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WWE 2K23: Icon Edition

WWE 2K23 Icon Edition • 3-Day Early Access • Ruthless Aggression Pack: Includes throwback versions of John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, and Brock Lesnar, along with the WrestleMania 22 arena and the John Cena Legacy Championship • Season Pass: Includes all 5 post-launch DLC character packs, the MyRISE Mega-Boost pack, with 200 additional Attribute Points, and the Supercharger pack which unlocks all base-game WWE Legends and throwback arenas. Release timing of the DLC contents will be revealed at a future date.

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Overview

WWE 2K23 is a 2023 professional wrestling sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the twenty-third overall installment of the video game series based on WWE, the ninth game under the WWE 2K banner, and the successor to WWE 2K22. It was released on March 14, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

WWE 2K23 received generally favorable reviews upon release, and it is the highest-rated professional wrestling video game since WWE '13. The follow-up title, WWE 2K24, was released on March 8, 2024. The online servers for WWE 2K23 were shut down on January 6, 2025.

Like its predecessor, WWE 2K23 features arcade and simulation wrestling gameplay. WarGames is featured for the first time in a WWE 2K game, and the Royal Rumble match now supports online multiplayer with up to eight players. Referee voiceovers have been revamped with different voices and unique lines when the pinfall occurs.

As reported by Creative Director Lynell Jinks, the WarGames match type began development prior to WWE 2K22, and was made possible by the reworked engine following the failure of WWE 2K20.

On January 23, 2023, WWE 2K23 was officially announced with John Cena as the cover star. Bad Bunny was also announced as a playable character for players that pre-order the game, or purchase the Deluxe or Icon editions. The Bad Bunny edition was released on October 23, 2023, which includes all of the Icon Edition contents, as well as Bad Bunny's Backlash 2023 attire, a Bad Bunny EVO MyFaction card, the Puerto Rican-themed LWO shirt, Bad Bunny-themed MyFaction customization items and 65,700 VC. A similar bundle, which included the base game and both Bad Bunny packs, was released on October 18, 2023.

WWE 2K23 received "generally favorable reviews" on review aggregator Metacritic. On OpenCritic, the game received a "strong" rating as reported by 83 percent of critics' recommendations.