The news that Greg Oden, the #1 pick in the draft by the Portland Trailblazers, will miss the entire season due to a knee injury brings up an interesting question. Oden is the cover athlete for College Hoops 2K8. With the tentative release date of November 5th, would it be too late for 2K to change the cover? And would they even want to if they could? Back when it was announced on June 27th, Oden was the obvious choice to represent College Hoops. Kevin Durant had already been snagged by EA fo...

The two big names from college basketball making their way into the NBA this year are of course Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. Oden was chosen as cover athlete for College Hoops 2K8 and Durant is representing NCAA March Madness 08. The cover art for the two games were revealed recently. Something about both of them struck me as being strange. They come across as unnatural for various reasons. There had to have been better options than these right? First of all that doesn't even look like Oden...

After it was known that EA had signed Kevin Durant for March Madness 08 at the end of last month, it became only a matter of time until 2K announced Greg Oden as their cover athlete for College Hoops 2K8. They made it official today. “Greg Oden has been called a ‘once-in-a-decade player’ and he made an undeniable impact in college basketball,” said Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. “His amazing talent combined with dedication, work ethic and winning a...

With the official announcement of Kevin Durant as the cover athlete for NCAA March Madness 08 (which was reported here on May 28th) EA has released the first trailer. It showcases Durant but doesn't include any gameplay. (more...)...

  Kevin Durant will be the cover athlete for EA Sports NCAA March Madness 08 as reported by the Seattle Times. Durant is widely expected to be taken second in the 2007 NBA Draft and go to the Seattle Supersonics. It is possible however that the Portland Trailblazers could take him at number one where they have the choice between him or Ohio State's Greg Oden. In averaging 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a Freshman for the Texas Longhorns, Durant won the AP College Player ...