NBA 2K25 is already an enormous factor, and it is about to get even bigger, because of reality its second season of content material is launching alongside a brand new paid DLC recreation mode thingy that’ll see you attempt to outscore your mates whereas flying about on a futuristic multitiered court docket plagued by power-ups.
Yep, it is referred to as Gravity Ball and it will be accessible through The Metropolis – 2K25’s already bustling MyPlayer hub that, as I lined in my evaluation, incorporates a constructing that is half Roman Colosseum and half portrait of Michael Jordan’s face this 12 months. Naturally, there are additionally a tonne of extra common additions coming with the brand new season.
Each NBA 2K25 Season 2 and Gravity Ball are each set to reach this Friday, October 18. 2K describes the latter as “a fast-paced on-line multiplayer recreation – accessible via NBA 2K25’s The Metropolis, as non-compulsory paid DLC – the place gamers crew up for a supercharged, futuristic expertise with unconventional guidelines and a novel aggressive thrill”.
In keeping with Visible Ideas president Greg Thomas, this recreation/mode “started as a ardour undertaking from the proficient Lego 2K Drive crew at VC South”. “I like to consider Gravity Ball as a mashup of American-Gladiators-meets-futuristic-basketball-meets-paintball,” he continued, “Pure off-the-walls mayhem.”
In case you’re on PC, PS5 or Xbox Collection X/S – sorry, last-gen console people – and choose to pay the £6.99 that Gravity Ball will value, you may be in for 3v3 and 5v5 matchups in a futuristic area, with the objective being to ouscore your opponent by hitting targets on the partitions, with assist from 4 completely different power-ups. I am going to have to see what it is like in motion earlier than with the ability to correctly decide what it is going for, however primarily based on the promo photographs, I might say Rocket League appears a probable inspiration, and as with something of this nature, there’s in all probability a little bit of a Fortnitey vibe in there in some style.
Anyway, on to the precise season 2 stuff, which’ll be coming to you within the regular style. After Jason Tatum kicked issues off, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is the featured participant this time round, so there’s some themed stuff round him, comparable to his New Stability kicks. 2K has additionally collaborated with report label EMPIRE so as to add some recent tunes by artists like 310babii, Lil Yee & Lil Pete, Babyface Ray and BabyTron to the 2K25 soundtrack.
MyTeam smart, we’re getting pack themes like “high-flying gamers from the fashionable NBA, Corridor of Fame wings with a knack for scoring, and a roster of sharpshooting guards”, with a brand new crop of uncommon playing cards to earn as degree and season rewards. Oh, and there are bizarre mascot and mummy costumes to earn as you degree up your MyPlayer or WNBA participant, in addition to work your approach via the Professional Go.
In case you’re eager to know extra, here is 2K’s Courtside Report concerning the new season.