2K Games will not publish its annual WW 2K simulation this year, the company confirmed in a statement on Monday. But 2K will be publishing a licensed WWE wrestling match this fall called WWE 2K locations, the company described it as an "arcade-style game" with "high-quality designs for locations, locations and stages."
WWE 2K locations Developed by Saber Interactive, the studio behind 2K & # 39; s NBA Playgrounds Games, will also focus on "take-and-play fun, but more deeply for those who want to get into it," according to 2K. Like the NBA Playgrounds, WWE 2K locations
2K also addressed this year's sims wrestler, saying that you heard feedback about the quality of the WWE 2K20 and worked to improve last year's game. 2K says it will also save WWE 2K19Online servers are open to players
"We apply what we learned to the next WWE 2K match of a focus that is re-focused on quality and fun," the company said. "As part of this commitment, we are expanding the production timeline and will not release a WWE 2K simulation match by 2020 … We want to make sure that the Visual Concepts development team can create a fun game that will entertain WWE 2K pilots, as well as newcomers looking to climb the ropes into the ring for the first time. ”
Leading a renewed development effort at Visual Concepts is Patrick Gilmore, the new executive producer of the WWE 2K Franchise. Gilmore is a long-time game developer whose history includes 2013 Killer Instinct, Medal of Honor franchise, Amazon The New World, and Disney & # 39; s Aladdin like Sega Genesis.
The cancellation of this year's WWE 2K match comes after a bit of frame time. WWE 2K20 he was widely criticized for its poor technical performance, for sharing bugs for breaking the game. Visual Concepts replaced developer Yuke in last year's game, after the Japanese studio dropped the WWE 2K series to work on its own wrestling project.
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