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2K Sports Will Not Release NHL 2K12

06:38 PM - May 24, 2011 by adayinthelife

2K Sports will not release a new installment in its NHL simulation franchise for consoles this year. This according to 1up and Gamespot.

We will not see NHL 2K12 this year, what are your thoughts?

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	"It was mentioned that there will not be a new NHL game for consoles from 2K Sports this year. The company's license with Major League Baseball is currently set to expire next year."

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# 41 savoie2006 @ 05/29/11 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueNGold


	The really disappointing part of all this isn't even the fact we won't have two hockey games again this year, but the fact that 2K is slowly but surely dwindling down to just having NBA 2K left in their sports lineup.

Eh, I don't think that will be the case. While they may not keep the exclusive license for MLB I'm sure they'll resign. Plus there is rumor they have talked to the NFL about getting a license for 2013 so they can bring back their NFL series. I honestly don't think the hockey series is done for good, just for these consoles. I also don't think all the games were garbage at best lately. 2K9 was and 2K7 as well, but 2K10 and 2K8 are very playable hockey games.

# 42 TSOLEliot @ 05/29/11 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RealmK


	Heh All I'm gonna say, where are the venoms and pengmans now?

They're undoubtedly not playing NHL 10 or NHL 11 either......

Both games have EA and 2K have flaws and are not great as a whole although both have some good elements......All I want is options.....

# 43 Flyermania @ 05/29/11 08:49 PM

It's a shame that they never ported the game to the PC like they have done with the NBA and MLB titles. With the modding community as passionate as they are, the game could have been something on the PC.

# 44 savoie2006 @ 05/30/11 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyermania


	It's a shame that they never ported the game to the PC like they have done with the NBA and MLB titles. With the modding community as passionate as they are, the game could have been something on the PC.

It's a shame they ever released 2K9. Think about what kind of hockey game they could have made if they had axed 2K9 and maybe even 2K10 to develop a complete game to compete with NHL 11. 2K9 really killed it for 2K Hockey, much more so than 2K8's control scheme or 2K7's Cinemotion/Players Breath.

# 45 aloncho11 @ 05/30/11 11:45 PM

Too bad. but it was bound to happen. We can still play the old games which are fun.

# 46 DrJones @ 05/31/11 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	I'm really interested to know if they were actually working on a game for the past 2 years, or was that just 2K whistling dixie? The comments from Paul (senior marketing dude at 2K) had me believing they were actually working on it. Who knows?

They weren't. Other than the Wii port, it's been dead for 18 months or so.

# 47 DrJones @ 05/31/11 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bangpow


	This makes me wonder if they'll even renew the MLB license. I'm not even talking the exclusive license, but just the license in general.

I'd be surprised if they stopped making baseball games altogether, but the pseudo-exclusivity deal will not be renewed. It's been an unmitigated disaster for 2K.

# 48 canucksss @ 05/31/11 02:32 PM

im glad i still have the NHL 2011..... very disappointing for hockey game enthusiasts. EA will have more time to snooze around and release a "slightly" new 2012 with FEW tweaks from 2009.

# 49 mirrored32 @ 05/31/11 02:49 PM

interesting.

# 50 slickdtc @ 06/01/11 07:58 PM

Sad news. I can still remember the good ol' days of 2k3, the Thunderpuck forums, 2khockey.net, the change to ESPN NHL Hockey, back to ESPN NHL 2k5, then 2k6. After that, it seemed to go completely down hill. Damn you Cinemotion, damn you!

2k3 will always be my favorite NHL game.

2k10 showed potential, but there were moments where it just made you want to throw the controller through the TV. And not, "WTF the CPU is cheating!!" moments, but moments of "What. The. Hell... is this a finished product?"

# 51 kerosene31 @ 06/07/11 10:34 PM

Sad news. Competition always makes for much better games for everyone.

# 52 tabulaRasa @ 06/10/11 11:52 AM

yeah the thunderpuck days ruled, I also agree that 2k5 and 2k6 focused on real stuff in hockey. Awesome detail and great support and feedback from fans (treyarch days to early kush days), but with cinemotion it all started to get weird. It�s funny that EA took 2Ks concept of being real and sim and 2K took eas old crazy way of gimmicks....

Oh well. NHL2k5 and NHL2k6 on Xbox are some of the best hockeygames ever made.

# 53 Money99 @ 06/10/11 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RealmK


	Agreed. You're making me feel old slick, heck I even remember when it was the EA Wish list before being absorbed by TP and then Sega came along and did something special for a few years. Good times Good times!

LOL! I remember flirting with "Jenny" from Treyarch on their message board.
I'm such an internet stud! Hahaha!

# 54 savoie2006 @ 06/12/11 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by liletdeblet


	can you blame them, hockey doesn't sell, even nhl's sales figures with all their awards are beyond brutal, just not a popular sport

Not in the states at least, which is a crying shame. It's much more enterataining than any of the other sports.

# 55 MiNiDiTkA @ 06/12/11 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Segagendude


	I never knew there was an ESPN NHL 2k5!!! Just how good was it, as I was only familiar with their NFL title? Did it have great presentation, gameplay, etc.?

I have the XBOX version and if you'd like I could post some gameplay video.

# 56 slickdtc @ 06/12/11 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Segagendude


	I never knew there was an ESPN NHL 2k5!!! Just how good was it, as I was only familiar with their NFL title? Did it have great presentation, gameplay, etc.?

I've always been a 2k3 guy (and they had some ESPN presentation in that, too, but it was the first year for that so it wasn't too full blown), but ESPN NHL 2k5 was a good second place candidate. Fleshed out more, but the 2k3 gameplay always had me.

# 57 loso_34 @ 03/04/21 05:14 PM

Any chance 2k gets back in the hockey market?

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