


“We couldn’t ignore the fact sold about a million units, all digital,” he said.

“Everyone feels that 2K gives the NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 the best chance for success and future growth,” he said.įor 2K’s part, Jason Argent, the senior vice president for basketball operations, said the partnership was a natural fit. Karch told Polygon the decision to go with 2K wasn’t because of any problems with Mad Dog. “We can’t wait to share more on how we’re teaming up to make NBA 2K Playgrounds 2’s incredible arcade action bigger and better than ever for players,” Matt Karch, Saber’s chief executive, said in the statement. That was followed by canceled pre-orders and refunds, suggesting something other than a simple delay had happened. That may explain why NBA Playgrounds 2 was abruptly delayed one week before its original launch date, which was supposed to be in May. He added that the sequel will have “a bit of added NBA 2K flair.” “The original NBA Playgrounds was a fantastic throwback to the glory days of arcade-action sports,” Greg Thomas, the president of Visual Concepts (2K Sports’ studio), said in a statement.

Mad Dog was also behind this year’s Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn. The game’s predecessor, NBA Playgrounds, was published by Mad Dog Games when it launched last May. 2K Sports and Saber Interactive announced the deal in a statement this morning. The arcade-style basketball game will thus be rebranded as NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 when the game launches this fall. NBA Playgrounds 2 has a new publisher - 2K Sports.
