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NHL 2K Series
''NHL 2K'' was a series of hockey games developed by Visual Concepts. It was published by Sega Sports from 2000 to 2004, and 2K Sports from 2005 to 2014. The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association. The series was initially developed for consoles, with its main competitor being EA Sports' ''NHL'' series. Beginning with the release of '' NHL 2K11'' in 2010, the series would eventually become exclusive to mobile devices. Installments History Sega Sports The series launched on the Dreamcast on February 7, 2000 as part of the Sega Sports line-up of sports titles. Its success led to it becoming one of the few Sega All Stars titles. The follow-up, ''NHL 2K2'', was released on February 14, 2002, and was the last game released for the Dreamcast before the system was discontinued. '' NHL 2K3'' was released on November 19, 2002. It was the first in the series to feature a franchise mode, while the Xbox version became the first online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamcast
The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox, and it was Sega's final console, ending the company's eighteen years in the console market. The Dreamcast was developed by an internal Sega team led by Hideki Sato. In contrast to the expensive hardware of the unsuccessful Saturn, the Dreamcast was designed to reduce costs with "off-the-shelf" components, including a Hitachi SH-4 CPU and an NEC PowerVR2 GPU. Sega used the GD-ROM media format to avoid the expenses of DVD-ROM technology and a custom version of the Windows CE operating system to make porting PC games easy. The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modular modem for internet access and online play. Though released in Japan to a subdued reception, the Dreamcast ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K (2014 Video Game)
''NHL 2K'' was an ice hockey video game, developed by Virtuos in association with Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. The game was released on October 23, 2014. It is the 12th game in the ''NHL 2K'' series and the first since 2010's '' NHL 2K11''. Announced on September 17, 2014, ''NHL 2K'' is the first in the series released exclusively on mobile. Chris Snyder, vice president of marketing at 2K Sports, viewed the brand revival on those platforms as building on the success seen by NHL 2K11's mobile release, while simultaneously targeting an underserved market. He confirmed that there are currently no plans to release new ''NHL 2K'' games on home consoles. ''NHL 2K'' was taken off of the App Store and Google Play in mid-2016 after two years on the market. Game icon Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler is the cover athlete for ''NHL 2K''. He was also on the cover of '' NHL 2K11'', and was described as a friend of the brand that helped out with development. Features Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K3
''NHL 2K3'' is a hockey video game developed for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox by Treyarch and published by Sega. It features Jeremy Roenick on the cover. It is the only game in the ''NHL 2K'' series to be released on the GameCube. ''NHL 2K3'' utilizes ESPN's presentation and was the first hockey game developed to utilize the Xbox Live and the PS2 Online online service. The rosters are from the 2002–2003 NHL season. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It was nominated for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube", "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" and "Best Online Game on Xbox" awards. See also *''NHL 2K ''NHL 2K'' was a series of hockey games developed by Visual Concepts. It was published by Sega Sports from 2000 to 2004, and 2K Sports from 2005 to 2014. The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Drury
Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He has served as the president and general manager for the New York Rangers since May 5, 2021. He previously served as the general manager of the Rangers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Memorial Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States and a former captain of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. As a child, he also won the Little League Baseball World Series Championship with his hometown team from Trumbull, Connecticut. Biography Early life Drury excelled at a variety of sports as a child, including hockey and baseball. Playing for his hometown baseball team from Trumbull, Drury pitched a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K2
''NHL 2K2'' is a NHL video game for the Dreamcast. It is the last licensed game for the Dreamcast to be released in North America, on February 14, 2002. It was later released in Japan on July 11, 2002. The cover athlete features former NHL center Chris Drury Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He has served as the president and general manager for the New York Rangers since May 5, 2021. He previously served as the genera .... Reception Metacritic gave it 80/100. IGN gave it 9.2/10. EGM gave it 8.17/10. GameSpot gave it 8.1/10. Play gave it 4/5. Electric Playground gave it 8/10. References {{2K-Sports-NHL-series 2002 video games NHL 2K video games Sega video games Dreamcast games Dreamcast-only games Video games developed in the United States Treyarch games Multiplayer and single-player video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Shanahan
Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who currently serves as the president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously served as the director of player safety for the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils second overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Shanahan played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils (two stints), St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers. While playing with the Red Wings, he won three Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998, 2002). In 2017 Shanahan was named one of the ' 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. With his physical play and goal-scoring ability, Shanahan scored 656 goals in his NHL career spanning over 1,500 NHL games and, at the time of his retirement, was the leader among active NHL players for goals scored. Shanahan is the only player in NHL history with over 600 goals a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K (2000 Video Game)
