Step into a different ring with AEW: Fight Forever
THQ Nordic have announced that after a few years away from the sport, they are stepping back into the ring of wrestling, with AEW: Forever Fighting and it will be once again, developed by the folks at Yukes.
While the trailer above is merely just to hype up the reveal at the THQ Nordic Showcase next week, we do know a few extra details about the game.
First is that it will offer a full career mode, a robust create-a-wrestler, along with multiple game modes and online co-op gameplay, perfect for executing some tag team manoeuvres.
“One of the first things I did after signing with AEW was to ask Tony Khan to let me help assemble the best gaming team on the planet, to make the best wrestling game ever,” said Kenny Omega, EVP of AEW and former AEW World Champion and AEW World Tag Team Champion. “Well, we just landed the perfect finisher by partnering with global publishing and distribution powerhouse THQ Nordic for AEW: Fight Forever. The THQ brand has long been synonymous with wrestling games – there is simply no more qualified partner to bring AEW: Fight Forever to the millions of wrestling fans the world over.”
YUKE’S president and CEO Yukinori Taniguchi said “I am both gratified and excited to have the opportunity to work with AEW - who is breathing new life into the pro wrestling industry - and the THQ Brand, with whom we have created an entire era of pro wrestling games. Using the expertise we have cultivated over the years, we are taking on this project with the ultimate staff from the YUKE’S Development Team in order to recreate AEW’s appeal within a video game to the highest degree. We hope that fans will enjoy experiencing the most cutting-edge technology, and the next evolution, in pro wrestling gaming.”
“Kenny’s incredible vision for AEW: Fight Forever is informed by his wrestling pedigree both inside the ring and on the controller,” said Executive Producer Reinhard Pollice, THQ Nordic. “Combine that vision with YUKES’ unparalleled wrestling game development history is resulting in an AEW experience that draws heavily on the arcade feel that first won wrestling gamer hearts more than two decades ago.”
There is no set release for this yet, but when it does hit, it will come to all platforms, so Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. For now, enjoy some screens from the game below and look forward to the THQ Nordic Showcase next week.
