{"id":816321,"date":"2026-07-22T10:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/816321\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:25:18","slug":"street-basketball-returns-freestyle-reboot-launches-august-13-pre-registration-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/816321\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Basketball Returns: &#8216;FreeStyle: Reboot&#8217; Launches August 13, Pre-registration Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/r1784686223677887.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" data-lightbox=\"article\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/r1784686223677887.jpeg\" alt=\"\ud504\ub9ac\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc77c \ub9ac\ubd80\ud2b8 FreeStyle: Reboot\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline;\"\/><\/a>\u00a9Joycity<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">JOYCITY announced on the 22nd that its online basketball game, &#8216;FreeStyle: Reboot,&#8217; will officially launch on August 13. Pre-registration has begun, and various in-game rewards are being offered to participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">&#8216;FreeStyle: Reboot&#8217; is a modern reinterpretation of JOYCITY&#8217;s flagship IP, &#8216;FreeStyle.&#8217; While maintaining the original&#8217;s signature 3v3 real-time street basketball, casual controls, and street-style vibe, the game features a new engine that provides comprehensive improvements to graphics, character animations, and the overall gameplay environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">This title specifically focuses on player skill and teamwork over equipment or item stats. By reducing reliance on item stats, the game creates a fairer competitive environment while inheriting the original&#8217;s fast-paced matches and strategic team play through modern systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">&#8216;FreeStyle&#8217; is an online sports game that launched in Korea in 2004. As JOYCITY&#8217;s representative IP, it has enjoyed long-term success thanks to its 3v3 street basketball format, unique characters, and flashy skill animations. The series has since expanded with titles like &#8216;FreeStyle 2&#8217; and &#8216;FreeStyle Football,&#8217; and both the original and its successors continue to be serviced today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">JOYCITY will host a pre-registration event until the official launch. Participants will receive basic rewards, including character cosmetic items and in-game points, with additional benefits such as extra cosmetics and points available for completing social media sharing missions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Jeon Hyun-kyu, director of the FreeStyle business division, stated, &#8220;We have enhanced convenience while preserving the fun of the original, and we are preparing to provide a stable and fair gameplay environment at launch. Starting with the domestic service, we plan to expand to global markets, including China, in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                    This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.<br \/>\n                    <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Read origin article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inven.co.kr\/webzine\/news\/?news=318742\">[Read Original]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9Joycity JOYCITY announced on the 22nd that its online basketball game, &#8216;FreeStyle: Reboot,&#8217; will officially launch on August&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,262534,349668,16750,443,1000,299478,349669,203,44,242047,268,57970,16565,229,85,103367,13293,14855,349667,69748],"class_list":["post-816321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-discussions","tag-entertainments","tag-esports","tag-guides","tag-interview","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lol","tag-mobile","tag-news","tag-overwatch","tag-pc","tag-previews","tag-ps4","tag-reviews","tag-sports","tag-strategies","tag-trailers","tag-videos","tag-walkthroughs","tag-xbox-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}