In Real Life

Take-Two Accused Of Treating Its Testers Like Crap

A former tester at Visual Concepts, the developers behind 2K’s NBA and MLB games, is trying to take the pair’s parent company Take-Two Interactive to court, accusing them of a number of workplace violations.


January 24, 2011
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A Comeback Player Takes To The Field In MLB 2K11

Major League Baseball 2K10 got many big-picture details right, but still left me with a laundry list of demands for MLB 2K11, which I happily ticked off before getting a preview of the game this week.


September 29, 2010
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Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite

The most fateful day for NBA Elite 11 was not Monday, September 27, the day it was postponed indefinitely. It’s September 21, the day it was crucified.


September 18, 2010
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Trash Talk Backed With Slick Moves Of NBA 2K11

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Hoops is the smack-talkingest of major team sports, so it follows that the marketing of its video games would also involve some good-natured lip. But also pay attention to the new post animations 2K Sports has added into NBA 2K11.


August 27, 2010
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Learn To Control Yourself In NBA 2K11

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NBA 2K11 isn’t just putting a new coat of paint on a reliable model; this year the game will feature advanced controls that strives to deliver more distinctive moves to players’ shooting, dribbling and driving repertoires, with corresponding animations.


August 17, 2010
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About 30 Jobs Lost At 2K Sports

Visual Concepts, the 2K Sports in-house studio handling NBA 2K, NHL 2K and MLB 2K, cut roughly 30 positions, Take-Two Interactive confirmed today. Very few jobs, if any, came from the studio’s upcoming NBA 2K11, its biggest moneymaker.


March 8, 2010

Major League Baseball 2K10 Review: Pitching With Two Strikes

If MLB 2K9 had been an actual ballplayer, last year’s performance would have sent it to the minors, if not the waiver wire. After a soul-searching offseason, 2K Sports decided to focus on the fundamentals for MLB 2K10.


February 3, 2010
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2K’s NBA Team Steals Key Player Back From EA

Mike Wang (pictured), hired away from 2K Sports by EA Sports to help turn around the sagging NBA Live franchise, is back with the NBA 2K team after just one year working on Live.


September 12, 2009

NHL 2K10 Preview: Zamboni Smackdown

One of my worst nightmares—next to the one about a high school reunion—is attending a preview event where I’m the only girl and I have no idea how to play the game.


March 18, 2009
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And The Most Consistent Developer In The World Is…

Earlier in the month, we found out who the most consistent publisher in the world is. As in, whose games consistently receive good review scores. Now let’s find out who the best developer is.