WWE 2K24 content creator trends after devs hand out permanent ban 2K GamesProlific WWE video game content creator WhatsTheStatus is trending across social media after developer 2K Games hit him with a permanent ban from the latest release, WWE 2K24. WWE 2K24 has only been on store shelves for a few weeks, yet the in-game content creation tools are already paving the way for countless sensational additions. Be it custom arenas, wrestlers from other promotions joining in an unofficial capacity, or even just unique signs for the crowd, the game allows players to run wild with its many creative features. However, one of the community\u2019s most popular creators just got blocked from the new release. WhatsTheStatus had his entire suite of custom creations removed from the game on April 23, before having their account hit with a permanent ban hours later. The reasoning for the ban? A \u201cgeneric message\u201d splashed across the creator\u2019s screen claims it has to do with \u201cinappropriate content,\u201d which in turn, violates WWE 2K24\u2019s End User License Agreement. \u201cThis ruling is final and ban appeals are not being accepted,\u201d the message also states clearly. Over the past few weeks since the game\u2019s release, WhatsTheStatus has been hard at work adding all manner of unique creations to the game. In particular, a bunch of additional wrestlers were crafted from the ground up, while many existing wrestlers were given alternate looks, with the creator pumping out tons of WrestleMania 40 gear options, for example. At the time of writing, there\u2019s no quite telling what exact upload constituted as \u201cinappropriate content.\u201d As many have been quick to point out since the ban, a handful of pesky users uploading genuinely inappropriate content still remain active in the game\u2019s community, despite their evident violations. When pressed for comment by Video Games Chronicle, a 2K spokesperson reiterated \u201cthe player in question has received an indefinite ban due to violations of terms. Mods which negatively impact the game experience for other players violate our terms.\u201d Given the sudden nature of the ban and its permanence, WhatsTheStatus has been trending across social media as thousands of passionate fans voice their displeasure with 2K\u2019s decision. In particular, the hashtag \u2018#FreeStatus\u2019 has been exploding on X (previously Twitter), with over 13,000 posts at the time of writing. As one of the game\u2019s most beloved community creators, WhatsTheStatus\u2019 uploads amassed a whopping 1.7 million downloads in the newly released WWE 2K24 prior to his ban. In speaking with WhatsTheStatus, Dexerto was informed 2K Games staff have followed him back on X, but \u201cno conversation has been held yet.\u201d Dexerto will keep you posted as the situation develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WWE 2K24 content creator trends after devs hand out permanent ban 2K GamesProlific WWE video game content creator WhatsTheStatus is trending across social media after developer 2K Games hit him with a permanent ban from the latest release, WWE 2K24. WWE 2K24 has only been on store shelves for a few weeks, yet the in-game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}