With three NBA All-Stars on the cover of NBA 2K13, 2K Sports is making the most of its leading men. The sports game publisher has released a new digital film starring Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers. Griffin shares his NBA 2K13 MyPLAYER with the world. Gamers will be able to see how they match up with SlamDemon32 this October with the launch of NBA 2K13 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, PC and mobile. A Wii U version will hit retail stores in November.

With the NBA tip off just around the corner, 2K Sports is gearing up for some competition from EA Sports NBA Live 13 for the first time in a few years. To bolster its NBA 2K presence, the game publisher is unleashing NBA 2K Everywhere this October. Virtual basketball is now going to be available anywhere via an all-new mobile companion application, a social game on Facebook, and a full-featured mobile version of NBA 2K13 for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices. The developer talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview below.

Today, 2K Sports unveiled the first screenshots and new gameplay footage of their best-selling basketball game NBA 2K13. The screenshots feature cover athletes Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Derrick Rose on the Chicago Bulls. 2K Sports also released gameplay footage highlighting the Control Stick in NBA 2K13.

NBA 2K13 isn't just going to have some great virtual basketball action, it's also going to have some great hip-hop beats to accompany your on-court hops. 2K Sports announced today a partnership with hip-hop impresario and part Brooklyn Nets-owner Jay-Z who will serve as Executive Producer for the 2013 version of the best-selling NBA 2K13 basketball game. The entertainment mogul and 14-time Grammy Award winner, whose real name is Shawn Carter, will focus his talents on the experience, from the overall look and feel of the game, to the hand-picked soundtrack, interactive in-game menus and even the crowd reactions.

Thomas Robinson is one of the most rounded players in the 2012 NBA Draft, according to scouts. He possesses a more refined game than number one pick Anthony Davis from Kentucky. Thomas has spent three full years at Kansas, where he averaged 17.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in his junior year last year. In addition to being good on the hardwoods, Robinson will be a playmaker in 2K Sports NBA 2K13 and EA SPORTS NBA LIVE 13 this fall. Robinson talks about his love of Rockstar Games Max Payne 3 and what it will be like to go virtual in NBA video games in the video below.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to be a high pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. The Kentucky star, and teammate of top pick Anthony Davis, is expected to become an NBA All-Star pretty quickly in the transition to the pros. MKG talks about going virtual in 2K Sports NBA 2K13 and EA SPORTS NBA LIVE 13 this year in the video interview below.

All aboard the hype train for NBA 2K13.  2K Sports' latest basketball simulation is just over three months from release, set to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 4th (and on the Wii U when it arrives at retail), and promises a bunch of changes that will certainly make it the most realistic one that the company's released. And to help push the hype further, 2K has chosen a trifecta of current NBA superstars to grace the cover, a step forward from the solo cover stars that graced it previously.  Surprisingly enough, currently crowned NBA champ LeBron James nor series favorite Kobe Bryant are amongst the three stars.