{"id":12484,"date":"2020-01-02T19:37:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2020-01-02T19:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:39:27","slug":"wwe2k20-und-das-year-2020-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/01\/02\/wwe2k20-und-das-year-2020-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Game WWE2K20 and the Year 2020 Problem &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stop.jpg\" align=\"left\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/wwe2k20-und-das-year-2020-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>]Another funny thing about the start of the year &#8211; the game developer from Visual Concepts has run into a year 2020 problem. The game WWE2K20 has been finished since October 2019, but has been crashing since we wrote the year 2020. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is WWE2K20?<\/h2>\n<p>WWE 2K20 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released worldwide on October 22, 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Some details can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WWE_2K20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It's this game, surprisingly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IuyTnGARbo\">https:\/\/t.co\/IuyTnGARbo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/opufHQ8JIu\">https:\/\/t.co\/opufHQ8JIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GossiTheDog\/status\/1212417861165240320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Above tweet shows an animated video from this game &#8211; the plot is pretty wacky &#8211; but it is probably marketed and bought by 2K Sports. Even on Amazon I found the Game.<\/p>\n<h2>The Year 2020 problem<\/h2>\n<p>Through security researcher Kevin Beaumont I became aware of the problem via Twitter. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The video game WWE2K20 by 2K crashes when you use it in the year 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfRuaBXpQB\">https:\/\/t.co\/CfRuaBXpQB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GossiTheDog\/status\/1212415279596294150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The game crashes when launched on January 1, 2020, as confirmed by the support of the provider 2K Sports on Twitter. Here is a message with the photo of a crash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So its not just me who's WWE game started to crash 30 mins ago, when I try to edit a caw, create a new caw or try to go to CC\/image uploader, right? UGH, I planned on uploading a video today, too! Smdh. 2K can never let us WIN, bruh!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE2K20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWE2K20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEgames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2KSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@2KSupport<\/a> can <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hZrylGnFF\">pic.twitter.com\/5hZrylGnFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M\u00efzz.\u00c7\u00e5\u00f1\u00d0\u00ef\u00ea\u00d0r\u00ea\u00e5\u00d0\u00a7 (@MzLadeeSuga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MzLadeeSuga\/status\/1212210443898556417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Of course, a workaround has also been leaked &#8211; don't turn it off and on again, but set the clock back to 2019 (glad, we are not in the cloud).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE2K20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWE2K20<\/a> 'won't run in 2020' as crash error leaves owners unable to play<\/p>\n<p> Changing system clock back to 2019 will reportedly fix issue<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GvOUHs7Hlj\">https:\/\/t.co\/GvOUHs7Hlj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMdsfVaezr\">pic.twitter.com\/BMdsfVaezr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VGC (@VGC_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGC_News\/status\/1212347405812809730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>For the game junkies who almost nearly died there, the following tweet contains a GIF with recommdations on how to kill time sensibly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I mean, what the actual fuck is happening now???!<\/p>\n<p>Can't even fucking load the piece of fucking shit without it crashing! <\/p>\n<p>Has the Ricochet New Year DLC killed the game this time?!<\/p>\n<p>I think it's time we demand some refunds and free DLC for this shite! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE2K20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWE2K20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FixWWE2K20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FixWWE2K20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CNEJ5mx4nd\">pic.twitter.com\/CNEJ5mx4nd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kev Rutherford (@kev4815162342) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kev4815162342\/status\/1212215600522694656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>So the message is: W don't leave anyone alone &#8211; help is not far away. In the meantime, I can now announce that the 2K Sports support team has given the all-clear. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This issue has been resolved. Please make sure to restart your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE2K20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWE2K20<\/a> game to automatically download the fix. If you continue experiencing issues, please open a support ticket here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E9ETwypbuw\">https:\/\/t.co\/E9ETwypbuw<\/a>. Thank you again for your patience!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 2K Support (@2KSupport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2KSupport\/status\/1212452350205530113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A fix is available for download and should help. Question: Was any of you affected?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[German]Another funny thing about the start of the year &#8211; the game developer from Visual Concepts has run into a year 2020 problem. 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