WWE 2k20

About

WWE 2k20 is a video game in the WWE 2k series, a yearly installment of WWE-branded 2k games released on October 22nd, 2019. The game's release was marred by egregious glitches and bugs, leading to outcry from fans of the series, who launched the hashtag #FixWWE2k20.

History

WWE 2k20 is the first wrestling game developed by Visual Concepts. The previous 20 years of WWE games had been developed by Yuke.^[1] The game was announced on August 5th, 2019. It features wrestlers Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns on the cover. It released on October 22nd, 2019.

Reception

Prior to the game's release, anticipation was tepid as YouTubers with early access to the game pointed out numerous flaws with the game. YouTuber DenkOps – Chris Denker posted a review on October 15th, 2019, a week before the game's release, offering negative first impressions about the game, criticizing its downgraded graphics and core gameplay (shown below).

Reviews upon release were similarly negative and critical of the game. Forbes^[2] wrote the game was not fun to play and had bad targeting mechanics. IGN's Michael Saltzman^[3] eviscerated the game in his review, writing:

WWE 2K20 is a mess. The pro wrestling series has never been known for its polish, but this year, just about every issue that has plagued WWE 2K is even worse. It’s bursting at the seams with bugs; many of its character models look even uglier than they already did last year; the lighting effects glitch constantly; there are virtually no noteworthy improvements to the actual wrestling, which feels woefully outdated at this point; its biggest new feature, the 2K Originals, is locked behind DLC and isn’t playable at launch; the MyCareer mode retains all of the same problems as last year but with none of the charm; and, perhaps worst of all, the collision detection and targeting is somehow way worse than ever before.

Glitches

On social media, the game was widely mocked by fans who shared clips of the numerous and game-breaking bugs they discovered while playing. Examples include a tweet by @MahNamesShaq showing a woman orbiting the ring, gaining over 8,000 retweets and 32,000 likes (shown below, top). User @MrMacho419 posted a video of a rope glitch where the game breaks completely, gaining over 4,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, bottom). Many of these glitches were shared with the hashtag #FixWWE2k20.^[4] The glitches were compiled in articles on multiple websites, including Sports Illustrated,^[5] Kotaku^[6] and Deadspin.^[7] Sony reportedly began giving fans refunds for the game.^[1] A thread in /r/games compiling the numerous glitches gained over 10,000 points.^[8]

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