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Oct 15, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates his three-point buzzer beater against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

USA Today via Reuters
Oct 15, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates his three-point buzzer beater against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Gaming and balling have been married to each other. Basketball video games by 2k have established a monopoly in the post-2010 world. Earlier, ES used to be a player with their live series, but the interest dwindled. For 2k, Stephen Curry was a cover athlete for the 2k16 rendition. Of course, his meteoric rise and inconceivable global popularity make him a great marketing figure. In another such move, his Fortnite-inspired game has set the gaming world on fire.
With a game based on Curry, they have now taken their marketing to the next level. As the news broke, fans were in a frenzy. They responded to the development in their usual vigorous manner.
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Stephen Curry takes the gaming world by storm
Curry announced the launch of “Stephen Curry: Run The Ring”. This game is not a product of Fortnite creators Epic Games and People Can Fly. Unanimous Media is the one rolling out this obstacle course-based game. The Guard took to X and broke the news of this game. In his X post, he attached a cinematic video of the gameplay.
In the opening shot of the video, we see an animation of Curry walking through a wooden basketball court with intense music in the background. As the camera pans on his video game character, he speaks, “I am Stephen Curry. You are about to run the ring”. After these words, the track “Who in Control” Frank Bentley and Anthony Mereo starts playing.
Run the Ring. Now on Fortnite. Built with @CreatorsCorpgg. Let’s see what you got. 0980-3642-2044 pic.twitter.com/otDyuw8Mv6
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) October 21, 2023
The video shows a customized character run through basketball-based obstacle courses. The background of the course has words like “Build”. “Believe”, “Achieve Greatness”. The video concludes with Curry’s words “In Run The Ring, you’ll leave it all on the floor”. The sleek graphics coupled with incredible details make this a fun affair. Perhaps, there is also an option to engage in freestyle shooting sessions. At any rate, collaborating with Fortnite brings further glory to the already gold-rated Curry.
As fans saw the announcement, a huge response followed.
Fans give their piece on the game
Amidst the flood of celebrations, a fan took a swipe at Curry’s unyielding hunger for making money. He hinted at either his $215 million NBA contract or the $215 million contract for Under Armour:
was the 200 million not enough 💀💀💀
— Elite Mrlust (@MrLustFn) October 21, 2023
A fan got the best of both worlds:
🔥🔥🔥 my favorite game and favorite player
— MelekX06 (@ChapixHyperman) October 21, 2023
Another commenter loved the development:
This is what we like to see!!!
— Playform (@PlayformGG) October 21, 2023
A user like many others, thought that Curry deserved a skin in the original Fortnite game:
okay but when will your skin be available?
— Mario (@marioglz07xo) October 21, 2023
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A commenter thought his representation wasn’t up to the mark:
That is so inaccurate they did u dirty
— devowhipsit 🔝🔜 (@devowhipsit) October 21, 2023
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What do you think about the gameplay?
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