Smackdown vs. Raw Tournament Announced

Registration for THQ’s WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 International Tournament begins tomorrow, the company announced today.

Qualifying rounds for the competition begin in January in three regions – North America, the UK and continental Europe. The tournament will continue through February, with the four top players in each region moving on to participate in regional finals in early March.

Two finalists from North America, along with a finalist from the United Kingdom and a finalist from Continental Europe, will then battle head-to-head at the grand finale, scheduled to take place during the 6th Annual THQ Superstar Challenge on March 27 at the House of Blues Orlando.

There, the finalists will play live against one other in front of a capacity crowd and share the spotlight with top WWE Superstars. The grand prize winner will receive two floor tickets to WrestleMania 24, and each finalist will receive two stadium tickets to the event.

The registration site, hosted by GameStop, will be live at the link below tomorrow:

www.gamestop.com/svr

Nintendo Reveals New Year Line-Up

Following a successful if at times sparse 2007, Nintendo has issued a full figured release schedule for the first few months of 2008, with Mario Kart Wii looking to make an appearance in the second quarter.

Other highlights include a Q1 release for Konami’s brave Wii port of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, and solid release dates for two of the Wii’s more intriguing titles - Zack & Wiki and No More Heroes - pencilled in for 18th January and 29th February respectively. The DS looks in typically rude health, with Advance Wars: Dark Conflict emerging on 25th January and Ace Attorney Apollo Justice coming in March. The well-received Final Fantasy XII spin-off Revenant Wings is also scheduled to land sometime in the first quarter.

Hold your breath, the full list follows:

Wii

11th January
PDC World Championship Darts 2008
18th January 2008
Wii Chess
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
Donkey Kong Jet Race

25th January
Hamster Heroes

January
Kawasaki Jet Ski
Kidz Sports: International Football
Urban Extreme
NiGHTS: journey of Dreams
Ghost Squad
Last Ninja

15th February
Battalion Wars 2

29th February
No More Heroes

February
Call For Heroes: Pompolic Wars
EARACHE Extreme Metal Racing
Bleach
Kawasaki Snow Mobiles
London Taxi: Rush Hour
Pool Party
Destroy All Humans 3: Big Willy Unleashed
Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis

7th March
ATV Thunder Ridge Riders & Monster Trucks
The Wizard of Oz

28th March
Naruto Wii (tentative title)

March
Bomberman Land Wii
SEGA Superstars Tennis
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
MX vs ATV Untamed

Q1/Q2 2008
Harvest Moon Magical Melody

Q1 2008
Worms: A Space Oddity
PES 2008

Q2 2008
Mario Kart Wii

Spring 2008
Dancing stage HOTTEST PARTY
Iron Man

Nintendo DS

25th January
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Betty Boop

1st February
Garfield Gets Real

8th February
Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training (tentative title)

15th February
Naruto Ninja Destiny
8Ball Allstars
Powershot Pinball Constructor
Harvest Fishing

February
Bleach
Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis

7th March
Command and Destroy

14th March
Magic Taizen (tentative title)

March
Ace Attorney Apollo Justice
Bomberman Land Touch 2
Dungeon Explorer
SEGA Superstars Tennis
MZ vs ATV Untamed

Q1
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Crayola: Treasure Adventures
George Of The Jungle
Teenage Zombies
Iron Man
Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams Code Lyoco 2
Zoo Hospital
Nancy Drew
Holly Hobbie
Fish Tycoon

Spring 2008
Hannah Montana – Music Jam

Source: IGN

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