AEW Fight Forever Release date, trailers, gameplay and more

AEW Fight Forever Release date, trailers, gameplay and more
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Written by 

Dave McAdam

Published 

22nd Jun 2023 16:22

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AEW Fight Forever is the first major video game release from the new wrestling promotion, and the first to challenge the monopoly of WWE games in a very long time. The classic game controls and mechanics of AEW Fight Forever hearkens back to a more arcadey time in wrestling games.

With launch day in sight, we have plenty of info about the game to go through, so here is everything you need to know about AEW Fight Forever.

AEW Fight Forever release date

MJF making his entrance in AEW Fight Forever
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AEW Fight Forever will release on June 29 2023. After many rumours, leaks, and speculation, the game finally has an official release date. Not only that, but the release date is very soon.

Many rumours suggested that the release date would coincide with Forbidden Door, the AEW and NJPW crossover show taking place on June 25. As it happens, this was almost correct. AEW Fight Forever will release just four days later on Thursday, June 29.

Fans can likely expect more news and footage of the game at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view, and on AEW shows from now until then. 

AEW Fight Forever: Platforms

AEW Fight Forever gameplay screenshot of Thunder Rosa, Abaddon, and Yuka Sakazaki, where Thunder Rosa is using a fire extinguisher
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AEW Fight Forever will be widely available when it launches this year. The announced platforms on which the game will be available are:

  • PlayStation 4 and 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series S and X
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC via Steam

AEW fans can rest assured that, regardless of what gaming platforms they own, they should have no problem getting their hands on the game.

AEW Fight Forever: Gameplay trailers

AEW Fight Forever gameplay footage from Gamescom of Kenny Omega and Adam Cole
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We have gotten a handful of glimpses at AEW Fight Forever over the last few months. The gameplay was revealed in the lead-up to Gamescom 2022, where we got our first in-depth look at the game.

A second trailer was released during AEW Full Gear, a pay-per-view show in November. This one showed off even more wrestlers and features coming in the final game.

Then in the weeks leading up to the game's release date, we got quite a lot of trailers. The vast majority of these have been trailers for individual wrestlers appearing in the game, such as Eddie Kingston, Mr Brodie Lee, Sting, Thunder Rosa, and many more.

We have also gotten various trailers for the different game modes, including the Tag Team Hype trailer:

A trailer showing off some AEW Fight Forever ladder match gameplay:

And even a trailer for the infamous exploding barbed wire deathmatch mode:

That is everything we currently know about AEW Fight Forever, in terms of when it will release and what we have seen so far. We will be back with more info as and when it comes, so stick with GGRecon to learn more.

Dave is a Senior Guides Writer at GGRecon, after several years of freelancing across the industry. He covers a wide range of games, with particular focus on shooters like Destiny 2, RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, and fighting games like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8.