Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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Trade deadline roster update for NBA 2K16
The rosters have now been updated in NBA 2K16 and include all the player movement that led up to the trade deadline. While only minor deals were made the Pistons and Clippers came away with the best pieces for 2K16 purposes. Among the players who are now found on their new teams are Jeff Green (Clippers), Tobias Harris (Pistons), Courtney Lee (Hornets), Channing Frye (Cavaliers), and Markieff Morris (Wizards). In addition to the transactions there were some player ratings c...
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How should All-Star Weekend be improved in NBA video games?
While the NBA celebrated a sensational All-Star Weekend, the video games that represent the sport have failed to deliver consumers a similar experience. In a piece at Hit The Pass today the integration of All-Star events in NBA 2K16 and NBA Live 16 are evaluated. What hasn't been updated in years and what is missing? How can the Saturday night events and actual All-Star Game be changed to better reflect their real-life counterparts? What would you like to see done with the events that ...
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Stephen Curry reaches historic level in NBA 2K16 with latest ratings move
With NBA 2K16's implementation of a legends rating scale current players can be compared to those from the past, and that means with the ratings climb for Steph Curry he's currently considered to be playing at a level only ever having been exceeded by Michael Jordan. With the move up in ratings to 97 Overall with the NBA 2K16 roster update today, Curry is tied with peak LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second highest rated players in the history of the league. O...
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The All-Star update is here for NBA 2K16
The uniforms and court for this year's NBA All-Star Game which takes place in Toronto on February 14 made it into NBA 2K16 earlier today. The full rosters for the game were updated following the reserve selections being announced last week. The jerseys include, for the first time ever, an advertisement on front with the sponsorship by Kia. Strangely though the 2016 All-Star Game in NBA 2K16 is being played in Madison Square Garden rather than Air Canada Centre. It wouldn't be a surpri...
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Take Two/2K Sports being sued over player tattoos in NBA 2K16
Many have lamented the lack of player tattoos in certain sports video games, most prominently the Madden NFL series. EA Sports made a big deal out of Colin Kaepernick getting his tattoos in Madden NFL 15 but he was the only player in the game with them. The publisher no longer includes potentially copyright infringing art without those who own the rights having signed off on them. There are now a few more players including cover athlete Odell Beckham Jr. with them in Madden NFL 16. ...
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Serious questions surround the $250K NBA 2K16 Pro-Am competition
With the rise of eSports it was only a matter of time before sports game publishers made their moves into the space. EA Sports with Madden NFL 16 was the first to hold their own event, offering up a relatively small prize but in a tightly defined and controlled competition that has proven to be successful in what it sought out to do. The semi-finals and finals of the event, which uses the game's Draft Champions mode, will be taking place tomorrow. On the flip side of things it seems as th...
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Stephen Curry widens lead over LeBron James and Blake Griffin’s hands take a hit in new NBA 2K16 roster update
There are a couple very interesting developments out of today's roster update for NBA 2K16. The top rated player in the game has opened up a bigger lead over the next highest individual, while a player in the spotlight for the wrong reasons has been hit with some punitive action. LeBron James had held the throne as the highest rated player in the NBA 2K series since 2010. Earlier this season Stephen Curry tied him and then surpassed him. With the latest roster update Curry has taken a two...
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Minor patch released for NBA 2K16 in advance of Pro-Am competition
2K Sports today released the fourth post-release patch for NBA 2K16, a minor one that prepares the game for the upcoming competition that will be utilizing the 2K Pro-Am mode. Earlier patches have focused on getting the Pro-Am up and running weeks after the game launched, made extensive changes to virtually every mode and gameplay based on community feedback, and delivered fixes to various issues. Additionally the latest patch includes: ♦Fixed an issue where users were able...
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