WWE 2K17 is a developed in a collaboration between and , and published by for , , , , and. It is the eighteenth game in the game series fourth under the WWE 2K banner , serving as the following from their previous game released in 2015 , and followed by released in 2017. This is the fourth and final installment released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms and still follows the gameplay blueprint of. WWE 2K17 On May 31, 2016, WWE 2K17 was officially announced by and 2K, when they revealed as the pre-order bonus character accompanied by the debut trailer featuring Goldberg. On June 27, 2016, a reveal trailer was released announcing that will be the cover star for WWE 2K17. On July 14, 2016, WWE announced an Collector's Edition. The set includes NXT wrestlers such as , and as playable characters as part of the NXT Enhancement Pack, a lithograph designed by Rob Schamberger and signed by Shinsuke Nakamura, an 8-inch collectable action figure of , trading cards, actual ring canvas from the event, 50% more points in NXT for MyCareer Mode, as well as the Goldberg Pre-Order Pack. On August 8 2016, 2K revealed the official soundtrack for WWE 2K17, which features thirteen songs from a variety of genres, curated by. Roster On June 15, 2016, WWE announced that at , the first roster reveal would be announced at 2K's booth by portrait artist. At the event, , , and were the first three names revealed. On July 26, 2016, IGN announced that the will be playable characters, which will include , , and. On August 2, 2016, IGN announced the roster would be revealed every Tuesday for 5 weeks, along with in-game videos and screenshots, concluding on August 30. On August 10, the WWE 2K official site released a that consisted of spotting the announced superstars of the WWE 2K17 game on a picture of Brock Lesnar's Suplex City. The game revealed a roster of 136 superstars consisting of current superstars, legends and NXT superstars. WWE 2K17 marks the video game debut of 26 superstars. There are a variety of different game modes in WWE 2K17. Unlike previous entries in the 2K series, WWE 2K17 initially didn't feature a single-player story mode in the base game The Hall of Fame showcase was later added as DLC. Play mode Play mode allows the player to jump into a quick match with their own custom settings like match types, participants, etc. MyCareer mode is exclusive to PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One. The mode also incorporated the new Promo Engine, so Superstars can express themselves to the WWE Universe and also call out or respond to other WWE Superstars. Backstage interviews with Renee Young take on a whole new dimension with the new backstage brawling gameplay. At some point, players are also likely to come face to face with Brock Lesnar and his advocate, Paul Heyman. Creation Suite The creation suite allows players to make their own characters, arenas, titles, and more that can be uploaded for other players to download. Online Players can have a variety of different matches with other players online. Retrieved June 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 20
