{"id":24112,"date":"2016-06-27T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=24112"},"modified":"2016-06-28T04:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T09:52:32","slug":"wwe-2k17-cover-star-revealed-wvideo-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/27\/wwe-2k17-cover-star-revealed-wvideo-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Lesnar revealed for &#8220;WWE 2K17&#8221; cover (w\/Video Preview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1311437276\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Brock Lesnar is the cover star for this year&#8217;s WWE video game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4k71T-4SzF8\" target=\"_blank\">2K Sports announced Monday<\/a> that Lesnar will be on the cover for &#8220;WWE 2K17,&#8221; joining Bill Goldberg as the headline playable characters.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the second consecutive year that a non-regular roster member has been on the cover, following &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin for WWE 2K16.<\/p>\n<p>According to 2K&#8217;s announcement on Monday, Lesnar will be part of a &#8220;worldwide marketing campaign&#8221; that will &#8220;invite\u00a0fans to explore a new side of Lesnar\u2019s inspired world while learning more about the video game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My career has been defined by dominating every opportunity presented to me,\u201d Lesnar was quoted in a press release. \u201cI am excited for my newest opportunity representing WWE 2K17 as the franchise\u2019s ambassador and honored to serve as the WWE 2K17 cover Superstar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video game is out out October 11 on the\u00a0PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders come with two playable Goldberg characters and two WCW arenas.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/4k71T-4SzF8<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2180536182\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2939791497\"><div id=\"pwtor-846703995\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brock Lesnar is the cover star for this year&#8217;s WWE video game. 2K Sports announced Monday that Lesnar will be on the cover for &#8220;WWE 2K17,&#8221; joining Bill Goldberg as the headline playable characters. 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