Archive for the ‘NBA 2K’ Category
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New Legends Announced for Use in NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC
Two weeks ago 2K Sports made the downloadable content for NBA 2K12 official and today they have announced an additional 45 legends that will be included. These legends will only be available within the "Legends Showcase" - so they will not be transferable to regular Play Now, Association, or any other mode within the game. The 45 new legends will be in addition to over 160 others already found in 2K12 that can be used in "Legends Showcase". (more…)...
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2K Sports Shutting Down NBA 2K11 Servers
An announcement of servers being shut down for past yearly sports titles is rarely newsworthy. Circumstances though this year makes the shutdown of services for NBA 2K11 especially relevant. 2K Sports has now announced that the servers will go down for good in mid-November. Why does it matter more in this case? First of all it represents an especially short period of time that the servers stayed live - only 13 months. For comparisons sake the company shut down 2K10 after 15 months (happen...
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One Month Later and the NBA 2K12 Website Remains Unlaunched
The NBA season would have tipped-off this evening if not for the league lockout. The date also is significant in that it marks a full four weeks having passed since the release of NBA 2K12 and still the official website, expected one day one and touted as housing several features for the game, has yet to roll out. 2K Sports has not commented on the subject beyond stating they do not know when it will be ready. Features such as being able to track My Player progress, view online leaderboar...
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2K Sports Finally Addresses The Online Struggles of NBA 2K12
It's been covered well here since the release of NBA 2K12 - the online troubles that have been at the root of the ire consumers have directed towards 2K Sports regarding the title. General performance issues with connections and lag affect nearly everything online related but that has been compounded by the removal of popular modes and options (even lobbies) and a terribly disappointing Online Association offering. Today Kotaku posted an article on the subject that includes discussion wit...
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The Problem With NBA 2K12’s DLC Isn’t So Much The Content – It’s The Timing
When made official last week the planned downloadable content for NBA 2K12 prompted a strong response - something that isn't so typical these days when the topic arises. As DLC has become a staple in the gaming industry consumers now generally either find themselves interested or are simply indifferent to its existence. While 2K Sports will be introducing additional content to hopefully extend the value of the product the circumstances under which the DLC was announced has complicated matter...
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NBA 2K12 Adds the Nike LeBron 9
The ongoing league lockout may have no end in sight but 2K Sports is still finding a way to update elements within NBA 2K12. One of the features for 2K12, which sadly is largely negated due to the lockout, is the ability to make visual changes to things like courts, jerseys, accessories, and even the appearance of individual players. Today 2K released the first update to take advantage of this by introducing the new Nike Lebron 9 sneakers which should appear automatically when starting up th...
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A Look at NBA 2K12’s Broadcast Cameras
Laying out the authentic broadcast cameras in the two MLB titles (The Show - 2K11) turned out to be amongst the most popular pieces on the site in the early part of the year. While MLB deals with unique park dimensions and camera placement the NBA basically has a standard spot that all arenas abide by. Still there are some subtle differences in broadcast cams - so presented are the 30 of them here. Notice there are slight variances in angle, steepness, and zoom. Though there is less a sen...
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NBA 2K12 Downloadable Content Announced
After nearly a month of speculation following the discovery of planned downloadable content for NBA 2K12, followed by new trophies that were added yesterday relating to it, 2K Sports has finally made everything official as they could avoid the topic no longer. The "Legends Showcase" DLC will be 800 MS points or the equivalent $10. (more…)...
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