GPB writes: "When the NHL 2K franchise began on the Sega Dreamcast, it was a hit with hockey fans, although it still ran a distant second to the more popular NFL 2K and NBA 2K series. Nevertheless, Sega stuck with it, producing new releases year after year for its console before eventually moving on to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. When 2K Games took over shortly thereafter, it helped mold NHL 2K into a champion, easily overtaking the lacking hockey games EA Sports was producing at the time."
NHL 2K11 has arrived exclusively for the Wii, and despite some interesting party features and multiplayer support, it takes a step backwards from last year's impressive outing.
Double Fusion, the leading in-game advertiser, today announced that 2K Sports has granted Double Fusion the exclusive dynamic in-game advertising rights for two of its franchises for the PS3.
It's always crazy to hear how in-game ads are becoming more complex. With DVR and streaming TV online becoming more and more popular, you gotta think advertisers will be looking more towards incorporating ads into other media, like video games.
- They obviously chose Sony Exclusives due to their superior quality compared to, let's say, 360 exclusives. -
I don't mind too much as long as the ads don't get in the way of the gameplay. If its used in game like in real life, on billboards in open world games or around the perimeter like football/soccer then its ok. But if it is blatantly put in my face then its wrong and shouldn't be allowed.
The money is used to help 2k with there dooooooodooooooooooo severs and there bad ps3 ports.
Some indications are pointing towards the cancellation of the 2K Sports NHL 2K series. The game was left off the upcoming list of titles for the next fiscal year.
I hope so. The 2K series has been behind ever since EA Sports introduced the skill stick.
NHL 10 > NHL 2K10
Maybe they will cancel it, revamp it, and actually make something playable when it comes back. With what EA has been doing with their NHL franchise its just emberessing how terrible 2k sports games are...
nba 2k series is decent nba live is getting better fast 2011 i believe live will be better....
madden EA
nhl EA
mlb oh yeh EA was the best but 2k even messed that up
the show SONY showed everyone what a real baseball can be it don't need sticks to pitch button do a great job
2K learn don't be like EA of past they had to learn and so will you
and its coming from a 2K fan