The demo for NBA 2K8 can now be found on the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. The PS3 likely won't see the demo until Thursday of next week (Sept. 27th). This was a smart move getting it out now in that it avoids getting swallowed up and completely ignored as it would've been if released during Halo 3 week. The demo features the Cavs @ Spurs for a full half with four minute quarters....

The top 25 player ratings per position in NBA 2K8 have been released thanks to Gametap. Both Greg Oden and Kevin Durant come in with an 80 rating. It is unknown what will happen with Oden when roster updates come about. The biggest question may be how Al Horford ended up being rated better than both. Top 25 Point Guards 1. Steve Nash: 96 2. Gilbert Arenas: 96 3. Allen Iverson: 93 4. Baron Davis: 93 5. Jason Kidd: 92 6. Chris Paul: 91 7. Deron Williams: 90 8. Tony Parker: 90 9. ...

The list of Xbox 360 achievements for NBA 2K8 is now out and can be found here. Overall I prefer this list of achievements to those for NBA Live 08. 2K8 has a wider variety and includes some online specific achievements. They also are based more on playing through games naturally and not as much on cheating the game to reach ridiculous individual statistical numbers....

Here is the full track listing of songs featured in NBA Live 08 which was revealed today. The set includes tracks by old school legends DJ Jazzy Jeff featuring CL Smooth and KRS-One & Marley Marl, as well as underground hip-hop players The Cool Kids and Kid Beyond, along with 15 instrumental tracks produced by Agallah the Don Bishop. Several of the year’s most acclaimed and daring new artists make appearances, including Norway ravers Datarock, New York City’s acclaimed dan...

I went ahead and took screenshots of the Hot Spots for all the players from the four teams featured in the demo. Click the player names to view their Hot Spot image. Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James - Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Larry Hughes - Drew Gooden - Eric Snow - Donyell Marshall - Damon Jones - Daniel Gibson - Ira Newble - Shannon Brown  San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker - Tim Duncan - Manu Ginobli - Michael Finley - Robert Horry - Bruce Bowen - Fabricio Oberto - Francisco Elson...

With just under four weeks to go until release (October 2nd) the NBA Live 08 demo has made its way out for the 360. It can be found now on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It is also now up on the PS3 as well. A rematch of the NBA Finals is featured as the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs are selectable (along with France and Spain of FIBA) with a half at 2 minute quarters. The download comes in at 562.57 MB. Feel free to post your impressions by leaving a comment or discuss i...