Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
-
NBA 2K17 gets League Expansion feature and new ways to start Franchises
2K Sports today unveiled the first new feature to expect with NBA 2K17. League Expansion is being added to MyGM and MyLeague that will allow for them to grow to as large as 36 teams. Additionally, seen in the screenshot above, you'll be able to start franchises in new ways with a "Start Today" option and Playoffs mode. (more…)...
-
NBA Live Mobile now officially released
With EA Sports taking some time away from the NBA Live series on consoles in its place this year is NBA Live Mobile. The game first released in February with a Canadian soft launch. Reception from players was generally very positive and my review expressed a similar sentiment towards the free-to-play game based off the Ultimate Team model. A recent update however changed the way lineups are handled angering those who had invested in playing beforehand. A lot of time and possibly ...
-
NBA 2K17 will have an all-time great video game team in the Golden State Warriors
Did you think the 73-9 Golden State Warriors were a powerhouse in NBA 2K16? Well, prepare yourself for 2K17, as Kevin Durant is coming to make them even more unstoppable and basically the only team you'll ever see used online. The Warriors now have four All-Stars in Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. The last three MVPs reside on the team (Curry and Durant). The closest thing to what has been formed with the Warriors would probably be the 2003-04 Los Ang...
-
Play with an updated roster that includes the rookies in NBA 2K16
The NBA Draft just took place on Thursday but you don't necessarily have to wait until NBA 2K17 in mid-September to start playing with the incoming rookies. User-created rosters are available to download right now in NBA 2K16. These rosters feature all the rookies on their new teams plus other transactions so far for the league year, including the moves of Derrick Rose to the Knicks, Jeff Teague to the Pacers, and Serge Ibaka to the Magic. In order to download the rosters go to Feature...
-
EA may have ruined the good thing they had going with latest update to NBA Live Mobile
When it initially launched I called NBA Live Mobile the best thing NBA Live since 2009 and gave it a positive review on Sporting News. Many agreed considering the game had fantastic user-scores. It was averaging well over 4 stars on iOS and sat at an impressive 4.6 on Android. That's all changed with a recent update that was made to the game that has resulted in a wave of 1 star reviews rolling in instead. The current updated version has a horrendous average rating of 2 stars on iTu...
-
NBA 2K16 now free with PlayStation Plus
Last week it was revealed that NBA 2K16 would be among the free games for June with PlayStation Plus subscriptions on PS4. Today the offering has gone active and is expected to be available through July 4. Those with PS+ can download the game and keep it for as long as they have an active subscription. Sports games have generally not been included in the free games program whether it be through Microsoft or Sony. That’s due in part to their limited cycle of relevance and need to...
-
NBA 2K17 to release in mid-September; $100 special edition announced
Even without a basketball competitor on the market, and an array of other sports games releasing from the end of August through September, the NBA 2K series continues to push its release date forward and put distance between itself and the start of the actual season - the opposite of what every other sports gaming franchise has done in recent years. Just two years ago the standard for NBA games as mandated by the licensing agreement was to go out on the first Tuesday in October, and no...
-
Paul George gets the cover of NBA 2K17; Olympics may have a role in the game
In April it was announced that the special "Legend Edition" of NBA 2K17 would celebrate the career of Kobe Bryant. The standard edition of the game however will feature a current player - Paul George of the Indiana Pacers. It's no surprise that George was the choice considering his relationship with 2K Sports. George most recently fronted the NBA 2K16 mobile app and appeared in the special edition Kobe commerical. With the number of premier players essentially eliminated from contention (...
by