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==Development==
After ''[[WWE 2K20]]'' received negative reviews from critics, ''WWE 2K'' franchise executive producer Patrick Gilmore promised that the next installment would rely more on the quality of the game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Casey |first1=Connor |title=WWE 2K's New Executive Producer Reveals Creative Direction for WWE 2K22 |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wwe-2k-new-executive-producer-creative-direction-wwe-2k22-patrick-gilmore/ |access-date=April 13, 2021 |work=Comicbook.com |date=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Matt |title=WWE 2K Devs Promise 'Significant Evolution' for Gameplay |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/wwe-2k-21-gameplay-evolution-no-mercy-smackdown |access-date=April 13, 2021 |work=[[IGN]] |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Mathew |title=WWE 2K Dev Promises a "Significant Evolution in Gameplay" in the Next Title |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/new-wwe-2k-executive-producer-evolution-in-gameplay |access-date=April 13, 2021 |work=USgamer |date=June 1, 2020 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413020610/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/new-wwe-2k-executive-producer-evolution-in-gameplay |url-status=dead }}</ref> The game was officially announced after a [[teaser trailer]], featuring [[Cesaro (wrestler)|Cesaro]] and [[Rey Mysterio]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bankhurst |first1=Adam |title=WWE 2K22 Announced During Wrestlemania 37 with Gameplay Teaser |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/wwe-2k22-announced-during-wrestlemania-37-with-gameplay-teaser |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=[[IGN]] |date=April 11, 2021 |quote=During Wrestlemania 37, WWE 2K22 was revealed alongside a first look at gameplay featuring Rey Mysterio and Cesaro.}}</ref> aired during [[WrestleMania 37]] in April 2021,<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=WWE |number=1381067312091033605 |title=You saw it during #WrestleMania first... #WWE2K22 is coming soon! Follow @WWEGames for updates and more|date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aguilar |first1=Matthew |title=WWE 2K22 Reveals First Teaser Trailer |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wwe-2k22-reveals-first-teaser-trailer/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=Comicbook.com |date=April 10, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elfring |first1=Mat |title=WWE 2K22 Announced During Wrestlemania 37 With First Game Footage |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wwe-2k22-announced-during-wrestlemania-37-with-first-game-footage/1100-6489944/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> with a "It
During the July 23, 2021, episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', commentator [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] revealed that ''WWE 2K22'' would feature a rebuilt game engine and smoother controls; this was later confirmed by sources close to 2K.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Dalton |title=WWE 2K22 Gameplay is Reportedly Looking 'Fantastic,' Using Rebuilt Engine|url= https://gamerant.com/wwe-2k22-gameplay |access-date=August 13, 2021 |work=GameRant |date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The second teaser trailer aired during [[SummerSlam (2021)|SummerSlam]] in August 2021, announcing a release date of March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Good |first1=Owen |title=WWE 2K22 launch delayed until March |url=https://www.polygon.com/22637994/wwe-2k22-release-date-delayed-2022-summerslam-trailer |website=Polygon |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823182116/https://www.polygon.com/22637994/wwe-2k22-release-date-delayed-2022-summerslam-trailer |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
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