It looks like yet another PS3 game is going down the drain - it was recently announced on the German THQ website that the PS3 version of WWE Smackdown! vs RAW 2007 has been cancelled. The publisher wants to concentrate resources on the versions for the other platforms, as the PS3 version would have taken several months longer to develop.

While this hasn't been officially confirmed in a press release yet, numerous sites have picked up this news which was originally posted by a site administrator on THQ's German forums, so it will most probably be true. Certainly unfortunate news for wrestling fans hoping to play this title on Sony's next-gen hardware. But seeing as THQ regularly releases new titles in the series, PS3 gamers will get their WWE action sooner or later.

Now without the Playstation 3, WWE: Smackdown! vs RAW remains due for a release in November for PS2, PSP and Xbox 360.

By now we're all very much aware that professional wrestling is fake. But that hasn't stopped worldwide wrestling fans from loving it, and the industry has embraced it, even changing the name to WWEntertainment from WWFederation, to give emphasis that it's all just for show (not to mention expanding their scope). From the years of Hogan, to the reign of Degeneration X, up to the current lordship of John Cena and his Chain gang, WWE has indeed become a commercial item. With it branching out to next-generation consoles, what can gamers expect but the same angsty attitude, iconic flair, and drama immortalized by this entertainment industry.

The next-gen version, titled WWE Smackdown vs. Raw, will boast (what an apt term!) an all-new multi-platform wrestling smackfest with its high-impact movesets, user-controlled environmental hotspots and an interactive fighting area within the crowd. Of course the rosters would be updated to showcase more-recent wrestling stars like Cena, Rey Mysterio, Benjamin, Batista etc. The General Manager Mode and online multiplayer gameplay has been amped with more features like voice chat support.

We have here three videos giving us a brief glimpse of what to expect from this title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. First of is John Cena's entrance with this "The Time is Now" cut from his own album (talk about entertainment). The second video shows high-flying Mysterio battling it out with equallt athletic Benjamin. Third demo features rugged wrestler Cena pwning usually-brutal Triple H, with his signature "You can't see Me!" gestures, and FU moves.

This THQ title will hit videostore shelves on November 17, 2006 (US) and December 31, 2006 (Japan). For now, we could do three things to satisfy our craving: 1. Watch the three gameplay videos below; 2. Watch the weekly episodes of Raw and Smackdown or; 3. Find a muscle-ripped, 200 lb. guy somewhere and trash talk him into wrestling with you.

Download: [Video of Cena's Entrance]
Download: [Video of Mysterio against Benjamin]
Download: [Video of Cena against Triple H]