August 26, 2009
2K Sports Announces NBA 2K10:
Draft Combine Now Available for Xbox LIVE Arcade
Available for PlayStation Network
on September 3
2K Sports today announced that NBA
2K10: Draft Combine, a download-only experience offering fans pre-season
basketball excitement leading up to the launch of NBA 2K10 this fall, is now
available for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360. For the first time, NBA 2K10:
Draft Combine will allow fans to create their own custom player and experience
the on-court life of an NBA hopeful going through the NBA Draft Combine at the
world-renowned ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago.
NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will be
available on the PlayStation Network for PLAYSTATION 3 on September 3, 2009.
“We’re thrilled to provide this
opportunity for fans to get an early taste of NBA competition before NBA 2K10
launches this fall,” said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of sports
development for 2K. "They will be able to build their own custom player from
over 300 different signature customizations, and later use them in NBA 2K10’s
all-new My Player career mode that will allow fans to continue their journey to
become an NBA legend."
Features of NBA 2K10: Draft Combine
include:
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Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose as
spokesman. -
Building custom players and
increasing their NBA stock through a variety of challenging basketball drills
and 5-on-5 games. -
Over 300 different signature
customizations, including player-specific shooting animations, and dunk and
dribble packages to give each created player his own unique personal style.
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Ability to strengthen all parts of
the created player’s game through a variety of drills, such as shooting, post
offense and defense, attacking the basket, dribbling, challenging shots, and
boxing out for rebounds to progress through the NBA Draft Combine. -
Organized games that allow players
to gain valuable skill points by offering a variety of specific in-game
objectives to be accomplished. A full analysis will be available for gamers to
review their player’s performance and strategize further improvement. -
All players created in NBA 2K10:
Draft Combine will wear a special patch on their uniform throughout the rest
of that player’s career to denote that they have completed the NBA Draft
Combine. -
Online leaderboards to track the
highest ranking custom built players, so fans can gauge how their player
stacks up against the competition. -
Opportunity to unlock special
achievements on Xbox 360 and trophies for PLAYSTATION 3. -
Fans can take their custom built
players from NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and use them in the all-new My Player
career mode in NBA 2K10 launching this fall.
NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, developed
by Visual Concepts, is now available for Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 for 400
Microsoft Points in North America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and India. The
title will be available in North America and Korea on September 3, 2009 for the
PlayStation Network for PLAYSTATION 3 system for $4.99. For more information
about NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, please visit
www.2ksports.com/games/nba2k10dc.
