The rise in popularity of eSports has mainly been focused around leagues that play games like League of Legends, Dota and Counter-Strike – all games that..
The rise in popularity of eSports has mainly been focused around leagues that play games like League of Legends, Dota and Counter-Strike – all games that aren’t actually sports-related.
But eSports games that are modeled after actual sports are also extremely popular – for example the Madden NFL and FIFA soccer franchises are some of the most popular games made for Xbox and Playstation.
So today the NBA announced that they are teaming up with Take-Two Interactive Software to create a new eSports league centered around NBA 2K – a popular basketball game made by Take-Two.
The league will launch in 2018 and consist of teams operated by NBA franchises. While no teams have committed yet, league Commissioner Adam Silver told the WSJ that all 30 leagues have “expressed interest” in forming teams.
