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Highlight Clip Contest
Over the next week I will be accepting entries for a highlight clip contest featuring NBA Live 09 and NBA 2K9. Create them within the games with consideration given towards the actual play shown as well as the overall style of the video. You can enter as many clips as you like for either or both games. The clips must remain active on the websites throughout the duration of the contest. Through the respective community sites, EA Sports World and 2K Community, upload your highlight and then...
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What Type of OTP Do You Prefer?
With the recent releases of NHL 09 and NBA Live 09 we've had two different forms of Online Team Play provided. NHL brought the EA Sports Hockey League which allows for the use of a created player in the club games. It is MMO style in that performance and experience lead to the development of the player. With NBA Live it is more of the standard take over of an NBA Player OTP that was introduced last year. There was some level of disappointment when the realization came that Live would not ...
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The Line Drive
Nintendo has announced a new Punch-Out coming to the Wii. You can check out screens and the trailer here. This is what Facebreaker should've been but didn't come near achieving. The Wii version of Facebreaker will be releasing next month and apparently has shown some promise but I've been soured on the concept of the game now. I like the thought of the more old school Punch-Out experience. For those who don't buy NBA Live 09 new the purchase of the Live 365 service is apparently sup...
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Billy Beane Talks MLB Front Office Manager
The Sporting News has posted up an interview with Billy Beane who is a big part of 2K Sports' recently announced MLB Front Office Manager. While the interview is about more than just the game there are some elements of it that are discussed that were not mentioned in the press release. It is definitely worth a read if you have interest in MLB Front Office Manager, fantasy baseball, and some of his GM philosophies. There's one part of the game that I love, which is like owner's competence --...
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First NCAA Basketball 09 Screens and Blog
Operation Sports has received the first screenshots and producer blog for NCAA Basketball 09. You can check out the screens here and the blog here. The producer blog details the use of the NBA Live engine and how they've improved upon it and made it unique for the college game. As a production team, we all knew that we had to continue to invest in creating an authentic college basketball experience. We needed to continue to capture everything that is unique about college basketball –...
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A Few More Thoughts on Club OTP
After playing some more Online Team Play tonight in NBA Live 09 I realized I forgot a few things in my initial write-up. There were also some thoughts that came to mind since then. I included a few screens of the club area and the grading that is done after a game is completed. I've also added a poll to vote on the current team assigned to the club. So far club Pasta Padre is struggling but enjoying it despite that. (more…)...
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NBA 2K9 Still Having Serious Online Issues
With the NBA 2K franchise as the flagship of 2K Sports it has always seemed to offer the best overall experience with the most resources behind it. That has carried over to online play where it has generally been stable while offering great online leagues. Right now however the game is experiencing some major online related issues. (more…)...
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NCAA Basketball 09 Teaser Video
EA Sports has posted up the first video featuring NCAA Basketball 09. Keep in mind this is a teaser so it doesn't contain a whole lot of substance. The newly rebranded college basketball franchise is hopeful to improve in quality and offer a more immersive college atmosphere and experience. It is currently exclusive to the official website for NCAA Basketball 09. Immediately I was able to indentify some of the traits of the NBA Live engine that the game will be using this year. Does this ...
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