Overview
- A series of reports published Friday say that AEW recorded a markdown of at least $30 million tied to its 2023 game Fight Forever, according to reporting by Mike Straw that was carried by multiple wrestling outlets.
- The loss is reported to stem from missed development deadlines that stretched the project beyond an initial 2022 target and delayed release until summer 2023, which raised production costs.
- Sources told the reporter the game sold roughly half of AEW’s internal expectations, a shortfall that amplified the financial hit from rising development expenses.
- AEW has not publicly confirmed the figure or released related financial documents, and the current coverage relies on unnamed sources and AEW contacts who did not verify licensing-talk claims.
- If accurate, the write-down could make AEW more cautious about funding in-house game development and could shift the company toward licensing or third-party deals rather than starting a new project soon.