It seems that WWE was attempting to trademark the time period ‘Vice Metropolis,’ earlier than abandoning plans to take action.
In accordance with a trademark submitting, the preliminary software was made on August 8, earlier than being deemed “useless’ simply over a month later, on September 21.
No, it doesn’t seem that WWE was trying to make its personal Grand Theft Auto sport, however it was greater than probably an try and theme one thing round Lola Vice, a WWE wrestler who has not too long ago been promoted to the primary roster. It’s not simply her in-ring identify that means this was the case both, but in addition the truth that she is from Miami, Florida, the real-life location GTA’s Vice Metropolis is predicated on.
Whereas we don’t know the explanations as to why the trademark was deserted by WWE, it’s truthful to take a position that Rockstar Video games wouldn’t have taken kindly to another person attempting to say possession over a reputation it has used for over twenty years. Vice Metropolis is, after all, the setting of the PS2 basic GTA Vice Metropolis and the upcoming GTA 6. You’d should think about Triple H and co. knew this, however nonetheless tried their arm anyway.
The extent to which Rockstar is reminding individuals of this may be seen in real-life Miami now, with almost $1 million spent on ‘Welcome to Vice Metropolis’ signage.
By the way, yard wrestling appears set to be one of many many, many actions out there for Jason and Lucia to have interaction with in GTA 6, with even a nod to John Cena’s Perspective Adjustment finisher noticed within the latest prolonged take a look at the sport. You may take a look at that and 99 particulars we noticed in our first take a look at gameplay right here.
GTA 6 is seemingly set to take over the world when it launches on November 19, and the world of sports activities and leisure gained’t be unaffected by it. A lot in order that NBA star Steven Adams has claimed that he expects the launch of Rockstar’s newest to result in a “league-wide” drop in efficiency for basketball gamers and coaches.
It’s already been a busy week for the GTA and Pink Lifeless Redemption studio, as we think about each week can be from now till the discharge of GTA 6. The developer has taken down footage of scrapped GTA 5 DLC and an early model of a leaked GTA 6 map, and has outlined its new modding coverage, as desires of monetized GTA 6 RP servers seem to have been dashed.