This article is about the series as a whole. For the mobile video game, see WWE 2K (video game).
Video game series
WWE 2K
Genre(s)
Sports (professional wrestling)
Developer(s)
Yuke's (2000–2018) Visual Concepts (Supporting developers: 2013–2018; Sole developer: 2019–present)
Publisher(s)
THQ (2000–2012) 2K (2013–present)
Platform(s)
Android iOS Microsoft Windows Mobile Nintendo DS Nintendo Switch PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 PlayStation Portable Stadia Wii Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X
First release
WWF SmackDown! March 2, 2000
Latest release
WWE 2K24 March 8, 2024
WWE 2K, formerly released as WWF SmackDown!, WWE SmackDown!, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, WWE, and Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan, is a series of professional wrestling sports simulation video games that launched in 2000. The premise of the series is to emulate professional wrestling, specifically that of WWE, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The series began with WWF SmackDown! on the original PlayStation and has continued as an annual release (with the exception of 2021). It was originally exclusive to PlayStation platforms until 2006's WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, which expanded the series to other platforms. In 2013, the series was rebranded as WWE 2K, beginning with WWE 2K14.
The games were originally published by THQ and developed by Yuke's under the WWF SmackDown! name—in 2002, the WWF was renamed to WWE. Beginning with WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw in 2004, the series changed its name to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw and then simply WWE with 2011's WWE '12. 2K, previously under the 2K Sports sub-label, took over as publisher beginning with 2013's WWE 2K14, changing the series to WWE 2K, and the series was co-developed with Visual Concepts until Yuke's departure in 2018. Visual Concepts would take over lead development of the series beginning with WWE 2K20 in 2019. Due to major technical issues with that installment, the main series took a two-year hiatus with a spin-off, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, released in 2020 before the next main installment, WWE 2K22, released in 2022.
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include BioShock, Borderlands, Carnival Games, Mafia, NBA 2K, Sid Meier's Civilization, WWE2K, and XCOM. Developed by Visual Concepts Budapest, Novato...
for Xbox and Windows. WWE Raw 2 was released in 2003 for Xbox. WWE Survivor Series was released in 2004 for Game Boy Advance. WWE2K (2015) was released...
installment in the WWE video game series, under the WWE2K banner, developed by Cat Daddy Games and published by 2K. The game has several game modes: Wild (introduced...
developing sports games in the 2K franchise, most recently NBA 2K and WWE2K, and previously NFL 2K and College Hoops 2K. Visual Concepts was acquired...
Lego games, Lego 2K Drive was developed by Visual Concept Austin, which is mostly known for developing the NBA 2K series and the WWE2K series. Members...
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in the video game WWE 2K23, which marked his first debut in any WWE2K game. He is also a playable character in the video game WWE 2K24. Arizona Wrestling...
character in WWE 2K20 and subsequently in WWE2K Battlegrounds, WWE 2K22 and WWE 2K23. Bennett is the cover star for the deluxe edition of WWE 2K24 alongside...
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