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Rumor: WWE 2K21 Cancelled

Chris Studley by Chris Studley
Aug 19, 2022
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Lost in Easter weekend was some major news regarding the WWE 2K franchise, as a former game developer for the franchise claims that there will not be a WWE 2K21 game this year.

No WWE 2K21 in 2020

Justin Leeper, who formerly was the narrative lead for the ‘Road to Wrestlemania’ mode in the Smackdown vs. Raw series, stated in a YouTube video this past weekend that the planned launch for WWE 2K21 has been cancelled. Leeper stated that he heard from “reliable sources” that the game has been nixed.

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This news may not surprise some given that WWE 2K20 received quite a bit of backlash. Still, it is quite surprising given that a WWE game has been released annually since the days of WWF SmackDown!.

Leeper said in his video over the weekend that traditionally, WrestleMania weekend is when the announcement and promotion of WWE’s annual game begins. However, the weekend came and gone without any word of a new game, and Leeper stated that this was because there will be no WWE 2K game will be released this year.

What was going on behind the scenes?

Leeper said that in December, there was a 50/50 chance that WWE 2K21 would be nixed. This was weeks after we reported that Take-Two’s president said in November that he was “disappointed” with the feedback he received on WWE 2K20. In January, the development team was in “medium speed ahead” with the new game, but it was reportedly going to be the game very similar to WWE 2K20.

Now, the game has reportedly been nixed, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing a WWE game this year.

Plans for the Future

Leeper said that there will be a WWE game this year, but it will look a bit different than what we are accustomed to. The game will reportedly be a non-simulation game, and that the game will be published by 2K. However, Visual Concepts will reportedly not be the developer for this new title.

Lastly, Leeper stated that while WWE 2K21 has been cancelled, that doesn’t mean we won’t see the franchise return in the future. WWE 2K22 is reportedly in the works, but that game would not be available for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. WWE 2K22, however, will only be available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.

For more WWE 2K21 news, be sure to keep checking out the SGO site.


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Chris Studley is an avid gamer, and primarily plays the Madden and NHL franchises. Chris is currently a student at St. John's University and is working towards his Master of Professional Studies degree in Sport Management. Chris is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the baseball website FHFreeway.com.

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Comments 10

  1. Javier Gallegos Javier Gallegos says:
    3 years ago

    No one will ever make wwe games like THQ & Yuke’s

  2. Javier Gallegos Javier Gallegos says:
    3 years ago

    The one good game they made was WWE 2K14 & that was their first one ?

  3. Justin Stallman Justin Stallman says:
    3 years ago

    Wwe needs to improve their graphics, most games look more realistic as they come each year, wwe is way behind

  4. Tim Douglas Tim Douglas says:
    3 years ago

    No reason WWE needs to be a yearly release anyways..

    • Jason L Holt Jason L Holt says:
      3 years ago

      Tim Douglas true!!!

    • Matt Clayton Matt Clayton says:
      3 years ago

      Tim Douglas no reason it should release at all

    • Tim Douglas Tim Douglas says:
      3 years ago

      Lol better put

  5. Colby Griffin Colby Griffin says:
    3 years ago

    Fix those trashy ass servers before anyone draws anything ?

  6. Jason L Holt Jason L Holt says:
    3 years ago

    Thank god scrap this series been awful for years & start with a new developer /concept an move forward WWE. C’mon man lol!!

  7. Tavares Thompson Tavares Thompson says:
    3 years ago

    GG

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