NHL 2K Returns to iOS

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Polygon reports today that 2K Sports is bringing NHL 2K back to mobile devices, four years on from when the game was retired.

The hockey game will arrive on mobile devices some time this fall, and will cost $7.99.

“Returning to the space four years later is a good opportunity to bring a new game to the fans, one that’s worthy of them and one that they’ll enjoy playing with a bunch of new modes,” said Chris Snyder, vice president of marketing at 2K Sports, in an interview with Polygon. “It’s a new experience from the previous NHL 2K11 game. It’s not just taking something off the shelf. It’s not in the DNA of 2K Sports to do that.”

Polygon says that the new NHL 2K game will include support for the MFi gamepad, which is an iOS-exclusive controller with similar controls to that of a twin-analog-stick console gamepad.

2K Sports’s other mobile sports franchises include NBA and WWE, both of which are doing very well, which doubtless influenced the company wanting to bring another of its legendary sporting franchises back to iOS.

Source: Polygon