WWE 2K

[jayzero42690]

It's official:

2K has officially inked a five-year deal to publish WWE games. Under the 2K Sports label, the next WWE title will be re-branded as WWE 2K14 and Visual Concepts will be brought in to assist longtime WWE developer Yukes with the game. WWE 2K14 is still scheduled to arrive this fall.

“We looked at a lot of different leaders in the industry and talked to all of the big guys, and for us, we had been with THQ for so many years, it was nice to finally go out and date a few other companies and see what kind of thought process they had about the video game industry going forward,” WWE executive VP of consumer products Casey Collins told ESPN. “As we look at the next-gen systems coming out, whether that’s this holiday or next holiday, we want to make sure we align our property with who we thought would be a leader going forward on these next-gen systems.”

“With Yukes, we have a lot of history, and we’ve been very happy with what Yukes has done in the past,” Collins added. “What we’re going to do moving forward is meld Yukes with the team at Visual Concepts, so we can have the best of both worlds. Having Yukes’ experience and then getting the Visual Concepts guys on board with them, we think this is going to be a dynamic duo.”

2K will bring “some of the key designers behind the WWE gaming franchise” over from THQ. Collins also said that “the THQ Fight Team is also being brought over, and they’ll report directly to Visual Concepts. Their experience in the marketing, their experience in the development, their experience with our franchise for years. We thought that it was very valuable to keep that continuity."

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"we had been with THQ for so many years, it was nice to finally go"

[jayzero42690]

And some NBA 2K13 (2K's baby) screenshots so you can see what kinda graphics engine we're dealing with here. (THQ was still working with PS2 technologies)

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Also, 10 people on the court.. 10 people in the ring?

[Brandon]

Feb 20, 2013 16:18:33 GMT -5 @jayzero42690 said:

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Where can I immediately run out and buy this game?

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I hope these new people will at least fix the servers for WWE 13. Their awful.

The main things I want from the new game is at least 100 slots for CAWs because you can fill 50 pretty quick. They also need to completely update and overhaul the CAW mode. Especially the Divas. Lastly I want Rosa Mendes to finally be in a WWE game.

I will probably end up being disappointed on all of this but I will try to be optimistic for this game.

[jayzero42690]

Yukes was always in charge of the CAW feature so I doubt it'll change much unless this new group they're teaming them up with really takes over for the most part.

At the very least the graphics and clothing pieces will look better.

[Brandon]

As long as Cameron, Naomi and Rosa are playable in this, I'm there.

[Tarry]

The Rock is the cover star this year.

[jayzero42690]

Strike one, 2K, strike one...

[jayzero42690]

[Tarry]

That isn't real.

[jayzero42690]

Thank you for your input.

[Tarry]

You're very welcome.

[jayzero42690]

Love you

[Tarry]

xoxo

[jayzero42690]

I was not aware Cory Ledesma was still head of development for this game.