Appearing in three, all-new screenshots, NBA champion, MVP and now-cover star Lebron James is shown dunking, handling and swishing the rock, all while kitted out in his Game 7-winning ‘White Heat’ jersey.Ĭheck out the new screenshots and box art below. In other NBA 2K14 news, fans have been given their first insight into the game’s graphical overhaul since E3’s wobbly-faced tech demo. The 2013 NBA Finals alone exhibited 12 players with European league experience, totalling a whopping 40% of the entire 30 man cross-court roster. With a worldwide viewership of over 200 countries, the NBA’s decision to reach out to its next biggest international competitor makes perfect sense. Their inclusion coincided with the U.S team’s customary waltz to Olympic gold that year, but failed to reappear in time for the London 2012 Games due to the series’ soon to end hiatus.

This marks the first time the much-loved 2K franchise has included international club sides, though its ever-troubled competitor NBA Live did feature national squads back in 2008.

Developed by 2K’s Visual Concepts studio, NBA 2K14 will introduce 14 new Euro-League teams to its collection of modern and classic clubs. Stars like Manu Ginobli, Ricky Rubio, Dirk Nowitski, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker have all plied their trade in European basketball, and starting this year, so can you. While many games will respond by reining in their rosters, ditching fringe teams and adding another coat of gloss to a star performers’ likeness, NBA 2K14has its sights set firmly on expansion. Unfamiliar engines and powerful new tech make iterating on previous efforts much more difficult.

The start of a new console generation usually entails a backward step for most sporting franchises.

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