

The career mode storyline also features authentic CBA commentary in Mandarin Chinese, a first of the series. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the gameplay and some calling it the best installment of the series, while its emphasis on microtransactions was universally criticized. NBA 2K19 was released on Septemfor Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. Antetokounmpo and James grace the cover in North America, while current NBA Rookie of the Year Award winner Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, an Australian native, is featured on the cover in Australia and New Zealand.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is the cover athlete for the standard edition, while LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is the cover athlete for the 20th Anniversary Edition. It is the 20th installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K18. NBA 2K19 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, based on the National Basketball Association (NBA). All ratings were taken from the NBA 2K19 game.


Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.NBA 2K19 Quiz is a game in which you need to figure out a basketball player by rating. The 2K19 edition will be available worldwide on Sept. NBA 2K has been the top-rated and top-selling NBA video game for 17 years. He also shot a career-best 52.9 percent from the field.īoston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was the cover athlete for last season’s edition of the game. He set new career highs in points (26.9) and rebounds (10.0) per game in addition to dishing out 4.8 assists per game, second-highest of his career. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s meteoric rise to NBA stardom will reach a new level later this summer when he’s featured on the cover of NBA 2K19.Īntetokounmpo unveiled the cover on Instagram, saying he’s, “honored to be the first international player featured on the cover of NBA 2K.”Įarlier this summer, NBA 2K announced that LeBron James would grace the cover of their 20th Anniversary Edition of NBA 2K19.ĭuring the 2017-18 season, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to their second consecutive playoff berth and the team’s most wins since the 2009-10 season.
