It seems that WWE was making an attempt to trademark the time period ‘Vice Metropolis,’ earlier than abandoning plans to take action.
In line with a trademark submitting, the preliminary software was made on August 8, earlier than being deemed “lifeless’ 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, nevertheless it was greater than possible an try and theme one thing round Lola Vice, a WWE wrestler who has just lately been promoted to the principle roster. It’s not simply her in-ring title that means this was the case both, but additionally the truth that she is from Miami, Florida, the real-life location GTA’s Vice Metropolis relies on.
Whereas we don’t know the explanations as to why the trademark was deserted by WWE, it’s honest to invest that Rockstar Video games wouldn’t have taken kindly to another person making an attempt to say possession over a reputation it has used for over 20 years. Vice Metropolis is, in fact, the setting of the PS2 basic GTA Vice Metropolis and the upcoming GTA 6. You’d need to think about Triple H and co. knew this, however nonetheless tried their arm anyway.
The extent to which Rockstar is reminding folks 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 seems set to be one of many many, many actions accessible 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 current prolonged have a look at the sport. You may take a look at that and 99 particulars we noticed in our first have 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 Crimson Useless 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.