In partnership with the National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association Players Association, Play by Play Studios will be bringing arcade streetball to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. The game is called NBA: The Run, and it’s coming out in June.
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At the heart of NBA THE RUN is the Run the World Tournament, a four-round Knockout tournament where teams of 3 will be going head-to-head on iconic streetball courts around the world. Each tournament ends with a championship game at one of four specially designated finals courts, where you’ll square off for the Run the World trophy and the ultimate bragging rights.
There are three game modes coming at launch, including:
- Knockout Squads – Play on a Squad of 3. You control 1 player on the Squad, fill out your team with friends / other players and take on the competition.
- Knockout Solos – Build your own Team of 3. You control your team and go head to head against other players and their teams of 3.
- Knockout Friends – Your own Private Tournament. Play alone against the AI, crew up w/ friends against the AI, or go head to head against anyone you want to invite in (up to 48 players at Launch)
At launch, players will take to the courts as one of 30+ NBA stars, along with 5 fictional streetball legends, each with different playstyles, and each uniquely handcrafted and stylized. Gameplay is fast, fluid and responsive, powered by true rollback netcode, ensuring every crossover, dive for loose ball and alley-oop syncs simultaneously for every player in a seamless online experience.