AEW Fight Forever

### Platforms

Nintendo SwitchPC (Available on Steam)Playstation 4Playstation 5Xbox ONEXbox Series X/S

### Engine

Unreal Engine 4

**AEW: Fight Forever** is a wrestling game developed by Yuke's, and being published by THQ Nordic that released on June 29th, 2023. It will be available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S & Nintendo Switch.

## Gameplay

### Match Types

These are all the possible types of wrestling matches that are available to play in.

* Singles (1-on-1)
* Tag-Team (2-on-2)
* 3-Way (1-on-1-on-1)
* 4-Way (1-on-1-on-1-on-1)
* Ladder
* False Count Anywhere
* Unsanctioned Lights Out
* Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch
* Casino Battle Royal

#### Upcoming Match Types

* Stadium Stampede (30-Person Battle Royale)

### Minigames

The list of mini-games set to be playable at release.

* Shida's Slugfest
* Chip Gatherer
* Memory
* Who's Missing?
* AEW Pop Quiz
* Penta Says
* Count 'Em Up
* Where's Orange?
* Spot The Difference
* Box Breaker
* Steal The Show
* Path Tracer

#### Upcoming Mini-Games

* JoinUs (FTR Revival Pack)
* Deth-Race X (FTR Revival Pack)
* MJF Car Thrash (Limitless Bunny Pack)
* Sloth Sling (Limitless Bunny Pack)

### Roster

REMEMBER: This is not the completed roster of characters set to be released as at least 50 wrestlers are in the base game.

* Abadon
* Adam Cole
* Adam 'Hangman' Page
* Andrade El Idolo
* Aubrey Edwards (Unlockable)
* Brian Cage
* Britt Baker
* Bryan Danielson
* Cash Wheeler (FTR Revival Pack)
* Chris Jericho
* Christian Cage
* Chuck Taylor
* Cody Rhodes
* CM Punk
* Darby Allin
* Dax Harwood (FTR Revival Pack)
* Dustin Rhodes
* Eddie Kingston
* Hikaru Shida
* Jade Cargill
* Jeff Hardy
* John Silver
* Jon Moxley
* Jungle Boy
* Kenny Omega
* Kris Statlander
* Lance Archer
* Luchasaraus
* Malakai Black
* Matt Hardy (Pre-Order Bonus)
* Matt Jackson
* Miro
* MJF
* Mr. Brodie Lee (Unlockable)
* Nick Jackson
* Nyla Rose
* Owen Hart
* Orange Cassidy
* PAC
* Paul Wight (Unlockable)
* Penta El Zero Miedo
* Powerhouse Hobbs
* Ricky Starks
* Riho
* Rey Fenix
* Ruby Soho
* Sammy Guevara
* Scorpio Sky
* Sting
* Tay Melo
* Thunder Rosa
* Trent
* Wardlow
* Yuka Sakazaki

#### Upcoming Wrestlers

These wrestlers are set to be released in the game at a later date:

* Anthony Bowens (Unconfirmed Date)
* Danhausen (Hookhausen: Very Handsome, Very Evil Pack)
* Hook (Hookhausen: Very Handsome, Very Evil Pack)
* Keith Lee (Limitless Bunny Pack)
* Max Caster (Unconfirmed Date)
* The Bunny (Limitless Bunny Pack)

## Elite Edition

Confirmed in a press release by AEW for the release of Fight Forever, an Elite Edition of the game was announced for a higher costing pre-order then the Standard Edition. The Elite Edition includes the Season 1 Season Pass featuring:

* FTR Revival Pack featuring wrestlers Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, mini-games "JoinUs" & "Deth Race-X"
* Hookhausen: Very Handsome, Very Evil Pack featuring wrestlers Danhausen & Hook
* Limitless Bunny Pack featuring wrestlers Keith Lee & The Bunny, mini-games "MJF Car Thrash" & "Sloth Sling"
* Pre-order bonus of Matt Hardy

Owning the Elite edition also allows players to start playing the game a day before it's standard release, meaning they can play on June 28th.

## Development History

### Release

Announced in the first AEW Games live-streamed presentation on November 10th, 2020: an unnamed console AEW game was announced alongside other projects to be releasing by Yuke's, a studio known for making main-line WWE wrestling games for the past 2 decades until they were let go after 2K19's release. It was described by Kenny Omega as a spiritual successor to the critically-acclaimed wrestling games of the past like WWF: No Mercy. A animated video that announced the game also announced that it would be featuring intergender wrestling between all genders, being the first wrestling game to include the feature since *WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009* released in 2008.

From that initial presentation all the way to August 2022, little was revealed about the game. There were some videos showcasing gameplay of Darby Allin, & Jungle Boy but not much further.

On August 3rd, 2022, the game's cover artwork was revealed featuring Jade Cargill, Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Britt Baker, & CM Punk. However a month later, in real life events CM Punk would get into a backstage physical altercation resulting in his removal from the game's cover and a complete overhaul of it now including Sting, Orange Cassidy, Bryan Danielson, Adam Page, & MJF was announced in November.

At THQ Nordic's Digital Showcase in August, several mini-games were announced, and the announcement of over 20 weapons. Only a couple weeks later demos became playable featuring CM Punk, Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, Paul Wight, & Kenny Omega at Gamescon, and the Tokyo Game Show. At the Gamescon show, it won an award for being the Best Sports/Racing game at the event.

On May 22nd, 2023, it was finally confirmed by Kenny that the game would be releasing internationally on June 29th, 2023, only 2 days after the Forbidden Door pay-per-view. In a press release by AEW, it confirmed the game can be pre-ordered with an Elite Edition. On June 1st, it was announced that Matt Hardy along with his 'Broken' attire would be available as a Pre-Order Bonus for the game.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/WrestlingNewsCo/status/1660634218072776704/photo/1