Includes grand prize of $250,000, NBA All-Star 2017 access and more!
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2016--
2K today announced that NBA® 2K17, the
latest iteration of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game
simulation series*, will host the second NBA 2K
competitive gaming tournament. Following the success of NBA 2K16
Road to the Finals earlier this year, the NBA 2K17 All-Star
Tournament is an exciting competition that will culminate during
NBA All-Star weekend in February. Players on PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, will be able to form their own NBA
2K Pro-Am teams to compete in a series of in-game events to
qualify for the tournament to win $250,000. The new champion will be
crowned during NBA All-Star 2017 in New Orleans.
“NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals proved that our fans have an
appetite for competitive gaming, and we are excited to deliver another
opportunity for Pro-Am teams to go head-to-head during the new All-Star
Tournament,” said Alfie Brody, VP of Marketing for NBA 2K.
“Thousands of teams participated in our NBA 2K16 Road to
the Finals competition, and we expect this tournament to attract great
talent and inspire more of the intense action we witnessed in the first.”
The All-Star Tournament tips off on December 31, 2016 in the United
States and Canada with a series of NBA 2K17 in-game rounds
scheduled on five qualifying days through January 28, 2017. Teams, which
must have Elite or better status, can participate in any of the five
qualifying game day rounds where they will compete for a chance to
qualify for the tournament. All qualifying wins will contribute
to the team’s total score on the leaderboard for that specific game day.
The teams with the three highest total scores on each platform on each
qualifying day will move on to the tournament.
NBA 2K is also introducing Wild Card spots for the
All-Star Tournament. The team on each platform with the highest single
game day Total Score across all game days that did not otherwise qualify
for the tournament will qualify as a Wild Card and receive the 16th
and final seed in their platform’s tournament.
On February 4th (Rounds 1 and 2) and February 11th (Console
Semifinals and Finals), the 16 qualifying teams on both the
PlayStation®4 and Xbox One will go head-to-head in a single elimination
tournament. The console winners will then face off for the $250,000
championship during NBA All-Star 2017 in February, with the champions
receiving tickets to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center
in New Orleans.
“The NBA 2K development team is thrilled to expand the
brand’s footprint in the evolving world of eSports with the All-Star
Tournament,” said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts. “We’re
raising the stakes with this competition, and can’t wait to see new
rivalries emerge and the action unfold.”
Open to legal residents of 50 U.S., D.C. & Canada (excluding AZ, CT, MD,
ND & Quebec), 13+. Teams must have Elite or better status and must
compete on Xbox One or PS4 platforms. Void where prohibited. Game Days
begin on 12/31/16 and end on 1/28/17. For the official rules, event
dates and more information on the NBA 2K All-Star Tournament, visit the
2K blog on or about December 14, 2016: Http://2kgam.es/2KAllStarTournament.
Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K17 is rated E for
Everyone by the ESRB.
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November 2016.
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Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment
globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal
computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered
through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud
streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming
genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports,
casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most
talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis
Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, and Cat Daddy Games. 2K’s stable of
high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®,
Borderlands™, Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s
Civilization series, Evolve™, Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise
and NBA 2K, the highest rated* annual sports title of this console
generation.
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*According to 2008 - 2016 Metacritic.com
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