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The PlayStation 3 ( abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by ___MASK48___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and Nintendo ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 , in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 27 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . NHL 2K is a series of hockey games by 2K Sports for the Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 , ___MASK1___ GameCube , Xbox , iPhone , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and the Wii . Initially discontinued after the release of NHL 2K11 in 2010 , the brand was revived on mobile devices in 2014 . The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association . While its games were released on consoles , its main competition was ___MASK60___ ' NHL video games . The is a home video game console released by ___MASK1___ in Japan on September 14 , 2001 ; in North America on November 18 , 2001 ; in Europe on May 3 , 2002 ; and in Australia on May 17 , 2002 . The sixth - generation console is the successor to the ___MASK1___ 64 and competed with ___MASK48___ Computer Entertainment ' s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft ' s Xbox . ___MASK91___ , Inc . ( shortened as 2K ) is an American video game publisher . Notable titles include " Borderlands ", " Civilization ", " The Darkness ", " BioShock ", " NBA 2K " and " WWE 2K ". ___MASK91___ is a publishing subsidiary of Take - Two Interactive . It was created on January 25 , 2005 after Take - Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary ___MASK76___ from Sega for . The name " ___MASK91___ " comes from Visual Concepts ' sports game lineup , typically referred to as the " 2K series ". The is a home video game console released by ___MASK3___ on November 27 , 1998 in Japan , September 9 , 1999 in North America , and October 14 , 1999 in Europe . It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles , preceding Sony ' s PlayStation 2 , Nintendo ' s GameCube and Microsoft ' s Xbox . The Dreamcast was ___MASK3___ ' s final home console , marking the end of the company ' s 18 years in the console market . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , ___MASK1___ then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , ___MASK1___ was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . Japan (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of Japan ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near ___MASK30___ in the southwest . Canada ( ___MASK15___ : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . ___MASK98___ Corporation ( commonly referred to as ___MASK98___ or MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the ___MASK98___ Windows line of operating systems , ___MASK98___ Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its ___MASK96___ hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the ___MASK98___ Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it was the world ' s largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world ' s most valuable companies . In the history of video games , the sixth - generation era ( sometimes referred to as the 128 - bit era ; see " Bits and system power " below ) refers to the computer and video games , video game consoles , and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st century which was from 1998 to 2008 . Platforms of the sixth generation include the ___MASK3___ Dreamcast , Sony PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , and Microsoft Xbox . This era began on November 27 , 1998 with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast , and it was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000 and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001 . The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 , the GameCube in 2007 , Xbox in 2009 and PlayStation 2 in 2013 . Though the seventh generation of consoles started in November 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360 , the sixth generation did not end until January 2013 , when Sony announced that the PlayStation 2 had been discontinued worldwide . The Toronto Maple Leafs ( officially the Toronto Maple ___MASK59___ Hockey Club ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto , Ontario . They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team is one of the " Original Six " league members . They are owned by Maple ___MASK59___ Sports & Entertainment , Ltd . and are represented by Chairman Larry Tanenbaum . In February 1999 , they moved to the Air Canada Centre , which replaced Maple ___MASK59___ Gardens , the team ' s home since 1931 . The original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units , 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch . Its successor , the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000 . The PlayStation 2 is the best - selling home console to date , having reached over 155 million units sold as of December 28 , 2012 . ___MASK48___ ' s next console , the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006 and has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of November 2013 . ___MASK48___ ' s latest console , the PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013 , selling 1 million consoles in its first 24 hours on sale , becoming the fastest selling console in history . Harold Watson Neale ( born March 9 , 1937 ) is a hockey colour commentator for the Toronto Maple Leafs . He is a former NCAA , NHL and WHA coach and General Manager . The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by ___MASK98___ . As the successor to the original Xbox , it is the second console in the Xbox series . The Xbox 360 competed with ___MASK48___ ' s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12 , 2005 , with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ). The Wii is a home video game console released by ___MASK1___ on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh - generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and ___MASK48___ ' s PlayStation 3 . ___MASK1___ states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . , the Wii leads its generation over PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . NHL 2K8 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K Sports , and published on the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles . It features Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza on its cover . Bob Cole and Harry Neale return from NHL 2K6 and NHL 2K7 to provide commentary . New features in the game include an all - new faceoff system , an all new ProStick system involving the right skill stick to deke , take faceoffs and puck handle , and an all new system called Superstar Combo moves , which mimics real - life dekes and fakes by actual NHL players to use in the game with the push of a button . Also , the game included an all - new goaltending system , with all - new graphics and movement . NHL 2K8 introduced the new Reebok Edge jerseys through the use of a code found on the 2K Sports website . 2K Sports , Inc . is a division of ___MASK91___ that develops and publishes sports video games . It comprises a single development studio , Visual Concepts , which was purchased from Sega in 2005 after Sega Sports shut down . 2K Sports mainly develops and publishes American sports video games ; such as " NBA 2K " series , the " NHL 2K " series and the " WWE 2K " series . It previously produced the " MLB 2K " series . The PlayStation 2 ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by ___MASK48___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March 4 , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with ___MASK3___ ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and Nintendo ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . ___MASK42___ Entertainment is a video game developer based in Novato , California best known for developing Take - Two Interactive ' s " 2K " series of sports games . After the success of the series , they were acquired by ___MASK3___ and became a wholly owned studio with ___MASK3___ , usually termed a first - party developer . However , ___MASK3___ at the time termed non - internal studios that the company either set up or purchased as " 1 . 5 development studios " in order to differentiate them from their own internal studios . In January 2005 , ___MASK42___ was sold to Take - Two Interactive along with their wholly owned subsidiary ___MASK76___ . With the purchase of ___MASK42___ , Take - Two created 2K Games , a new publishing label . Although the company started out developing quirky titles such as " Lester the Unlikely ", development efforts are now primarily centered on sports titles such as Basketball and Wrestling . NHL 2K6 is an ice hockey simulation made by 2K Sports , and published on the Xbox , PlayStation 2 , and Xbox 360 consoles . It features goaltender Marty Turco on the cover of games sold in the United States , and forward Mats Sundin on the cover of games sold in Canada . A video game is an electronic game that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor . The word " video " in " video game " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can ___MASK85___ two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize video games as an art form , but this designation is controversial . ___MASK48___ Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the ___MASK48___ Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make ___MASK48___ one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . ___MASK48___ ' s principal business operations include ___MASK48___ Corporation , ___MASK48___ Pictures Entertainment , ___MASK48___ Interactive Entertainment , ___MASK48___ Music Entertainment , ___MASK48___ Mobile ( formerly ___MASK48___ Ericsson ) and ___MASK48___ Financial . ___MASK48___ is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL .