Players looking to get a head start on NBA 2K19’s M圜AREER can download the all-new NBA 2K19: The Prelude beginning on August 31, 2018, available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. NBA 2K19 will feature a double-sided inlay in Australia & New Zealand which will display the Ben Simmons cover and the Giannis Antetokounmpo cover on either side. "I want to be a role model to young kids, but I also want to be one of the best to ever play."ĭeveloped by Visual Concepts, the NBA 2K19 Standard Edition will be available in Australia and New Zealand for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 system, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC platforms in both digital and physical formats on September 11, 2018. Every year I think you guys (2K) add a different element that's amazing. "Every year the game gets better, I think that's one of the things people look forward to the most. "They will know your name means to me that they will remember me the right way and everything I gave to the game and what I was able to do while I was on the floor. Where I'm from other kids can look at that and hopefully it inspires them to keep working and doing what they love is surreal. "Growing up just playing the game and now I'm on the cover back home. "I play 2K whenever somebody brings it on the road or when I'm at the house playing with friends. "As long as I put in the work and I'm taking care of my body and doing what I need to do, then the sky's the limit. "I'm competitive, no matter what I do I always want to be the best so that's where that comes from. "During the season there were records that I was breaking that hadn't been broken since Magic and Oscar, that's a long time ago. Lamar Odom is another one," Simmons said. Guys like that with a similar build, similar game. "Multiple different players I looked up to growing up, Magic, LeBron. Go behind the scenes and watch as Simmons goes through the process of motion capture to ensure his player is as lifelike as possible. The game every basketball fan covets is almost set to land on shelves and in Australian it'll be our very own Ben Simmons on the cover.Īfter landing back in Australia to promote the game with a live appearance, 2K have released a brand new Ben Simmons trailer. MORE: Ben Simmons honoured to be the face of NBA 2K19 A special anniversary edition with LeBron James is available from 7 September.While the season is just under two months away, the release of NBA 2K19 is just around the corner. NBA 2K19 heads to Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch on 11 September. It goes really in-depth but it mainly depends on what type of player you are.” Or for example if you have someone like Draymond Green who is a great defender, then his defensive skills will go up. “So if you play as a point guard, then those specific point guard skills will get better. That has changed now, you’ll still get that flame icon but the stat boost that you used to get across all of your stats now is based on the architype of your player. Over the years with the past games when you’ve got a player who is doing all the right things then they start to heat up and get that little flame icon. “If we’re just talking about gameplay then I think one of the main big feature changes is called takeover. With NBA 2K19 just around the corner we asked Van Vugt to give us a sneak peek about one of the exciting changes players can expect from the game. We’re very happy to have him on the cover.” It’s a huge honor to be recognized on the first-ever Australian cover for NBA 2K and represent the 76ers, Simmons told Basketball Australia. “And him being from Australia where the market for basketball is so popular it was a no brainer for us. Simmons, who won NBA Rookie of the Year this year, is from Melbourne, Australia, and will be on the cover of copies of NBA 2K19 sold in Australia and New Zealand. “He is the Rookie of the Year for a reason,” Van Vugt said. Stevivor spoke to Wouter Van Vugt, Head of International Communications at 2K Games about Ben Simmons being the NBA 2K19 Australia cover athlete. The Australian has been compared to the likes of Magic Johnson and LeBron James with his unselfish play-style and the ability to score. Simmons made his mark known during his rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers by helping take his team to the Eastern Conference playoffs where he notched up 12 triple-doubles across the regular season. The personalised cover for NBA 2K19 features words picked by Simmons which contain special meaning to him, including “Loyalty,”, “Melbourne”, “Family,” and “Triple Double.” Last night in Sydney the NBA Rookie of the Year, Ben Simmons, celebrated his appointment as the first-ever Australian cover star for the NBA 2K series.
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