NBA 2K21

As the holiday season fast approaches, NBA 2K21 Patch #3 for PS5 & Xbox Series X|S is now live, featuring (amongst other things) a festive new aesthetic for The City.

There have also been multiple gameplay improvements and updates to NBA courts, changes made to MyNBA, MyCareer and Pro-Am, and numerous players have received likeness and/or signature facial animation updates.

Full list of changes for NBA 2K21 Patch #3 as follows:

General

• Court floor updates have been made for:
  • Philadelphia 76ers Primary
  • Philadelphia 76ers City Court
  • Utah Jazz City Court
  • Brooklyn Nets City Court
  • Denver Nuggets Statement Court
  • Denver Nuggets City Court
• Uniform updates have been made for the following teams:
  • Philadelphia 76ers (updated City uniform)
  • Chicago Bulls (updated City uniform)
  • New York Knicks (updated City uniform)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (updated City uniform)
  • New Orleans Pelicans (updated sponsor logo)
  • Los Angeles Clippers (updated sponsor logo)
  • Boston Celtics (updated sponsor logo)
  • Brooklyn Nets (updated sponsor logo)
  • Denver Nuggets (updated sponsor logo)
  • Los Angeles Lakers (updated sponsor logo)
  • Washington Wizards (updated sponsor logo)
• The following players have received likeness and/or signature facial animation updates:
  • Paul George
  • DeMar DeRozan
  • Bradley Beal
  • Kemba Walker
  • Draymond Green
  • Rudy Gobert
  • Ben Simmons
  • Hassan Whiteside
  • Robin Lopez
  • Steven Adams
  • Isaac Okoro
  • Kelly Oubre Jr.
  • Cassius Stanley
  • Richaun Holmes
  • Precious Achiuwa
  • Josh Green
  • Aaron Nesmith
  • Tariq Owens
  • Edmond Sumner
  • Jalen Smith
  • Kira Lewis Jr.
  • Saddiq Bey
  • Steve Novak
  • Kelenna Azubuike
  • Devin Vassell
  • Chimezie Metu
  • Alen Smailagic
  • Naz Reid
  • Zylan Cheatham
• The primary logo for the Toronto Raptors has been updated to reflect the latest design
• Corrected a lighting issue in the historic Amway Center (Orlando Magic) arena
• Addressed an issue with shorts displaying incorrectly in certain situations for classic teams
• Resolved a rare hang when importing a face scan via the MyNBA2K app

Gameplay

• Tightened up charge and block collision animations to prevent unwanted sliding
• CPU defenders will now properly recognize the direction of a screen even after it has been flipped
• Smaller “green release” windows on heavily contested shots
• Fixed an issue with double-teams that was being used as an exploit
• Adjusted breakout time of in-game emotes to prevent unrealistic movement
• Corrected an issue with play graphics where the line for the pass would begin at MyPLAYER, even if they did not have the ball
• Resolved an issue with certain settings sometimes getting reset when entering and exiting the menu when in a game
• You are now able to change the Tempo and Rebound settings when you toggle the ACE manager ON/OFF
• Players will no longer be able to move unrealistically while defending inbound passes during Garage Hoops games

The City

• The City is being decked out for the holidays! Coming Tuesday at 4PM BST!
• Continued optimization and refinements to performance in the City
• Various improvements and enhancements to buildings/objects/landscapes/lighting in the City
• Further improvements have been made to invites and joining friends in the City
• Streamlined the process of entering a store when you have a ball or vehicle equipped
• The try-on feature should now properly work for the various standalone stores throughout the City
• The Rep multiplier will now correctly appear in the postgame recap
• Corrected an issue where the VC balance would not update immediately upon earning in various City events
• Continued enhancements to the Puma Mania, Mobil 1, Kia Challenge, and Wacky Wednesday events
• Fixed an issue in the postgame recap where overall rating was not correctly showing the tenths of a point (it would appear stuck at 99.0)
• Addressed user-reported issues with Garage Hoops games and related flow
• Added collision to the baskets in Warehouse Challenge games for players running underneath
• Resolved an issue where the timer/counter would sometimes not track during workouts in the Gatorade Training Facility
• Corrected some visual issues when using the subway
• You are no longer able to enter and purchase items at stores for Affiliations you do not belong to

Pro-Am/The Rec

• New Holiday uniforms have been added for Pro-Am games
• Updated uniforms have been added for Rec Center games
• Resolved user-reported issues with private matchmaking for Pro-Am Team games
• Improved the ability of CPU players used as fill-ins for Pro-Am Walk-On games
• Addressed an issue with invisible collision under the hoop in Pro-Am games
• Addressed tracking issues with stats during games in the Rec Center
• Resolved a hang that could occur in Pro-Am when editing the uniform while other players on the team were still in a game

MyCAREER

• Continued improvements to arena personnel positioning and behavior during postgame events, particularly in relation to on-court interviews
• Your MyPLAYER’s body type will now properly be kept individually per save
• Addressed an issue with the saved camera setting being reset after the pregame shootaround in MyCAREER games
• You can now skip through the animation of your MyPLAYER walking back to the bench after being subbed out
• Resolved a rare issue where newly applied tattoos could disappear when changing your MyPLAYER’s appearance
• Fixed a rare hang that could occur in the Jump Shot Creator menu when customizing your shot
• Fixed an issue where your difficulty could be reset after participating in a training session with Chris Brickley
• Addressed a logic error in The Long Shadow when determining if your performance was good or bad in the Combine and Private NBA Team Workout
• Corrected a situation in the Dunk Contest where the Round Recap overlay could stay on the screen for too long, obscuring the following dunk

