<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
WWE	O
2K	O
series	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	O
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
fighting	O
game	O
;	O
similar	O
in	O
format	O
to	O
Saber	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
2011	O
's	O
WWE	B-Application
All	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
deviation	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
simulator-oriented	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
mainline	O
WWE	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
planned	O
WWE	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
;	O
which	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
troubles	O
,	O
low	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
negative	O
reception	O
of	O
2019	O
's	O
WWE	O
2K20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
co-operative	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWE	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
WWE	O
2K	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
announcing	O
that	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
veteran	O
Patrick	O
Gilmore	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
an	O
ESRB	O
Rating	O
confirmed	O
that	O
2K	O
Battlegrounds	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
the	O
first	O
WWE	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Switch	O
since	O
2K18	B-Application
)	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
WWE	O
game	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
but	O
2K	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
confirm	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
WWE	O
2K	O
revealed	O
that	O
WrestleMania	O
36	O
host	O
and	O
tight	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Buccaneers	O
,	O
Rob	O
"	O
Gronkster	O
"	O
Gronkowski	O
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
current	O
gen	O
cover	O
star	O
and	O
point	O
guard	O
of	O
the	O
Portland	O
Trail	O
Blazers	O
,	O
Damian	O
"	O
Laheem	O
"	O
Lillard	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
and	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
WWE	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
to	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
