Now Playing in the Philippines: NBA 2K15

MAKATI CITY, Philippines, October 9, 2014 – The time has come for NBA 2K15 in the Philippines, the latest installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise.

Coming off the heels of NBA 2K14’s 70 Game of the Year Award Nominations, NBA 2K15 promises to be a more exciting and exhilarating basketball simulation experience, with no less than NBA MVP Kevin Durant on the cover.

Now Playing in the Philippines: NBA 2K15, with no less than NBA MVP Kevin Durant on the cover.

Now Playing in the Philippines: NBA 2K15, with no less than NBA MVP Kevin Durant on the cover.

NBA 2K15 is being exclusively marketed by X-Play Online Games Inc., one of the country’s leading video game distributors, together with game publishing frontrunner 2K Sports and developed by Visual Concepts.

More thrilling, exciting

Apart from the kick and thrill that the game is already known for, NBA 2K15 adds more excitement and ultra-realistic gameplay feel with a new mode called MY League exclusive to NBA 2K15 PlayStation 4, XBoxOne and PC. This offers both single season or up to an 80-year franchise experience where players can control over every aspect of how the league plays out.

NBA 2K15 likewise features an expanded list of Euroleague teams, including top-level FC Bayern Munich of Germany, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul of Turkey, and the Partizan NIS Belgrade of Serbia, bringing the total number of playable Euroleague teams to over 20.

Get also into the groove of awesome gameplay as internationally-renowned artist and producer Pharell Williams curates this year’s soundtrack, promising to be the most unique soundtrack compilation in NBA 2K history.

Other key improvements for NBA 2K15 include:

Animation: This year’s game will feature approximately 5,000 new animations, with a core focus on NextGen movement.

 Control: Players now feel more engaged in every basketball decision and action, with control over rebounding, steals, blocks and the like.

 Defense: Improved floor game, more contact in the pain and better locomotion, including an all-new defensive AI system to deliver a more realistic flow, to rotations on defense and contextual decision-making.

 Smarter AI: New team-specific play sets and the introduction of the Sit Tech play system.

 New Shooting System: Timing used to be just one factor in the calculation, but now all shot factor are fed through the shot meter, making timing the ultimate determiner as to whether a shot is a make or miss.

 “It’s going to hit the virtual court with unprecedented and life-like graphics, ultra-realistic NBA gameplay, and much more,” said Ron Aquino, General Manager of X-Play.

 Out in local stores on October 9, 2014, NBA 2K15 will be available in PlayStation4, PlayStation3, XBoxOne, XBox360, and Microsoft Windows PC formats. However, this will be the first time in the franchise history that the PC version will be the same as the PlayStation4 and XBoxOne versions.

 Get your NBA 2K15 at the following retailers:

Astrovision                         The Landmark
Astroplus                             Lee Plaza
Datablitz                             NBA Store
Gadgets @ Xtreme            Planet Toys
Game Gizmo                    Toys R Us
Gameline                          Toy Town
Game One Gadget          Toy Kingdom
Game Xtreme                 Toy Kingdom Express
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 Register box codes at www.xplay.ph to join upcoming tournaments, exclusive events and promos.

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 About X-Play Online Games Inc.

X-play is a video game publisher in the Philippines responsible for the distribution of some of the best entertainment software in the industry. Currently, the company is an exclusive marketing partner of Take Two Interactive, and is handling games such as Bioshock Infinite, GTAV, and NBA 2K games. Along with its gaming efforts, X-Play is a Strategic Partner of Philstar.com for NBA.com Philippines.