The developers behind WWE 2K22 have disclosed the various bonuses players can receive by pre-ordering their latest pro-wrestling simulator, which will come in four different editions. 2K Games and Visual Concepts took a brief sabbatical from the squared circle after the disastrous launch and poor reception of WWE 2K20, but now they are ready to return to the ring with a brand-new installment that they promise will “hit different” from what has come before.
Over the previous year, Visual Concepts has been slowly unveiling details about the WWE 2K22, including its refined graphics and the return of several popular game modes like Create-A-Wrestler, Universe Mode, and GM Mode. There will be plenty of new features as well, such as the stable-building MyFaction that will allow players to create their own power group to stomp out the competition. Most recently, 2K revealed the official cover art for WWE 2K22, which features beloved WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio. Some previously revealed pre-order bonuses include some alternate character skins for The Undertaker, and it turns out that Visual Concepts has much more to offer fans looking to jump into WWE 2K22 as soon as it launches in March.
In a recent press release, 2K Games has announced the full set of features for WWE 2K22, confirming that the story-based 2K Showcase mode will indeed be centered around Rey Mysterio and revealing the game’s release date of March 11. Additionally, 2K describes all of the various pre-order bonuses, which will be made available in four different packages. These include the Standard Edition, which features the base game for PlayStation and Xbox consoles, the $79.99 Cross-Gen Bundle that will include last and current-gen versions of the game along with Starrcade ’96 Rey Mysterio Pack, and the $99.99 Deluxe Edition that includes the previously mentioned Undertaker Immortal Pack, a Season for all five DLC content packs and limited-edition WWE SuperCard content for physical copies. Lastly, there’s the $119.99 nWo 4-Life Edition, which will only be available in digital form and include a vast assortment of content based on the infamous New World Order faction - including alternate costumes for Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Syxx, Eric Bishoff as a playable character, the WCW Souled Out 1997 and WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 arenas, and the nWo Wolfpac Championship.
2K Games and Visual Concepts have faced a fair amount of difficulty in developing WWE 2K22, and not merely due to having to rebuild goodwill with players following the disappointment of WWE 2K20 and the lukewarm response to the arcade-style WWE 2K Battlegrounds in 2020. A recent wave of firings, releases, and contract terminations within WWE have put WWE 2K22’s roster of playable characters into question, so much so that insiders have claimed that WWE 2K22 will have one of the most outdated WWE rosters in history. A few of the wrestlers who have been released over the past year have suggested that Visual Concepts was originally going to base WWE 2K22 around the rookie-centric NXT division, but the recent wave of layoffs ultimately led to this plan being scrapped.
2K Games hopes that WWE 2K22 can perform a comeback in the world of pro-wrestling simulators, just as its cover star Rey Mysterio has done in the real-life wrestling arena time and again. Whether or not the latest WWE game can pull this off remains to be seen, but players will certainly have no shortage of options for pre-order bonuses when WWE 2K22 enters the ring on March 11.
Source: 2K Games
