WWE 2K22 was viewed as a “make or break” game for the business partnership between WWE and Take-Two Interactive (the parent company of 2K) according to a report that dropped prior to the game’s release. 2K Sports began publishing WWE’s annual series of console games beginning with WWE 2K14 in 2013, but it was reported earlier this month that the current deal between the two companies was only for six years and following the critical and financial flop of WWE 2K20 in 2019 the relationship was apparently on thin ice. There were even reports that WWE had been in talks with Electronic Arts about them taking over as the new publisher. 

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2K and WWE have reached an agreement to keep the WWE games lineup under the 2K Sports umbrella.I’m working to find out more details on the new deal. https://t.co/Y8bD9EPkUf