NBA THE RUN

While the team is heads down jamming on September’s big update, we did want to bring back a popular community initiative – the vote!  Just as you all voted for Kyrie Irving to be the 33rd player in the game, and how many of you who were with us early on voted for Lin Park in Chicago to be our 7th court, we’re going to be rolling out new ways for the community to put their stamp on NBA THE RUN. Introducing: Community Rulesets. That’s right, we want to hear your best ideas for a new ruleset to throw into the mix. We know you have them, we’ve been seeing them over the last two months. Share your

Today, we're launching a game update that adds new content like Leaderboards, an Emoji Wheel and updated fits for players who've moved teams, as well as continued tuning and fixes. In September, we'll be launching our first full season, including NBA Legends, Drive Camera, and more. The August game update is available now, including: Leaderboards: This was originally a stretch goal for us, so we’re really excited to deliver it today. Players can now compare their performance against the world’s very best - or against friends - across KO Squads and Solos in virtually every major stat, including

From being the first three to hear their names called at the Draft last month, to must-see debuts at Summer League earlier in July, it’s now time to welcome AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer to NBA THE RUN.  And there's never been another time to join us on the courts on PC! NBA THE RUN is on sale now for a limited time on Steam, 34% off the standard edition of the game for $19.79 and 25% off the Deluxe Edition for $29.99. It’s a great time to get in the game! In addition to these outstanding rookies, we’re also continuing to add more improvements and tuning to the game based on

It’s time to RUN with the rooks! Coming off their sizzling Summer League debuts, the top 3 picks of this year’s draft, A.J. Dybantsa of the Washington Wizards, Darryn Peterson of the Utah Jazz and Cameron Boozer of the Memphis Grizzlies, are joining NBA THE RUN in our next game update, Tuesday, July 21. Check out a short mixtape to see them in action: A.J. Dybantsa has the size, athleticism, and complete offensive game to score from anywhere. Zone Ability - Going Off (increased offensive ratings for shots, dunks, handles, passes).  Darryn Peterson is cool under pressure, with effortless range

Here are our patch notes for today’s game update, which was deployed on Steam and all other platforms earlier today. Player Specific Changes Improved attributes for Trae Young and DJ  Reduced start up animation on DJ’s jumpshot to be more in line with other players  Fixed issue with Zion’s dunk where the ball didn’t visually go through the hoop  Steph now uses correct dunk at long range Polished animations for Giannis, El Gigante and Wemby blocks  Improved LeBron idle Fixed bug that lists Bobbito’s ITZ ability as Ankle Breaker but in game he is assigned as Deep Threat, game and UI now match, h

It’s been two weeks since the launch of NBA THE RUN and we just want to say – THANK YOU. To everyone who’s played a match, dropped some feedback, clipped a highlight, or told a friend about NBA THE RUN – we see you, and it means a lot to our team.   We’ve got a lot to get to today, but if you don’t have time – here are the highlights:  June 25th: Game Patch w/ a bunch of fixes & gameplay tuning updates. July: Game Update w/ new content & new players… Is it feeling drafty in here?  August: Time to kick off Seasons, starting with Summer Heat. New players, new features, new content and more. It w

What a week! Over 2.5M+ matches played already and millions more to come. To everyone who's been winning 'chips, sharing highlights, showing off their squads and of course hitting us up with feedback for NBA THE RUN -- THANK YOU. Much love from our whole team -- the 18 devs at the studio, our partners. We're going to keep grinding to make the game better every day. More news on what's coming next week. This RUN never stops.

It’s been a busy 72 hours – we’re seeing some impressive win totals, (unconfirmed) reports of players who have already won 70+ chips and some quadruple alley-oops out in the wild! Yesterday, we deployed a small patch to address some minor issues we had identified right BEFORE launch: Fixed Quick Resume bug on Xbox & PS5 Added unlockable dunk into The Shop Improved VFX for Advanced Dunks & Tricks Improved Audio balance on the Tournament / Trophy Win screen Updated in-game Audio VO for Enhanced Blocks and Zonebreaker Ruleset Revised boot sequence w/ balanced audio Updated tooltips in Matchmaking

Launch Day…. We’re here. We did it. I can’t believe it. Today, on June 9th 2026 we launch NBA THE RUN on PS5 | Xbox | PC at 11:00 AM (PST).  With an 18 person team at Play by Play, we built this game from the ground up with heart, grit and determination. Our aim has always been simple – bring people together through the love of sport, and do it in our own style. We wanted to create a game that looks, feels and plays like nothing else on the market. A game that takes us back to some of the greats before us and also sets the foundation for what we believe is the future of sports games.  We’ve go

One. More. Day. We're making some last minute preparations on our side to get ready for tomorrow when we hit the big green button for our servers to go live on June 9, 2026 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM PT. In the meantime, we invite you to check join our Discord for an event today at 3 PM PT where we'll be showing you a few things you haven't seen yet -- The Shop, talk player ratings and more. Also, we just released a new video of our beloved emcee, and playable street legend, Bobbito Garcia, in his recording booth with some of our favorite calls from the game. Check that out if you got a minute! We're