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Welcome to Wrestling Gamers United Newsletter #919

Crew News
Pic of the Week
Quote of the Week
Question of the Week


1) Crew News
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I just want to make a quick statement about the PWX crew this week. Our core team is in the middle of 15 hour shifts at their day jobs making games I’m willing to bet you’ve been playing if you own a console or PC. They’re getting killed working overtime and they STILL make time to work on PWX and meet with me at least once a week for a few hours to plan and dream. I look forward to our weekly crew meetings, the highlight of my week, and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate these guys.

We’re scattered across time zones and even after a week of 15 hour days our lead programmer, Burning Devil, will attend crew meetings at 10pm his time for HOURS even when he has to clock in for his day job at 7am the next day. He just delivered another update to me this morning that he had to do in the wee hours of the morning. Our lead artist has consistently cranked out new assets weekly while also putting overtime making mainstream games for y’all.

I just want to thank them publicly. Stay tuned to social media because new screenshots and media are coming in the next 24 hours :)


2) Pic of the Week
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I'm done. I started watching this Netflix show about wrestling figures assuming it would be a dumbed down shit show and they actually got into topics like Monday Night Wars, Wrestle Buddies, Jakks Pacific, THQ, and even the ECW toy line! This week's pic accompanying this newsletter is of a classic Ultimate Warrior figure on the show.

Check out The Toys That Made Us on Netflix. The Star Wars and LEGO episodes are a blast as well :)

3) Quote of The Week
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"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." -Bruce Lee


4) Question of the Week
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I am now enjoying games I used to hate. Just taking then for what they are instead of forcing them through my own warped ego. Backyard Wrestling 2? Wrestlemania X9? Just guilty pleasure fun! How about you? Any old 'bad' games growing on ya?

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Welcome to Wrestling Gamers United Newsletter #917

Dev Roadmap
Pic of the Week
Quote of the Week
Question of the Week


1) Dev Roadmap
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This week’s crew meeting was all about planning what we’re adding next to Pro Wrestling X. Mapping out the road ahead. The roadmap, IF YOU WHEEEEEEL. Did we throw in bat shit crazy self indulgent weird features and match types...much. But we certainly worked out a crap ton of core development that needed to be done asap. Here’s the list. Let us know if you disagree with anything here:


-Drag opponent on mat, facing up and down, From Head and Feet
-Spin dazed opponent
-2 Handed Weapons
-Strong Sell, hit from behind.
-Quickly exit ring to floor
-Clothesline opponent over ropes to outside.
-Apron to floor dives (asai Moonsaults)
-Running grapples.
- Double Team Moves
-Mid Move reversals
-Strike reversals
-apron irish whip.
-Leapfrog/Drop downs
-apron sell to outside.
-Corner Strong moves (super plex)
-Middle rope dives.
- Battle Royale Rules
-Dazed on Ropes.
-Grapple Let go.
-Test of Strength
-Rising Taunt
-Running evade, rolling

-AKI Combo strike system
-Full ability to rotate and push/pull while in grapple loop
-random "knock back" when striking. Does opponent slump against ropes or tumble over the top?
-Barbed Wire ropes. Can opponent stop short of hitting ropes (like Fire Pro) if not damaged/tired enough to be successfully whipped into them?
-More cage interaction? Grinding face into cage, punching opponent while both climbing, diving from any point along wall while climbing, etc-running along apron
-swinging around ringpost while on apron to get on other apron
-running dives off apron
-striking opponent on floor while on apron
-apron taunts
-Tree of woe
-Middle rope running rebound attack (back elbow, Lionsault)
-Rebound attack from crowd rail (RVD)
-Stats and attributes in CAW

What do you think? Are we on the right track?



2) Pic of the Week
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You don’t call yourself a wrestling game nerd and develop an indie wrestling game without paying respect to the Holy Land; Japan. And that’s why our upcoming ring editor gives you the freedom to make those Puro-style rings possibile. Kudos to the PWX lead artist, Mr Wrestling 5, for providing this weeks pic that shows us what’s coming to the new ring editor that gives respect where respect is very damn well due.


3) Quote of The Week
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“Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.”
― Tim Fargo


4) Question of the Week
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I believe that the performance art of professional wrestling and things like the Montreal screw job will be studied in 100 years like Shakespeare is today. Am I nuts?

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Welcome to Wrestling Gamers United Newsletter #917

1) Nobody Cares
2) Pic of the Week
3) Quote of the Week
4) Question of the Week


1) Nobody Cares
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Last week some stuff got leaked about how we reached out to AEW and I was very confused by the response. Just when I think I might have a half assed idea about how you guys think you go and humble me. I thought working with a well known license would be cool news. But by far the most common feeling was “Please don’t do it!”. Like, it never seriously occured to me that you guys actually dig where were going creatively with Pro Wrestling X enough that partnering with another company could be more risk than it’s worth. Here I am thinking, “Hey, wouldn’t this be cool if we did it?” and you guys basically smacked me down by asking, “But isn’t PWX already kinda cool on it’s own?” Last week you all made me feel really f’n stupid...THANK YOU! Just when I thought I had all the answers, you changed the question ;)


2) Pic of the Week
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This weeks newsletter is accompanied by an update from our new ring editor in development. Support is being added for not just animated ring posts but full on animated ring aprons for those big e-fed PPV shows. I love it! Let’s all hoist a cold Broweisen and toast our awesome lead artist, Mr Wrestling 5, for taking the lead on all of the new ring editor options coming down the pipe!


