Take-Two CEO proud of WWE 2K26 performance, wants to ensure quality
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently opened up about WWE 2K26’s success as well as his team’s motive of ensuring future quality.
Previously with Yuke’s, WWE 2K became a part of the Visual Concepts/Take-Two banner since 2019, with annual video game releases every year except 2021. Following a disastrous WWE 2K20, the game followed it up with well-loved WWE 2K22 and has done it every year since then. Their latest release, 2K26, received major positive reviews, with several new in-game modes and improvements added.
Recently speaking to IGN, Zelnick opened up about WWE 2K26’s recent performance and reviews. “We’re very proud of Metacritic score, we’re proud of how the title performed. We have great partners at TKO led by Nick Khan, and of course everything related to WWE continues to grow,” he said. “The team over there is just crushing it. So we’re thrilled to be in business with TKO and WWE.”
Although, despite the game’s performance and reviews, Zelnick believes there are still improvements to be made.
“I do think there’s ongoing opportunities to improve the quality of the game. I do think that we can give consumers more of what they want, and I know our team at Visual Concepts always wants to do better. We’re never in the business of patting ourselves on the back. We believe that arrogance is the enemy of continued success, and I think that title could be double or triple the size that it is as long as we delight consumers, and as long as we give them something new and not expected that’s consistent with the brand that they love. That’s our job.”
Similarly, like every year, WWE 2K27 is expected to release around March, 2027.
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