ayeaken
The many rambles of a Scottish Games Programmer, Piper, and 'rasslin fan.
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2012-04-26 54 notes
Source: carloslet
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2012-01-18 7 notes
First Post of the Year…
…and hopefully the start of a new series of reports.
I recently gained a new flatmate, an American girl. She however strangely knows very very little about the world of Wrestling. (Maybe me being an obsessed fan from the UK believe for some reason that everyone from USA has some knowledge on the subject, even though the ratings are in fact garbage these days and nothing compared to what they were in the past with the lowest amount of people watching RAW at the moment since the Monday Night Wars… but anyway) So I have started the process of indoctrination…(why does that sound so creepy?)
She was watching me play WWE ‘12 the past couple of days and asked many questions about it. But she seemed rather shocked when I pulled back the curtain and revealed that its pre-determined all the way through. But considering she has never watched a match that is hardly surprising.
The best start I thought I could give would be a good all round show. and the best one of those that I have on DVD or Blu-Ray with me at our flat is the Blu-Ray of Wrestlemania 24. It would introduce almost all of the important characters of today, and there is some great action and historic moments.
Currently we have seen the Nature Boy retire, A very different CM Punk win his first MITB, and a very young looking Randy Orton retain his title against the odds of HHH and Cena.
She did seem to gravitate towards Cena. (Mostly due to him being a from Mass, where she went to Uni.)
She very much so far sees it all in black and white terms. always asking who is the “good guy” and who is the “bad guy”. I think this is how all fans start, I know i was devastated when HHH regained the title from my hero The Rock in the summer of 2000, and I never ever cheered heels, even entertaining ones! I almost felt guilty about liking a certain sneaky Latino Heat at the time.
Anyway, any suggestions about things to watch to help introduce different aspects of wrestling?
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2012-01-10 32 notes
![droptoehold:
Corey M. Collins tweets amazing artwork, makes me wish that he was employed by the WWE clothing department.
[Via Twitter]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxltbjdu4c1qzx70zo1_r1_500.png)
Corey M. Collins tweets amazing artwork, makes me wish that he was employed by the WWE clothing department.
(via thesquaredcircle)
Source: droptoehold
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2011-12-12 7 notes
Joystiq's WWE 12 review
Sure, it’s got “wrestling” embedded somewhere in its acronymic title, but WWE ‘12 acts like a fighting game. In pro wrestling, the “other guy” in a match takes bumps, and helps dictate the pace of the bout. The video game versions of wrestling don’t include blatant options to take falls. There is no intentional means of losing to give a low-card wrestler a “push.”
Just a few of many reasons why making a wrestling game like a fighting game makes it a poor wrestling game.
But what is the market for a Wrestling Game? How many smart fans would want to participate in the wrestling process, how many smart fans are in the video game playing wrestling fan market, and how many wrestling fans are there in the video game world as it is?
Creating a AAA title with a large team and budget requires publishers and producers to take minimum-risk, maximum-reward to keep the company floating on the tumultuous seas of the industry. This is where Indie developers come in. Freedom to dictate pricing points and delivery methods provides a more fluid production timeline, more choices to maximise demographic interests and ultimately innovate in the industry where the AAA could not.
Creating an Indie Wrestling Game is not a case of technology, so it’s within our reach. It’s just a case of finding a company that has the man-power, the artistic ability and the wrestling knowledge to make this game happen. Odds are slim. To make it good? Odds are minuscule.
Fuck it, I’ll just have to do it myself. See you in a year.
I was this close to making my honours project a wrestling game AI…
If you need a programmer look right here!
(via botchlog)
Source: internationalobject
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2011-11-26 7 notes
Jimmy Hart looking like a boss!
Watching Memphis Heat. Wow, I wish I was alive back then. Wrestling that actually made sense! Punches that looked real! Jerry Lawler as top face/heel?!
And this is real King not the parody of himself that he has become!
Fuck Yeah!
A must watch for all wrestling fans!
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Fail of a week…
Right. this has not been the best week I’ve ever had. Started out great with Rock wrestling, Punk winning the title etc, but quickly soured.
- Writing a Proposal Document for a dissertation is horrid. There is No Buys to it!
- I had tickets for me and one of my best friends to go down to Glasgow and see Frank Turner, one of my favourite artists of the moment…But illness took the partner away, and its a fair amount of money to go by one’s lonesome to a gig, so i decided not to go. Tickets still lying in my drawer…
- I decide to cheer myself up buy buying WWE ‘12 on amazon’s black friday sales for £26.99 an incredible bargain on day one!
- It arrived this morning, and I played it for about 3 hours. Its awesome, huge improvement gameplay wise, looks loads better, and the AI is actually a challenge! All good right?…..WRONG!
- My PS3 seizes up, has a heart attack and goes into Yellow Light Of Doom mode… Wont even turn on anymore, and will not give me my disc back. FUUUUU!
- This is the third time it has done this in 6 months. All starting with LA Noire, which still doesn’t run on my launch system!
- At least i’m covered by SKP repair in Dundee, a great store that does one day repairs in PS3 and 360 hardware. If it happens again though I may just have to grab a slim. I have had this old box for 4 and a half years now!
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
*rage mode*
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2011-11-15 32 notes
INDEED!
The explanation is here!
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2011-11-05 11 notes
My package from America came!
Unfortunately the Sin Cara gear for my friend Mike came a little late for Halloween, but it still doesn’t diminish how awesome that mask is!
I very much want the Sin Cara Negro one wweshop.com has just put up!
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2011-11-03 151 notes
WWE needs to make this a regular thing, this is great.
WADE WADE WADE YOU KNOW IT.
It’s like he’s actively trying to force the WWE to turn him face. Far, far, far too charismatic. Get his ass on commentary, he did a great job on FCW.
Regal/Josh on Raw, Booker/Barrett on Smackdown. Boot the other ones. Problems solved, all the problems.
You’re welcome, E.
(via botchlog)
Source: pride-of-england
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2011-11-02 10 notes
I haven’t seen last night’s Raw, but I plan to after reading some bits on it, and mainly because well…I fucking love The Muppets.
But this gif of AJ trying to levitate Tamina with her fans because she was dressed as Kitana from Mortal Kombat is possibly the best fucking thing I’ve seen in a WWE ring all year, seriously.
AJ really is the gimmick she plays on screen, or at least seems it, and I love it because it’s just so glorious
WOW, that is awesome! She should just become a CHIKARA style video game tribute character now!
Source: tomwatcheswrestling
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2011-10-27 14 notes
Botchlog: Botchlog: Advocate for Wrestling
Well it happened. The secret is out. My peers now know the horrible, horrible truth.
I like wrestling.
Now I’ll put this into context; my immediate friends and some close compadres know my passion. However they either know this because I’ve tried to spread it to some of my close mates in hope…
Source: botchlog
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2011-10-19 14 notes
*drools*….Super Spoilers for WWE ‘12’s Road to Wrestlemania….
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19 notes
WWE ‘12
A European stable of Sheamus, Drew Mac, William Regal and Wade Barrett, Wanting to get rid of the US title and replace it with the European….
This game suddenly got a whole hell of a lot better!
Credit: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1210005p1.html
