Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA Live 10 Full Soundtrack
Back in late July the EA website displayed what was supposedly the NBA Live soundtrack. At the time the listing looked light with only 12 songs. It does turn out that several more have been included in the final game making for a total of 25 songs. Continue on for the full soundtrack listing for NBA Live 10 and leave your thoughts in the comments. (more...)...
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NBA Live 10 Gameplay Advancements
EA Sports has released a new video for NBA Live 10 this time featuring some of the advancements that have been made to gameplay. Included in the discussion and with examples displayed in the video are the new passing control options, off-ball play, and different styles of shooting. Continue on to check out the video and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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ESPN NBA 2K10 Preview
ESPN has posted up a full detailed preview for NBA 2K10. Elements of the game discussed include the new player ratings spread, partnership with 82games.com, CPU AI, and the change in how turbo is dealt with. There is also a lot about the Association and My Player modes. What really separates this preview from any others is the insight into the gameplay experience. Click here to read the full preview. I recently had the chance to play the preview build on the set of the "NBA 2K10" commercial...
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Exclusive NBA Live 10 Gameplay Video
EA Sports has sent over this exclusive gameplay video of NBA Live 10 featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics. The video is two minutes of pure gameplay on All-Star difficulty. In it many of the enhancements to the game that have been discussed can be witnessed including hustle plays, rebounding, blocks, and the real-time presentation. Continue on to watch the video and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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NBA Live 10 Passing Controls
This week's blog posting for NBA Live 10 details the changes made to the passing controls. More than just refining the directional passing two new features have been added. Those are Direct Pass Receiver Control and Freestyle Passing. The blog goes over those in detail and there is a tutorial video included as well. You can check it all out here. Everyone just expects to be able to get the ball from one player to another with as little frustration as possible. Sometimes that’s easier sa...
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NBA 2K10 Draft Combine Impressions
The downloadable NBA 2K10 Draft Combine released early this morning for the 360. The offering involves the beginning of the My Player career mode and presents an opportunity to improve your player prior to the NBA Draft through a series of drills and games. Continue on to read through my thoughts on Draft Combine along with a video and feel free to leave yours in the comments. (more...)...
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NBA 2K10 My Player Mode Detailed
2K Sports has posted up a blog posting detailing the My Player career mode that arrives with NBA 2K10. The article details areas such as player creation, camp, D-League, day-to-day action in the NBA, and online pickup games. The release of Draft Combine in the early AM hours tomorrow for the 360 and next week for the PS3 will offer a jump start to the mode. You can read it in full here. NBA is a Team Sport. Piggybacking off of the Authenticity point, we felt that emphasizing team play over ...
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Will You Be Purchasing Draft Combine?
NBA 2K10: Draft Combine releases this Wednesday for the 360 and on September 3rd for the PS3 with a price of $5/400 MS points. Essentially a jump-start on the "My Player" career mode it allows for player creation and the running through of drills and scrimmages. In doing so the player can increase the chances of being drafted by improving attributes. This could also be viewed as a quasi-demo considering NBA 2K10 is still six weeks from releasing and allows for an opportunity to get an early ...
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NBA Live 10 Fact Sheet
Despite the numerous blogs and previews that have come out for NBA Live 10 recently there is still a lot to learn about the game. That remains the case even with the release of the official fact sheet. Some of the features have not been revealed and are apparently being saved for discussion over the next six weeks until release. The fact sheet does however provide a good overview of the general improvements made and overall theme of the game this year. (more...)...
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Full NBA Live 10 Preview
Gamespot has posted up a full preview of NBA Live 10 that focuses on player ratings and Dynamic DNA. Different gameplay elements such as changes to controls are also discussed. You can check the preview out here. According to producers, the NBA Live team barely scratched the surface of what Dynamic DNA could do with NBA Live 09. This time around, the data being pulled into the game has been expanded--with more categories of stats being used--and that data will surface in the game in a sligh...
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