NFL 2K is an American football video game series developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega.
The game featured licensed ESPN-styled presentation, with halftime reports, player awards, and post-game and weekly wrap-ups.
Historic teams were included for the first time, and current real-life coaches were introduced to the series (along with the ability to create ones).
New features were added such as first-person football and "The Crib", which serves as the player's own digital apartment and trophy room.
Comparatively, the NFL signed a similar six year exclusivity deal with Visa Inc. worth $400 million in January 2004.
[30] The play-by-play and color commentary in each game is done by the fictional sportscasters Dan Stevens (Terry McGovern) and Peter O'Keefe (Jay Styne).
Pre-game and post-game shows, halftime reports, and weekly SportsCenter wrap-ups are hosted by ESPN's Chris Berman in the latter two games.
Terry McGovern and Jay Styne returned as Dan Stevens and Peter O'Keefe in All-Pro Football 2K8.