Mobile game “WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition” has launched on Netflix.

“WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition” is described as a “a console-quality wrestling simulation.”

From Take-Two Interactive developer 2K and Netflix, the game will allow players to compete with a roster of more than 40 WWE Superstars, like Cody Rhodes, and upgrade their stats the more they play, unlocking grappling, defense, submissions, and more moves.

“WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition” features exclusive commentary from Michael Cole and the WWE ringside crew as they give a play-by-play, with the franchise’s signature music and intros. 

The game joins Netflix’s growing list of video games — both mobile titles and those played directly on TVs using phones as controllers — that subscribers can access ad-free with no in-app purchases and no extra fees.

Watch the trailer for “WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition” below.

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New research from the Entertainment Software Association has found that nearly three in five kids (58%) plan to ask for a video-game related gift for the holidays.

According to the report, video games are in the top three items on kids’ wish lists, with money, gift cards, clothes and accessories trailing behind. Research found that 58% of kids noted their desire to play more video games with their parents. For children aged 5 to 7, that number jumped to 73%, lowered to 66% for ages 8 to 9 and 62% for 10 to 12 year olds.

Additional key findings from the Entertainment Software Association holiday research included:

Gen Alpha (ages 5-12) is the generation most likely to ask for video game gifts (62%).

Video games are the top requested item for boys ages 5-17 (76%); more than one in three girls (39%) ages 5-17 will be asking for video games.

The top five specific video game-related requests for children are for in-game currency (43%) to spend on a game they already play, a video game console (39%), a physical game (37%), video game accessories (37%) or a video game subscription (32%).

Among parents who say they are planning to buy video game gifts this year, the average amount they intend to spend on video games is $736.83.