WWE 2K

WWE 2K
The logo for the WWE 2K series
Genres	Professional wrestling, fighting, sports
Developers	Yuke's (2000–present) Visual Concepts (2013–present)
Publishers	THQ (2000–2013) 2K Sports (2013–present)
Platforms	Android iOS Microsoft Windows Mobile Nintendo DS PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Xbox One Wii
Platform of origin	PlayStation
First release	WWF SmackDown! March 2, 2000
Latest release	WWE 2K17 October 11, 2016

WWE 2K is a series that has more than 20 professional wrestling video games that are currently developed by Visual Concepts and Yuke's, and it was later published by 2K Sports. These series of games are based on the professional wrestling promotion WWE, which features the professional wrestling match types, storylines, and playable characters based on WWE programming. The series was originally named SmackDown!, after WWE's own SmackDown television program. The first release in the series was WWF SmackDown! in March 2000, which along with these subsequent titles, remained exclusive to Sony's PlayStation consoles. After the brand extension, the series was retitled SmackDown! vs. Raw in 2004, to indicate the Raw brand was also featured. Within a few years, the series had expanded to a yearly release cycle for various seventh-generation consoles as well as mobile devices. Yuke's had also released the games in Japan under the name of Exciting Pro Wrestling. However, after SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006, THQ took over as the Japanese publisher and the Japanese releases adopted the western name. The series was later renamed as just simply WWE, starting from 2011 and 2012.