Who’s Ready to Ball? NBA2K13 Officially Announced

and Take Two Interactive have officially announced the release date for, what we’re anticipating to be the best of the year, . Complete with an all new Sprite Slam Dunk Contest mode and quite possible the best pre-order incentives (especially for gamers), there’s really no reason for sports fanatics to not pick up 13.

According to the NPD Group, the 2K franchise is the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise, and has been for twelve straight years. On October 2 gamers (read: North American gamers, as NBA 2K13 releases internationally 3 days later) will be able to hit the hardwood once again. A U version of NBA 2K13 will be available in the launch window, at a later date.
 
Pre-ordering NBA 2K13 gets you a Sprite NBA All-Star DLC, which I’m frankly excited for as it’s set in Houston, the site of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. The DLC will allow fans to stage their own NBA All-Star Game, including three NBA All-Star events – the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout, BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, and the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest featuring all-new intuitive, pick-up-and-play controls.

 “The NBA All-Star package is our way saying ‘thank you’ to fans for their ongoing love of the NBA 2K series,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “This content provides a ton of depth and value to our fans, and it’s just the beginning of a lot of big news about NBA 2K13.”

Gamers can pit the NBA’s current superstars against classic players in both the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout and Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Rosters for both the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge and 2013 NBA All-Star Game will feature the 2012 All-Stars, with dynamic updates to the 2013 rosters once the participants are announced.
 
For more information on 2K Sports, visit www.2KSports.com.

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9 comments

  1. I don’t understand why players like J.J. Reddick and Adam Morrison weren’t as successful in the NBA as other rookie, like Deron Williams. Is it because they simply failed to adjust to the game or is it because of the teams they’re on?

    I mean, I already have a feeling Tyler Hansborough won’t make the transition from college to NBA while players like O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose will very likely succeed.

    This appears to have happen in the past too, as many of the college record holders are complete unknowns in the NBA.

  2. Elyn Patchman May 30, 2012 at 10:18 pm -

    Even since I’ve been an NBA fan the Stanley Cup finals are usually an entire series ahead of the NBA playoffs. So while the NBA is wrapping up their conference finals the NHL is getting started on their finals. This has been the case every year that I can remember (29 year old die hard NBA fan) except this year. Does anyone know why this is? Has this ever happened before?

  3. Margery Degarmo May 30, 2012 at 10:23 pm -

    Can a nba team sign a international basketball player with out him entering the draft?

    Because the cavs are looking at Ricky Rubio, but he will be in the top 5 in the draft. Could the cavs just sign him if he doesn’t want to enter the draft?

  4. Abbey Spencer June 2, 2012 at 12:10 pm -

    Can a nba team sign a international basketball player with out him entering the draft?

    Because the cavs are looking at Ricky Rubio, but he will be in the top 5 in the draft. Could the cavs just sign him if he doesn’t want to enter the draft?

  5. How could such a successful business expect gamers to actually enjoy this game? How could they expect people to not return this worthless excuse of a game? MLB players should be ashamed that their names are even associated with this time vampire.

  6. Every year they forget to do this in each game and I have to edit his attributes to a 99 to make him more realistic.

  7. Xavier Hawthorne September 22, 2012 at 6:17 am -

    Don’t get me wrong I absolutetly hate the series with a passion, but I need to play a baseball game, and so I was wondering, when will 2K games start talking about the detals of MLB 2K10?