{"id":22862,"date":"2012-08-16T12:58:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T02:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=22862"},"modified":"2012-08-16T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T02:58:42","slug":"nba-2k13-to-feature-2012-usa-basketball-mens-national-team-and-legendary-1992-dream-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=22862","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2K13 to Feature 2012 USA Basketball Men\u2019s National Team and Legendary 1992 \u201cDream Team\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2K Sports proudly announces partnership with USA Basketball for NBA 2K13\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/dreamteam.jpg\" width=600><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia, 16<sup>th<\/sup> August 2012<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 2K Sports today announced a partnership with USA Basketball to feature both the star-studded 2012 USA Basketball Men\u2019s National Team and the 1992 \u201cDream Team\u201d in <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>, the next instalment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs executive producer, letting fans go head to head with these legendary USA teams was extremely important to JAY Z,\u201d said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. \u201cWe are excited to partner with USA Basketball, and share in JAY Z\u2019s enthusiasm in making this a reality in <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 2012 USA Basketball Men\u2019s National Team has earned recognition as one of USA Basketball\u2019s all-time greatest teams.\u00a0 <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> cover athlete Kevin Durant helped lead the USA to its successful showing and joins the elite list of accomplished basketball players who have represented USA Basketball.<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an incredible blessing to have been part of the 2012 USA Basketball National Team,\u201d said Durant. \u201cUSA Basketball&#8217;s National Team legacy is incredible and so many of basketball\u2019s all-time greats have been part of it, I\u2019m just honored to be in that group. Like everybody, I can\u2019t wait to see how our squad stacks up against the 1992 team in <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original \u201cDream Team\u201d is widely considered the most dominant sports team ever assembled, and featured 11 Hall of Fame players including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, David Robinson and Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience we shared in Barcelona is truly one of the highlights of my career,\u201d said five-time NBA MVP and former <strong><em>NBA 2K<\/em><\/strong> cover athlete Michael Jordan. \u201cBeing able to represent not only my country but basketball as a whole is an honor that I will never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fantasy matchup between the legendary 1992 \u2018Dream Team\u2019 and the 2012 USA Men\u2019s national team has become one of the greatest sports debates of our time,\u201d stated JAY Z, the Executive Producer of <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cIn <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>, we\u2019re giving fans the opportunity to play as two of the best teams ever assembled in sporting history, literally putting the debate right into their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, <strong><em>NBA<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>2K13 <\/em><\/strong>is rated G in Australia and New Zealand. <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> will be available on 5<sup>th<\/sup> October, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system, Wii\u2122 system and Windows PC. The Wii U\u2122 version of the title will be available during the holiday season. Fans are encouraged to pre-order now at participating retailers in order to receive the NBA All-Star content on day one at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on 2K Sports, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2KSports.com\">www.2KSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NBA2K\">www.facebook.com\/NBA2K<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).<\/p>\n<p><em>*According to 2008 &#8211; 2012 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through July 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2K Sports proudly announces partnership with USA Basketball for NBA 2K13\u00a0\u00a0 Sydney, Australia, 16th August 2012 \u2013 2K Sports today announced a partnership with USA Basketball to feature both the star-studded 2012 USA Basketball Men\u2019s National Team and the 1992 \u201cDream Team\u201d in NBA 2K13, the next instalment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=22862\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22863,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22862\/revisions\/22863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}