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Take-Two Says No New 2K NFL, MLB Unlikely

5/7/2026

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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said 2K will not release an NFL game, though an attempt remains possible, after creative ideas failed.
The last NFL 2K title, ESPN NFL 2K5, launched in 2004 before EA secured exclusive NFL rights, making Madden the sole NFL game.
Zelnick said a new 2K MLB series is unlikely because the prior effort lost money, with the partnership running 2006-2012 and the franchise cancelled in 2014.

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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said 2K will not release an NFL game, though an attempt remains possible, after creative ideas failed.
The last NFL 2K title, ESPN NFL 2K5, launched in 2004 before EA secured exclusive NFL rights, making Madden the sole NFL game.
Zelnick said a new 2K MLB series is unlikely because the prior effort lost money, with the partnership running 2006-2012 and the franchise cancelled in 2014.