{"id":6401,"date":"2010-06-08T19:24:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T09:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=6401"},"modified":"2010-06-08T19:24:53","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T09:24:53","slug":"2k-sports-announces-michael-jordan-%e2%80%93-the-greatest-of-all-time-%e2%80%93-to-grace-the-cover-of-nba%c2%ae-2k11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6401","title":{"rendered":"2K Sports Announces Michael Jordan \u2013 the Greatest of All Time \u2013 to Grace the Cover of NBA\u00ae 2K11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Legendary former NBA star makes a virtual return to the hardwood this fall<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia \u2013 June 4, 2010<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><strong>\u2013 <\/strong>2K Sports announced today that 14-time NBA All-Star, five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, six-time NBA World Champion and recent Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Jordan, will appear on the cover of <strong><em>NBA\u00ae 2K11<\/em><\/strong>. Jordan, who is considered by many as the greatest basketball player in history, will fittingly team up with the <strong><em>NBA 2K<\/em><\/strong> series, the top rated and top selling basketball simulation video game*.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be featured on the cover of <strong><em>NBA 2K11<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d said Jordan, current majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.\u00a0 \u201cI have no doubt that <strong><em>NBA 2K11<\/em><\/strong> will be a big hit with gamers and basketball fans alike.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to getting back out onto the court, virtually. Let\u2019s hope they get my dunk from the foul line right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2K Sports is paying homage to the NBA legend by placing him on the cover of its award-winning franchise. <strong><em>NBA 2K11 <\/em><\/strong>will continue to build upon the outstanding success of the <strong><em>NBA 2K <\/em><\/strong>series with continued improvements to the graphics, gameplay, signature styles and game modes seen in previous iterations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a doubt, Michael Jordan is the greatest of all time and we\u2019re excited to partner with a living legend,\u201d said Greg Thomas, president of product development for 2K Sports. \u201cWorking with Jordan adds tremendously to our game and lets us do things with <strong><em>NBA 2K11 <\/em><\/strong>that we\u2019ve never been able to do before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NBA 2K11 <\/em><\/strong>is not yet rated by the Australian Classification Board and will be available October 8, 2010. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2ksports.com\/nba2k11\">www.2ksports.com\/nba2k11<\/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><br \/>\n*According to 2008 \u2013 2010 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through April 2010<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary former NBA star makes a virtual return to the hardwood this fall\u00a0 Sydney, Australia \u2013 June 4, 2010 \u2013 2K Sports announced today that 14-time NBA All-Star, five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, six-time NBA World Champion and recent Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Jordan, will appear on the cover of NBA\u00ae 2K11. 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