2K vows "Biggest Announcement in 2K Sports history" coming

[Spree#8]

This is kind of starting to remind me of what happens with the PC patch every year.

[JaoSming]

Ronnie put out a Facebook thing showing MJ with a Mic in front of him, saying the announcement is coming this week. Then Jay Z's social sites started saying he's the executive producer - http://www.nba-live.com/nba-2k13s-execu ... -is-jay-z/

If this is the big announcement........ x1000

[Patr1ck]

Does anyone still know or care who Jay Z is?

[bowdown]

Does anyone still know or care who Jay Z is?

Celebrity affiliation is really lame. As if it is supposed to automatically make the gameplay awesome or something. I dont give a fuck just make a really fun game.

[Phraynk]

5 hours ago 2K posted on FB with a picture of MJ in the studio, and they mentioned a big announcement coming this week.

[Andrew]

Presumably the big announcement is MJ related then. Seems he's recording voiceover, so perhaps there's another MJ career mode or something else that involves a virtual MJ speaking.

[shorty_ubk]

I think MJ will be our mentour in My Player mod just like 2kInsider man in NBA 2k11 and 2k10...

[Uros12]

Jay-Z executive producer?I guess that Deron Williams is going to have a 93+ rating,along with Brook Lopez...

[Andrew]

Seems 2K has made it official now, after yesterday's leak. So, are we to assume we have our big announcement?

[Phraynk]

Hell no,
if it is,
they just pissed off a large amount of people.

[eddiesun]

Jay-Z was the Announcement? i love to hear announcement on new feature like "Ultimate NBA" similar to Ultimate Fifa combination past and present NBA players... Kobe Team vs Jordan Team will sell but not this Jay-z thing.

[PML17]

According to Operation Sports Jay-Z IS the big announcement.........

As mentioned yesterday, 2K Sports has officially announced Jay-Z as the as Executive Producer of NBA 2K13. 2K Sports has been promoting this "BIG" announcement for weeks.

http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/564977-2k-sports-announces-jay-z-nba-2k13-executive-producer-24-song-soundtrack-included.html#post2043948641

[Mavs4Life]

According to Operation Sports Jay-Z IS the big announcement.........

As mentioned yesterday, 2K Sports has officially announced Jay-Z as the as Executive Producer of NBA 2K13. 2K Sports has been promoting this "BIG" announcement for weeks.

http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/564977-2k-sports-announces-jay-z-nba-2k13-executive-producer-24-song-soundtrack-included.html#post2043948641

That's the big announcement... ain't this about a.....

[Sideshow Bob]

Man fuckin 2K... Yall lost big points wit me on this shit.

[AMenace]

I don't think that was the big announcement. If so it's kind of a let down, but at least the soundtrack is good. Doesn't mean it's the biggest announcement in 2K sports history though...

[The X]

Who the hell is Jay Z? I don't know anything he has done but marry Beyonce. What a joke.

[shorty_ubk]

So we can play "Ultimate Nets mod"...

[Leftos]

LD2k has said repeatedly in that OS thread that the things the production by Jay-Z offered was more than the soundtrack, but the latter was all they were willing to announce at this time, and that there's more to come in the coming weeks.

[Houndy]

I heard Jay Z is doing more than just the soundtrack and Ronnie said he's pretty happy with everything he's done.

[Leftos]

Houndy, Ronnie is happy with everything VC/2K does. It's his job to be.

[Its_asdf]

You know you are a monopoly in the NBA video game market when you can make ridiculous announcements like these......

[Andrew]

I don't think that was the big announcement. If so it's kind of a let down, but at least the soundtrack is good. Doesn't mean it's the biggest announcement in 2K sports history though...

Seems it is indeed the big announcement. Whether it's actually the biggest announcement in 2K history or an announcement worth getting excited for is subjective, of course.

[bowdown]

Wow 2K has really low self-esteem. Jay Z decides to act like he is involved in the production of the game and they proclaim it to be the biggest thing that has ever happened to them? How about some fucking standards 2K? Yeah you got a high name celebrity to sponsor you and make a few non-gameplay related additions to your game, but anything he has done to your game hasn't automatically made your product supreme.

[Andrew]

It could still be argued that it's the biggest announcement they've made, having a high profile celebrity involved in the production and marketing of the game. Whether it ultimately does anything for the game and in appeases the hardcore fan in particular is another matter entirely.

[bowdown]

It could still be argued that it's the biggest announcement they've made, having a high profile celebrity involved in the production and marketing of the game. Whether it ultimately does anything for the game and in appeases the hardcore fan in particular is another matter entirely.

Well, it was a cheap marketing tactic and I understand that. But the addition of Jordan in previous installments is definitely the biggest thing to ever happen to their game. Both in terms of marketing value and gameplay value.