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It’s Officially WWE 2K14, And It Will Still Release Later This Year

In an interview published this morning by ESPN, 2K Sports and World Wrestling Entertainment discussed their new, five-year contract arising from THQ’s bankruptcy and dissolution, formally christened their next collaboration as WWE 2K14, and said it should launch during its traditional Q4 release window this year.


It’s Official: 2K Will Make WWE Video Games From Now On

As was rumored during the breakup and selloff of THQ, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K Sports, will take over the licence to make WWE video games. Documents filed today in court say Take-Two, THQ and Yuke’s, the Japanese company which developed the wrestling games for THQ, have come to an agreement settling all claims.


Wrestling Faces A Long Comeback After THQ’s Bankruptcy

If there’s truth in advertising, then three weeks ago, 2K Sports was looking at changing its name to the singular form. Major League Baseball 2K was justifiably believed to be a dead series; the company had canceled online support for legacy titles like All-Pro Football 2K8, College Hoops 2K8 and Top Spin 4. Outside of NBA 2K — formidable though it is — the label was looking at no other presence in sports publishing for the foreseeable future.


Lingerie Football League Is Ready To Tackle Video Games

Those garter wearing gridiron warriors are coming to video games. That’s right, the Lingerie Football League inked a deal with Japanese developer Yuke’s Co for a line of games destined to hit yet unspecified platforms.


Community Review: UFC Undisputed 3

Man, finally a Community Review for a game that I’ve actually played! It’s been a while coming…


UFC Undisputed 3: The Kotaku Review

UFC Undisputed tried to come back too soon. Following a breakout season in 2009, it returned with a good-but-not-great sequel in 2010. Publisher THQ recognised the franchise didn’t deliver enough and shifted it to two-year production cycle. So is UFC Undisputed 3 the game mixed martial arts fans should have gotten last May? Or is it a title that can last them another two years?


UFC Undisputed 3 Career Mode Trailer Released… And I’m Still Confused!

Kotaku reader Ruffleberg and I are pretty big UFC/MMA fans, and after watching Alastair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 we both started wondering about UFC Undisputed 3 and, specifically, the game’s singleplayer mode. The game is so close to release, but we still don’t know much about it — what gives?


UFC Undisputed 3 Predicts The Outcome Of Brock Lesner vs Alastair Overeem

I like UFC. I like watching men beat each other up. I can’t help it. I also think the UFC Undisputed series does a great job of representing the sport’s multiple disciplines in an efficient, well rounded way. The fight I’m currently most excited about is Brock Lesner vs Alastair Overeem — a match which pits a world class wrestler against one of the best heavyweight strikers in the world. Now the developers at Yuke’s have created a simulation of the fight — the outcome? It’s almost too close to call…


UFC Undisputed 3 Seeks A Bid To Fighting Game Tournaments

UFC Undisputed may be a sports simulation, but the series has roots in fighting games, says the game’s producer, and UFC 3 will pay tribute to those roots when the game releases in January.


Guess Who Is The World’s Most Successful Game Studio

Develop magazine has released the 2010 Develop 100, an annual listing of the most successful game developers in the industry. Who took the number one slot this year? I’ll give you a hint: Nintendo.


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