'NBA 2K16' Holds Online Tournament, $250,000 Prize at Stake
Good news for avid "NBA 2K16" gamers. 2K Sports is levelling up the virtual ball game by holding a Pro-Am tournament that every player can try to join in. According to Shack News, the publisher has just announced that the game will be "entering the world of competitive gaming" through "The Road to the Finals" competition. And it's not just going to be any competition because the prize at stake is a whopping $250,000.
"The NBA 2K development team has aspired to join the exciting world of esports for years," president of Visual Concepts Greg Thomas said in a statement noted in IGN. "Road to the Finals is our first step, and we can't wait to add even more excitement and competitive action to our franchise."
As detailed by Hot New Hip Hop, the tournament series will start on Feb. 15 in North America and will be ongoing until May 8. There will be a total of 16 qualifying events that will be used to evaluate the final 16 people who can have the chance to win the prize money. And since the 16 qualifying events are all going to be done online, it's assured that there will be no sort of "regional favoritism" that will happen.
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In order to qualify, the participants must win at least four games which will be scored based on the team's performance. Ranking will then be done on an even leaderboard. The one who will have the top score of each qualifying event day will be the winner and will advance to the tournament.
Those who are interested must take note that they will be using their own custom players instead of the existing NBA stars. On May 21, the top 16 teams will then go up against each other in a single elimination tournament. The reigning winners will then compete for the prize money which will be during the NBA Finals in June.
