Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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First NBA 2K11 Screens and Gameplay News
2K Sports has released the first three screenshots for NBA 2K11. They feature Kobe Bryant, Josh Smith, and Kevin Garnett with Dwight Howard. Those screens can be seen by continuing on or in larger form in the gallery. In the first piece of gameplay related news Operation Sports is reporting that Isomotion has been scrapped in favor of a new dribbling mechanic which has yet to be detailed. Isomotion has always personally been a barrier in switching between the two basketball games and my ultima...
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First Look at NBA Elite 11
Gametrailers has posted up a developer diary for NBA Elite 11 in which creative director David Littman and associate producer Novell Thomas discuss a few issues that plagued NBA Live 10 and how things have changed for Elite 11. The two aspects focused on in the video are the introduction of real-time physics and the "hands-on control" right stick scheme. They expect them to alleviate the problems of losing control of players in animations and having no skill involved in whether a shot is made ...
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NBA Elite 11 Gets New Announce Team
Along with real-time physics and a right stick focused control scheme NBA Elite 11 will be getting an all-new announce team. Gone are Marv Albert and Steve Kerr. In are ABC/ESPN's Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. An AP story about the team today revealed that the trio will be taking over announce duties in NBA Elite 11. Needless to say with the rebranding of the NBA Live series EA Sports is attempting to refresh the brand in more than just name. The commentary was considered to ...
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Further Details on the NBA Elite 11 Enhancements and First Screenshots
EA Sports has released a a series of bullet points going deeper into describing the right analog stick usage dubbed "Hands-On Control" and the addition of real-time physics in NBA Elite 11. In doing so they have broken down many of the different ways in which the stick will be used from dribbling, to shooting, to defensively. I've also added the first three screenshots released for the game to the gallery. (more…)...
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Michael Jordan Signed for NBA 2K11
CNBC has been able to confirm that Michael Jordan will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K11. The possibility that he would be on the cover was first reported as a rumor from ESPN last week. In addressing the news 2K Sports did not go into detail on how Jordan would be used in the game but instead said there would be "some really good surprises". “It’s an honor to be featured on the cover of NBA 2K11,†Jordan said, in a statement. “I have no doubt that NBA 2K11 will be a ...
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NBA Elite 11 Made Official
Last week the news broke that the NBA Live series was getting a name change to NBA Elite. Along with that would be the addition of real-time physics and a focus on analog controls. Today EA Sports made it all official. The new real-time physics system in NBA ELITE 11 allows each player on the court to move independently of one another, removing the two-man interactions that have long taken the user control out of basketball simulation videogames. In addition, a new skill...
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Looking at the NBA Elite 11 Poll Results
While opinions will obviously change over time as more information comes out and the changes are demonstrated within the game the first reactions to ideas can be pretty telling. After the news broke about NBA Elite 11 (formerly NBA Live) I got up a set of polls and with a few days having passed the results can be examined. Few like the name change, most everyone likes the idea of real-time physics being added, and there is a pretty even split when it comes to right stick usage. That results...
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Polls: NBA Elite 11 News
Along with the news breaking this week that NBA Live is being rebranded as NBA Elite came some early details on the game. Here is an opportunity to let your initial opinion on the info be heard. The name change is being accompanied by the implementation of real-time physics and a focus on analog sticks for multiple functions. You can read up on the name change here and the latter details here. Vote in the polls with your initial reaction on each and leave your thoughts in the comments! ...
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