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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 with the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters” is designed to give sports fans the ability to learn and play whether on a PC or console.
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The Globetrotters warm up as fans enjoy legendary antics during the Harlem Globetrotters 100 Years of Legacy Tour at Exactech Areana at the Steven C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, on Monday, January 12, 2026. (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun)
“We combine a lot of things, but it’s get up and play, so whether it’s a half-court shot almost out of bounds or from the stands and all the interaction, you’re going to have the element of surprise, which I think for a guy who sits down and just wants to play from his couch for a bit, that’s important,” pro wrestling legend and founder of the revived company Acclaim, Jeff Jarrett, told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview.
“We’re going to integrate as many elements as we can and it’s fun. At the end of the day, you’re coming to a live Harlem Globetrotters show, just like the game, we want you to have fun and enjoy it.”
Jarrett is best known for his skill in the squared circle for several decades. But it was his love for 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 professional 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 remember going when I was a little kid. Meadowlark Lemon and Curly (Neal) and all the famous players, I wanted to be like them because of the swagger, the style, the spectacle and the game of basketball. We’re celebrating along with the whole world because it’s so far from basketball, the Globetrotter brand.
“It’s the centennial celebration, the 100th year, which I think is really incredible because a lot of people don’t understand it. When you get into the DNA, the first team inducted into the Naismith (basketball) Hall of Fame, it wasn’t 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 the spectacle and a lot of people, whether it’s football, basketball, baseball, hockey, whatever, there are touchdown celebrations and dunk and shot celebrations and all that kind of stuff. The Globetrotters are the pioneers, truly, of sports entertainment when it really relates to so many things, not just the world of basketball.”
Basketball fans will be able to get an arcade-style game and have the opportunity to spend 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 Exactech Areana at the Steven C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, on Monday, January 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 honoring the classic arcade basketball experiences fans grew up with while building a whole new generation of fans for years to come. With tight controls, big personalities, and instant learn-and-play action, Super Basketball Classics brings the legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters to gamers and sports fans around the world.”
