{"id":11906,"date":"2017-04-06T21:18:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T01:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=11906"},"modified":"2017-04-06T21:18:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T01:18:34","slug":"saber-interactive-announces-nba-playgrounds-for-ps4-xbox-one-nintendo-switch-and-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2017\/04\/saber-interactive-announces-nba-playgrounds-for-ps4-xbox-one-nintendo-switch-and-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Saber Interactive announces &#8216;NBA Playgrounds&#8217; for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by Saber Interactive, NBA Playgrounds is a new, high-flying, arcade-style basketball game. This classic 2-on-2 action experience will be available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC (Steam) as a digital-only release in May 2017. The digital release is slated to eTail for $19.99 USD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasketball is such a pick-up-and-play sport at heart \u2013 we really wanted to bring that spirit into gaming,\u201d said Saber\u2019s CEO, Matt Karch. \u201cNBA Playgrounds has a lot of depth for pros who\u2019ve mastered their game, but it\u2019s accessible enough that anyone can jump in, have fun and feel competitive.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>All 30 NBA teams are featured in NBA Playgrounds, as well an extensive roster of current and retired NBA players that you can level up over time. The game can be played solo, with friends in local and online multiplayer, or against the world in online tournaments. There are hundreds of over-the-top dunks and moves to unleash for show-stopping displays of acrobatic skill on lively playgrounds across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->NBA Playgrounds is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB. The game will be published by Mad Dog.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbEcxjPXPws?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by Saber Interactive, NBA Playgrounds is a new, high-flying, arcade-style basketball game. This classic 2-on-2 action experience will be available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC (Steam) as a digital-only release in May 2017. The digital release is slated to eTail for $19.99 USD. \u201cBasketball is such a pick-up-and-play [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530,6,419,586],"tags":[1956,1953,1954,1789,1383,1402,1955,96,1405],"class_list":["post-11906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","category-pc","category-playstation-4","category-xbox-one","tag-mad-dog","tag-nba","tag-nba-playgrounds","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-pc","tag-playstation-4","tag-saber-interactive","tag-steam","tag-xbox-one"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nba_playgrounds.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-362","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16050,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/06\/remaster-of-final-fantasy-viii-announced-for-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":11906,"position":0},"title":"E3: Remaster of Final Fantasy VIII announced for 2019","date":"June 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SQUARE ENIX today revealed that the highly anticipated FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One , and PC (STEAM) later this year. 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