As the lifespan of the Xbox One and PS4 continued to age, it seemed to me like the NBA 2K series continued to decline year after year. Each time, the next iteration would make some minimal adjustments to the gameplay, introduce a new story to my career mode, and shoehorn in ads and microtransactions to
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As it does every year, the latest installment in the NBA 2K series is set to arrive in a little under a month. To start building up anticipation towards launch day 2K Games today unveiled the first gameplay of this year’s edition on current-gen platforms. Shown off in a 90-second new trailer, the gameplay for NBA 2K21 looks
After revealing that Damian Lillard would be appearing on the current generation version of NBA 2K21 yesterday, 2K Games today unveiled the cover athlete for next-gen iterations of the game and the result isn’t much of a surprise. Much as myself and many others expected, New Orleans Pelicans phenom Zion Williamson will be the superstar appearing
To kick off the first of three consecutive days worth of announcements, 2K Games today unveiled the first cover athlete that will be landing on the box art for NBA 2K21 this year. When it comes to the current generation versions of this year’s basketball sim, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will be appearing on
It is no secret that WWE 2K20 was a bit of a mess. So much so, the development team is going back to the drawing board on its once annual franchise. It seems the WWE 2K team is looking at two of the most beloved wrestling games for some inspiration, as well as the possibility
If you were looking forward to 2K Games’ annual wrestling game release, you may want to take a seat. WWE 2K21 is reportedly canceled. In a video published by former WWE games writer Justin Leeper (via gamesindustry.biz), according to “reliable sources,” there will not be a WWE 2K21 game this year. He also gives some
Tomorrow, Wrestlemania 36 kicks off with an event “too big for just one night.” Yes, on Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, the biggest wrestling matches WWE has to offer. A few of us here at DualShockers are wrestling fans and wanted to see how WWE 2K20 would predict the marquee matches of the
The NBA season may be suspended due to the coronavirus; however, that doesn’t mean the sport has to stop completely. This Friday, NBA players face off in NBA 2K20 as the first round of the NBA 2K Players Tournament kicks off. The tournament features 16 different NBA stars and is set to air on ESPN.
In the past few week alone, the outbreak of the coronavirus across the world has fundamentally shifted most of our day-to-day lives, from cancelling and postponing major events like E3 and SXSW to restricting and banning travel. This especially has been felt in the sports industry with the suspension of the NBA’s season this year
It is no secret that WWE 2K20 was not up to snuff, even compared to its previous entries. However, it seems the game’s quality has definitely affected its expectations, both in sales and quality. During Take-Two Interactive’s third-quarter earnings call, Executive Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed WWE 2K20‘s performance and their plans for the
WWE 2K20 contained a myriad of glitches at launch and while it’s not completely devoid of problems, it has been patched quite a bit. The new year seems like a great time to forget about last year’s bad games and look forward to upcoming heavy hitters like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, and Doom
A new patch for Visual Concepts’ latest entry for its pro wrestling franchise is now available to download. WWE 2K20 patch 1.02 is set to fix many of the problems the game has. Much of this patch fixes a lot of the presentation portions of the game that was problematic at launch. Seen in the
Every year, Japanese developer Yuke’s works with Visual Concepts and 2K Sports in order to create new WWE 2K games. While they are fun, it has become clear that things have stagnated recently with games like WWE 2K19. Yuke’s has apparently noticed this stagnation as well, according to Video Games Chronicle, and to combat it
Fun. This is something some would say the WWE 2K series has been lacking as of late. While it did provide a semi-authentic portrayal of the WWE product, the game lost its fun along the way. It seems that the developers at Visual Concepts have been listening to your queries and WWE 2K19 aims to be
2K Games announced the scheduled DLC slate for the upcoming wrestling game, WWE 2K19. Not unlike last year’s offerings, there will be Accelerator and My Player Kickstart packs to help give your created character the upper-hand. The New Moves Pack will add 50 moves for you to experiment with. Lastly, the Rising Stars Pack and
