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The Harlem Globetrotters will release a video game later this year as the legendary team celebrates its centennial season, Acclaim announced Monday.
“Super Basketball Classics Featuring the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters” will allow sports fans to pick up and play whether they’re on a PC or console.
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The Globetrotters warm up as fans enjoyed legendary antics during the Harlem Globetrotters 100 Years of Legacy Tour at the Exactech Areana at the Steven C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. ] (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun)
“We combined a lot of things, but it’s pick up and play, and so whether it’s a half-court shot from almost out of bounds or up in the stands and all the interaction, you want the wow factor, which I think for a guy who sits down and just wants to play for a while from his couch, that’s important,” prowrestling Fox’s Jeff told The Digital. recent interview.
“We’re going to integrate as many elements as we can, and it’s fun. At the end of the day, you come to a Harlem Globetrotters show live, same as the game, we want you to have fun and enjoy yourself.”
Jarrett is best known for his prowess in the squared circle for decades. But it was his love of basketball that led him down the path of starting a new Globetrotters game.
The current All Elite Wrestling star said his first “true love” was basketball — even before pro wrestling.
Splash Blount (38) of the Harlem Globetrotters interacts with fans during a game against the Washington Generals as part of a 100th season tour stop on Dec. 30, 2025 at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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“But the Globetrotters are a completely different story for me,” he explained. “I could remember going as a little kid. Meadowlark Lemon and Curly (Neal) and all the famous players, I wanted to be like them because the sense, the style, the showmanship along with the game of basketball. We celebrate with the whole world because it’s far from basketball, the Globetrotter brand.
“It’s the 100th anniversary, the 100th anniversary, which I think is really incredible because a lot of people don’t understand. When you get into the DNA, the first team inducted into the Naismith (Basketball) Hall of Fame, it wasn’t some, you know, a team that went undefeated, it’s the Harlem Globetrotters …
“So when you combine the game of basketball in its truest sense, but then you combine showmanship and a lot of people, whether it’s football, basketball, baseball, hockey, whatever, there’s touchdown celebrations and slam dunk celebrations and slap shots and all that kind of stuff. The Globetrotters really aren’t the pioneer of entertainment, when it’s really the world of sports, when it’s really not the pioneer of sports. of basketball.”
Basketball fans will be able to get an arcade-style game and have the option to go through an entire season, play with their friends or dazzle the crowd.
Harlem Globetrotter Bulldog Mack (5) interacts with a fan during the Harlem Globetrotters 100 Years of Legacy Tour at the Exactech Areana at the Steven C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun)
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“The Harlem Globetrotters are synonymous with basketball and entertainment,” Acclaim CEO Alex Josef said in a press release. “This game celebrates that spirit while celebrating the classic arcade basketball experiences that fans grew up loving while building a whole new generation of fans for years to come. With tight controls, big personalities and instant pick-up and play, Super Basketball Classics brings the legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters to gamers and sports fans around the world.”
