WWE 2K24 Release Date Announced, Features Cody Rhodes as Standard Edition Cover

2K has announced the release date for WWE 2K24, which features “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes as the game’s Standard Edition cover.

WWE 2K24 is set to launch on 8th March, 2024 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam

Multi-time champions and Women’s Royal Rumble winners Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley share the Deluxe Edition cover, marking the first time in history two women are featured in a dedicated WWE 2K cover.

Meanwhile, the Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition cover features original artwork celebrating the most iconic Superstars and Legends in WrestleMania history, which includes The Rock, The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and more.

WWE 2K24 features several franchise hallmarks of the franchise, as well as new additions and twists on fan favourites:

• 2K Showcase… of the Immortals: The WWE 2K24 Showcase… of the Immortals puts players in control, playing through the most iconic moments in WrestleMania history as 2K’s Slingshot Tech morphs gameplay to live-action footage and back again.
• Iconic Roster: WWE 2K24 will include a star-studded roster featuring WWE Legends include “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Undertaker, and Andre the Giant, alongside current WWE Superstars including “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, John Cena, Rhea Ripley, and Roman Reigns.

• New Match Types and Improvements on Existing Match Types: WWE 2K24 will feature four new chaotic match types: Special Guest Referee, Ambulance Match, Casket Match, and Gauntlet Match. Additionally, the Backstage Brawl now features 4-player support and new interactive environmental elements, while the Royal Rumble now offers support for eight online players in 30-Super online matches. All of the WWE 2K match types such as WarGames, Extreme Rules, TLC, Submission, Hell in a Cell, and more will also make a return.
• Gameplay Upgrades: WWE 2K24 features improvements to gameplay throughout, including Super Finishers, the Trading Blows mini-game, top rope dive onto a group of opponents outside the ring, double title matches, new Paybacks and much more. New weapon types, including trash cans, guitars and microphones, plus the ability to throw weapons, allow players to bring the pain.
• MyGM: The WWE brand management simulation continues to expand with new GMs and brands to choose from, more match types, more Dramas, more Championships, talent scouts, Superstar trading between brands, Superstar contract management and the new Superstar Journey, which allows Superstars to earn XP, train and level up to gain new benefits after participating in matches.
• MyFACTION: The team-building mode in which players collect, manage, and upgrade an array of WWE Superstars and Legends to create their four-person factions returns with a new direct purchase card market and updated multiplayer experience. Players can now compete in ranked online QuickPlay with unique rewards and seasonal leaderboards, challenge themselves with Weekly Towers, and take on a revamped Faction Wars 2.0, featuring more real-world factions, more 4v4 match types, a Faction Wars specific reward shop and more.
• MyRISE: In WWE 2K’s career mode experience, two new storylines – Undisputed (men’s) and Unleashed (women’s) – put players in control of custom created Superstars looking to make a name for themselves and cement their legacies in WWE history. Featuring Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Mick Foley and others performing MyRISE voiceover for the first time, alongside other Superstars and Legends, expanded rewards, original MyRISE characters and unlockables carrying-over into other game modes, and new environments.

• Universe: This WWE Universe sandbox that puts players in charge of Superstar rosters, feuds, champions, weekly shows, and Premium Live Events now features expanded Rivalry actions, including run-ins, Money in the Back cash-ins, scenarios and brawls, as well as new cutscenes, Special Guest Referee support, Double Title Matches and a Loser Leaves Town stipulation.
• Creation Suite: The creation suite is making a return with all-new support for Create-A-Referee and Create-A-Sign, as well as new parts and animations to design custom Superstars, GMs, arenas, entrances, move sets, championships and more.

WWE 2K24 Editions

WWE 2K24 features four editions of the game: Standard Edition, Standard Cross-Gen Digital Edition, Deluxe Edition, and FortyYears of WrestleMania Edition:

• Standard Edition
  • Nightmare Family Pack
• Standard Cross-Gen Digital Edition
  • Nightmare Family Pack
• Deluxe Edition
  • Season Pass
  • Nightmare Family Pack
  • Deluxe Edition Bonus Pack
  • 3-Day Early Access
• FortyYears of WrestleMania Edition
  • Nightmare Family Pack
  • Forty Years of WrestleMania Pack
  • Deluxe Edition Bonus Pack
  • Season Pass
  • 3-Day Early Access

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