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NBA® 2K22 Season 7: ‘Return of Heroes’ Arrives this Friday

NBA® 2K and SoundCloud add 10 new songs to the soundtrack from the first wave of winners of the ‘2K Beats: The Search’ contest, listen now on SoundCloud

2K today revealed an in-depth look at Season 7 coming to NBA® 2K22 this Friday, May 20, ahead of the NBA Finals. NBA 2K22’s Season 7: ‘Return of Heroes’ builds on last year’s fan-favourite season to welcome back household names and marks the dawn of a new era of burgeoning superstars like MVP candidate and this year’s scoring champion, Joel Embiid. This season also includes the arrival of a brand new TKO event to The City and the Cancha Del Mar, where you can compete for incredible new rewards, complete courageous quests, and prove that you can be a leader.

NBA 2K22 Season 7 features 76ers star Joel Embiid as the headline athlete for the first time, bringing many exciting new updates to MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and The W Online.* Season 7 also includes 10 new songs created by the winners of the “2K Beats: The Search” contest in partnership with SoundCloud. Major updates include:

  • MyCAREER introduces daring new quests, all-new heroic courts, team-spirited NBA rewards, and more. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC updates include the choice of an Affiliation mascot reward for reaching Level 30, along with an NBA mascot award for reaching Level 40. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X updates include a random NBA mascot outfit reward for reaching Level 30 and a Jetpack for reaching Level 40, along with a new TKO event, and more. The event rewards include a slew of rewards, consisting of Skill Boosts, Boxing Shorts, Boxing Gloves, and 10,000 VC;
  • MyTEAM includes Playoff Agendas, recreated moments based on big playoff performances, a LVL 40 Invincible Anthony Edwards, and hand-drawn hero cards featuring current players and Legends. Additionally, Murals are back, with Hero Galaxy Opal Zion Williamson as the Level 1 reward and Invincible Joel Embiid as the Challenger Mural’s collection complete reward. Lastly, a new Season Rewind Domination tier will be added to MyTEAM, where players can compete against the MyTEAM-best versions of the current NBA’s rosters for MyTEAM Points, Tokens, Hall of Fame badges, and an Invincible Tim Hardaway for earning all 99 Stars;
  • The W* features a pair of former college teammates and WNBA legends as Hall of Fame tier rewards: Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw. Other rewards include a Takeover Perk Picker, 2K Breakthrough Gear, Extra Badge Point, 4,000 total VC, a Seasonal Clothing Bundle, and a Tattoo
  • 2K Beats: The Search,” NBA 2K’s annual international contest to discover the next up-and-coming artists, teamed up with SoundCloud this year to select the 20 winners to be added to the NBA 2K22 soundtrack. Check out the first 10 tracks being added to the game for Season 7 below and listen to them now on SoundCloud. Additionally, find out more about the first wave of winning artists here:  
    • - Young Picasso;
    • Jamari Parish (feat. Maestro Musik) – Summit;
    • J Nolan - Splash;
    • KC Carter - Cash Flow;
    • Lulu Be. - Gimme Dat;
    • Neek - Shaggy;
    • OttoMattic - Rounds (Part 3);
    • Samad Savage - Mama I Made It (feat. Lex Bratcher & Drok);
    • Shiwan - The Arrival;
    • Third Coast Chris - Cruise Control Pt. 2.

    For all the details on what’s included in Season 7 of NBA 2K22, check out the latest Courtside Report.

    NBA 2K22 is available worldwide for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC platforms. For more information, please visit the NBA 2K22 official website.

    Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K22 is rated E for Everyone from the ESRB. 

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    Visual Concepts is a 2K studio. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

    *The City and The W are available on the new-generation of NBA 2K22 and require PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S hardware to play.

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