The latest version of WWE’s annual video game won’t be out, this year. As noted by WWE Interim Chief Financial Officer Frank Riddick during the First 2020 Quarter investors call, the WWE 2K21 video game was not in the budget, for this year. Riddick confirmed that the game will not be released, this year. He did not provide the specific reason behind WWE pulling the plug on the game.
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Later, the official Twitter of WWE 2K Games announced they will be sharing details of the WWE 2K franchise’s future on Monday, April 27 at 7 AM. WWE 2K Games also promised that they have some exciting news to share on that day with the below tweet,
We will be sharing details on the future of the WWE 2K franchise as well as some exciting news on Monday at 7:00 a.m. PT.
— #WWE2K22 (@WWEgames) April 24, 2020
It perhaps is an indication that WWE won’t be nixing the video game release from their schedule, entirely. Perhaps there’s an alternate plan is being made on the annual release that generally arrives during the fall.
Earlier in April, former WWE video game writer Justin Leeper reported on Twitter and YouTube that WWE 2K21 release has been canceled, according to reliable sources and connections, he has with the 2K and WWE Games.
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An announcement regarding the video game was expected around WrestleMania 36 but WWE never made that. A possible budget cut in this stream was expected, owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Leeper reported that the cancellation was said to be 50/50 back in December, but then in January word was that they were “medium speed ahead” with the WWE 2K21 video game, and that it would be the same kind of game that 2K20 was, for better or worse. The 2K20 game has had a significant number of issues ever since it was first released last year.” (Noted by wrestlingINC.com)
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As noted by the official handle of WWE 2K, a new WWE video game is expected to be released later this year, which Leeper’s report already hinted. Riddick did not confirm that game during last night’s call though,l and he wasn’t asked about it, anyway.
Leeper’s previous report also noted there will some significant changes to be in the next version of the game coming out from WWE 2K hinting that their partnership with WWE isn’t coming to an end, at all. Rather, they will be releasing a “different kind” of WWE video game in 2020, from a different developer, not Visual Concepts.
There’s no word yet on details of the same but we expect that to happen when 2K makes an official announcement, this Monday.
