Q 01/05

Which studio develops the NBA 2K series?

A) EA Tiburon

B) Rockstar San Diego

C) Sledgehammer Games

D) Visual Concepts

Answer · why

D) Visual Concepts

The Novato, California studio also makes WWE 2K and once made the NFL 2K games before EA locked up the football licence.

Q 02/05

On which console did the original NBA 2K launch in November 1999?

A) Sony PlayStation

B) Nintendo 64

C) Sega Dreamcast

D) Sega Saturn

Answer · why

C) Sega Dreamcast

Sega published the early games itself; 2K took over as publisher with NBA 2K6 in 2005.

Q 03/05

Which player was on the cover of the very first NBA 2K?

A) Kobe Bryant

B) Shaquille O'Neal

C) Allen Iverson

D) Vince Carter

Answer · why

C) Allen Iverson

He stayed on the box for five straight games before Ben Wallace replaced him on ESPN NBA 2K5.

Q 04/05

Which company published the NBA 2K games before 2K took over in 2005?

A) Electronic Arts

B) Midway

C) Activision

D) Sega

Answer · why

D) Sega

Sega had bought Visual Concepts in 1999 and sold it to Take-Two six years later for about $24 million.

Q 05/05

Which Detroit Pistons big man replaced Iverson on the cover of ESPN NBA 2K5?

A) Ben Wallace

B) Rasheed Wallace

C) Chauncey Billups

D) Richard Hamilton

Answer · why

A) Ben Wallace

The ESPN-branded era ended when EA signed an exclusive deal with the network the following year.