NHL 2K
NHL 2K is a series of hockey games by 2K Sports for the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, iPhone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii. Initially discontinued after the release of NHL 2K11 in 2010, the brand was revived on mobile devices in 2014. The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association. While its games were released on consoles, its main competition was EA Sports' NHL video games.
History
Series beginnings
The NHL 2K series first appeared on the Dreamcast on February 7, 2000 as part of an exclusive lineup of SEGA Sports titles. Its success led to it becoming one of the few Sega All Stars titles. A year later the developers did not release NHL 2K1, and instead opted to take a break to focus on the follow-up, NHL 2K2. NHL 2K2 was the last game released in all of North America for the Sega Dreamcast when the system was discontinued.
Multi-platform and new license
NHL 2K (2014 video game)
NHL 2K is an ice hockey video game, developed by Virtuos in association with Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. The game was released on October 23, 2014. It is the 12th game in the NHL 2K series and the first since 2010's NHL 2K11.
Announced on September 17, 2014, NHL 2K is the first in the series released exclusively on mobile. Chris Snyder, vice president of marketing at 2K Sports, viewed the brand revival on those platforms as building on the success seen by NHL 2K11's mobile release, while simultaneously targeting an underserved market. He confirmed that there are currently no plans to release new NHL 2K games on home consoles.
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Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler is the cover athlete for NHL 2K. He was also on the cover of NHL 2K11, and was described as a friend of the brand that helped out with development.
Features
The game introduced an all-new "MyCareer" mode, similar to that found in the NBA 2K series. Additionally, the game also features returning modes like Season, Free skate, Shootout, Winter Classic and Three-on-three minigames. Support for live roster updates, controllers, GameCenter connectivity and iCloud also exist.
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