2K Sports Extends the NBA® 2K13 Experience with NBA 2K Everywhere
Authentic mobile simulation game, free-to-play companion app, and Facebook game gives fans more NBA 2K anytime, anywhere
2K Sports today 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 the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system,
introducing a new level of connectivity and continuity to the NBA
2K experience.
The free companion app, MyNBA2K, will be available in October
on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android, and Kindle devices. Players
can experience a series of entertaining mini-games including
shooting practice, free throw drills, a dribbling course, and
autograph signing. With intuitive multi-touch controls and a
variety of pick-up-and-play training games, MyNBA2K will offer an
easy way for players to stay connected to their MyCAREER and MyTEAM
experience in NBA 2K13 while away from home. MyNBA2K will be
available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. The app
will also available for free on the Amazon Appstore for Android,
including a Kindle Fire edition, and on Google Play.
NBA 2K: MyLIFE, 2K Sports’ first ever social game, will
launch on October 2, 2012 on Facebook. Players can import their
MyCAREER avatars from NBA 2K13 to compete in skills competitions
with friends, build their home-court environment, and play through
experiences of an NBA superstar including earning endorsements and
fostering relationships with fellow NBA stars. Accomplishments in
NBA 2K: MyLIFE can help unlock clothing, dunk packages, and other
rewards in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system versions of NBA
2K13.
For the second consecutive year, fans can also purchase an
authentic, full-featured NBA simulation experience for their mobile
devices with NBA 2K13 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android
devices. The new mobile game will be available in October and
feature intuitive multi-touch controls, improved graphics and, for
the first time, a new multiplayer mode via Bluetooth and Game
Center (iOS version only). Fans can also relive some of the NBA’s
most memorable games with the NBA’s Greatest Mode.
“Our console game will always be the heart of the NBA 2K
franchise, but we want to go beyond that,” said Jason Argent, vice
president of marketing for 2K Sports. “Through NBA 2K Everywhere,
fans can extend their NBA 2K experience wherever they go, whether
it’s on the road with the mobile apps or socially with friends via
Facebook. We’re offering more ways to experience NBA 2K than ever
before.”
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports
studio, NBA 2K13 is rated PEGI 3 and will be available on October
5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system, Wii™ system and Windows PC. The Wii
U™ version of the title will be available during the holiday
season. Fans are encouraged to pre-order now at participating
retailers in order to receive the NBA All-Star content on day one
at no extra cost.
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports
studio, MyNBA2K will be available in October on iPhone, iPad, iPod
Touch, Android, and Kindle devices.
Developed by Fifth Column Games, NBA 2K:
My Life will be available on October 2, 2012 on
Facebook.
Developed by 2K China, a 2K Sports studio,
NBA 2K13 for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices will be
available in October.
For more information on 2K Sports,
visit www.2KSports.com.