{"id":71879,"date":"2025-10-14T15:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=71879"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:47:33","slug":"make-history-in-every-era-in-nba-2k26-arcade-edition-launching-october-16-on-apple-arcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/10\/14\/make-history-in-every-era-in-nba-2k26-arcade-edition-launching-october-16-on-apple-arcade\/","title":{"rendered":"Make history in every era in NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition, launching October 16 on Apple Arcade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pagebody-copy\"><strong>Following the recent launch of the Apple Arcade exclusive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/nfl-retro-bowl-26\/id6476767864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Retro Bowl \u201926<\/a>, the service adds another highly anticipated game for sports fans to enjoy this October:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/nba-2k26-arcade-edition\/id6746148175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition<\/a>. Packed with fun new features and in-game graphics that look phenomenal across all Apple devices, this special edition of the fan-favorite series brings Arcade players right into the middle of the NBA action to build a championship team or compete in online games with their friends and family.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\u201cWorking on NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition has been an absolute blast, and we\u2019re thrilled to unveil our latest feature, NBA Eras,\u201d said Rebecca Chan, Visual Concepts\u2019 general manager. \u201cStarting with the legendary Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson era, players can relive decades of drafts, championships, and create some epic highlight tapes with the GOATs.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">Dominate every era in an exciting new addition to the global hit franchise. In NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition, NBA fans can build their own teams and relive the greatest eras in the league\u2019s history with the new NBA Eras in The Association mode. Additional features include multiplayer games in MyCAREER mode and updated authentic rosters reflecting the latest moves.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\u201cIn MyCAREER, we\u2019ve even made it easier for you to make your MyPLAYER just like the pros, using the player templates to craft builds just like Vince Carter, Allen Iverson, or your new cover athlete, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,\u201d added Chan. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to pay tribute to the legends who shaped this sport, and we can\u2019t wait for our players to experience the new Arcade Edition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">On October 2, three great games from the App Store come to Arcade with no ads or in-app purchases, including <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/thomas-friends-lets-roll\/id6739776352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas &amp; Friends: Let\u2019s Roll+<\/a>\u00a0by StoryToys,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/dominoes-classic-tile-game\/id6747783951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominoes: Classic Tile Game+<\/a>\u00a0by MobilityWare, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/piffle\/id6742088715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piffle+<\/a> by Mighty Games and Hipster Whale.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pagebody  text component\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">For fans of <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/tmnt-splintered-fate\/id1625907876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMNT Splintered Fate<\/a>, Metalhead \u2014 a new playable character \u2014 is busting out of the sewer in an exciting new update out on September 30. Metalhead and the Turtle family must stop chaos from consuming NYC as a rift is torn underneath it. This expansion is included for all Arcade subscribers at no additional cost.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Arcade is available for\u00a0<strong>$6.99<\/strong>\u00a0(U.S.) per month. Customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV receive three months of Apple Arcade for free.<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Arcade is part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple One<\/a>\u2019s Individual (<strong>$19.95<\/strong>\u00a0U.S.), Family (<strong>$25.95<\/strong>\u00a0U.S.), and Premier (<strong>$37.95<\/strong>\u00a0U.S.) monthly plans, with a one-month free trial.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li>Arcade Originals are playable across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. App Store Greats are available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li>An Apple Arcade subscription gives a family of up to six unlimited access to all the games in its catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li>Availability for the 200+ games across devices varies based on hardware and software compatibility. Some content may not be available in all areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pagebody  text component\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWorking on NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition has been an absolute blast, and we\u2019re thrilled to unveil our latest feature, NBA Eras,\u201d said Rebecca Chan, Visual Concepts\u2019 general manager. \u201cStarting with the legendary Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson era, players can relive decades of drafts, championships, and create some epic highlight tapes with the GOATs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":71880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[3364,7630,34],"class_list":["post-71879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-apple","tag-apple-arcade","tag-gaming-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71881,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71879\/revisions\/71881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}