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TNA iMPACT! Wrestling Announced for DS

Wrestling games are a favorite genre of ours, ever since Pro Wrestling on the NES swallowed an entire summer back in 1986. The flying clotheslines, the pummeling dives off the top rope, tossing opponents from the ring -- all ingredients for video game bliss. We were understandably excited to hear that SouthPeak Interactive will be bringing a brand new wrestling title to Nintendo's Dual Screen handheld based on the TNA iMPACT! wrestling organization.

SouthPeak Interactive announced today that it has penned a new deal to publish games based on the popular professional wrestling brand Total Nonstop Action and its flagship weekly television program TNA iMPACT!. The new game, TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line, will be headed to both the DS and PSP systems later this winter. TNA iMPACT is a pretty high-energy wrestling show, and we expect this to shine through in the video game:

"Their unique take on professional wrestling has captivated a continually growing fan base of millions of people across the world," said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak. "We look forward to giving those fans the opportunity to go head to head with all their favorite TNA superstars on the go, on either the PSP system or Nintendo DS."

Through an agreement with TNA, SouthPeak now has the rights to publish the handheld titles that were in development by Midway Games. TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line features the organization's signature six-sided ring, wrestlers old and new for players to grapple with, action in and outside of the ring, wireless head to head play and much more. It is scheduled for release later this winter. Check out some early screenshots below, and start pumping yourself up for the game when it hits in early 2010.