It has officially been confirmed that 2K Games and the Nationally Football League have agreed on a multi-year deal to bring back one of the most fondly football games of all time. That’s right. Back from the grave is NFL 2K.
NFL 2K was published from 1999-2004, and internet polls frequently rank the final installment as the greatest football video game of all-time. 2K did confirm that the projects will launch in 2021.
The EA Sports Madden series has dominated the football video game landscape for years, and many have called for a revival for this series to compete against it.
It has been reported that forthcoming 2K NFL titles will not be direct Madden competitors, as EA Sports holds “simulation rights.”
This means that whatever 2K provides will likely not be as realistic as possible.
NFL x 2K Games
The NFL has entered into a new multi-year partnership with video game publisher 2K Games which will encompass multiple upcoming titles.
2K previously published the NFL 2K series from 1999-2004. pic.twitter.com/j6Qr3BWRES
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 10, 2020
Any type of competition for the Madden series is enough to make me happy. The gameplay has always been acceptable in my mind, as the engine and physics have gradually progressed.
But that’s it.
Just acceptable.
EA Sports has added and stripped features seemingly at random. Why bother removing game modes? It just seems like a savvy business decision to make your product as flexible and fun as possible. This is something EA has not done.
EA's video game NFL exclusivity for Madden is over! Well, sort of…
2K Games and the NFL have announced that NFL 2K is coming back in 2021 with multiple "non-simulation football game experiences." https://t.co/AOOqijuDJB pic.twitter.com/seZps8X6zy
— IGN (@IGN) March 10, 2020
2K could literally turn out a burning pile of garbage, and for better or worse millions will buy the game, hoping for a renaissance back to the quality of their last game.
Best of luck to the developers and hopefully we receive some more playability out of both games because of the competition.
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