Add as a preferred source on Google The WWE 2K franchise is enjoying one of its strongest periods since coming under 2K and Visual Concepts, but Take-Two still believes there is room for growth.
Speaking with IGN, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed the franchise’s performance and said he was proud of how the latest release was received.
“We’re very proud of Metacritic score, we’re proud of how the title performed,” Zelnick said. “We have great partners at TKO led by Nick Khan, and of course everything related to WWE continues to grow. The team over there is just crushing it. So we’re thrilled to be in business with TKO and WWE.
“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.”
Take-Two is in the middle of a major year, with GTA 6 set to launch on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
WWE 2K26 was released on March 13 and currently holds generally favorable reviews on Metacritic, with a 78 score for the PlayStation 5 version.
The next game in the franchise has not been officially announced, but the natural expectation is that the series will continue keeping its annual release window during the Road to WrestleMania.