Tony Khan discusses future of AEW video games

During his pre-Forbidden Door media call, Tony Khan addressed the future of AEW video games.

AEW released its first console game in 2023 with Fight Forever receiving mixed reviews. There hasn’t been a follow up to the game yet, and it doesn’t sound like there are definitive plans in place for a sequel yet. Khan said he doesn’t know what the future holds for AEW games, but he expects more games will be produced in the future with AEW learning from the feedback it received for Fight Forever to improve the next offering.

“I love pro wrestling, and I’ll be the first to say that I’m not the biggest expert in the world on video gaming. I like to play games, but I’m not the expert,” Khan said. “There are great, great experts in the world about it and I tried to take insight and advice from people in AEW and people around the developers. And absolutely, we learned a lot in the making of the game and could take that in the future, I really believe to make the next game much, much better and learn from the experiences of doing that.

“But I also think that we’re having a great year with our wrestling and our TV, our pay-per-views, and doing all kinds of great things that are our core competencies. It’s a great thought, and it’s a very different question than the ones I’ve been getting asked about the pay-per-view, but it’s a good question. I’m not sure what the future would hold. I do think eventually there will be further AEW forays into gaming, different kinds of games, mobile games, different concepts, different platforms. I can’t say for sure what they’ll all be, because again, like I said, I’ll never claim to be the world’s biggest expert on video gaming. But I like it and I know it’s a huge part of a lot of our fans’ lives. It’s really important to a lot of our fans, and I’m trying to learn from that feedback.”

Yuke’s was the developer for AEW Fight Forever, but there have been reports that AEW is considering working with a different developer for its next game when and if it happens.

There have also been a few AEW mobile games released throughout the promotion’s history, including Rise to the Top, Figure Fighters, and Elite GM.