New game details and updates for "WWE 2K16" have been revealed regarding new WWE Superstars and new skins for Mick Foley and Big Show.
2K Games has revealed the latest batch of WWE Superstars for "WWE 2K16" and most of these big names in wrestling came from the company's "Attitude Era". These wrestlers include Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Billy Gun, X-Pac, Farooq, Kama Mustafa, D'Lo Brown, Rikishi, Haku, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Mick Foley, Ken Shamrock, Shawn Michaels, The Honky Tonk Man, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Paul Wight, Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon, Christian and Damien Sandow, IGN reported
These WWE Supertars with the exception of Damien Sandow, were the biggest stars in WWE's history during the Attitude Era as wresting at the time was slowly rising into mainstream entertainment and pop culture.
Gamers will notice that Mick Foley will incorporate three of his well known personas in WWE: Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love, as well as, having Big Show's name back to Paul Wight when he was just starting in the WWE several years ago. It is unknown yet whether these are in-game skin changes for Mick Foley and Big Show, or these characters have their own individual stats and skill sets.
These Attitude Era Superstars will also be present in the "Stone Cold" Steve Austin story mode in "WWE 2K16" as names like Bret Hart, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon have elevated Austin's career and legacy to Hall of Fame status in the WWE, WhatCulture reported.
"WWE 2K16 will have atleast 120 playable WWE and NXT Superstars such as John Cena, Seth Rollins, Big Show, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Finn Balor, Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, The Rock, Ryback, JBL, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Sting and many more, making it the largest roster in the game's history.
Players can create their very own wrestling character in "MyCareer" mode as they go from NXT rookie to a full-fledged WWE Superstar and a future Hall of Fame inductee. Several matches in the game include Ladder match, Handicap and Tornado style Tag Team.
"WWE 2K16" will release on Oct. 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.