Initially, Scottie Pippen was left out of the game due to the inability to secure use of his likeness. Additionally, he appeared in an introduction, picked songs for the game's soundtrack and contributed to the design of its in-game menus 'and other visual elements'. He has been credited with the idea of having both the 19United States men's national basketball teams in the game. Rapper Jay-Z serves as executive producer of the game.

Also a shoe creator was developed, with Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Spalding, Reebok, Converse, Under Armour, and generic shoes available to create and edit.

On May 3, 2012, 2K Sports announced that as a bonus for pre-ordering the game, buyers would receive downloadable content for an All Star Weekend, which would feature the Slam Dunk Contest, Three Point Contest, Rising Stars Challenge, and the NBA All Star Game. Two of the legends from NBA 2K12 have been removed: Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 2K also announced NBA 2K13's compatibility with Kinect for the Xbox 360. Development Īround mid-June 2012, 2K Sports announced a 'Uncover the Cover' where the more tweets #NBA2K13 got the more clues would be revealed about the cover athletes. It is also the last NBA 2k game to be released on the PlayStation Portable.

The game was executive produced by rapper Jay-Z, who designed the game and curated its soundtrack. NBA 2K13 is the successor to NBA 2K12 and was succeeded by NBA 2K14 in the NBA 2K series. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls are the cover athletes.

A version for the Wii U was also released as a launch title in North America, and in December for the PAL region. It was released on Octoin North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Wii. NBA 2K13 is a basketballvideo game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.

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