Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA Jam Gameplay Trailer
The first trailer for NBA Jam has been released and includes a good amount of gameplay and catchphrase audio direct from the game. NBA Jam has been announced as a Wii exclusive with no release date yet official but it is expected to arrive in Q3 putting it between October and the end of the year. There are plans to bring it to XBL and PSN that will not happen until sometime in 2011. Continue on for the debut trailer and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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The Future of College Basketball Gaming
Within a three year span no sport has taken a hit in the sports gaming world as severely as basketball. There used to be five total titles with three NBA games and two NCAA games. Now there are two NBA titles (with one possibly on its last legs) and none for college. Why has this happened specifically to the NCAA offerings and what is the current outlook on the eventual future of college basketball gaming? (more…)...
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NCAA Basketball Series Officially Canceled
It was just a matter of time until EA Sports confirmed the cancellation of the NCAA Basketball franchise. On Monday I outlined all the indications that resulted in the conclusion that the series would not continue past this last release of NCAA Basketball 10. EA has now made a statement to Game Informer to put whatever question remained about its status to rest. We do not have an NCAA Basketball game in development at this time, and we’re currently reviewing the future of our NCAA Bask...
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EA Fiscal Report Indicates Cancellation of NCAA Basketball and New Fighting Title
Earlier today Electronic Arts released their third quarter fiscal 2010 report which also included a list of titles planned for release in the coming fiscal year. All the usual suspects were listed with the exception of one. In addition to to that the rumored release date frame for a couple new franchises can be confirmed as well as the addition of a new fighting title in the works. As I've been discussing the likelihood of for months it now appears a foregone conclusion that the NCAA Basket...
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New NBA Jam Screenshots
EA Sports has released the first official screenshots for NBA Jam. Two of them are brand new while the other is the first one that leaked out early last month. The screens show the graphical style that includes real face images pasted on to the 2D bodies. NBA Jam currently does not have a release date but is expected out in fall of this year for the Wii. Click the thumbnails below to expand and view full size. (via Kotaku) [gallery=59]...
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Making Sense of the Mike Wang News
Both EA Sports and 2K Sports have now presented their spin on the Mike Wang departure from EA and return to 2K. EA states that NBA Live will continue with a sim focus while 2K is attempting to make Live look bad while boosting their own cred. As with most things of this nature the truth likely lies somewhere in between the the extremes being presented. (more…)...
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Mike Wang Reunites With 2K Sports
We now know why EA Sports was eager to reveal that lead gameplay designer Mike Wang had left NBA Live after just over a year on the series. Wang is returning to the NBA 2K team. I've been talking about the developments throughout the evening on my Twitter and ESPN has posted up an interview with him that details why he left and adds concerns about the future of NBA Live. "When I went over there (to EA), a lot of it was for personal reasons. I wanted to try something new, try a new challenge. ...
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NBA Live Loses Mike Wang
Some news today that could have huge effect on the future of the NBA Live series as provided by community manager Yaw Obiri-Yeboah. Lead Gameplay Designer Mike Wang has left the development team after just one year heading up the franchise. This is a discouraging development given the stature he was presented as having by EA Sports and the drastic improvements seen from NBA Live as of late. Given the sales discrepancy between NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 it is shaping up to be a critical year. ...
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