Bigger doesn’t always mean better, but in the case of “WWE 2K16,†2K Sports and Yukes have delivered not only the biggest roster in the history of the series, but one that adds a host of other gameplay improvements across the board.
For Yukes, 2K Sports and Visual Concepts, the creative direction comes from within. Inspired by their love of the platform and constant interactions with their community, 2K Sports feels as if this game represents everything fans have been clamoring for.
“We are passionate WWE fans who listen to [gamers]. We watch everything they say and we love your passion, even though sometimes you can be very mean to us (laughs). No, I’m kidding. We want them to know we’re trying to put out the best product possible,†Chris Snyder VP of Marketing at 2K Sports said. “We’ve done a great job this year and have made a huge roster in the game, which is something we’ve been touting since E3. We knew we were going to have a really big roster and knew we were going to almost double last year’s roster. We didn’t want to just come out and give all of the details right away. When we said, ‘hey, we’ve got the biggest roster ever.’ It was met with a lot of cynicism. A lot of people were saying, ‘oh, it’s going to be three different versions of HHH,’ and we were laughing to ourselves because we couldn’t wait to tell everyone, ‘no it’s not three different versions of HHH.’ It’s literally the biggest roster you’ve ever seen with different characters. We’ve gone out and proven that, and I think we’ve won a lot of people’s trust and gave people what they wanted, which was a really robust roster. “
But “WWE 2K16†is about more than a historical roster that encompasses a good thirty years of sports entertainment. With a focus on realism and fun, the development team for 2K Sports’ “WWE 2K16†felt that the foundation was in place from last year’s “WWE 2K15†to make ensure that this year’s game got it right.
Continue Reading This Article From Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. at Examiner.com
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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