fans and hardcore gamers. It is a great opportunity to promote Limp Bizkit and their upcoming remix album, `new old songs' to their core audience,'' said Courtney Holt, Head of New Media, Interscope Geffen A&M Records.
About ``WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It'' and ``WWF Raw''
Developed by Yuke's Co., Ltd. of Japan, ``WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It'' features more than 40 WWF Superstars in more than 70 different matches, as the most electrifying show in sports-entertainment comes to life like never before. All-new matches, an enhanced story mode and play-by-play commentary from Tazz(TM) and Michael Cole(TM) make this the most in-depth World Wrestling Federation title to date. Created by Anchor, ``WWF Raw'' captures the look and feel of the World Wrestling Federation with highly detailed Superstars, unsurpassed gameplay and an authentic TV-style presentation. Both titles feature authentic WWF Superstar ring entrances complete with theme music and plenty of WWF attitude.
For more information about THQ's holiday 2001 lineup, visit www.thq.com.
About World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc.
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and Toronto. The company can be found online at wwf.com and wwfecorpbiz.com.
About Flip/Interscope
Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999 as a division of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks.
Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.
About JAKKS Pacific
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®, Road Champs®, Remco®, Child Guidance®, Color Club®, and Pentech®) in multiple product categories, including: Wheels; Action Figures; Crafts/Activities/Stationery; Infant/Pre-School; Writing Instruments; Plush; and Dolls. The company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Federation® video games.
About THQ
THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com.
From BodybyJoanie.com: 11/27/01 - Joanie will appear on the TV show 'Rendez-View' Nov. 30 - check local listings! The episode will be airing again on Dec. 20. Watch your local listings for times and channels. ----- From StormWrestling.com: 11/26/01 - Trivia Contest Answers and Winner http://www.stormwrestling.com/commentary/default.asp?aID=1171
Guest Commentary Sara Tammer 11/26/01 - http://www.stormwrestling.com/commentary/default.asp?aID=1170 ----- From RobVanDam.com: WWF Superstar Rob Van Dam takes advantage of wrestling fan Karl Marar in this week's episode of TNN's Ultimate Revenge. According to the TNN website, "(RVD) takes over his phone, his kitchen and his shower before turning the Marer house and pool into party central." Ultimate Revenge airs this Sunday, December 2 at 9 p.m. Eastern on TNN. The show will repeat on December 8th at 1 a.m. Eastern.
Brulant Femmes sent in the following:
Joanie (Chyna) Laurer was on Entertainment Tonight today and had a short interview. We saw her working out, actually working out her ass. The new Playboy cover was shown, and the 'new' look of Joanie was focused on. She died her hair or took the black out of her hair, and it looks better than what it used to, and she doesn't look like a witch as much anymore. She got more plastic surgery, which was getting a "severe underbite" fixed. It looked like she got bigger lips, also.
Here in CT, They had this on the news and even a radio station.
They had a list of toys that might be offensive to people, one of those toys was the WWF Finishing Move Lita & Bubba Ray Dudley 2-pack. The problem with it is that I guess they said in the package it has Lita in between Bubba's legs. I heard this to times in a week. You can still buy the toy though.