MyNBA

• Uploaded Player DNAs and prospects in uploaded draft classes will now retain their tattoos
• Start from Offseason will now include the rookies in the 2020 NBA Draft
• Addressed a hang that some users reported when attempting to start a new MyNBA while using a custom roster
• Addressed a hang that some users reported when attempting to download/apply Team Designs into a MyNBA
• Editing tattoos will now work correctly in MyNBA Online
• Fixed a progression issue in MyNBA Online that was causing many players to have their overall rating incorrectly decrease over time
• Resolved various stability issues in MyNBA Online
• Contracts for released players will no longer appear on the salary cap when dead cap rules have been disabled
• Players will now continue to age after their age has been edited
• Various improvements have been made related to player training and flex scheduling
• You are no longer able to edit players in a ranked MyNBA league
• Improved G League player generation to allow for a more realistic prospect pool

MyWNBA/The W

• Players will now be wearing the expected/correct clothing during The W Online games
• The camera will now always keep both the player and the ball on screen in The W Online games
• Added baseline media to WNBA arenas and made continued improvements to positioning and behavior of all characters
• Fixed a rare hang that could occur during the lottery in MyWNBA or The W
• Addressed an issue in MyWNBA where the League MVP would also be shown as the Rookie of the Year after simulating through a season

MyTEAM

• Added Online VS, the difficulty used in both MyTEAM Limited & Unlimited, to Play With Friends games

• The camera will now be positioned properly when a shooting foul is called during Triple Threat Challenge games
• A number of under-the-hood support items have been added  in preparation for upcoming MyTEAM Seasons.

If you’re an up and coming artist with a huge love for basketball, wherever you are in the world; this could be your dream come true as 2K and UnitedMasters have partnered together, giving you a fantastic opportunity to have your music featured on the NBA 2K21 next-gen soundtrack.

2K Beats: The Search will take place in two phases; the first of which will be running between now and October 15th, where artists can submit their track for in-game consideration. 2K and UnitedMasters will then be judging the entries and announcing 10 winners in November. The second phase will then run from October 16th to November 30th, with an additional 10 winners being announced in December.

Quantrelle, one of last year’s winners, had the following to say about the experience:

Having my music be a part of NBA 2K was a dream come true… Exposure is incredibly important for musicians and NBA 2K offers a huge platform for artists.

If you’re interested, or at all curious about how this all works? You can find out more about the process and how to submit your entry via the UnitedMasters website.

It seems to have been a long time coming since the demo date was confirmed, but as of now; the NBA 2K21 demo is officially available to download.

Although the game is also set to release on PC, the demo is only available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

The main event will then follow on September 4th, when NBA 2K21 is officially released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and Microsoft Windows.

See you on the court…

The official soundtrack for NBA 2k21 has now been confirmed, complete with some top UK talent including Stormzy, J Hus, KSI and Little Simz.

NBA 2K21 cover star Damian ‘Dame D.O.L.L.A.’ Lillard has also contributed a couple of previously unreleased tracks, and all in all it’s an extremely solid soundtrack with the likes of The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Lil Baby and Juice WRLD all featuring here.

NBA 2K21 will be officially released on September 4th, and with the soundtrack having now been revealed, it’s surely only a matter of time before more information about the game follows.

You can listen to the soundtrack in its entirety right now on Spotify.

The latest batch of free games just became available with PS Plus, as Call of Duty WW2 and Star Wars Battlefront 2 are now no longer available, making way for NBA 2K20 and Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration.

Fresh from the reveal of Kobe Bryant as the cover star for NBA 2K21 which is due out on September 4th, NBA 2K20 will now be available to download for all PS Plus members, with both new games remaining available through the service until August 3rd.

If you’re a basketball fan, or in fact just a fan of sports games in general; NBA 2K20 is definitely well worth picking up. It’s visually stunning, incredibly fun to play, and if you’re a PS Plus member that doesn’t already own it? There’s no real reason not to at least try it out!

Be sure to head on over to the Playstation Store now if you’re curious to give either of these two games a go!

After previously featuring on the cover of NBA 2K10 and the legend edition of NBA 2K17; Kobe Bryant will now once again be gracing the cover of 2K’s basketball game, in a Mamba Forever edition of NBA 2K21 set to release on September 4th.

The passing of Kobe Bryant hit the world incredibly hard back in January when he was involved in a fatal helicopter crash that took the lives of all nine people onboard, and it had since been speculated that 2K Sports would look to memorialise the basketball icon in a legend edition of NBA 2K21.

Zion Williamson and Damian Lillard have also been named as cover stars for NBA 2K21, with the game all set for release on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and Xbox Series X.

In addition to announcing Kobe Bryant as the cover star of NBA 2K21, 2K will also be providing a special Diamond or Amethyst Kobe to owners of NBA 2K20 that can now be acquired in the game’s MyTeam mode using the locker code NBA-2K21-MAMBA-FOREVER.

We honor Kobe Bryant as our #NBA2K21 Cover Athlete for the Current Gen Mamba Forever Edition & Next Gen Mamba Forever Edition 💜💛 Use this code for chance at Diamond or Amethyst Kobe.

Available until Thursday July 9th pic.twitter.com/ZDfOZ4iy0m

— NBA 2K20 MyTEAM (@NBA2K_MyTEAM) July 2, 2020