WWE 2K22: 10 Things We Already Know

10. A Reworked GM Mode Is Possible

WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 GM Mode
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Might as well start with the hot topic.

Gilmore said that some "top minds" are debating the pros and cons of bringing back the old GM Mode in 2K22, but also added that neither 2K nor VC want to "trot out a mode from 2008 without bringing something new" to the party. So, in other words, it won't happen unless they come up with something cool.

GM Mode was the top talking point in 2K's feedback program from veterans of the series, and it's not hard to see why. Fans adored the business-sim elements of the feature before it was cut (GM last appeared in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 way back in the crusty old-fashioned days of 2007), and it's been top of wish lists ever since.

GM Mode will make a comeback in the next game if 2K's braintrust can modernise several parts of the suite. That sounds promising, although Gilmore was very careful not to make any definitive guarantees - he's new to this gig, after all.

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