WWE 2K24 is strutting down the doorway ramp and headed towards the squared circle. 2K Video games introduced this morning that the following iteration of the wrestling sim is headed to consoles and PC in early March.

The developer additionally showcased the theme for the 2024 model of the title. It is going to revolve round this yr being the fortieth anniversary of WrestleMania and can showcase the “Immortals” which have made an impression on the occasion all through the final 4 many years.

As highlighted within the End Your Story trailer, Cody Rhodes will don the sport’s cowl when it releases on March 8. For the Deluxe Version, former WWE Girls’s Champions Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley have earned that honor.

WWE 2K24 will incorporate a bunch of recent options to separate itself from earlier entries. This yr’s Showcase mode is entitled 2K Showcase…of the Immortals and can spotlight the most important matches that befell at “the granddaddy of all of them” over the past 40 years.

There are 4 new match sorts being applied this yr. These embody an Ambulance Match, a Particular Visitor Referee Match, a Gauntlet Match, and a Casket Match. The latter of which could be noticed in at this time’s trailer with The Undertaker doing the soiled work, in fact.

The devs say that there can be over 200 wrestlers to select from in 2K24. They’re additionally promising higher animations, “over 90% of facial expressions up to date”, and the power to lastly transition the in-game digital camera throughout dwell gameplay. As for the handfuls of different adjustments and additions, 2K Video games has a full checklist of what’s included on its web site.

The WWE 2K collection as an entire appears to be on an incline. After the catastrophe that was WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22 received modest critiques. Then final yr, Destructoid gave WWE 2K23 a stable 7.5. Let’s hope the collection continues the upward development towards a championship effort.

WWE 2K24 is about to launch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X|S on March 8. The Deluxe Version will launch just a few days earlier, on March 5.