This marks the first game in the WWE 2K series to feature a female cover star (most recently, THQ's WWE SmackDown vs. The game was formally announced on August 5, 2019, with a trailer announcing Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns as cover stars.
Eminem was reported to be curating the soundtrack of the game early in development, but talks with the rapper fell through after the news was leaked before it was made official. WWE 2K20 is the first game in the series to be solely developed by Visual Concepts previous entries were co-developed by Yuke's. WWE 2K20 features a female M圜areer story alongside its male story, a first for the franchise. The 2K Towers mode, first introduced in WWE 2K19, made its return to the series. WWE 2K20's 2K Showcase mode revolves around the Four Horsewomen of WWE (Bayley, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks).
Instead, the game was solely developed by Visual Concepts, who had previously worked with Yuke's as co-developers since WWE 2K15. WWE 2K20 is the first WWE series game to not be developed by Yuke's since the inception of the series in 2000. It is the twenty-first game in the WWE game series (seventh under the WWE 2K banner) and the successor to WWE 2K19. It was released worldwide on Octofor Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Game Review WWE 2K20 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.