Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA 2K13 MyCareer Patch for 360 Out Now
An expedited patch for NBA 2K13 to address an issue where a freeze was occurring after the first game in MyCareer mode has gone out today on the Xbox 360. The problem had seemingly been isolated to the 4GB console and prevented any advancement beyond that first game. Work on a more comprehensive patch to address other issues and improve aspects of the game is ongoing. There has been no statement on what it will entail or when it is expected to release....
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NBA 2K13 Online Play Impressions
The emergence of the NBA 2K series in recent years has only proved to illuminate the troubles with its online infrastructure. Excuses for the tremendously troubled performance and lacking features have been made that includes sales being more than anticipated, Dreamcast "tech and servers (NBA 2K11) being switched out, and Dreamcast code (NBA 2K12) being replaced. Ultimately though reasoning mattered not - consumers were getting shafted with an experience that did not meet reasonable stand...
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Fix for MyCareer Freeze in NBA 2K13 on Xbox 360 Has Been Submitted
Mentioned in an earlier article an issue with progressing through MyCareer mode, specifically on the Xbox 360 and seemingly isolated to the 4GB hard drive version of the console, was immediately identified in NBA 2K13. Those playing the mode have found it impossible to advance beyond the first game in the regular season as the game freezes up at that point. 2K Sports yesterday submitted a patch to Microsoft to address the issue. It is expected to be expedited through the certification app...
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NBA 2K13 Mobile Game on iOS and Android Available Now But With Problems
NBA 2K13 didn't only release on consoles this past week as a mobile version also arrived for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and select higher-end Android tablets and phones. The game features the soundtrack chosen by Jay-Z, "NBA's Greatest Games" mode and a season mode, multiplayer through Game Center or Bluetooth, and classic or one-finger control schemes. Reviews have not been kind as the game is crashing for many before it even loads up. The problem has been acknowledged and is apparent...
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EA Sports Must Evaluate Their Dedication to NBA and Make Tough Decision
When EA Sports announced that NBA Live 13 had been cancelled it came as little surprise to anyone following developments behind the series. The signs have been there for months and were covered extensively. Still, despite seemingly all reasoning otherwise, the company claims work on Live will continue with a release next fall. Everyone should recognize however that plans such as that are tentative at best. The series could be ended for good as soon as their next financial call with investors...
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The Early Days of NBA 2K13 Have Been Particularly Encouraging
2K Sports has a history of trouble, particularly online-related, with the NBA 2K series during each year's respective release week. Generally online has been the high profile culprit but widespread freezing in various modes or other bugs have arisen early on that required immediate attention. In starting to pull together impressions on the game outside of one issue in MyCareer mode it has become clear that NBA 2K13 has avoided many of the pitfalls of year's past. (more…)...
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NBA 2K13 Loading Time Evaluation
One generally overlooked aspect of sports titles, where the in and out of games can result in significant time spent waiting around, is the efficiency in loading times. Series like NCAA Football and MLB: The Show have suffered tremendously due to extensive loading times. NBA 2K, on the other hand, has been extremely crisp in recent years. That is the case yet again with NBA 2K13 which has brisk loading times and still even benefits some from being installed on the Xbox 360 hard drive. ...
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Team Rankings in NBA 2K13
With the offseason additions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard the Los Angeles Lakers enter NBA 2K13 as the top rated team in the game. Despite winning the championship and adding Ray Allen the Miami Heat don't hold the top spot but come in at number two instead which is sure to incite debate. The Thunder follow behind at three while the Bulls, presumably with Derrick Rose factoring in despite his injury, enter as the fourth highest team. Continue on to check out the defensive, offensive, and ...
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