

One of the biggest changes the development team says it made in NBA 2K17 compared to other versions in the series is the in-game sounds. Both of those players were born in those countries and had a career in those countries before moving to the NBA. In Spain, the cover athlete is Pau Gasol of the San Antonio Spurs. In Italy, the development team picked the cover athlete to be Danilo Gallinari of the Denver Nuggets.

This was reportedly done in order to appeal to a broader audience.

The development team also gave other players the cover in different countries. The developers say George was chosen to be the NBA 2K17 cover athlete because he is known as a rather devoted player of the NBA 2K series. The standard edition cover art for the game, featuring Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, was unveiled in June 2016. The Legend Edition of the title features Kobe Bryant as the cover athlete and comes with several different physical and digital bonuses, such as a poster and Virtual Currency which can be used to purchase different boosts in various modes. The game was revealed with a new trailer. Aside from the regular edition, a ‘Legend Edition’ of the game was made to be available for players to purchase. NBA 2K17 was officially announced on April 13, 2016. In NBA 2K17 there are more than 50 new songs on the soundtrack and they are being curated by artists like Grimes, Imagine Dragons, and Noah Shebib. The game’s soundtrack has long been a point of pride with the developers of the title, who look to put some of the most popular songs in the world onto each iteration. Bryant is featured on the Legend Edition of the game. This year, the regular version of NBA 2K17 is featuring Paul George but there is another version that features Kobe Bryant, who retired at the end of last year.

Released on Septemfor the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and PC the game is one of the only video games in the industry getting the same kind of attention for both previous and current generation consoles.Īs is the case with most sports games, the development and marketing teams pick a cover athlete to be on the box. The 2K basketball series is one of the longest running sports titles in video game history and NBA 2K17 is the 18th installment in the franchise. N BA 2K17 is a professional basketball simulation game that is developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.
