A new preview of NBA Live 08 has been posted by 1up. While it is very brief it does contain some impressions on the Hot Spots feature and reiterates the thoughts I had on it. Hot Spots for each shooter are accessible with the press of a bumper, but the problem is that there's no subtlety -- since they're glaringly obvious, your defenders also know where your hot spots are. We dig NBA 2K8's treatment of hot spots better (a tiny meter shows you when you go to one on the court). Goin...

Update 9/5: The demo has officially passed MS certification and can now literally be expected to be released very soon.  I have received word from EA that the demo for NBA Live 08 is expected to be out "very soon" and to check out the official website for more upon its release. The details of the demo are currently unknown as well as whether it will only arrive for the Xbox 360 or if it will also be available on the PS3. ...

IGN has posted a detailed look at along with impressions of NBA 2K8's new features and improvements. There are also a handful of new screenshots. I've pulled the main points and added my thoughts on each.  It begins with the rebuilt AI. The new AI is deadly against those who have zero hoops knowledge. If your idea of a basketball game is constantly driving to the hole, no matter who's handling the rock and who's standing in their way, then you're in for a rud...

NHL 08 won't be the only upcoming EA Sports title to include online leagues. For the first time it will be introduced into the NBA Live series as well. They will be available on the Xbox 360 and PS3. It appears for this first attempt at leagues the system will be somewhat limited. There can be 2-32 teams, 1-11 games in a season, quarter length of 2-12 minutes, and owners can have the same teams within a league (which means there will probably be no trading of players). One good aspect is th...

Gametap has posted up the ratings for the top 20 players at each position as well as the team overall ratings for NBA Live 08. The highest rated players in the game are Kobe Bryant and Lebron James who both come in with 96. Kevin Durant is the highest rated rookie at 78 and Greg Oden follows with a 75. Overall the numbers for both the teams and the individuals seem low but as long as they are all relative and balanced that is what matters. Teams 1. Mavericks: 87 2. Suns: 87 3. Rockets: 84 4. Sp...

The full list of Xbox 360 achievements for NBA Live 08 has been revealed. All of the achievements are offline and single player based. There are 26 of them making up the 1000 points. Personally I feel that achievements in sports titles should come through the natural course of playing the games. That should include some that are specific to different game modes. However I am frustrated when there are several that I know I'll never get before the game has even been released. These are the on...

IGN has posted an interview with NBA Live 08 producer Brian Ullrich that discussed the Dynasty mode for this year. I have recapped some of the main points below as well as added a video at the end. Push system: Have full control over what you want to deal with and what you don't in Dynasty mode. You can fully customize the experience to take part in what you like and leave what you don't to your staff by setting filters. Pop ups and alerts will make you aware of important details that m...