WWE superstars record a script, which is then assigned to the voice of the corresponding superstar in the game. Voice over, however, was included in season mode with the release of WWE SmackDown! vs.

Raw, the only communication possible in season mode was through subtitles. The game engine was originally based on the one used by the Japanese professional wrestling video game series Toukon Retsuden, which was also developed by Yuke's. From 2000 to 2012, the publisher was THQ. The games feature WWE match types, storylines and wrestlers.Įvery game produced in the WWE 2K series until 2019 was developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts, and published by 2K Sports. The premise of each game in the series is to emulate the sport of professional wrestling, more specifically that of WWE, and present improvements over the previous installments. It was then co-developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts from WWE 2K14 until WWE 2K20, when Yuke's had left the development team. Yuke's was the sole developer of the games prior to 2K14. Raw, or simply the WWE series, is a series of professional wrestling sports video games developed and released annually since 2000. WWE 2K, formerly known as the WWF/E SmackDown! series, SmackDown vs. Visual Concepts (Supporting developers: 2013–2018 Sole developer: 2019–present)