After A Tough Year, 2K Publisher Is Developing WWE Wrestling Game RPG

During the WWE earnings call, the company continued to pursue a project in the role-playing game space. (photo: WWE Games Twitter)

JAKARTA - During a World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., (WWE) earnings call this week, chief brand officer, Stephanie McMahon said the company's commitment to the WWE 2K22 video game has been struggling for several years.

"After taking a little over a year to improve the game engine, we worked closely with our partners at Take-Two Interactive, listened to our customers and fans, and regained their trust by delivering games that exceeded their expectations," said McMahon.

2K appears to be in development for a WWE RPG as well. The news was stated by McMahon, that they are continuing to pursue a project in the role playing game room.

ACKNOWLEDGE US! The reviews are in and WWE 2K22 HITS DIFFERENT. Redesigned gameplay engine. Stunning graphics. More Features. Play today and see for yourself! https://t.co/lCkrmGj8X6 pic.twitter.com/6j6c2HpfDp

— #WWE2K22 (@WWEgames) April 5, 2022

"We continue to see strength in our mobile gaming performance with 2K and Scopely, SuperCard and Champions, and recently signed a new deal in the role-playing space to be announced soon."

The announcement is coming soon, fans of the professional wrestling game seem to have to wait for the next details about the development of the RPG that is expected to be made for PC and consoles.

Meanwhile, speaking of wrestling games, recently indie developer Mega Cat Studio also announced a wrestling JRPG called WrestleQuest that can be played on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and also PS5.