NBA 2K10 featured Kobe Bryant in 2009, and the next year, NBA 2K11 launched with Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, on its cover along with the in-game Jordan Challenge mode. James was the biggest possible 'get' for 2K Sports, the next logical step in the label's continued escalation of NBA 2K cover athletes. 'We believe there's been some pent-up demand.' 'The fact that he's never been on a video game cover before helped build the mystique of LeBron,' said Argent. James, who began his career in 2003 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, has never appeared on the cover of a video game before.

You can see James discuss his involvement with NBA 2K14 in the brief video below.ĢK Sports announced James as the NBA 2K14 cover athlete with the 'Reign Begins' TV spot above, which aired just before tip-off of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat tonight. Last year's game, NBA 2K13, was a Wii U launch title, but Argent said 2K Sports decided to concentrate its resources on the platforms it announced for NBA 2K14.Īsked about the feature sets of the current-generation and next-generation versions of NBA 2K14, Argent said 'there's some overlap,' but noted that they'll be 'very unique, independent, distinct experiences from one another.' The current-generation versions, at least, will feature a new mode called Path to Greatness, which will feature cover athlete LeBron James.įans can pre-order the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions of NBA 2K14 for the King James Bonus Pack, which comes with unspecified extra content for Path to Greatness an unlock of James in Blacktop mode James' Signature Skill for MyPlayer, the career mode and 10,000 Virtual Currency for the MyTeam trading card mode. The PS4 and Xbox One versions are scheduled to be launch titles for those respective consoles both systems are set for release in 2013.ĭuring a conference call with members of the media earlier today, Jason Argent, senior vice president of sports operations for Take-Two's 2K Sports division, confirmed that the company will not release a Wii U version of NBA 2K14. The PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions will be released Oct.

NBA 2K14 will feature Miami Heat forward LeBron James on its cover when the game launches later this year on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today.

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