How does a franchise possibly bounce back from a complete
and utter disaster like WWE 2K20? Why, for starters, you scrap your previously
planned ideas for the 2K20 sequel.
According to WWE video game writer Justin Leeper, that is
exactly what has happened. Via a reliable source, Leeper claims that WWE 2K21
has now been completely cancelled.
If you remember, late last year saw the future of WWE 2K21
hugely up in the air, with it believed to at that point be 50/50 as to whether
the follow-up would be given the green light.
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For many gamers, it was expected that the official WWE 2K21
announcement would happen during WrestleMania 36. Of course, that didn’t
happen, and now it appears that 2K21 has been axed entirely.
WWE 2K20 is viewed as one of the worst wrestling video games
of the modern era, with its glitch-riddled gameplay, its error-prone loading
screens, its shockingly bad character models, and its disappointing roster leading to fans and critics alike bashing
the game for its sheer unplayability.
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Recovering from that disaster was going to take some impressive marketing
and PR spin of wizardry proportions, and instead the call was made to scrap
those WWE 2K21 plans.
Those itching to get their WWE video game fix, fear not, for
2K is releasing a new WWE game later this year. All that we know about
that right now, is that it will be a “different kind” of WWE offering and that the
game will be developed by somebody other than Visual Concepts.
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An announcement on that mystery game is expected sooner
rather than later, and there are still plans to launch WWE 2K22 at some point
in 2021.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.
