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Release date and cover revealed with CM Punk headlining


New features and an even more impressive roster

As in WWE 2K13CM Punk logically makes his return on the cover of WWE 2K26thirteen years later. The software will thus retrace the entire career of “The Best in the World”, through the legendary 2K showcase mode centered each year on a particular wrestler. We will find his most legendary matches there, and against opponents who are just as legendary, all narrated by CM Punk himself.

Moreover, on the roster side, WWE 2k26 will not do things by halves, given that this will be the largest number of playable wrestlers in the history of the franchise. In total, expect to have no less than 400 playable characters, no less. On the program, you will find a big mix between Superstars from RAW, SmackDown and NXT, but also members of the WWE Hall of Famers with Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, or even Rey Fénix and Rusev.

To continue to impress with its content, WWE 2K26 will have four new match types (I Quit, Inferno, Three Stages of Hell and Dumpster). The icing on the cake is that you will be able to use new objects to hurt your opponents such as shopping carts or thumbtacks, plus even more interactive environments to carry out your catches.

For the other existing modes, know that you will be able to play intergender matches and the My MG and Ascension modes will respectively allow you to have more possibilities for matches and shows, or even to discover two new scenarios based on heroic or malicious decisions, as was done so well WWE 2K25.

Add to this that The Island mode is making a comeback with a brand new plot and environment, enhanced with a completely redesigned progression system. The mode will be even more social, and will give you the opportunity to wander around Scrapyard Brawl, the mode’s new setting. We will also expect to see dialogues finally dubbed and much more lively, including cutscenes to energize everything.

Finally, we will note a Switch 2 version which will logically support the mouse and touch screen of the hybrid console, practical for the creation mode of the software. Of course, know that the Switch 2 version will also benefit from GameChat and GameShare, for more practicality. Finally, we must highlight the Ringside pass, a sort of season pass which will offer some more interesting post-launch content in terms of rewards on My Faction and The Island modes.

All editions of WWE 2K26

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2K Games also took the opportunity to unveil the numerous editions of WWE 2K26. There will be no less than four different editions, bringing together various bonuses that we will list below:

Standard edition (€79.99)

  • The basic game
  • Pre-order bonus: The Joe Hendery pack containing the playable character, a cosmetic item “Joe Hendry T-shirt, a MY FACTION EVO Joe Hendry date and a Joe Hendry emoticon for The Island.

Note that for pre-orders of any editions of WWE 2K26you will receive the base game WWE 2K25 in digital format.

King of Kings Edition (€99.99)

  • The basic game
  • The pre-order bonus
  • Ringside Pass Premium Season 1
  • 32500 VC
  • The King of Kings Pack including playable Superstars Triple H ’98, Stepahnie McMahon ’00 and a “Triple H Signature Taunt” emote for The Island mode
  • Early access from March 6, unlike the standard edition which will arrive seven days later

Attitude Era Edition (€129.99)

  • The basic game
  • The pre-order bonus
  • The King of Kings Pack
  • Access to seasons 1 to 4 of the Ringside Pass Premium
  • The Attitude Era Edition pack including playable Superstars The Rock ’99, Kane ’98, Chyna ’97, My FACTION EVO “Stone Cold” Steve Austin “Rattlesnake” and The Rock “Peoples’s Champ” cards, the RAW is War ’98 arena as well as the Undertaker “Thumn Across the Neck” and Shawn Michaels “DX Crotch Chop” emoticons for the Island
  • Early access seven days before release
  • The Superstar Mega-Boost granting 200 MySUPERSTAR attribute points
  • 100,000 VC

Players pre-ordering this edition on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S between January 29 and February 23 at 5 p.m. will receive 15,000 VC in WWE 2k26 and 67500 VC in WWE 2K25.

Monday Night War Edition (€149.99)

  • The basic game
  • The pre-order bonus
  • The King of Kings Pack
  • Access to seasons 1-6 of Ringside Pass Premium
  • The Attitude Era Edition pack
  • Seven Day Early Access
  • The Superstar Mega-Boost
  • 100,000 VC
  • The Monday Night War Edition Pack featuring playable Superstars Shawn Michaels DX, Macho Man Randy Savage ’98, Rowdy Roddy Piper ’98, WCW Thunder ’98 Arena and a Diamond Dallas Page “Bangl” emote for The Island
  • The Wrestlemania 42 pack including the Wrestlemania 42 arena and three Wrestlemania 42 Superstars Persona cards

Players pre-ordering this edition on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S between January 29 and February 23 at 5 p.m. will receive 15,000 VC in WWE 2k26 and 67500 VC in WWE 2K25.

Finally, we recall that WWE 2K26 will be officially launched on March 6 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2. The standard edition of the Visual Concepts title will be available from March 13.