This comes from IGN:
Acclaim Entertainment is in the works with a brand new wrestling game using a full license from Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), IGN learned today. IGN was able to confirm the information with two strong sources. First, IGN called up ECW headquarters today, and an ECW official confirmed over the phone that Acclaim has purchased the ECW license with the intent to make a videogame. Second, Acclaim today made public the registration of a new domain name, Hardcore Revolution, which is part and parcel with the ECW's "Hardcore Wrestling" slogan.
"Yeah, Acclaim has the ECW license to make a videogame," said an ECW official when called this morning.
The game, most likely to be called "ECW Hardcore Revolution," is due out in March 2000. Given this time frame, the new wrestling game should appear on PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast. ECW Hardcore Revolution may also appear on PlayStation 2, given Acclaim's franchise-based strategy. The game should have all of the many excellent features, including the company's trademark Create-A-Player mode, found in WWF Attitude and WWF Warzone.
When called to confirm the game's existence, Acclaim officials flatly replied, "no comment." When asked in the past, Acclaim officials said the company would make a full announcement in November 1999 only after its WWF Attitude license runs out, and moves over to THQ.
The biggest ECW superstars are also surely to appear in Hardcore Revolution, including World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome, World Television Champion Rob Van Dam, Bill Alfanso, Chris Candido, Chris Chetti, Steve Corino, Justin Credible, Simon Diamond, Danny Doring, Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley, Francine, Joel Gertner, Jason, Jazz, Judge Jeff Jones, Little Guido, Vito Lograsso, Jerry Lynn, Balls Mahoney, Dawn Marie, New Jack, Nova, Raven, Rhino, Roadkill, Axl Rotten, Sabu, Johnny Smith, Lance Storm, Super Crazy, Tammy Lynn Sytch, Joey Styles, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Taz, and Jack Victory.
Given the time in which Acclaim wants to publish its next game (March 2000), Acclaim West (formerly Iguana Studios) is likely to revamp the WWF Attitude game engine instead of creating a brand new one. Acclaim is also sure to switch all of the ECW players in (and WWF character textures out), and use all real voiceovers and ECW wrestler trademark moves for each of the players. Expect the Create-A-Player mode to be as robust as ever, especially in regards to creating incredibly close similarities to wrestlers from its former two games, Attitude and Warzone.