{"id":9015,"date":"2009-07-02T21:45:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T21:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=9015"},"modified":"2009-07-02T21:45:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T21:45:04","slug":"pr-2k-sports-announces-nba-2k10-anniversary-edition-to-commemorate-10-years-of-nba-2k-franchise-and-2-million-units-sold-of-nba-2k9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/pr-2k-sports-announces-nba-2k10-anniversary-edition-to-commemorate-10-years-of-nba-2k-franchise-and-2-million-units-sold-of-nba-2k9\/","title":{"rendered":"(PR) 2K Sports Announces NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition to Commemorate 10 Years of NBA 2K Franchise and 2 Million Units Sold of NBA 2K9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate 10 years of the popular <i>NBA 2K<\/i> franchise, and the milestone of having sold two million units of <i><b>NBA\u00ae 2K9<\/b> <\/i>worldwide, 2K Sports today announced that the<i><b>NBA\u00ae 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i> is planned for release in North America this fall for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system. <i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition <\/b><\/i>will come packaged in a specially designed 2K Sports locker configured for game storage, and include exclusive items featuring 2009 NBA Finals MVP, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, along with a special commemorative video looking back on 10 years of the <i>NBA 2K<\/i> franchise and its past cover athletes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"799661_NBA_2K10_--_Anniversary_Edition\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" alt=\"799661_NBA_2K10_--_Anniversary_Edition\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/799661-nba-2k10-anniversary-edition-jpg.jpg?resize=550%2C462\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>As part of a limited edition offering of only 30,000 copies, each <i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i> will be individually numbered for authenticity. Fans can now preorder their copy online and at local retail outlets across the country. Ten lucky fans will have the rare opportunity to find an autographed Kobe Bryant fine-art print, designed by Shepard Fairey\u2019s Studio Number One, which will be hidden and randomly packaged among the different lockers. Gamers with Xbox LIVE\u00ae online entertainment network and PlayStation<b>\u00ae<\/b>Network membership will also be able to enjoy special privileges for <i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i>, including exclusive access to an online lobby &#8211; the Gold Room &#8211; where celebrities and other VIP members will go to play, and only players with the <i><b>Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i> will be allowed to enter.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i><b> <\/b>will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><b>NBA 2K10<\/b><\/i> video game <\/li>\n<li>2K Sports\u2019 <i><b>NBA 2K10<\/b><\/i> game locker <\/li>\n<li>3\u201d Figurine of Kobe Bryant by McFarlane Toys <\/li>\n<li>16\u201d x 36\u201d Kobe Bryant poster <\/li>\n<li>Commemorative <i>NBA 2K<\/i> 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary DVD <\/li>\n<li>Access to the Gold Room, the <i><b>NBA 2K10<\/b><\/i> VIP online lobby (accessible only with Xbox LIVE\u00ae and PlayStation<b>\u00ae<\/b>Network membership)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<i>NBA 2K<\/i> is the premier basketball video game franchise for serious players, deeply rooted in rich and pure authenticity that real hoop heads get, which is why we\u2019ve been the favorite NBA simulation for so long,\u201d said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of sports development for 2K. \u201cWe\u2019ve always been very proud of how we engage our fans on a community level, and <i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i> is our way of giving back to all those that have supported us along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coming this fall, <i><b>NBA 2K10<\/b><\/i> is expected to deliver the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the <i>NBA 2K<\/i> franchise \u2013 from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features. Developed by Visual Concepts<i>, <b>NBA 2K10<\/b><\/i> is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system, Wii\u2122 system from Nintendo, and Windows PC. <i><b>NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition<\/b><\/i><b> <\/b>will be available for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.2ksports.com%2Fgames%2Fnba2k10ae&amp;esheet=5998786&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.2ksports.com%2Fgames%2Fnba2k10ae&amp;index=1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.2ksports.com%2Fgames%2Fnba2k10ae&amp;esheet=5998786&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.2ksports.com%2Fgames%2Fnba2k10ae&amp;index=1', 'http:\/\/www.2ksports.com\/games\/nba2k10ae']);\" >http:\/\/www.2ksports.com\/games\/nba2k10ae<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Please join us in our <\/strong><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Forums<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Follow us on <\/strong><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>For the latest updates from ABT, please <\/strong><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>join our RSS News Feed<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304 <\/strong><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705 <\/strong><\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong>World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/strong><\/font><\/a><font color=\"#80ffff\"><strong> <\/strong><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate 10 years of the popular NBA 2K franchise, and the milestone of having sold two million units of NBA\u00ae 2K9 worldwide, 2K Sports today announced that theNBA\u00ae 2K10: Anniversary Edition is planned&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1736,1739,130,1737,1738],"class_list":["post-9015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-2k-sports","tag-basketball","tag-games","tag-nba-2k10","tag-nba-2k9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}