2K announced today that the WWE Hall of Fame member, Stone Cold Steve Austin, will be the featured cover Superstar for WWE 2K16.
"I've had the privilege of working with 2K to support the WWE 2K franchise, and now I'm absolutely honored to serve as the WWE 2K16 cover Superstar," said Stone Cold Steve Austin. "No disrespect to the previous and extremely deserving WWE 2K cover Superstars - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and John Cena - but it's about time the franchise raised some hell with yours truly on the cover. I look forward to injecting a dose of 'Texas Rattlesnake' into this year's game and overall campaign."

Austin is regarded by many as one of the most popular WWE Superstars to ever enter a WWE ring, holding 21 championships throughout his career and being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. His relentless work ethic has also made him a significant mainstream fixture and pop-culture icon as an actor, producer and host in television, film and podcasting. Austin hosted the return of WWE's reality competition series Tough Enough on USA Network in 2011, and since 2012 has hosted four seasons of Redneck Island on CMT. He also serves as the host of Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, which is currently in production for its third season on CMT. His film credits include appearances in several feature films, including The Longest Yard, The Condemned and The Expendables, while his no-holds-barred weekly podcast, The Steve Austin Show, regularly appears on the Top Podcasts list within the Sports & Recreation category on iTunes. He also hosts the Stone Cold Podcast, Live!, a monthly interview series on the award-winning WWE Network, where he has interviewed several special guests including Vince McMahon, Triple H and Paul Heyman.

WWE 2K16 is still being developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts. It's slated to be released on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3 on October 27 in North America.