Fans can now preorder their copy online and at local retail outlets across the country. NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition will come packaged in a specially designed 2K Sports locker configured for game storage, and include exclusive items featuring 2009 NBA Finals MVP, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, along with a special commemorative video looking back on 10 years of the NBA 2K franchise and its past cover athletes.Īs part of a limited edition offering of only 30,000 copies, each NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition will be individually numbered for authenticity. New York, NY – J– To celebrate 10 years of the popular NBA 2K franchise, and the milestone of having sold two million units of NBA® 2K9 worldwide, 2K Sports today announced that the NBA® 2K10: Anniversary Edition is planned for release in North America this fall for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Limited edition game locker, Kobe Bryant figurine and poster, NBA 2K retrospective video and VIP online lobby highlight Anniversary Edition The regular game will be made available for PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360.ĢK Sports Announces NBA® 2K10: Anniversary Edition to Commemorate 10 Years of NBA 2K Franchise and 2 Million Units Sold of NBA® 2K9 "NBA 2K is the premier basketball videogame franchise for serious players, deeply rooted in rich and pure authenticity that real hoop heads get, which is why we've been the favorite NBA simulation for so long," said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of sports development for 2K. Only 30,000 copies will be produced, and it will include exclusive items and a DVD looking back on the series' history.
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To celebrate this milestone and the tenth birthday of the series, 2K is releasing a NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall, as a limited edition title individually numbered. According to Feder, 2K Sports last year shifted development of the franchise to Visual Concepts, the same studio behind the NBA 2K franchise.įeder went on to note that it "takes the studio some time to show progress." Mentioning Take-Two's third-party exclusivity rights to the MLB license, he went on to say that "we're contractually committed to baseball and I don't see any changes happening there.2K says that NBA 2K9 has sold over two million units worldwide.
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The Take-Two executive also responded to questions regarding its MLB baseball franchise, the 2K9 edition of which launched to dismal reviews on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, and PC in March. "As we said over and over again on these calls, Nintendo was a terrific and important partner for Take-Two, and we expect that to continue over time, and especially in our sports business." "All of our sports products need to be multiplatform," Feder said.
Notably, Feder said that it plans to expand the reach of its NBA basketball games, revealing that NBA 2K10 will arrive on the Wii when it ships on multiple platforms this fall.įeder did not mention which other platforms NBA 2K10 would be available for, though the well-regarded NBA 2K9 saw release on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and PC. Dare it be called a.slam dunk?Īs part of a post-earnings conference call today, Take-Two's Ben Feder addressed the publisher's sports business, which has struggled to achieve profitability in recent years. And all of that doesn't even touch on the publisher's plans for its 2K Sports label. In addition to announcing better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, Take-Two said it would be delaying Mafia II and Red Dead Redemption, releasing the second Xbox 360-exclusive chapter for Grand Theft Auto IV this fall, and launching BioShock 2 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on November 3.