Those of you with fond memories of the NBA Street games will be happy to hear that its spirit is alive and well in the upcoming NBA The Run. This upcoming sports title is set to deliver fast-paced 3v3 street hoops to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam this June.
NBA The Run is the first title from the newly formed Play by Play Studios. This should come as no surprise, but Play by Play Studios includes several industry veterans that worked at Electronic Arts on the NBA Street franchise.
NBA The Run features 3 on 3 matchups with real NBA players thanks to a partnership with the NBA and the NBA Players Association. You will pull off high-flying moves in this fast-paced arcade-style basketball title.
The core of the game is the Run the World Tournament, a four-round knockout tournament where teams of three go head-to-head on a variety of streetball courts around the world. You can play these tournaments as a team of three with friends or strangers, or go in solo against other teams. Rollback netcode is in right from the get-go.
At launch, the game will feature over 30 NBA stars and five fictional streetball legends. Each will have different playstyles and each sport stylized features.
Look for NBA The Run to arrive this June. There will be a playtest for NBA The Run also coming soon.
At the heart of NBA THE RUN is the Run the World Tournament, a four-round Knockout tournament where teams of 3 will be going head-to-head on iconic streetball courts around the world. Each tournament ends with a championship game at one of four specially designated finals courts, where you’ll square off for the Run the World trophy and the ultimate bragging rights.
There are three game modes coming at launch, including:
NBA THE RUN is the first game from Play by Play Studios, a small, independent studio made up of veteran developers who’ve worked on some of the industry’s biggest franchises, and have a passion for sports and video games. The game is being built with care and craftsmanship by a team united in their vision to pay homage to the golden age of sports games, made for today’s players.
There are three game modes coming at launch, including:
- Knockout Squads - Play on a Squad of 3. You control 1 player on the Squad, fill out your team with friends / other players and take on the competition.
- Knockout Solos - Build your own Team of 3. You control your team and go head to head against other players and their teams of 3.
- Knockout Friends - Your own Private Tournament. Play alone against the AI, crew up w/ friends against the AI, or go head to head against anyone you want to invite in (up to 48 players at Launch).
NBA THE RUN is the first game from Play by Play Studios, a small, independent studio made up of veteran developers who’ve worked on some of the industry’s biggest franchises, and have a passion for sports and video games. The game is being built with care and craftsmanship by a team united in their vision to pay homage to the golden age of sports games, made for today’s players.
