Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA 2K12 Lasts Only a Single Month on Top 10 Sales Chart
The effect of the lockout was expected to have significant impact on NBA 2K12 and that has definitely materialized - sales numbers were well down in the first month of release and now that has been followed by November which saw the game fall out of the top 10. Many will remember the stunning run that NBA 2K11 had by staying in the top 10 for 9 consecutive months. While Xbox 360 and PS3 activity levels were well down demonstrating just how quickly it had fallen off  - 2K11 was in th...
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Third NBA 2K12 Roster Update Out Now
2K Sports continues to trickle in rookies and complete transactions in NBA 2K12 - the roster update today marks the third straight morning that a new one has been delivered. 20 rookies are now found in 2K12 all of which are first rounders. The Mavericks now have Vince Carter, Rudy Fernandez and Corey Brewer have been moved to the Nuggets, and Gilbert Arenas has finally been taken off the Magic. Amongst the new rookies are the third pick in the draft (Enes Kanter) and the sixth pick (Jan V...
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NBA 2K12 Second Gameplay Patch Details
The long-anticipated comprehensive feedback-based patch for NBA 2K12 is finally set to arrive. Expected sometime on Wednesday for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 the patch looks to address a number of issues and gripes that have been hot topics since release back in early October. Those include work being done to the trade logic in My Player mode, clearing out the bug that caused My Player mode to freeze after winning the championship, improvements to passing, and some fixes to disconnects in onli...
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Second NBA 2K12 Roster Update Out Now
Another roster update for NBA 2K12 went out this morning following the initial one released on Monday that only processed a handful of moves while adding four rookies. This update includes more of the transactions that have been made official since the league season opened up last Friday and adds eight rookies to the mix. David West is now on the Pacers, Chauncey Billups has moved to the Clippers, and Lamar Odom is now with the Mavericks. In terms of rookies many that have signed are stil...
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First NBA 2K12 Roster Update Now Available
2K Sports pushed out the first roster update for NBA 2K12 early this morning. The update includes some of the rookies that have been officially signed and player movement that has taken place within the initial few days of the new league season. Of note in this first update is the removal of Brandon Roy (retirement) and the players stuck over in China, Shane Battier to the Heat, Caron Butler to the Clippers, Tyson Chandler to the Knicks, and Tracy McGrady to the Hawks. Ron Artest has his ...
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First NBA 2K12 Roster Update Could Come This Weekend
With the CBA ratified and the league year having opened earlier today 2K Sports is now free to release roster updates at intervals of their choosing. A few rookies have already signed (Kyrie Irving and a handful of others) and some free agents have landed in their new destinations. 2K has commented that the first update could be released sometime this weekend but it may be better to expect it early next week and anything earlier would then be a bonus. Other things to look for in the first...
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Deals on NBA 2K12 Continue for Limited Time
Though there were some opportunities to grab NBA 2K12 on and around Black Friday for $35 and even the brief steal of $20 it wasn't anticipated, with the actual season now approaching and interest on the rise, that retailers would push more deals for the game. That however has turned out to be the case as both Amazon and Walmart have some appealing offers for 2K12 for those who may be more interested in the title now. Amazon has NBA 2K12 for both the Xbox 360 version and the PS3 version go...
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Potential Landing Spots for Chris Paul and Dwight Howard as Transaction Period Nears
The two big names in the NBA likely to get moved in the coming days are Hornets' point guard Chris Paul and Magic center Dwight Howard. Free agency and the trade market appears still on schedule to open Friday and it may not take long to see one, or both, on the move to new cities. The teams rumored to be most involved in talks at this stage for Paul are the Clippers, Warriors, and Celtics - the Rockets and Mavericks could also be in the running. Despite Paul's request to go to the Knicks...
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