The release date on Amazon was subsequently changed to October 30. Two days before the October 2nd release, 2K Sports announced via a reply to a fan on Twitter that the downloadable PC version was delayed to October 16. On September 28, 2013, The Release updated 2K13 and 2K14 versions from the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. This version of the NBA 2K series of games is free, and appears to be a cut down/demonstration version of the full NBA 2K13 iOS title. In 2013 2K added NBA 2K13 Lite (in addition to the previously release NBA 2K13) to the iOS platform. The soundtrack was announced in August 2012 including songs from Jay-Z and artists like Nas, Kanye West and U2. However, after widespread disappointment from fans over his absence, he was then added to the team roster. Initially, Scottie Pippen was left out of the game due to the inability to secure use of his likeness. Additionally, he appeared in an introduction, picked songs for the game's soundtrack and contributed to the design of its in-game menus 'and other visual elements'. He has been credited with the idea of having both the 19 United States men's national basketball teams in the game. Rapper Jay-Z serves as executive producer of the game. Also a shoe creator was developed, with Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Spalding, Reebok, Converse, Under Armour, and generic shoes available to create and edit. On May 3, 2012, 2K Sports announced that as a bonus for pre-ordering the game, buyers would receive downloadable content for an All Star Weekend, which would feature the Slam Dunk Contest, Three Point Contest, Rising Stars Challenge, and the NBA All Star Game. Two of the legends from NBA 2K12 have been removed: Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 2K also announced NBA 2K13's compatibility with Kinect for the Xbox 360. It is also the last NBA 2k game to be released on the PlayStation Portable.Īround mid-June 2012, 2K Sports announced a 'Uncover the Cover' where the more tweets #NBA2K13 got the more clues would be revealed about the cover athletes.

The game was executive produced by rapper Jay-Z, who designed the game and curated its soundtrack.

NBA 2K13 is the successor to NBA 2K12 and was succeeded by NBA 2K14 in the NBA 2K series. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls are the cover athletes. It was released on Octoin North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Wii.Ī version for the Wii U was also released as a launch title in North America, and in December for the PAL region. NBA 2K13 is a basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.

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