If you have been following progress involving Jericho’s inclusion into WWE 12, you’ll know that the chances of him appearing in the game initially were very slim. Jericho himself has Tweeted in the past that he would never be featured in any more WWE games, but we can tell you that a secret profile page exists for him on the THQ website, although information for the star is blank at the moment.

Am image of the superstar has been provided by iGoGaming which further adds to the speculation, but either way Jericho will not be appearing in the next DLC pack which features stars such as Batista, Macho Man and Mick Foley.

Since he is now firmly back in the WWE and looks set to be the main highlight of this weekend’s Royal Rumble, we would say that it is only a matter of time before the WWE put him in the game officially. In the meantime, fans have taken to the game’s excellent create a wrestler mode to create him from scratch, and as you can see from an example here – some of you have got Jericho spot on as well.

WWE 12 could be taking the mantle from the classic N64 game No Mercy as best wrestling game ever, but does WWE 12 need Chris Jericho to make it even better? Hopefully we will be seeing him in the game sooner rather than later – Bret Hart would be a nice addition too. Let us know your thoughts on this and if you would like to see him in the game or not.

THQ has confirmed that this pack will consist of 6 WWE divas, these are: Trish Status, Kharma, Vickie Guerrero, Alicia Fox, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella. Sadly THQ’s dev team are still working on these characters, therefore we don’t yet have any screenshots for you to feast your eyes on.

As you would expect you will be able to buy these characters for 80 Microsoft points / $0.99 each, however if you have opted to buy Fan Axxess you will get them for free, we can’t stress how worthwhile Fan Axxess is for those of you who take WWE games very seriously.

THQ has not given us a specific date as to when these divas will become available, but we are told that Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and 3DS gamers should expect it to arrive in December, we are also led to believe that the Legends pack will be revealed next.

If you head over to THQ’s WWE webpage lots of people have been saying that Lita should have made it into this pack, we have to agree as she is still regarded by many as the best female wrestler of all time, one comments reads “Trish isn’t Trish without Lita” – do you agree?

What other divas would you like to see in WWE ’12?

Before we go into detail about all of the individual DLC, we have to point out that you will able to purchase Fan Axxess this year, this will cost you 960 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360 / $11.99 for PS3 – we are told that this will get you all of the game’s DLC and save you over 25% in the long run – therefore hardcore fans may seriously want to consider this.

The WWE ’12 DLC pack 1 will bring Shaun Michaels to the game in his ’97 Survivor Series attire, along with Jerry “The King” Lawler, also you will get Jim Ross and Michael Cole in their WrestleMania XXVII attire, the Road Warriors with their black with silver spike attire (see below) and finally Edge and Christian’s old tag team attire will be on offer.

If you want to buy things individually they will cost you 80 Microsoft Points / $0.99 a pop, therefore if you think you are going buy a few different costumes etc you may well be best of buying the Fan Axxess. You can see lots of screenshots showing the alternative costumes etc here.

One thing which some people seem to be annoyed by is the fact that by the looks of thing there will be no other attire options for Shaun Michaels, meaning that he will be stuck in 14 year old clothing – does this bother you? Would you buy more up-to-date attire if future DLC offers it? Let us know in the comments section below.

What other alternative attires would you like to see available in WWE ’12?

However, the rumors also suggest that Lesnar won’t be coming as a standard member of the RAW or Smackdown roster, instead he will be featured as a ‘legend’ in the game, and it is this criteria which is apparently the only reason in which THQ can allow him in the game since he currently isn’t a part of WWE at the moment and still signed to UFC.

UFC execs have apparently given the green light for Lesnar to appear in the game, according to PWInsider, but we have a feeling that it is more to do with sponsorship and other financial matters since, THQ are publishers for the UFC Undisputed 3 video game, as well as WWE 12 which is now available to buy.

Interestingly, Paul Heyman – a close associate of Brock and the main man behind WWE’s ECW brand during the ‘Invasion’ era, was said to be a key player behind the deal to have Lesnar feature in WWE 12. There are no official statements regarding the rumors though, but an announcement could be planned by THQ as early as Tuesday.

Back to the talking point we wanted to discuss though – How happy are you that Brock may be coming to game after such a lengthy period away? His last appearance was in Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain back in 2003, so the big man is definitely due a visit back to the company which made him famous. But does Brock qualify as a legend? If you count all of his accolades in WWE and also his status with the WWE fans, then maybe so, but usually you would associate a WWE legend as a person who came from the old WWF generation and dominated the game, such as a Bret Hart, or the Undertaker for example.