Last year’s installment of NBA 2K18 was the most divided I had been on the series in years. Even though the basketball itself continued to improve–like it usually does–I felt gross at times while playing it. Microtransactions became even more prominent throughout the game than they already were to the point that it felt like 2K Sports
Another week, another video featuring Rusev and Lana with a guest tag team revealing more of WWE 2K19′s roster. This time around, The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) help Rusev Day name all the WWE Legends making their way to the upcoming wrestling “sim.” With this being the final roster reveal video, we now know the
Since August 31, 2018, the WWE 2K19 Twitter account has been revealing the in-game ratings for the game’s roster. The most recent pair of WWE Superstars to get rated is the Bulgarian Brute and the Ravishing Russian, Rusev and Lana. First up is Rusev, a two time WWE United States champion and a Slammy award-winning
Another day, another roster reveal hosted by WWE Superstars Rusev and Lana at the Bulgarian Brute’s house. This time, he brought in good brothers Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to help Rusev Day usher in the playable superstars in WWE 2K19. This time around, we get to see which SmackDown Live and 205 Live members
It is that time of the year. 2K Games and the WWE have revealed its first block of playable characters in the upcoming professional wrestling game, WWE 2K19. Since the video took place on Rusev Day, the Bulgarian Brute Rusev and Lana hosted the roster reveal. With him is the current Raw Tag Team Champions
At this point, we are less than a month away from NBA 2K19’s official release but developer Visual Concepts and 2K Sports doesn’t seem like they are stopping with news about the title anytime soon. Today, they announced that hip-hop/rap artist Travis Scott would be curating soundtrack for the game, using some of his own tracks and
Today, 2K Games announced WWE 2K19 will see the return of the 2K Showcase mode and will feature the fan-favorite WWE Superstar, Daniel Bryan. The story-driven mode, titled The Return of Daniel Bryan, will go through some of the most historic moments from Bryan’s career. The showcase will feature a total of 12 matches, one
After having a litany of different pre-order trailers and some various collector’s editions announced, WWE 2K19 has today finally received its first screenshot. The lone image of WWE 2K19 was released by none other than the current World Heavyweight Champion himself, AJ Styles via Twitter. As you might expect, it also features The Phenomenal One though he is simply
NBA 2K19 is due out in just about one month so it seems that 2K Sports and Visual Concepts have decided that today is the perfect time to unveil the basketball sim’s first gameplay footage. This new video for NBA 2K19 is only about a minute long and it, well, probably looks about like you’d expect. Along with
2K Sports announced this morning that last year’s installment of NBA 2K18 in the long-running NBA 2K franchise is now the best-selling in the history of the series. After surpassing 10 million copies sold, NBA 2K18 has also pushed the franchise’s lifetime sale past 80 million. The NBA 2K series first began back in 1999 but the highest-selling editions of the game have absolutely come
Today, 2K Sports and Visual Concepts revealed that this year’s cover athlete for NBA 2K19 will be none other than Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Joining the NBA back in 2013 at the age of 18, Antetokounmpo has quickly risen through the ranks to become one of the league’s most athletic and versatile players. The past two seasons have seen Antetokounmpo
Throughout the company’s history, WWE has changed its product catering to the audience at the time. From the hard-hitting Attitude Era to the current generation of Superstars, shows like Raw and SmackDown have altered the storylines told and the wrestlers that represent the brand to the viewer’s favor. This change of narrative is exactly what 2K
After an insane offseason that saw star players moving all over the league, the 2017-2018 NBA season tips off tonight. Recently, 2K Sports, the publisher of the popular NBA 2K basketball series, utilized the newest game in the franchise, NBA 2K18, to predict the results of the upcoming season. Using the MyLEAGUE mode within NBA 2K18, 2K Sports simulated
WWE 2K18 officially releases next week, but players who purchased the Deluxe Edition have access to the game four days early…. That’s today! To celebrate its launch, a new trailer narrated by WWE Superstar Seth Rollins and WWE Legend and Raw General Manager Kurt Angle has been unveiled flaunting its gameplay and new features. Claiming
Throughout the years, game developers and publishers have collaborated with a variety of organizations to produce some really strange in-game content. WWE 2K18 joins that list after it was announced that players will be able to enter the squared circle with KFC’s white-suited mascot, Colonel Sanders. As seen on a promo during last Sunday’s WWE