WWE 2K18

On May 23, 2017, 2K Sports announced WWE 2K18 would be released in fall 2017.[1] On June 19, 2017, 2K released a trailer revealing Seth Rollins featured in the game's cover art.[5] The trailer, with the tagline "Be Like No One", features Rollins vandalizing and burning down a fictitious WWE warehouse in Stamford, Connecticut. A second trailer, which announced Kurt Angle as the game's pre-order, features Angle visiting the ruins of the warehouse and finding a pair of his boots among the ashes.[6] A deluxe edition was also announced, giving players access to the game four days early, along with the season pass and additional in-game content yet to be announced.[7] On July 10, 2017, a Nintendo Switch version was also confirmed.[2]

On July 27, 2017, 2K Sports announced the collector's edition, called the "Cena (Nuff)" edition. Revolving around John Cena, the edition includes a Cena action figure, a piece of ring mat from his victory at the 2017 Royal Rumble, and an autographed photo from Cena. Unlike previous years, the collector's edition will also include the game's season pass. The collector's edition (as well as the deluxe edition) will have two additional playable versions of Cena (ECW One Night Stand 2006 and WrestleMania XXVI attires), as well as Batista and Rob Van Dam as playable characters.[8]

On August 16, 2K and IGN announced the first 47 playable characters, with a roster reveal special hosted by Corey Graves, Renee Young & Goldust.[9] Two days later, 2K announced the soundtrack for the game would be curated by The Rock, and will feature a mix of classic rock, modern rock, and hip hop.[10]