Archive for the ‘NBA 2K’ Category
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Widespread Freeze Issues with NBA 2K12 Being Encountered on PS3
Many consumers are currently dealing with a situation on the PS3 that has made them unable to even reach the main menu for NBA 2K12. The game is freezing upon start-up when it makes the attempt at "loading settings". This has been reported by a growing number of people with it exploding on forums and through social media in the last two days. Given how many are being affected by this severe issue 2K Sports has responded with a "workaround" (suggesting the deletion of the "Game Data Utilit...
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NBA 2K12 Updates Toronto’s Court With 3D-Style Baseline Logo
This season the Toronto Raptors added what comes across on television as a 3D graphic to the baseline of their court. While it has drawn mixed reviews it presented itself as a very visible and publicized alteration and as such 2K Sports could take advantage of the feature brought in for NBA 2K12 that provides the ability to dynamically make art updates for elements of the game such as player models and courts. Having been criticized for not utilizing the feature much (really only the slim...
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New NBA 2K12 Roster Update Arrives; Finally Adds Remainder of Second Rounders
It may have taken until an entire quarter of the NBA season was complete but now NBA 2K12 has every rookie included in the game that should be in. The latest roster update arrived this morning and delivered names like Isaiah Thomas, E'Twaun Moore, and Charles Jenkins that had been missing. With the "Living Rosters" feature turned on and the console connected online the update will download automatically upon starting 2K12. The most significant move of note in the update is Nate Robinson ...
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Both EA and 2K Fail to Meet Post-NBA Lockout Expectations
The anticipation and excitement of a returning NBA stretched from fans to game publishers as EA Sports and 2K Sports hoped to capitalize on a quasi re-release period and make up for some of the losses that had been incurred due to the league lockout. The extent to which they have been successful though has been limited. NBA 2K12 was able to get a decent sales bump out of it but in terms of support have come up short while EA flat out misled consumers by advertising a feature that has not bee...
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Ninth Roster Update for NBA 2K12 Out Now
Just about two weeks removed from the start of the season 2K Sports has finally delivered a follow-up roster update for NBA 2K12. A number of second rounders have been added - however not all that should be are in yet and some included aren't even usable online - while some other players inexplicably continue to be missing despite officially being on teams for quite a while. The update does bring Andrew Bynum back into the Lakers lineup which was long overdue because of the extended break...
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#5 of 2011: NBA 2K12
Following the remarkable NBA 2K11 (which took home top game honors) was never going to be easy and the NBA lockout compounded on that by severely damaging the value of NBA 2K12. Now that the season is underway the product has surged in terms of relevance. Extreme online problems and removal of Crew, bugs afflicting modes like My Player, and poor communication did the damage that even the lockout couldn't enact - but the primary area 2K12 really delivered on was still quite an accomplishment...
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Eighth NBA 2K12 Roster Update Available Now; Several New Uniforms Unlocked
The NBA season is now underway and with that comes a brand new roster update for NBA 2K12. The changes include the removal of Jeff Green who is out for the year, Samuel Dalembert signing with the Rockets, DeShawn Stevenson joining the Nets, Mehmet Okur traded to the Nets, Brook Lopez injured (-10 to rating), and Mickael Pietrus released but not yet with the Celtics. The Quincy Pondexter for Greivis Vasquez trade has not been put through yet. The most disappointing thing is no second rounders...
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Seventh NBA 2K12 Roster Update Out Now
Another roster update for NBA 2K12 arrived this morning and delivers Bismack Biyombo, the seventh overall pick from the draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and rated a low 55 overall, thus completing the first round of rookies. Peja Stojakovic has also been removed after announcing his retirement. That is about the extent of the changes as no additional progress has been made on second rounders and the Rockets signing of Samuel Dalembert hasn't become official yet....
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