Wrestling game have come full ( squared ) circle with the word THQ Nordic and Yukes are behind the forthcoming AEW : Fight Forever video game .
The publisher fka THQ is responsible for some of the unspoilt WWF(E ) and WCW game of yesteryear and is now tag end - teaming up with former WWE game developer Yukes for the long - awaited sim from the All Elite Wrestling crew . star like CM Punk , Bryan Danielson and Chris Jericho will front the plot .
While there ’s no release date yet , we do live rafts more about the secret plan now . There ’s some screenshots , the first teaser lagger ( albeit one that express nothing ) and news on a raft of game modes .
fit in to apress release , grappling gamers will be able to take part in individual matches , shred - squad , three - way , four - way , run match , battle royale matches , falls count anywhere matches , unsanctioned lights out matches and * gulps * exploding barbed cable end matches . There ’ll also be online co - op modes where wrestlers can perform special sequence of moves too .
There ’s a life history way and a deep create - a - wrestler lineament that include move - sets , entry and orbit . The announcement says : “ AEW : Fight Forever ’s cryptic career way play up the fun and personality of an All Elite Wrestler ’s life on the road . Players can create and develop their own wrestler who joins the AEW roster and appear in matches and chronicle over an event schedule . Points are earned by pull ahead matches and fulfil certain objectives which can then be used to raise their wrestler ’s stats . ”
One of AEW ’s top stars Kenny Omega is heavily involved in the game and enunciate : “ One of the first things I did after signing with AEW was to need Tony Khan to countenance me help foregather the best gaming squad on the planet , to make the good wrestling game ever .
“ Well , we just bring down the perfect finisher by partner with globose publishing and distribution powerhouse THQ Nordic for AEW : Fight Forever . The THQ firebrand has long been synonymous with grappling games — there is simply no more qualified partner to convey AEW : Fight perpetually to the trillion of wrestling fan the Earth over . ”
There ’ll be a case of the game onAugust 12 , where we ’ll in all probability learn much more . However , we make love the game will be usable for PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series S / X , Xbox One , Windows PC ( via Steam ) , and Nintendo Switch .
In another life , THQ was demand in hit wrestling games like WWF No Mercy for the N64 , WWF Smackdown for PS1 , the SmackDown vs Raw series , and the awing WCW / NWO Revenge for N64 .
