THQ Nordic will publish AEW: Fight Forever on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.
Spiritual descendant of WWE SmackDown! Here comes the pain, as well as various episodes of WWE SmackDown! against. Raw, AEW: Fight Forever wants to evoke arcade wrestling nostalgia for players old and new. The most common wrestling moves will be presented with simple controls, in addition to innovative tandem offensive moves that will take team wrestling to the next level. Finally, the most popular AEW wrestlers like CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Britt Baker, Jon Moxley, Jade Cargill or Kenny Omega can be played in different settings.
AEW: Fight Forever will be revealed on August 12th along with a trailer and gameplay at the THQ Nordic Showcase.
Main modes of AEW: Fight Forever
- Matches: Single, Team, Three-Way, Four-Way, Ladder, Casino Battle Royale, Falls Count Anywhere, Unauthorized Power Outage (Weapons Allowed), Death by Barbed Wire Explosion
- Career
- Personalization: customizable wrestlers (appeal and appearance), customizable movesets, customizable entrances, customizable teams, customizable arenas.
- Multiplayer
- Ratings
AEW, Yuke’s and THQ Nordic want to revolutionize the fighting experience in video games
Kenny Omega, Executive Vice President of All Elite Wrestling, says:
One of the first things I did after signing with AEW was to ask Tony Khan (Founder, co-owner, president and CEO of the American Wrestling Federation) to let me be part of building the best gaming team on the planet, to create the best wrestling game. We found the perfect solution by partnering with THQ Nordic, a global publishing and distribution giant, for AEW: Fight Forever. The THQ brand has long been synonymous with wrestling games – there simply isn’t a partner more qualified to bring AEW: Fight Forever to millions of wrestling fans around the world.
Yukinori Taniguchi, President and CEO of Yuke’s, is delighted:
I am both happy and excited to be working with AEW, which is breathing new life into the pro wrestling industry, and THQ, with whom we have created an era of pro wrestling games. Using the experience we have accumulated over the years, we are taking on this project with the best team to best recreate the charm of AEW in a video game. We hope fans enjoy the latest technology and the next evolution of professional wrestling.
Reinhard Pollis, Executive Producer of THQ Nordic, adds:
Kenny Omega’s incredible vision for AEW: Fight Forever draws inspiration from his wrestling savvy both in the ring and on the controller. Combine this vision with Yuke’s unrivaled history of wrestling game development and you have an AEW experience heavily based on the arcade spirit that captured the hearts of wrestler gamers over two years ago. decades ago.