Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase Now Available
The timing couldn't have worked out much better for 2K Sports - with the lockout coming to an end there is now growing excitement for the upcoming NBA season. Ultimately that will mean more consumers with NBA 2K12 and more opportunity to sell them the 'Legends Showcase' downloadable content that arrived today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The DLC is being sold for $10 and features a cel-shaded art style with various “blacktop” modes and HORSE in a Times Square setting. The ro...
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With the NBA Season On Track To Return – What to Expect Going Forward for NBA 2K12
NBA 2K12 has faced the difficulties of a season delayed - one at times that looked unlikely to even materialize. Now though, with the owners and players having reached an agreement, it will get the benefit of a quasi re-release. Updates to the game coinciding with the return of the league will generate excitement that would have been absent in a typical December.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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NBA Lockout Could Be Coming to an End
Breaking news came down in the early hours of Saturday as the owners and players have reportedly reached a tentative agreement on a deal to end the NBA lockout. Nothing is official yet but once the complete deal is written up it will still take a few days for it to be presented to a vote on both sides. If the majority approve that would then bring about a period for free agency and other matters before the planned 66 game season would begin on Christmas. Obviously 2K Sports would be catch...
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NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC Arrives Next Week; Full Roster Revealed
2K Sports has announced the 'Legends Showcase' downloadable content will release on Tuesday November 29th for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The DLC will go for $10 and features a cel-shaded art style with various "blacktop" modes and HORSE. It also will unlock the ability to edit historic team rosters offline as well as provide the opportunity to use the historic teams in online match-ups against others who have purchased the DLC. As documented over the build-up from its early discovery to t...
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Likely Loss of NBA Season Creates Immediate Problem For 2K Sports
While both 2K Sports and EA Sports have to be concerned about the effect of the lockout on the consumer base for next year and beyond, 2K now faces the dilemma of how to sustain and improve current and future sales levels of NBA 2K12 in the face of fan frustration or indifference. In a quick poll posed across multiple social networks and combined with a large number of comments the response was clear - without an NBA season interest in the game that represents the league has already been ...
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First Videos of NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC in Action
Even with the lockout costing a season of support for the product 2K Sports will be rolling out downlaodable content for NBA 2K12 soon. The DLC pack is currently expected to arrive late this month or in December and will sell for $10. It features cel-shaded "blacktop" modes and HORSE in a Times Square setting along with the introduction of a number of new legends who will only be available for use within them. Gamespot recently unveiled the first gameplay videos which show off 1-on-1, 2-on-2...
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NBA Lockout Offers Potential Opportunity for a Future College Basketball Series
Both EA Sports and 2K Sports abandoned college basketball video games earlier this generation. What it came down to was college games, outside of football, simply don't sell well - and they open themselves up to ongoing litigation regarding the use player likenesses. The recipe was one of high risk and low reward. Both companies - along with many others - have instead decided to dedicate resources to proven properties with greater potential return rather than investing in those that have lit...
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After Six Week Wait NBA 2K12 Website Partially Launches
One of the most glaring failures relating to NBA 2K12 has been the continued absence of the official website which was advertised as carrying several anticipated features. While online problems have been discussed 2K Sports had left the case of the missing website to remain a mystery. Today the website finally launched but with only limited functionality. Users log in with the My2K accounts that were required upon first starting up NBA 2K12. Currently operational is viewing of video and s...
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