TNA president addresses possibility of new video game
A new TNA video game is something company president Carlos Silva has on his list of goals.
It’s now been nearly 20 years since the promotion’s first console video game — “TNA Impact!” — was released in 2008. While it doesn’t sound like any official announcements about a new game are imminent, TNA President Carlos Silva tells Daily Star that the idea is now something he is looking to explore.
“In terms of the game, we didn’t set that as a priority in these first six months since I’ve been here, but it’s now gotten added to the list,” he said. “We just had to do some things to really drive and create the kind of stuff that we had with Slammiversary. Like everything in an organization, if you do too many things, you don’t get anything done. So we had to concentrate on some successes, but I think now coming out of some success, we can now put that on the docket and look to understand where we go with a TNA game, for sure.”
When asked if TNA’s partnership with WWE has opened doors for things like TV deals and video games, Silva said the partnership is benefitting TNA everywhere.
“Everything, everything’s open — it’s opened doors everywhere,” Silva said. “And I think it’s been the power of the partnership. It’s been a big benefit for TNA, and we appreciate everything that WWE and NXT has done. And they’ve done it, like, with pleasure. They’ve made it a true partnership.”
TNA is seeking a new media rights deal in the range of $10 million per year with Silva hoping that the deal can be agreed to within the next few months.
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