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Get the chance to play as Goldberg if you pre-order WWE 2K17
He might not be as well-remembered as The Ultimate Warrior, Sting, or The Terminator, but players who pre-order WWE 2K17 will get the chance to play as Bill Goldberg this October.
“After 12 years away from the business, I’m incredibly honored to work with WWE and 2K while following in the footsteps of such greats as Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Arnold Schwarzenegger,” said Goldberg. “My son was a big part of this coming together, and I can’t wait for him to see his dad kicking ass in a WWE ring through the magic of video games. I encountered the likes of The Rock, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, and Ric Flair during my WWE career, and now through WWE 2K17, I’ll be taking on the biggest and baddest Superstars of today – showing them once and for all that I am still ‘Da Man!’”
Goldberg was a star in both the WCW and WWE, so players who pre-order WWE 2K17 will be able to play as either of the wrestler’s personas. The pre-order bonus package will also include two arenas… WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc.
Once again developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, WWE 2K17 will be released for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360 this October.
2K Games will release WWE 2K17 in October
While there was little doubt that their annual professional wrestling franchise would skip a year, 2K Games has confirmed that WWE 2K17 will be released this October.
Here’s what 2K’s President, Karl Slatoff, had to say about the announcement during the company’s quarterly financial report yesterday:
WWE 2K17 is currently in development at Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, and we are confident that they will continue to innovate this series and build on its positive momentum when the game launches in October. WWE 2K17 will also be a part of the WWE SummerSlam weekend this August in New York. 2K will have more to share about [WWE 2K17 and its] exciting new features in the coming months.
As of right now, WWE 2K17 doesn’t have a confirmed home, but I think it’s safe to assume it’ll appear on the PS4 and Xbox One, though a PS3/Xbox 360 launch is more of a question mark.
2K will continue making WWE games for many more years
2K Games and the WWE have announced that they’ve reached an agreement to extend 2K’s contract to make games based on the WWE’s patented brand of professional wrestling. The two companies have yet to officially announce that WWE 2K17 will be released this Fall, but it seems like a good bet in the aftermath of this new multi-year deal.
“2K’s partnership with WWE over the past three years has resulted in a successful and important addition to the Company’s portfolio of profitable franchises,” said David Ismailer, 2K’s Chief Operating Officer. “We are thrilled with the positive momentum of the WWE 2K series, including generating year-over-year growth, as well as the success of WWE SuperCard. We are very pleased to extend our partnership with WWE and look forward to many more years of collaboration.”
“2K’s leadership in authenticity, quality and overall brand dedication has been a perfect complement for WWE,” said Casey Collins, the WWE’s Executive Vice President of Consumer Products. “Our continued partnership ensures WWE remains at the forefront of global video game brands as we continue innovating and publishing our offerings on multiple platforms.”
The most recent game in the franchise, last year’s WWE 2K16, was co-developed by Visual Concepts and Yuke’s. While WWE 2K17 still isn’t official, the publisher did say the two teams will continue to co-develop all future entries in the WWE 2K series.