{"id":9285,"date":"2016-01-28T10:42:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T16:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=9285"},"modified":"2016-01-28T10:42:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T16:42:35","slug":"9285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/28\/9285\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE and 2K Sports announce &#8220;multi-year extension&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1102940058\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE and 2K Sports announced Thursday a contract extension to continue producing\u00a0WWE video games.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;multi-year exclusive agreement&#8221; will extend their working relationship, which grants\u00a02K Sports &#8220;the worldwide rights to develop and publish WWE video game properties across all major platforms and distribution channels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement comes at a time when mobile and online gaming is rising to go along with traditional video games. As a result, 2K said in the press release that they will continue to &#8220;invest in WWE Supercard,&#8221; the mobile game that has been downloaded &#8220;more than 9 million times since its initial release.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/01\/2kWWElogos.jpg\" alt=\"2kWWElogos\" width=\"270\" height=\"133\" \/>WWE&#8217;s franchise video games from the &#8220;WWE 2K&#8221; line have been a key revenue driver for parent company Take Two Interactive since taking over WWE&#8217;s master\u00a0video game license in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2K\u2019s partnership with WWE over the past three years has resulted in a successful and important addition to the Company\u2019s portfolio of profitable franchises,\u201d said 2K&#8217;s COO David Ismailer.\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled with the positive momentum of the WWE 2K series, including generating year-over-year growth, as well as the success of WWE SuperCard. 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