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2K Sports Announces NBA 2K13 Now Available
New York, NY – October 2,
in the year of our Lord 2012 – 2K Sports today
announced that NBA® 2K13, the latest installment in the
top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*,
is now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system, the Wii™ system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and
Windows PC.
“NBA 2K13 represents the greatest year-to-year leap we have made
in the franchise’s history,” said Greg Thomas, president of
product development for 2K Sports. “Our partnership with JAY Z
brought a new dynamic to the game, and really elevated it to new
heights.”
This year, 2K Sports transcends sports video games by joining
forces with multi-platinum recording artist JAY Z, who serves as
the Executive Producer of NBA 2K13. The music icon personally
curated the game’s 24-song soundtrack, and lent his artistic
vision to its interactive menus, pregame introductions, and
more. NBA 2K13 also introduces the Control Stick, which gives
players more control by mapping all dribbling and shooting to
the right analog stick, as well as the long-awaited matchup
between the 1992 “Dream Team” and 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team.
“Partnering with a great franchise such as NBA 2K13 has been a
unique experience,” said JAY Z. “The best basketball video game
is now a premier entertainment experience.”
NBA 2K13 is the latest iteration in the top-rated and
top-selling NBA 2K franchise, which has sold-in more than 11
million copies and garnered more than 45 Sports Game of the Year
Awards over the last two years.
2K Sports recently announced NBA 2K Everywhere, giving fans the
opportunity to experience NBA 2K virtually anywhere via an
all-new mobile companion application, a social game on Facebook,
and a full-featured mobile version of NBA 2K13 for iPhone, iPad,
iPod Touch and Android devices. NBA 2K Everywhere will extend
the NBA 2K experience by offering players greater flexibility,
more variety and new ways to play, at home or on the go, with
these all-new social and mobile games. Additionally, both the
mobile companion app and Facebook game enable players to feed
data and experience right back into NBA 2K13 for Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3, introducing a new level of connectivity and
continuity to the NBA 2K experience.
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, NBA 2K13 is
rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is now available at leading
video game retailers nationwide for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
system, Wii, PSP system and Windows PC. The Wii U™ version of
the title will be available in North America when the console
launches on Sunday, November 18. It will be available outside of
North America around the international console launch on Friday,
November 30.
For more information on 2K Sports, visit
www.2KSports.com.
For more information on NBA 2K13, visit
http://www.facebook.com/NBA2K.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
*According to 2008 - 2012 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group
estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through August 2012.
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