In 2023, developer Visual Concepts and publisher 2K Games set out to bring back a classic game-type that had been missing for some years, but unfortunately that journey is at a premature end, with said title beginning its official shut down procedures on May 19. 2K Games is perhaps most known for its sports title, with Visual Concepts being most known for the NBA and WWE 2K series, but this was something a little different.
The timing is most likely not a coincidence. Visual Concepts just saw a wave of lay-offs that, reportedly, impacted the WWE 2K team moreso than the NBA 2K team. That said, the lay-offs were company-wide. It's not confirmed that this shutdown relates to these layoffs, but it would not be surprising given it was an open-world live service game. Further, it could possibly be due to a license expiration between 2K and LEGO since the shut down is taking place a full three years after its initial release.
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