Making Sense of the Mike Wang News
Both EA Sports and 2K Sports have now presented their spin on the Mike Wang departure from EA and return to 2K. EA states that NBA Live will continue with a sim focus while 2K is attempting to make Live look bad while boosting their own cred. As with most things of this nature the truth likely lies somewhere in between the the extremes being presented.
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NBA Live Loses Mike Wang
Some news today that could have huge effect on the future of the NBA Live series as provided by community manager Yaw Obiri-Yeboah. Lead Gameplay Designer Mike Wang has left the development team after just one year heading up the franchise. This is a discouraging development given the stature he was presented as having by EA Sports and the drastic improvements seen from NBA Live as of late.
Given the sales discrepancy between NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 it is shaping up to be a critical year. ...
#6 of 2009: NBA Live 10
The ranking of games in the best of 2009 list is based primarily on the personal amount of enjoyment had with a particular title. Some other factors include whether advertised features were fully delivered on, post-release support, community interaction and communication, overall gameplay experience, feature set, and online play performance. Again this is a personal take on the games. The analysis is weighted largely towards those which I had the most fun with while considering them as a who...
Free DLC Shoe Pack for NBA Live 10
EA Sports has released free downloadable content for NBA Live 10. It is available now on the 360 and has since arrived for the PS3 as well. The free DLC pack includes 23 updated shoes from Nike, adidas, and Converse. Check out the full blog from EA for more details.
To get the DLC from within the game menu go to My NBA Live 10 - EA Sports Extras - Xbox Live Marketplace ...
NBA Live 10 Patch #2 Details
EA Sports has sent out the complete details on what was included in the second patch for NBA Live 10. While it arrived earlier this week for the 360 it won't be out for the PS3 until next week. Below is the full list of adjustments provided by the second patch.
Addressed goaltending issue to ensure that when a goaltending foul is received while blocking a dunk that the correct points are allocated.
Addressed an issue ensuring that Ranked Online match forced to have fatigue set on.
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NBA Live 10 Patch #2 Available for 360
The second patch for NBA Live 10 has gone live for the Xbox 360. EA Sports still has yet to provide a list of details and only stated generalities regarding fixes to problems the first patch caused and adjustments to correct exploits being used in online games. The PS3 should be receiving the patch within the next week.
Going off those statements it likely means the problem with the points attributed to goaltending not displaying on the scoreboard, which appeared following the first patch...
NBA Live 10 Patch #2 Out Soon
The second patch for NBA Live 10 is expected out tomorrow (Tuesday) for the Xbox 360 and sometime in the next week for the PS3. While there are no specifics yet on what the patch addresses it is expected to fix some issues that were caused by the first patch as well as correct some faults that have been exploited online. That likely has to do with three point percentages when shots are taken under specific circumstances. Hopefully the full list of changes will be made available tomorrow once...
Second Set of NBA Jersey Codes
The NBA regulates the addition of new jerseys in NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 with a set schedule of release. You can get the first codes that were released in November here and see some screenshots of those here. Yesterday the codes for the second set of jerseys was made available.
The codes below will unlock the Hardwood Classics jerseys. Teams that receive new alternate uniforms through this are the Raptors, Cavs, Wizards, Magic, Warriors, 76ers, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, and Jazz.
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