2K Announces Its Lineup for E3 2010

The E3 2010 lineup of games for 2K's booth has been announced, with titles coming from 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. In addition to these, the booth will also be hosting six of the most popular Playboy Playmates, due to a contract the company has inked with Mafia II. The game will integrate 50 of the magazine's vintage covers for a better presentation of the period it takes place in.

The 2K Games' presence at E3 will star Mafia II, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Spec Ops: The Line and XCOM. Mafia II will recreate the atmosphere of the 1940s and the 1950s mobster-riddled America. Civilization V is a title that needs no other presentation and 2K is promising that this new installment in the franchise will add new combat tactics and extensive community and multiplayer components.

Spec Ops: The Line is a tactical third-person shooter that is set in the near future in Dubai. The once-flourishing city is now in ruins, as it was destroyed by many powerful sandstorms. The player is tasked with entering the ghost town and saving a unit that stayed behind to help rescue the civilians that were still under threat from the catastrophic weather effects. XCOM is the first-person shooter that will reboot the venerable turn-based strategy series.

NBA 2K11 and NHL 2K11 are the titles 2K Sports will be showing off. NBA 2K11 will feature Michael Jordan on the cover and will integrate him in the gameplay experience. NHL 2K11 will arrive only on the Nintendo Wii this year because the next-gen version is on hold for changes and improvements of the formula. 2K Play will also present two family entertainment titles, New Carnival Games for the Wii, which will include Wii MotionPlus compatibility, and Nickelodeon Fit, the first fitness game for children.