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NBA 2K
''NBA 2K'' is a series of basketball sports simulation video games developed by Visual Concepts and released annually since 1999. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of basketball, and more specifically, the National Basketball Association. The series was originally published by Sega Sports. Beginning with 2005's '' NBA 2K6'', the series is currently published by 2K Sports. As of 2021, the series consists of twenty-three main installments and several spinoff titles across eighteen different platforms. An official eSports league, the '' NBA 2K League'', launched in 2018. Until 2018, the series' primary rival was EA Sports' '' NBA Live'' series. Gameplay Each installment in the ''NBA 2K'' series emulates the National Basketball Association, and present slight improvements over the previous installments. As such, gameplay simulates a typical game of basketball, with the player controlling an entire team or a select player; objectives coincide with the rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2K Sports
2K is an American video game publisher based in Novato, California. 2K was founded under Take-Two Interactive in January 2005 through the 2K Games and 2K Sports labels, following Take-Two Interactive's acquisition of Visual Concepts that same month. Originally based in New York City, it moved to Novato in 2007. A third label, 2K Play, was added in September 2007. 2K is governed by David Ismailer as president and Phil Dixon as COO. A motion capture studio for 2K is based in Petaluma, California. History On January 24, 2005, Take-Two Interactive announced that it had acquired Visual Concepts, including its Kush Games subsidiary and the intellectual property of the ''2K'' sports-game series, from Sega for million. The following day Take-Two Interactive established the 2K publishing label, consisting of the sub-labels 2K Games and 2K Sports, with the latter focusing on sports games. Several of Take-Two Interactive's development studios—Visual Concepts, Kush G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE 2K
''WWE 2K'', formerly released as ''WWF/E SmackDown!'' and ''SmackDown vs. Raw'', is a series of professional wrestling sports video games that launched in 2000. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of professional wrestling, and more specifically, that of WWE. The games were originally published by THQ and developed by Yuke's. 2K Sports took over as publisher beginning with 2013's '' WWE 2K14'', and the series was co-developed with Visual Concepts until Yuke's departure in 2018. Visual Concepts would take over lead development of the series beginning with '' WWE 2K20'' in 2019. History and development The first game, '' WWF SmackDown!'', was developed by Yuke's, published by THQ, and released on March 2, 2000; this arrangement would continue until 2012. The series was originally named after one of WWE's weekly television programs, '' SmackDown'', and was initially exclusive to Sony's PlayStation 2. The series engine was originally based on the one used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL 2K
''NFL 2K'' is an American football video game series developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. The series was originally exclusive to Sega's Dreamcast video game console due to the absence of EA Sports's Madden NFL series on the system. As the foremost "2K" title, it marked the beginning of a running athletics series that eventually led to the spinning off of 2K's sports publishing business under the name of 2K Sports. Upon the Dreamcast's discontinuation, the series continued to be published for other sixth generation game systems and became the chief competitor of the ''Madden'' series. After the competitively priced ''NFL 2K5'' significantly reduced sales of that year's '' Madden'' release, EA signed an exclusivity deal with the NFL that made ''Madden NFL'' the only series allowed to use NFL team and player names. In 2020, 2K announced the NFL 2K series will return in 2021 as an arcade video game. In May 2021 2K announced that the game had been delayed until Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K
''NHL 2K'' was a series of hockey games developed by Visual Concepts. It was published by Sega Sports from 2000 to 2004, and 2K Sports from 2005 to 2014. The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association. The series was initially developed for consoles, with its main competitor being EA Sports' ''NHL'' series. Beginning with the release of ''NHL 2K11'' in 2010, the series would eventually become exclusive to mobile devices. Installments History Sega Sports The series launched on the Dreamcast on February 7, 2000 as part of the Sega Sports line-up of sports titles. Its success led to it becoming one of the few Sega All Stars titles. The follow-up, ''NHL 2K2'', was released on February 14, 2002, and was the last game released for the Dreamcast before the system was discontinued. ''NHL 2K3'' was released on November 19, 2002. It was the first in the series to feature a franchise mode, while the Xbox version became the first online con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLB 2K
''MLB 2K'' was a series of baseball video games that was developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Sports. The series was licensed by, and based on, the Major League Baseball professional baseball organization. It was a successor to the ''World Series Baseball (video game series), World Series Baseball'' games, which were published by Sega. In 2014, 2K Games announced that the series had been discontinued, following the release of ''2K13''. 2005 The first edition of the series, and the only game to feature the ESPN branding. The game included Web Gems instant replays, K-Zone pitching, Slam Zone hitting, and baserunner mode. The game was released in late February 2005 on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox (console), Xbox consoles. The cover baseball player was Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Later that year, ''World Series 2K5'' was released during the 2005 MLB postseason. In 2005, in response to EA Sports' exclusive license with the National Football League and ESPN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2K Australia
2K Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Irrational Games Australia Pty. Ltd.) was an Australian video game developer based in Canberra. The company was founded as Irrational Games Australia, a subsidiary of Irrational Games, in April 2000. Irrational Games Australia and its parent were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in January 2006, with Irrational Games being placed under the 2K label. The two Irrational Games studio were split apart in August 2007, wherefore Irrational Games Australia became 2K Australia. Furthermore, 2K Australia under the name of sister studios 2K Marin between April 2010 and November 2011, and was finally shut down in April 2015. History Irrational Games Australia was founded on 27 April 2000 as a subsidiary of Irrational Games. On 9 January 2006, Take-Two Interactive announced that they acquired Irrational Games, including Irrational Games Australia, and placed it under their 2K label. On 10 August 2007, shortly prior to the release of ''BioShock'', the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
