NHL 2K | |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Developer(s) | Black Box Games (2000) Treyarch (2002) Kush Games (2003–2007) Visual Concepts (2008–2010) Visual Concepts China (2014) Virtuos (2014) |
Publisher(s) | Sega Sports (2000–2004) 2K (2005–2014) |
Platform(s) | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, iOS |
First release | NHL 2K February 9, 2000 |
Latest release | NHL 2K October 23, 2014 |
NHL 2K was a series of hockey games developed by Visual Concepts. It was published by Sega Sports from 2000 to 2004, and 2K 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.