THQ Nordic Reveals AEW Fight Forever Isn't Finished

Confusion continues to reign supreme around All Elite Wrestling's upcoming Fight Forever video game.

AEW CEO Tony Khan revealed following the Revolution pay-per-view in early March that Fight Forever was "finished" and all that was left to do was schedule the release date and sort out "all the things that go into it."

Dave Meltzer reported similar sentiments in the most recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, stating that Fight Forever is "basically ready" and the game just needs to build to a release date.

In an update, though, THQ Nordic’s Global Senior Community Manager, Zyddie, has claimed on a Twitch stream that AEW Fight Forever is not yet finished. 

"For a publisher, the game is not really, it's not finished until it's released, basically. A lot of people are having a massive problem understanding that, which is kind of sad because it kind of creates this thing that everybody now suddenly believes, 'Oh my god, these guys lied.' No, they didn't. So hopefully, it'll get sorted out soon. The game is in a good state. As soon as we do launch it, I think people will be happy. Then everybody will just forget about all the other stuff, and everybody will be happy and enjoy it. That's what I've been trying to explain to people. Development can already be sorted and stuff, but that doesn't mean the game is done. There's still QA. There's still all these different things that they have to do. I just don't see how people misunderstand it because - but that might be because I'm part of the industry. So for me, it's common when people check in with me, 'Hey, is this ready?' I'm like, 'Oh, no, it's early in publishing stages,'" Zyddie said.

"Again, I'm part of the industry. So, for me, that's normal that I don't expect everything to be instantly done. That is why it annoys me so much when we're now taking our time. All three houses, Yuke's, THQ Nordic, and AEW, we're taking our time. We want to do this the best we can. We make sure it goes through a long QA process and a long submission process. All these things and people are instantly like, 'Oh, but we want the game now.' Yeah, but you can't have both. You can't have a game that's out right away and then have a good game. There's only one of those things that actually matter that works and that matters."

AEW Fight Forever has been in development at Yuke's since the summer of 2020 and was originally slated to be released in 2022. The game was delayed as THQ Nordic and AEW tried to secure a Teen rating from the ESRB. As of last word, Fight Forever was reportedly scheduled for a Q2 2023 release, putting its release date between April and June. 

When it does come out, Fight Forever will be available on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, along with Nintendo Switch and PC. 

H/T to Fightful