Gravity launches NBA Rise globally on 20th with 2025–26 rosters

NBA Rise uses licensed NBA assets down to player cards and team branding, and the company says the game updates rosters to the 2025–2026 season. Gravity implemented an in-game presentation that mirrors sports broadcasts, showing quarter info, team power, scoring and rebound stats in real time during matches. The studio emphasized the title’s roster fidelity and live-stat displays in post-launch materials; Gravity’s Nogunseok, head of global mobile business, described the focus as creating “a play experience similar to real basketball games.” That quote comes straight from Gravity’s announcement.

Gameplay centers on collectible player cards, scouting and progressive card training. Cards gain levels through training and promotion, and players build strategic decks by arranging team positions and exploiting positional synergies. Gravity highlighted real-time tactical intervention as part of the match flow — a point players in the earlier closed beta specifically commented on when they praised the feeling of directly influencing live games.

The game ships with a broad set of modes and social systems. Competitive options include a PvP arena, a Popularity Contest mode, and Tower Race, while PvE content features season matches, Daily Division and RvR club conquest. Clubs act as guilds with member chat and inter-club rivalry, and the marketplace allows trading of all items, including player cards. Gravity also ran a global closed beta in July; testers left mostly positive feedback such as noting the up-to-date rosters and the hands-on tactical play.

To mark launch, Gravity rolled out several timed events and login rewards. Players who log in through December 31 receive daily attendance rewards up to 14 days, and until November 4 there are training- and promotion-linked reward events. Additional limited events will grant rewards for completing match content a set number of times, and there are pre-season and Best 5 pickup events. The official community offer runs through November 10: join the Discord and post follow-certification plus your in-game ID in the event channel to claim 500 gold and 10,000 silver.