WWE 2K14 is a developed by and published by for and . The box art features as the cover athlete. It is the first game published by 2K Sports since gained the license from in a bankruptcy filing. It is the sequel to and it is succeeded by . It is the first game in the . It was released on October 29, 2013 in North America, October 30 in Japan, and November 1, 2013 in Europe and India. It is the final WWE videogame that featured the scratch logo, first appeared in the , as the company introduced a new logo in 2014, which was originally used as the logo of the . Many of the gameplay features from WWE '13 have been updated. These include the navigation system, allowing for more fluid walking, running and dragging motions. Characters also move faster than previously. Before running, characters display "starting up" animations, to prevent players from spamming running attacks. All chain reversals now result in offensive attacks, to make for quicker matches by avoiding continuous reversal stalemates. Catapult finishers can now be used offensively. Some characters can launch an opponent into the air and catch them for a catch finisher. Seven new OMG
- moments have been added, allowing certain finishers to be done on two opponents, and players to interact with the arena environment
- The nearfall system too has been improved, with more two counts.
- Few new matches have been added, though a Slobberknocker Mode,
- adapted from The Streak season mode, had been added as a gauntlet match