CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 A load of info about 2K23 (including the release date) has been announced this afternoon: 2K Showcase Starring John Cena: Conquering John Cena in the ring is an accolade few Superstars can claim. In an unprecedented twist on the 2K Showcase, players will step into the boots of several of Cena's toughest competitors with one goal in mind: defeat the man who will "Never Give Up." Spanning his 20-year WWE career and narrated by Cena himself, this interactive sports entertainment documentary uses 2K's unique Slingshot Tech for a seamless transition from gameplay to live-action footage to bring pivotal moments in each match to life; WarGames: The fan-favorite, chaotic and action-packed WarGames makes its debut in WWE 2K23 and delivers heart-pounding 3v3 and 4v4 single player or multiplayer mayhem inside two side-by-side rings, surrounded by a double-steel cage; MyGM: Now featuring more GMs to choose from – or a player's own custom GM creation – as well as additional show options, multiple seasons, expanded match cards, and more match types for up to four players. Players draft a roster, manage budgets, sign free agents, choose various match types, arena locations, production elements and more, with the goal of beating a rival GM in weekly ratings battles; MyFACTION: Now featuring online multiplayer action, the team-building mode in which players collect, manage, and upgrade an array of WWE Superstars and Legends to create their ultimate four-person factions returns. Players can now take their faction online and compete for global dominance, or compete in Weekly Towers and Faction Wars, while new themed card packs and goals roll out regularly throughout the year**; MyRISE: Aspiring Superstars walk through the curtain for their WWE debut in MyRISE and shape their career with the decisions made along the way. Featuring distinct men's and women's division storylines and the ability to import custom created Superstars, players journey from the humble beginnings of a Rookie, to being immortalized as a WWE Legend; Universe: The ultimate WWE Universe sandbox that puts players in charge of their own version of WWE, from Superstar rosters, feuds, champions, weekly shows, and Premium Live Events! Updates to Universe include a reworked story system and more; Creation Suite: A signature feature of the WWE 2K franchise, the creation suite returns with cross-platform community creations, including the ability to design custom Superstars, GMs, arenas, entrances, move sets, championships and more. Custom arenas are now playable online, and advanced customization has been added to created entrances. The Standard Edition will be available for £49.99 on PC, and for £59.99 on previous-gen platforms (PS4, Xbox One consoles) and for £69.99 on current-gen consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series X|S) in both physical and digital formats; The Cross-Gen edition will be available digitally for £69.99 on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The Cross-Gen edition includes the Standard Edition across previous and current-gen platforms within the same console family and the same PlayStation or Xbox account The Deluxe Edition will be available for £89.99 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One in both physical and digital formats, and on PC in digital format. The Deluxe Edition includes the Standard Edition, Bad Bunny Bonus Pack, plus a Season Pass to all five post-launch DLC content packs****; the MyRISE Mega-Boost and SuperCharger; Ruby John Cena MyFACTION Evo Card, Gold Edge MyFACTION Card, Emerald Bianca Belair MyFACTION Card, Gold Asuka MyFACTION Card, and three Basic Premium Launch MyFACTION Card Packs. The Deluxe Edition will be available from March 14, 2023 – three days ahead of Standard and Cross-Gen Editions! The Icon Edition will be available for £104.99 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, featuring original cover art by renowned WWE-inspired artist Rob Schamberger. In addition to the Standard Edition and all bonus content included in the Deluxe Edition, the Icon Edition includes the Ruthless Aggression Pack, celebrating 20 years of John Cena's WWE career by featuring John Cena's early "Prototype" character, as well as "Leviathan" Batista, developmental rookie versions of Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton, the John Cena Legacy Championship and WrestleMania 22 Arena. Additional bonus content includes an Emerald Paul Heyman MyFACTION Manager Card, and three Deluxe Premium Launch MyFACTION Card Packs. The Icon Edition will be available from March 14, 2023 – three days ahead of Standard and Cross-Gen Editions! Bad Bunny Bonus Pack Pre-Order Offer: Players who pre-ordered the Standard Edition and Cross-Gen Digital Bundle will receive the Bad Bunny Bonus Pack, which includes Bad Bunny as a playable character, as well as a Ruby tier Bad Bunny MyFACTION card. The Bad Bunny Bonus Pack is included in the Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition at launch. 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Paid Members FLips Posted January 23, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 23, 2023 The Cena/Batista/Orton/Lesnar Rookie pack is quite something, though I'm not sure it's worth twice the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUM Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 42 minutes ago, CAREBEAR LUVVA said: The Icon Edition will be available for £104.99 My word - anyone paying that for a console game needs their head checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted January 23, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 23, 2023 Whats the MyFACTION card thing?. I'm assuming its just a way to cram microtransactions in and mirror FIFA? does it actually affect the game in any way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 It's a separate game mode where you collect cards which represent the roster that's available to you in that mode, with each card defining the stats of each particular wrestler. In theory, better cards mean better / stronger wrestlers, but in practise there didn't seem to be too much of a difference between the various rarities of cards in 2K22. You can get new cards by playing the game, or you can use real money to buy randomised packs of cards, but there's no guarantee of getting whichever wrestler you might actually want. It's a "clever" way of adding hundreds of hours to the overall content, as it takes ages to upgrade your decks through normal play. Or if you want to be slightly more cynical about it (rightly so, in this case), it's a way of encouraging impatient players to stump up extra cash for what are pretty much loot boxes in all but name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 An updated GM Mode is the one interesting thing for me there, last year's had potential but it was far too simple and lacking even basic things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 23, 2023 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2023 Christ that is a pocket squeezing post. So brazenly a cash grab! Absolute bollocks. Still recycling 24 year old assets as well I assume. Not a single mention of gameplay there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 To be fair the last edition focused on gameplay changes. War Games means I'll give it a go at some point. The only mode I'm interested in long term is the universe mode and they've not done anything to that in years and I'm not convinced they will now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 The gameplay changes were just rejigging the controls without any kind of substantial attempt to upgrade or change an engine that's still being ran on the skeleton of a PS2 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 WWE 2k22 was recently added to the game catalogue for ps plus subscribers at the 'extra' tier, so I've been playing that. Not bad at all, but it's the first wrestling game I've played for absolutely ages, so I'm enjoying it purely for that reason as much as any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted January 24, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2023 I downloaded 2K22 a little while back, either when it was in a sale or the fee monthly game. I don’t know what they’ve done with the camera angle/position but I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted January 24, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2023 I'm never going back until they remove that shite game mechanic where your wrestler automatically rolls to the outside after taking a few moves in multi-man matches. I don't care how true it is to the WWE formula, it's an awful addition and another step into weird McMahon realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I could only find this one instead of anything 2K23 related so I'll post it here. My O2 priority app has the following: Get a locker code for a unique John Cena Mattel Action Figure in game character. Might be of some interest to someone if you play the game and youre on O2. Or if you want my code just gimme a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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