‘WWE 2K16’ Gameplay Updates: Game Included in This Week’s Deals With Gold For Xbox One and Xbox 360; WrestleMania Axxess Tournament Happening This Week

By Carlo Monzon
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Screenshot from WWE 2K16. Flickr/BagoGames

Microsoft has officially kicked off its Deals with Gold program for this week and one of the games featured in the sale is 2K Sports' "WWE 2K16." In addition entertainment company WWE will also feature a "WWE 2K16" tournament during this week's WrestleMania Axxess event.

According to Gamespot, Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers can take advantage of various discounted games featured in Microsoft's Deals with Gold program that's scheduled to run until April 4.

For instance, the Xbox 360 versions of "WWE 2K16" and its Season Pass can be purchased for $30 and $20 respectively. For the Xbox One, on the other hand, the main game costs $40.19 while its Digital Deluxe version is priced at $49.49. The game's Season Pass for the Xbox One is also available for $20.

Other titles include in the sale are "Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - Core Fighters - Female Fighters Set," "Evolve," "Roblox," "So Many Me," "Cabela's African Adventure," "Contrast" and "Mars: War logs."

Aside from the discounts, another thing that "WWE 2K16" gamers can look forward to is the upcoming tournament that will be held during the WrestleMania Axxess event, which will take place from March 30 to April 3.

One of the main features of the event is the 2K16 Tournament, which was organized by YouTube channel UpUpDownDown. The competition will also be live streamed by the channel on April 1 at 8 p.m. E.T. It will be hosted by Xavier Woods, the defending champion of the tournament, Wrestle Zone reported.

Aside from the tournament, the week-long convention features activities for fans such as autograph signings, exhibition matches, interviews, memorabilia displays and meet-and-greets with various wrestling superstars. It will then be topped off by the main WrestleMania 32 event in April 3 that will take place inside the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The game "WWE 2K16" first came out in October of last year for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. It then debuted for the Windows platform earlier this month. It has over 120 playable characters, making it the game with the biggest roster in the history of the "WWE 2K" series.