Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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NBA 2K19 roster updated with trade deadline deals and ratings changes
Rosters have now been updated in NBA 2K19 to reflect both the passing of the much-hyped trade deadline this season and ratings adjustments based on recent performance heading as next weekend's All-Star Game approaches. While Anthony Davis ended up staying put in New Orleans leaving the Lakers with little to show for their efforts, the 76ers, Raptors, Bucks, and Magic all made significant acquisitions in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia added All-Star snub Tobias Harris (86 Overall) to...
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Details on the latest NBA 2K19 patch
2K Sports has pushed live another patch for NBA 2K19 across all platforms. It's the fourth update of considerable substance for the game, bringing updated courts to ongoing careers (uniforms were added in a previous patch), removing pushing from neighborhood games, making a few other adjustments to gameplay, and updating the likeness for six players. (more…)...
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NBA and 2K announce licensing deal extension
The NBA and Take Two (parent company of 2K Sports) today announced a seven-year extension of their licensing deal which includes the incredibly popular NBA 2K series and now also NBA Playgrounds, NBA 2K Online (China), mobile apps and an esports league. The news is of course no surprise at all, the partnership has been exceedingly successful for both parties, but some of the details are interesting to examine. Not only have the sales of NBA 2K risen considerably since the terms of the las...
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James Harden gets a big ratings bump from latest NBA 2K19 roster update
The first roster update of the new year for NBA 2K19 has delivered a big shift at the top of the player ratings. James Harden has been on fire for the last month and has been rewarded with a two point boost taking him up to 96 Overall. That's good enough for the second-highest rating in the league (tied with Kevin Durant in that spot) only trailing LeBron James. The 96 Overall for Harden is actually the rating that he had at the start of the season, which was followed by a drop down to 94...
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Latest lawsuit faced by NBA 2K is over dances
It's not just legal action regarding copyrighted tattoos that Take Two, the parent company of 2K Sports, is having to fight off in court these days. Now it's the potential that NBA 2K is utilizing copyrighted dances without authorization. The latest filings come from actor Alfonso Ribeiro (The Carlton), rapper 2 Milly (Milly Rock), and the owner of a popular Instagram account (The Floss). Take Two is joined by Epic Games' Fortnite as defendants which also prominently features recognizabl...
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New Nike “Earned” jerseys have made their way into NBA 2K19
Having previously added the "City" jerseys NBA 2K19 has now turned to introducing the just-revealed "Earned" Nike uniforms. These are special alternates exclusive to the 16 teams that made the playoffs the previous season. Stylistically however they are just their respective City or Statement jerseys with different coloring. Due to the recent patch these and all other jerseys added to NBA 2K19 should show up in ongoing MyGM/MyLeague/MyCareer saves. Teams with the "Earned" jerseys: Warrior...
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New patch for NBA 2K19 should push new jerseys into ongoing modes
A large patch of nearly 7GB went out today for NBA 2K19. This amounts to the fourth post-release update of substance for NBA 2K19, with the last one having primarily focused on a number of fixes, and earlier updates that delivered gameplay adjustments and the new shot clock rule while also having addressed critical issues that immediately followed release. This update is headlined by new uniforms being pushed into modes where saves were created prior to their additions. Previously t...
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Alternate ‘City’ courts added to NBA 2K19
NBA 2K19 began receiving the Nike City Edition jerseys a month ago and now, with all included, the alternate courts that accompany their use beginning to make their way into the game. The City courts appear when those particular jerseys are chosen for a home game. These courts are found after completing an in-game update rather than attached to a patch. Like the jerseys they won't show up in previously created MyGM or MyLeague saves. As of publishing time the teams with City courts in ...
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