''NHL 2K'', known in Europe as ''Sega Sports NHL 2K'', is a video game developed by Black Box Games and published by Sega for Dreamcast in 2000. Development The game was in development for 12 months. Reception The game received favorable reviews according to the Review aggregator, review aggregation website GameRankings. Evan Shamoon of ''Next Generation (magazine), Next Generation'' said, "If you're a hockey fan and [you] own a Dreamcast, you definitely need this game. Otherwise, you may want to wait 'til next year." The game sold 140,000 copies. References External links * 2000 video games Sega video games Dreamcast games Dreamcast-only games NHL 2K video games Video games developed in Canada Multiplayer and single-player video games {{Hockey-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Sports R&D
or Sega Sports R&D is a defunct development division of the Japanese video game company Sega. It was previously known as Smilebit, one of nine semi-autonomous studios which Sega established in 2000. Smilebit was previously known as R&D6 or AM6 which itself was mainly based on Sega PC. Smilebit was known for its sports simulation titles, as well as ''Jet Set Radio.'' When Sega started releasing games for other platforms, Smilebit began developing games for the Xbox, with ''Jet Set Radio Future'', ''Panzer Dragoon Orta'' and ''GunValkyrie''. Smilebit was led by Shun Arai as president and Takayuki Kawagoe as director. Kawagoe became president of Smilebit in 2003. During a re-organization, Sega's nine studios were consolidated into "four of five core operations", and the non-sports staff of Smilebit was merged into Amusement Vision. Smilebit became exclusively dedicated to sports titles, with the ''Virtua Striker'' series from Amusement Vision becoming attributed to Smilebit. When S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2K11
''NHL 2K11'' is an ice hockey sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. The game was announced on March 3, 2010, as a Wii-exclusive game. It was the first game in the ''NHL 2K'' series since ''NHL 2K7'' not to be released on the PlayStation 3, the first since ''NHL 2K6'' not to be released on the Xbox 360, the first since ''NHL 2K3'' to not be released on the PlayStation 2, and the last game in the ''NHL 2K'' series to be released on the Wii, as the next entry in the series is released only on iOS and Android devices. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said that "As far as NHL, we're taking a year off on PS3 and Xbox 360 to refine, redesign and re-think". This was the last game for the NHL 2K series on consoles. Then Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler is the cover athlete for ''NHL 2K11''. Features The game introduced an all-new "Road to the Cup" mode, featuring Miis. The mode also includes mini-games, trivia challenges and skills competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL (video Game Series)
''NHL'' (colloquially referred to as Chel) is a series of professional ice hockey simulation video games developed by EA Vancouver and published yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports brand. The game is developed under license from the National Hockey League (NHL), which enables the use of the league's team names, stadiums and colors in the game, and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), which enables the use of the League's player names and likenesses. Installments {, class="wikitable" ! Title ! Year ! Platforms ! Cover athletes, worldwide ! Cover athletes, specific regions , - , ''NHL Hockey'' , , 1991 , , SMD , , , – , - , ''NHLPA Hockey '93'' , , 1992 , , SMD, SNES , , , – , - , '' NHL '94'' , , 1993 , , DOS, SCD, SMD, SNES , , , – , - , '' NHL 95'' , , 1994 , , DOS, GB, GG, SMD, SNES , , , – , - , ''NHL 96'' , , 1995 , , DOS, GB, SMD, SNES , , , – , - , ''NHL 97'' , , 1996 , , DOS, PS1, Sat, SMD, SN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to imitate real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements with real commentators such as John Madden, it soon grew up to become a sub-label on its own, releasing game series such as ''FIFA'', ''NHL'', ''NBA Live'' and ''Madden NFL''. Most games under this brand are developed by EA Vancouver, the Electronic Arts studio in Burnaby, British Columbia as well as EA Tiburon in Maitland, Florida. The main rival to EA Sports is 2K Sports. Notably, both companies compete over the realm of NBA games, with 2K releasing the ''NBA 2K'' series. Konami is its rival in association football games with their own series, ''eFootball''. For several years after the brand was created, all EA Sports games began with a stylized five-second video introducing the brand with Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL Players Association
NHLPA (french: AJLNH) is the trade union, labour union for the group of professional List of NHL players, hockey players who are under Standard Player Contracts to the 32 member clubs in the National Hockey League (NHL) located in the United States and Canada. The association represents its membership in all matters dealing with their working conditions and contractual rights as well as serving as their exclusive Collective agreement, collective bargaining agent. History First organizing efforts (1957–1959) The first NHLPA was formed in 1957, led by Ted Lindsay of the Detroit Red Wings and Doug Harvey (ice hockey), Doug Harvey of the Montreal Canadiens, after the league had refused to release pension plan financial information. The owners sabotaged the certification of the union by, in part, trading players involved with the association or sending them to the minor leagues. After an out-of-court settlement over several players' issues, the players disbanded the organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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