The newest installment of the flagship WWE video game franchise developed by Visual Concepts, will be available starting March 6 forPlayStation®5 (PS5®), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™ 2, and PC via Steam. Notably, for the first time in WWE 2K history the game will feature 4 different editions with The King of Kings (FKA The Deluxe Edition), Attitude Era and the Monday Night Wars Edition.
● The Standard Edition will be available for $69.99;○ Pre-Order Bonus Offer: Players who pre-order the WWE 2K26 Standard Edition will receive the Joe Hendry Pack*, a bonus pack of content containing playable Superstar JoeHendry, a Joe Hendry shirt cosmetic item, Joe Hendry MyFACTION EVO card, and JoeHendry Spin Island Emote. Players who pre-order any edition of WWE 2K26 for PS5, XboxSeries X|S, or PC will also receive the WWE 2K25 base game (digital).** Players who pre-order Attitude Era Edition or Monday Night War Edition on PlayStation or Xbox between January 29 and February 23 at 8AM PT will receive 15,000 VC in WWE 2K26 and 67,500 VCin WWE 2K25
● King of Kings Edition will be available for $99.99. King of Kings Edition includes the Standard Edition, Joe Hendry Pack, Ringside Pass Premium Season 1, and 32,500 VC, plus the King of Kings Pack which includes playable Superstars Triple H ‘98 and Stephanie McMahon ‘00, and a “Triple H Signature Taunt” Emote for The Island. King of Kings Edition will be available fromMarch 6, 2026 – seven days ahead of Standard Edition
● Attitude Era Edition will be available for $129.99. In addition to all content included in the King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition includes access to Ringside Pass Premium Seasons 1-4,plus the Attitude Era Edition Pack, which features playable Superstars The Rock ‘99, Kane ‘98,and Chyna ‘97, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin “Rattlesnake” and The Rock “People’s Champ”MyFACTION EVO cards, the Raw is War ‘98 Arena, and Undertaker “Thumb Across the Neck” and Shawn Michaels “DX Crotch Chop” Emotes for The Island. The Superstar Mega-Boost is also included, which grants 200 MySUPERSTAR attribute points for MyRISE plus 100,000 VC.Attitude Era Edition will be available from March 6, 2026 – seven days ahead of Standard Edition
● Monday Night War Edition will be available for $149.99. In addition to all content included in the Attitude Era Edition, Monday Night War Edition includes access to Ringside Pass PremiumSeasons 1-6, plus the Monday Night War Edition Pack, which features playable SuperstarsShawn Michaels DX, Macho Man Randy Savage ‘98, Rowdy Roddy Piper ‘98, the WCW Thunder ‘98 Arena, and a Diamond Dallas Page “Bang!” Emote for The Island. Monday Night War Edition also grants entitlement for the WrestleMania 42 Pack, which includes the WrestleMania42 Arena and three WrestleMania 42 Superstar Persona Cards to be automatically entitled post-launch. Monday Night War Edition will be available from March 6, 2026 – seven days ahead of Standard Edition
WWE’s World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk returning as the cover superstar following his WWE 2K13 cover has him in a rare class joining the likes of John Cena and Roman Reigns as the only multi-time ‘Cover Superstars’ this year’s 2K Showcase: Punked - CM Punk’s Personal Journey: jumps through time to relive incredible moments from his career. Narrated by "The Best in the World" himself, players will relive iconic matches and battle against WWE Legends in Fantasy Warfare. WWE 2K26 boasts a roster of over 400 playable characters. The biggest in franchise history. A combination of current Superstars from RAW, SmackDown,and NXT, Legends, and WWE Hall of Famers, the massive roster features John Cena, “MachoMan” Randy Savage, Rhea Ripley, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Iyo Sky, Andre the Giant, Drew McIntyre, Bron Breakker, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Seth Rollins, Logan Paul, Stephanie Vaquer, Eddie Guerrero, Liv Morgan, Bret “Hitman” Hart, Penta, Charlotte Flair, Randy Orton, new additions and returns including Rey Fénix, Rusev, and Blake Monroe, and many more. Four new match types, including I Quit, Inferno, Three Stages of Hell and Dumpster, stackable tables, new usable objects including shopping carts and thumbtacks, and larger interactive environments offer new but familiar ways to punish opponents. Intergender Matches are available across core gamemodes. A revamp of the Reversals and Stamina system adds a layer of strategy and upgraded physics interactions make the action feel more dynamic and dangerous. Interactive entrances and the addition of Booker T and Wade Barrett to the commentary team further refine the audiovisual presentation.
Fans who have spent hours within the Creation Suite will be happy to hear that 2K has increased across the board including 200 Create-A-Superstar save slots, doubling the existing count in response to community demand. Community Creations now features an image capacity of 2,000, deeper body and face morphing tools, and two-tone hair color blending. The WWE Draft has been added to the WWE Universe Mode. WWE 2K’s The Island will be available for the first time on PC.mOn paper 2K26 has all the makings of an annual sports release done right. More coverage of WWE 2K26 will continue with a conversation Bronson Reed had with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely releasing on Sunday February 1st.