3) Quote of The Week
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“Hell, there are no rules here. We’re trying to accomplish something!” -Edison


4) Question of the Week
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What is the most under rated wrestling game in your opinion? I’d go with Wrestle Kingdom 2. You?

In the meantime and in between time, that's it, another edition of
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1) PWX Leaks!
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This is the week in which the universe showed us just how little control we have over...almost anything. Secret in-development material was leaked. Accidentally, in most cases. And certainly not maliciously in any case. Partnerships have been revealed before planned announcements. Secret pitches are no longer so secret. Upcoming PWX features have been revealed before we’ve even prototyped them. I ain’t bitching. Honestly, nothing has been revealed that we’re not INSANELY proud of. I just thought we had a bit more time to get our ducks in a row.

I’m happy to answer any questions you guys have in the comments. So I’ll spare you a long winded narrative and just give the honest bullet points:

- I did a pilot for a YouTube interview show, RideCar Superstar, and shared with their video editor an internal directory of various PWX video footage including footage of stuff we haven’t even announced yet. They used some of the secret stuff. And in their defense I can’t recall explicitly telling them which files to guard with their lives. Dammit. Or is it? Fuck it. We’re proud of it all: https://youtu.be/CkUtT_HYZ2k

- New IRL characters and moves you see there are done and getting prepped for release. And you’re going to have to live in a very specific part of the world to know who we’re talking about. Video may have been leaked but we ain’t making it easy for you just yet ;)

- That new match type? Not playable yet. Ya want it to be?

- AEW? Allow me to explain...


2) Pic of the Week
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This weeks newsletter is accompanied by a one of the screenshots we sent to AEW. You’ve probably seen it by now. You’ve probably also heard rumors about an AEW game being developed and did a 1+1 calculation assuming it equals PWX working with AEW. Depending on your worldview I have good/bad news for you. We aren’t officially working with AEW at this time. Yes, we did reach out and send them media through various legit channels showing what we could do to develop an AEW game with the AKI feel they love and want. Call it “concept art”. It’s all actual in-game stuff showing their brand, main eventer finishers, etc., and not just bullshit Photoshop mockups. It’s all playable. Now. The crew cranked hard on showing AEW what we can do. I can honestly say that people with influential decision making power in AEW on more than one front have seen our pitch. And at this time I can also honestly say that AEW has not expressed serious interest in partnering with us. As of today. But as of now, please know that that AEW stuff you’ve seen is from us but ONLY as a pitch to AEW and it in no way indicates that we are working with them. Want to see these screenshots become a reality? AEW knows how to reach me. And we would kill for the opportunity.


3) Quote of The Week
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John Marston: Sounds like good country
Sadie Atler: All country’s good. It’s folks that are bad.


4) Question of the Week
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How many different indie wrestling games have you purchased? I have a theory that us indie developers don’t compete between each other. That most indie wrestling game owners have purchased at least two indie wrestling games. Action Arcade Wrestling, MDickie games, 5 Star Wrestling, etc.

In the meantime and in between time, that's it, another edition of
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1) Save Us
2) Stupid Idiot
3) The List
4) Quote of The Week
5) Question of the Week

1) Save Us
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Newsletter #888...what am I doing with my life?!?

Fucking LOVING every day that I get to spend with the crew and supporters of Pro Wrestling X steadily turning dreams into reality THAT’S WHAT! I love the good times like now when our lead artist is pumping out new moves that I can’t wait to show you guys (more suplexes, knee drops, powerbombs, woooo!). And I love the really f’n hard challenging times, also now, when we have a lead programmer DYING to leave his grinding day job to work on PWX for you all full time. I wish we had him during our last Kickstarter or even when we launched on Steam Early Access and had a few bucks to spend. But now isn’t then and we don’t have the coin to pay his bills for a month or two to finish getting PWX out of Early Access and ported over to the new engine. Gotta love him, he toils away for us all in his spare minutes and seconds, but we need to get this man paid. Open to suggestions from the hive mind?

2) Stupid Idiot
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This part of the newsletter exists mainly so that one day my daughter may read this and I can tell her: your daddy is not the invincibly awesome never wrong superhero that you surely believe he is. How could you think anything less? I mean really, look at me. Ab of steel. But I’ve made a shit ton of mistakes. Some that generate an unholy level of cringe when I think of them. I’ve hurt and disappointed people I love. You can’t go back in time. Just own up to them. Own them. Apologize sincerely. Make it right as best you can. Then forgive yourself. Don’t let anyone shame you. Keep going. Never stop making glorious new mistakes.

3) The List
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The crew is now down to three Last Men Standing. Lead Programmer, Lead Artist, and lead Dumb Ass (guess who!). Since parting ways with our long time Web Nerd recently I’ve been fielding offers from people looking to take over the vacated position. Honestly, the position is no longer vacant because the position no longer exists. We won’t be filling it. The three of us got this. That’s not to say we aren’t always open to meeting awesome new wrestling fans who want to work on PWX with us in other capacities. We just aren’t looking to hire any new full timers at the moment. Things will change, though. They always do.

4) Quote of The Week
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“Don't sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. And don't think it takes a huge team to make that difference either.”
― Jason Fried

5) Question of the Week
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If I gave you $1000 to start your own business what would you do with it?


In the meantime and in between time, that's it, another edition of
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Thank you for your support,
Dave Wishnowski

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