WWE 2K24 cover stars, special editions detailed

Are you ready to celebrate 40 years of WresleMania?

WWE 2K24 was today detailed by Visual Concepts and 2K, and will celebrate 40 years of WrestleMania. We’ve got all the info on WWE 2K24 cover stars, special editions, and pre-order bonuses.

“WWE 2K24 features several franchise advancements, including 2K Showcase…of the Immortals celebrating 40 years of WrestleMania, four new match types such as Ambulance and Special Guest Referee, two new MyRISE experiences, and much more,” 2K said of this year’s iteration.

“In addition, fans can also look forward to a massive roster of more than 200* WWE Superstars and Legends including Roman Reigns, Andre the Giant, Becky Lynch, Batista, Kurt Angle, Asuka, Bret Hart, Brock Lesnar, ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, Chyna, and more. Incredibly realistic graphics and improved animations – with over 90% of facial expressions updated – plus improvements to Ramp cameras and Dive cameras, and the ability to move the camera during live gameplay provide the most visually impressive WWE 2K experience to date,” 2K continued.

WWE 2K24 cover stars

This year’s cover stars are Cody Rhodes (Standard Edition), Bianca Belair and Australia’s own Rhea Ripley (Deluxe Edition) and a variety of legendary stars including The Rock, The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin (Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition).

“I’ve been known to keep a checklist of key milestones I want to experience on the path to finishing my story,” said Cody Rhodes. “As an avid gamer, being named WWE 2K cover Superstar is very, very close to the top of that list and I’m very happy to work with the teams at 2K and Visual Concepts to bring that dream to life.”

“This is an incredible milestone in my career and I’m so excited to show the world why WWE 2K24 is a must-have and the EST game for every WWE fan and gamer.” added Bianca Belair.

“I’ve proven myself to be the most dominant competitor to ever hold the WWE Women’s World Championship,” said Rhea Ripley, “Earning the accolade of WWE 2K24 cover Superstar is only fitting, and I’m proud to add it to my list of accomplishments.”

WWE 2K24 special editions

• Standard Edition ($59.99 USD last-gen; $69.99 USD current-gen)
  • Includes base game
• Standard Cross-Gen Digital Edition ($69.99 USD or $119.95 AUD)
  • Last- and current-gen versions of the game on your platform (Xbox or PlayStation)
• Deluxe Edition ($99.99 USD or $149.95 AUD)
  • All items in the Standard Cross-Gen Edition
  • Nightmare Family Pack
  • A Season Pass to all five post-launch DLC content packs
  • The MyRISE Mega-Boost and SuperCharger
  • Gold Rarity Rhea Ripley MyFACTION Card
  • Gold Rarity Bianca Belair MyFACTION Card, and alternate attires for Bianca and Rhea
  • Three days early access
• Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition ($119.99 USD or $179.95 AUD)
  • All items in the Deluxe Edition
  • Forty Years of WrestleMania Pack
  • Gold Rarity MyFACTION cards
  • The WrestleMania 40 Arena (post-launch)
  • Three days early access

WWE 2K24 pre-order bonuses

Pre-orders gain access to the Nightmare Family Pack, which includes “four playable Superstars – two alternate versions of Cody Rhodes (The ‘Undashing’ masked Cody and the flamboyant Stardust), as well as the 1976 version of his father, WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, plus one of Dusty’s greatest rivals, ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, all available as playable characters,” 2K said.

A digital pre-orders of any edition of WWE 2K24 will include the Standard Edition of WWE 2K23.

Update [7 February]: 2K has released a WWE 2K24 gameplay trailer for this year’s release. It’s below.

WWE 2K24 heads to Windows PC via Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, and PS5 on 8 March 2024.

WWE 2K24 8 March 2024 PC PS4 PS5 Xbox One Xbox Series S & X   Buy on Windows PC: Steam Buy on Xbox: Microsoft Store

This post originally appeared on 23 January 2024.