NFL 2K3

NFL 2K is an American football video game series developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega.[1] The series is based on the National Football League and was originally available exclusively for Sega's Dreamcast video game console. As the main "2K" title, it marked the beginning of an ongoing sports series that eventually led to the spin-off of 2K's sports publishing business under the name 2K Sports. After the Dreamcast was discontinued, the series continued for other sixth-generation gaming systems and became the main competitor to EA Sports' Madden NFL series. After the competitively priced NFL 2K5 significantly reduced sales of the Madden series that year, EA signed an exclusivity deal with the NFL that made Madden NFL the only series allowed to use NFL team and player names. After losing the NFL license, Visual Concepts briefly returned to football game development with the release of All-Pro Football 2K8, which featured former NFL players.