NBA 2K Expands With Mobile and Social Apps

by pastapadre
Posted September 5th, 2012 at 9:30 am

2K Sports today announced plans for an NBA 2K13 mobile game, an extension of the console game’s career mode with a companion app, and a new social game for Facebook – all of which will be available in October.

NBA 2K13 will release on iOS (debuted on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad last year with 2K12) and for the first time Android. While 2K12 featured the “Jordan Challenge” this time around it’ll be “NBA’s Greatest” mode. The game will also offer intuitive multi-touch controls, improved graphics, and a multiplayer mode via Bluetooth and Game Center (iOS only). No price has been announced but if it’s the same as 2K12 it’ll be $10 for the iPad and $5 for all other devices.

MyNBA2K is the free companion app that will be available on iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire. It’ll include some training mini-games like shooting practice, free throw drills, and a dribbling course that tie in with the MyCareer and MyTeam features on the console.

Then there is the Facebook game NBA 2K: MyLife. MyCareer players from NBA 2K13 can be imported to compete in skills competitions, build a home court environment, and play through various experiences encountered by an NBA superstar. Accomplishments within MyLife can result in unlocking clothing, dunk packages, and other rewards on the console versions.

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deepen03

It’ll include some training mini-games like shooting practice, free throw drills, and a dribbling course that tie in with the MyCareer and MyTeam features on the console.

thats pretty cool..
CSaintSwag

I had 2k12 for my Iphone and it sucked.
- Guest
  
  GROW UP.
- Theresonlyonenbagame…2k
  
  2k12 on iOS was great..I had it on iPhone and iPad..if you looked at any other basketball game and thought 2k’s wasn’t good then you need to get off that crack.
  
  The game was good…must just be a hater.
  - CSaintSwag
    
    No if you thought that game then you are just spitting out fan boy bs it was very shitty.
- ham
  
  agree. it was terrible. i wont buy 2k13 after that.
Guest

Your welcome.
GKage

I like that MyLife app for Facebook. Allowing me another way to unlock those expensive dunk packages is always welcome.

And is MyTeam the new name for an improved My Crew?
Skopin

Do they have drills so you can choose the specific stat you want to increase?
Keith.

I like the free MyNBA2K app which ties into MyPlayer. Additional (free) ways to level up MyPlayer are welcome by me.
- http://twitter.com/360Black I AM 360BLACK
  
  It sounds good…as long as it works and is supported. The nba2k.com website was a nice addition, but a lot of people had trouble with syncing. Sometimes it wouldn’t sync at all for some people and for some like me, it just up and stopped syncing all together after working initially. The support for the site was crap. There isn’t even anywhere on the site for feedback or support.
http://twitter.com/Gabriel_Irwin Gabe Real

this is truly some next level shit. I hope that these “training mini-games” give your actual Myplayer a small boost. nothing too crazy tho. Too bad the NBA has a dresscode, i wanna wear NFL/NHL jerseys to my games! hahah
- http://twitter.com/Gabriel_Irwin Gabe Real
  
  i mean “football” and “hockey” jerseys. copyright shiii
Jeff

This is all fine and dandy but when the hell are we gonna see some REAL gameplay videos? The damn game drops in less than a month! We keep hearing about all this good stuff (Sig Skills, Dream Team, Iverson, 1000′s of new animations, etc) but when are we gonna see it in action? Oct 1st? Come 2K, time to show us instead of talking!
CSaintSwag

WHACK,WHACK,WHACK….
Bon

What about Online Association? Come on 2K.
49ersfan1

rather have 2k13 on 360.
XGamer

This is awesome!! I was eagerly anticipating another ios release. NBA 2k12 on ios was NICE. I’m sure it’s going to be even better this year.
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