WWE '12

WWE '12
Developer: Yuke's Publisher: THQ Platforms: Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Released in JP: January 26, 2012 Released in US: November 22, 2011 Released in EU: November 25, 2011 This game has hidden development-related text.

WWE '12 is a fresh start for WWE games, dropping PlayStation 2 and PSP versions and based on a brand-new engine/technology marketed as "Predator Technology" that would power certain legacy editions of WWE games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when games for both systems' successors were released.

Early Game Title

In the Xbox 360 version of WWE '12, there is a reference to an executable file named SVR12_DVD_MASTER.exe. Additionally, there are Havok Physics strings such as Yukes_SmackDownVsRaw2012_X360_PS3:2012-02-24.Animation, Yukes_SmackDownVsRaw2012_X360_PS3:2011-12-31.Cloth, Yukes_SmackDownVsRaw2012_X360_PS3. These references suggest that at one point during its production cycle, the game was intended to be titled WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2012, before the first suspension of the brand split in 2011.