Tony Khan has been asked frequently about the future of the AEW Fight Forever video game and whether he will do another one. Based on a new report out Thursday, there appears to be a financial reason why that hasn’t happened yet.
Insider Gaming executive editor Mike Straw published a brief video Thursday (seen below) where he revealed through his sources that AEW had to take a “massive loss” of at least $30 million from the development of the game.
Part of the reason was due to long delays for the game and deadlines being missed. Straw noted the game was originally supposed to be released in 2022 but came out in the summer of 2023 around the time of Forbidden Door.
“When games take that long, they take more to make,” he said, also noting that the sales numbers were half of what their initial expectations where.
Straw didn’t have an update on whether there would be any further developments with Fight Forever as there is no agreement between AEW and developer Yuke’s. However, AEW owns the gaming engine and could find another developer. He said they are interested in revisiting video games “down the line” but when he asked about rumors they had talked to a third party about licensing, he was told they “didn’t f*cking know anything about it.”
Josh Nason
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He’s a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.