College basketball hasn’t been a player on the video game scene for some time. The dearth comes as the result of cratering consumer interest and the Ed O’Bannon verdict against EA Sports. According to Sporting News, that could all change with the release of NBA 2K16 this fall.
So far, 2K has liberated little in the way of the new additions from the 2K15 version. We’ve heard about the inclusion of Spike Lee, the three cover athletes, the soundtrack and the addition of summer league, which is important for the MyCareer mode and was last seen in the 2K11 iteration.
The MyCareer game play will also, reportedly, feature a college selection segment, which is why it’s big news that 2K sports has acquired licenses for Arizona, Arizona State, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan, Texas, UCLA, UConn, Villanova, and Wisconsin through the Collegiate Licensing Company. Sporting News adds that Davidson might also join that list of colleges.
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