Kenny Omega says AEW Fight Forever video game was delayed due to ESRB rating

Kenny Omega has provided an update on the status of AEW Fight Forever.

On the Swerve City Podcast, Omega said that one of the issues that was keeping the game from being released was scaling down content in order to get a ‘Teen’ rating by the ESRB, which is the ratings system for video games in the United States. The game has since gotten that rating from the ESRB.

“It does suck because the rating has held us back a little bit because we really wanted to get it out,” Omega said. “The longer the time goes by, this finished product that we have of a game is just gonna be a little dated, right? Sure, a lot of the same people are going to be there, but some aren’t, and you’re going to wonder why ‘I’ve seen this guy on TV for weeks, why isn’t he in the game?’ It’s because the game has been done, but we’ve had to try to get our game in a position to be rated so that we can sell it. So now, I can positively say that we’re headed back in the right direction.”

According to the ESRB website, the game contains blood, language, mild suggestive themes, use of alcohol and tobacco, and violence.

The AEW video game was first announced in late 2020. Last year, the title of the game, Fight Forever, was revealed. The game will be released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.