WWE 2K15: First Details Revealed! Improved Graphics/Audio, Bryan/AJ & More!

The first details on WWE 2K15 have began to emerge with a new article from Game Informer who attended yesterday's 2K media briefing at E3, revealing some new confirmations.

First up, Visual Concepts have a much bigger role in this years game and that they've brought in the scanning technology that they use in the NBA2K series, with the team attending various WWE shows and scanning in 90% of the in-game roster.

In the footage shown of superstars being scanned, Hulk Hogan was shown, but so far we've only seen a render for his classic model, so there's a chance we may also get a more up to date Hogan included.

To show off the power of this technology the media briefing also showed side by side comparisons of the models and their real life counter-parts, with comparisons shown of John Cena, A.J. Lee and Daniel Bryan, with the article noting that the hair, skin, faces and ring gear are all majorly upgraded.

Because the rig that 2K use to scan in superstars features a full 360 degree camera system to capture facial expressions, the briefing also featured a John Cena demo showing off various facial expressions that had been captured for inclusion in the game so superstars react as they would on TV, showing lifelike expressions of pain, excitement and exertion that will add to the overall visual presentation.

Unfortunately, there was no gameplay shown at the briefing so the article doesn't have any details on any of those changes, but they do reveal that the new motion capture studio features a full WWE ring which was setup by a real WWE ring technician and has resulted in the studio being able to capture FIVE times the number of animations in 2K14.

More good news coming out of the briefing is that the WrestleMania cutoff date has been extended by a few months, meaning the likes of Bo Dallas and Adam Rose who debuted after WrestleMania this year have a much better chance of making it into this years game.

For me, one of the best bits of news to come out of the article is that the audio has been given a complete overhaul, with 5 times the sound of last years game included and for the first time, Jerry "The King" Lawler and Michael Cole have recorded commentary together instead of seperately, meaning we'll actually hear them discuss what's happening in the match this year, with an example of them discussing Undertaker's Hell's Gate submission given. In total there is said to be 30 to 35 hours of commentary per announcer to keep things fresh and prevent hearing constant repeats.

The article does say that 2K aren't yet revealing the theme of this years game so we'll have to wait for that, but we do know some of this years roster which includes:

- AJ Lee
- Bray Wyatt
- Cesaro
- Daniel Bryan
- John Cena
- Hulk Hogan (Classic)
- Roman Reigns