A lot of rumors were plummeting around the cancellation of WWE 2K21, when the official Twitter account shared a cryptic tweet by saying the following : 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. A lot of fans that WWE 2K21 will not be made & 2K is canceling the game.
2K has officially cleared the air today in an official blog post. Well, there is good news & bad news. Good news is that 2K will continue to make WWE games and bad news is that WWE 2K21 is not coming. Instead of it, a new game WWE 2K Battlegrounds is coming. The next WWE 2K title will be released in 2021.You can read the official blog post down below.
?This Fall!? Get ready to Brawl Without Limits! #WWE2KBattlegrounds pic.twitter.com/PvqXbP6q7C
— WWE 2K Battlegrounds (@2KBattlegrounds) April 27, 2020
From official blog
Next, we want to address WWE 2K20. We’ve heard and appreciate your feedback, and continue to listen to you closely. Since launch, we’ve released five title updates, addressing hundreds of reported concerns, and have released four WWE 2K20 Originals DLC expansions to build on and improve the experience. We’ve also heard your requests to keep the WWE 2K19 servers running; they will remain active for the time being.
All of that being said, we hear you and we know you want more from the franchise, so here’s what we’re going to do: we are applying what we’ve learned to the next WWE 2K simulation game with a renewed focus on quality and fun. As part of that commitment, we are extending the production timeline and will not be releasing a WWE 2K simulation game in 2020 (T2 fiscal year 2021). We want to ensure the development team at Visual Concepts can create a great game that will entertain grizzled WWE 2K veterans, as well as newcomers who want to climb through the ropes and step into the ring for the very first time.
We’ve recruited Patrick Gilmore to serve as our new Executive Producer and lead these efforts at Visual Concepts. Patrick has over 25 years of experience in video games, reaching all the way back to Disney’s Aladdin on Sega Genesis, and including franchises like Killer Instinct, Medal of Honor, and, most recently, Amazon’s New World. He will be overseeing WWE 2K development, and you’ll be hearing more from him and the team in the months to come.
We hope you find this news as exciting as we do. We are confident it will lead to better games in the future.