[Brock's last appearance in a WWE game]

However, if having Brock appear as a legend in WWE 12 is the only way to get him in the game, then most fans will take this any day. There’s probably a ton of WWE/ MMA politics that need to be ironed out to secure his appearance, but we really hope this turns out to be true. Simply put – Brock Lesnar is a beast.

Would you want Brock Lesnar in the game, more importantly – is he a WWE legend in your eyes?

THQ recently tweeted this “The fans have spoken “@TheRock: It’s official! “The People’s Edition”. Team Bring It dominates CeNation. Again. http://ow.ly/i/hk8U” #WWE12″ as you can see the collector’s edition will be called WWE ’12 People’s Edition – you can see the cover art below.

Currently we do not know exactly what the People’s Edition will consist of, however we are told that people who buy this particular editions will get lots of “The Rock” themed exclusive premium content. THQ has revealed that they will reveal more information on the matter soon – it may be worth “Liking” the WWE Games Facebook Page for all of the latest information.

The social marketing campaign is quite a clever one as John Cena and The Rock will battle it out at WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1st next year – the results of the vote shows us that there is still a big fan base for The Rock who was a fan favorite in the late 90s. This proves that there will be plenty of ‘electricity’ when the two wrestlers main event the pay-per-view.

Currently we do not know how much the People’s Edition will cost, all we know is that more information should be coming soon – will you buy the WWE ’12 People’s Edition when November 22 arrives? Also what exclusive content would you like to see?(Note: The UK release will take place on November 25th)

That is until now anyway!! According to a recent article by Giulio Romano over on the bleacherreport.com website, the full superstars, legends and divas roster for the upcoming WWE 12 game has now been confirmed. Not only will fans get the opportunity to play as current WWE champion John Cena, they can also play as John Morrison, Randy Orton or R-Truth.

The WWE 12 roster also includes superstars such as Alberto Del Rio, Kofi Kingston, current Tag Team champion David Otunga, Goldust, Triple H, Wade Barrett, CM Punk, Vince McMahon, Big Show, The Miz, Jack Swagger, Sheamus, The Undertaker, Zach Ryder, Mark Henry, current world heavyweight champion Christian and Rey Mysterio.

If on the other hand you want to try your luck as a female wrestler, then you might be pleased to know that the WWE 12 roster includes divas such as Layla, Eve Torres, Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool, Maryse and current divas champion Kelly Kelly. As for the legends section of the roster, this includes the likes of Arn Anderson, Booker T and The Rock.

Other legends featured in the game include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Edge, Demolition, Kevin Nash, Vader, Road Warriors and Eddie Guerrero. As Travis Leamons over at wrestling.insidepulse.com recently noted, THQ’s website indicates that the roster will contain a total of 77 wrestling personalities, but the recently revealed list only has 62.

Although it was also revealed that Jerry Lawler would in fact be a downloadable character available from day one, it still leaves 14 empty slots. Who else would you like to see included in the WWE 12 game?

As noted by Kev J over at electronictheatre.co.uk, the WWE 12 game features a new Predator Technology dynamic gameplay system, which promises to look, feel and play much better than ever before. The game also features a brand new Breaking Point submission system, as well as new Attributes.

The WWE 12 game’s best-in-class creation suite gives wrestling fans the ability to create and customize their very own Superstars, finishing moves, entrances and even storylines. Meanwhile, the Road to Wrestlemania Mode will allow players to explore brand new storylines and major gameplay improvements.

WWE 12 also comes with the WWE Universe 2.0 Mode, which will generate brand new and more impactful elements of unpredictability based on the decisions of the individual player. The game has an extensive roster including Albert Del Rio, The Miz, John Cena and Randy Orton.

You can read more about the WWE 12 game via the electronictheatre.co.uk link. Are you looking forward to the upcoming wrestling game?

As Ali Asif over on the segmentnext.com website recently noted, the developer has made some drastic changes to the gameplay in the upcoming WWE 12 game, including a new high-quality animation system that will make the wrestlers look more physical performing their moves as in real-time.

The WWE 12 game will also come with better rendering and an updated camera angle, which will provide gamers with a more cinematic view. The submission system has also been updated and now includes a sort of mini-game, where players have to tap buttons to deal with an ongoing submission.

THQ will be offering a demo of the WWE 12 game at this year’s E3 event. According to the creative director of the WWE 12 game Cory Ledesma, they will be showing off a 1-on-1 match so that people can take a sneak peek at how the new and improved gameplay experience is shaping up.

According to Greg Miller over at IGN (where you can view both the box art and several screenshots of the upcoming wrestling game), WWE 12 will be arriving in North American stores on November 22nd and UK stores on November 25th. You can view the teaser trailer below this post.

Will you be buying the WWE 12 game?