Raw 2006, Yuke's had released previous entries of the series in Japan under the title of Exciting Pro Wrestling. Yuke's studios in Yokohama, Japan worked with WWE writers to create storylines for the 'Season' modes of each game since 2005's WWE SmackDown! vs. With the exception of 2003's WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, pre-recorded commentary by WWE commentators has been included in each game since the release of WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It in 2001. After using subtitles in previous installments, voice overs were introduced to the game's 'Season Mode'. Raw, following the introduction of the brand extension, which saw WWE's roster divided between the SmackDown and Raw brands the latter named after WWE's flagship program, Monday Night Raw. The series rebranded with 2004's WWE SmackDown! vs. The series engine was originally based on the one used by the Japanese Toukon Retsuden, which was also developed by Yuke's. The series was originally named after one of WWE's weekly television programs, SmackDown, and was initially exclusive to Sony's PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2.

The first game, WWF SmackDown!, was developed by Yuke's, published by THQ, and released on Mathis arrangement would continue until 2012.

Visual Concepts would take over lead development of the series beginning with WWE 2K20 in 2019. 2K (previously under the 2K Sports sub-label) took over as publisher beginning with 2013's WWE 2K14, and the series was co-developed with Visual Concepts until Yuke's departure in 2018.

The games were originally published by THQ and developed by Yuke's. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of professional wrestling, specifically that of WWE. Raw and WWE, is a series of professional wrestling sports simulation video games that launched in 2000. WWE 2K, formerly released as WWF/E SmackDown!, SmackDown vs. Visual Concepts (Supporting developers: 2013–2018 Sole developer: 2019–present)

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