AEW’s Fight Forever video game finally has an official release date.
It was announced today that Fight Forever will be released on Thursday, June 29. The game will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
The announcement was made via a video from Kenny Omega.
“Quite some time ago, we announced our first foray into the video game world: AEW Fight Forever,” Omega said. “We wanted to develop an arcade experience that was fun, easy to pick up and play but difficult to master. We believe that AEW and our partners with Yuke’s have created just that experience.”
Fight Forever is rated T for Teen due to blood, violence, language, mild suggestive themes, and use of alcohol and tobacco.
The following match types are included in the game: singles matches, tag team, three-way, four-way, Casino Battle Royale, falls count anywhere, unsanctioned lights out, and exploding barbed wire death matches.
Fight Forever also features a career mode, online multiplayer, and will have customizable wrestlers, move-sets, entrances, teams, and arenas.
In a press release, Tony Khan commented on the game’s upcoming release:
Since our initial announcement, fans worldwide have shown unbridled passion around the launch of Fight Forever, and AEW has proven through our exciting storylines and hard-hitting wrestling action that good things come to those who wait. With Fight Forever, Kenny and our world-class team have delivered an authentic, nostalgic feel of wrestling games past, along with the unmatched creativity that AEW brings to the table. It’s going to be cool to see our fans finally getting a fresh and much-needed alternative next-gen console wrestling game on June 29. AEW has the greatest fans on the planet, and I’m excited for them to experience this new way to engage with our stars.
The video game was first announced in November 2020. It’s in collaboration with Geta, Yuke’s, and THQ Nordic.
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Tony Khan has revealed that “AEW: Fight Forever” will be the title of his company’s upcoming console video game.
The AEW President addressed the live crowd in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and confirmed the name. The company filed to trademark “AEW: Fight Forever” last month.
Khan also asked fans in attendance to participate in chants to be recorded for the game. Ring announcer Justin Roberts then led the crowd in a series of chants for FTR, Aubrey Edwards, Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood, Jeff Hardy, Sting, Adam Cole, and Adam “Hangman” Page.
While no official release date for the game has been revealed, a report from Fightful Select recently stated that it could be released as early as September.
AEW is working with Yuke’s, a video game developer based in Japan, to produce the game. The studio had previously worked on the WWE 2K franchise up until 2018. According to an article published by Forbes last year, AEW has put in an eight-figure investment into developing the video game.
The name of both the upcoming AEW console video game and a rebranded faction may have been revealed as the company filed to trademark the terms “AEW: Fight Forever” and “Undisputed Elite” earlier this week.
The purposes of the “AEW: Fight Forever” trademark are listed as “Downloadable game software; Downloadable computer game software; Downloadable electronic game software; Downloadable interactive game software; Video game discs; Downloadable video game programs; Downloadable video game software; Recorded video game programs; Recorded video game software.”
There is currently no timetable for AEW’s debut console video game to be released. They are working with Yuke’s, a video game developer based in Osaka, Japan. The studio had been part of the WWE 2K franchise up until 2018. An article in Forbes last summer noted that AEW had put in an eight-figure investment into the game.
The purposes of the “Undisputed Elite” trademark are listed as “Fan clubs; Providing a website featuring entertainment information in the fields of sports and entertainment; Providing entertainment information in the fields of sports and entertainment via a website; Conducting entertainment exhibitions in the nature of wrestling exhibits and performances by professional wrestlers; Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network.”
Some are speculating that trademark could be related to the faction of Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish — formerly known as The Undisputed Era in WWE NXT.
AEW has released new footage of their upcoming console video game.
On a new episode of the 2.Show, new footage was shown of the game, showing the artwork of the Darby Allin character model. It also showed footage of Allin performing the Coffin Drop. It can be seen below:
The video game currently does not have a release date. At the time of the game’s reveal in November, the game was announced for both current and next gen consoles. Hideyuke “Geta” Iwashita, who was the director of WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64, is also involved with the project. It will be developed by Yuke’s, who up until 2018 was behind the yearly WWE 2K video game series.
A recent feature by Forbes magazine revealed that AEW had invested an “eight-figure” sum toward their video game development, citing it as the reason that the promotion is currently operating in the red.
