Although it was announced months ago, 2K Sports have officially announced NBA 2K18, its cover star and the release date for the game.

NBA 2K18 will be released in Australia on September 15th, for some reason Americans will have to wait until the 19th. Unless of course they preorder at Gamespot.

There will be three versions of the game, the standard edition, the Legend Edition and the Legend Edition Gold. In Australia, the Legend Edition Gold is only available digitally and on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The standard game and the Legend Edition will be released both in stores and online for the Nintendo Switch.

This year’s cover legend is none other than Shaquille O’Neal himself. It’s the third time he’s been on the cover of the game.

Here’s whats included in the Legend Edition;

Physical Items: – not included in digital version: Limited-edition Shaq poster;

5 Panini trading cards;

Exclusive stickers. Digital Content: 100,000 Virtual Currency

20 Weekly MyTEAM Packs

Shaq in-game items

And more!

The Gold Legend Edition features more currency, cards and more weekly ‘MyTEAM Packs’.