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The XBOX Reveal live blog

Posted by Scott Johnson under Basketball, FIFA, Football, Madden, NBA Live, Soccer, XBOX 360, Xbox One on May 21, 2013

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2:12PM ET

And that’s it from the Xbox Reveal. We’ll post some more high quality screens in a separate post after Microsoft puts it on-demand.

2:05PM ET

An exclusive look from Wired on the design of the Xbox One:

1:58PM ET

What in the hell is up with Ricky Rubio’s legs?

1:50PM ET

The NFL and Microsoft ALSO teaming up for fantasy football.

1:46PM ET

Lionel Messi in action on the Xbox One:

1:42PM ET

GIF of RGIII in action on the Xbox One:

1:38PM ET

Looks like the XBOX is getting exclusive Ultimate Team content for FIFA 14.

1:30PM ET

FIFA, Madden, UFC, NBA Live (lol) will be developed for release within the next 12 months. No NHL mention.

1:26PM ET

Controller specs.

1:22PM ET

The full specs for anyone interested. Buddy on stage just called it “space-age technology”… chill with that.

1:17PM ET

You’ll be able to live track your sports fantasy teams WHILE watching sports:

1:13PM ET

Here’s how your Xbox One controller looks:

1:07PM ET

Official name: The Xbox One. Here’s how it looks:

1:03PM ET

“For the first time you and your TV are going to have a relationship. It’s going to recognize my voice, my face, etc.” A little creepy.

12:57PM ET

3 minutes away. Before we begin, just wanted to say that by 360 red ringed on me yesterday, while in the second round of a NBA 2K13 Online Association Mode playoffs. THANKS.

12:42PM ET

Seats being filled right now.

12:32PM ET

Touched on this earlier, but we will for sure be seeing how the FIFA franchise looks on the next-gen consoles, but all other games are just rumors. I can also see NBA Live getting some sort of mention as they’re pushing that game for the next-gens.

12:18PM ET

The tent the event will be held in. Looks fun. Or kinds cult-ish. Whatever.

12:11PM ET

Today’s the day Microsoft unveils the next Xbox system, and we are here to cover and rip into every minute of their presentation. There’s a ton of rumors as what we should be expecting, but since we focus more on sports gaming, look for this liveblog to be sports heavy. I’m hearing reports that we’ll be seeing some features from FIFA, UFC, Madden and others. Will try and update as much as possible with timestamps (all timestamps in Eastern time).

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EA Sports’ NBA Live series is back

Posted by Scott Johnson under 2K Sports, Basketball, EA Sports, NBA 2K, NBA Live on May 08, 2013

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Last night during Electronic Arts’ quarterly earnings call, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau said that his company was planning a “full reveal” of their games at the upcoming E3 conference. He also said that “this will include breakthroughs in graphics and gameplay for some of our biggest franchises including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and Need for Speed.”

The last few years have not been good for the NBA Live franchise. Their last release was in October of 2009 (NBA Live 10). They then retitled the franchise to NBA Elite. NBA Elite 11 was delayed for “concerns of gameplay polish”, but was later cancelled. The same story repeated for the next couple years. Because of the delays, 2K Sports has taken and ran with the NBA series, so it’s going to be interesting to see how gamers react to NBA Live coming back.

Look for the game to be released on the next generation consoles (PS4 and XBOX whateveritsnameis). We’ll know more information during E3 so follow us on Twitter for updates.

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ROSTER UPDATE: NBA 2K13 for May 7, 2013

Posted by Scott Johnson under Basketball, EA Sports, NBA 2K, PS3, XBOX 360 on May 07, 2013

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We’re into the second round of the playoffs, and another NBA 2K13 roster update is out. It’s not a big one, with just three players being affected. Huge surprises that Steph Curry and Nate Robinson haven’t been upgraded, despite their performance so far in the playoffs.

  • Luol Deng (CHI): Injured, -9 (74 OVR)
  • Marc Gasol (MEM): +2 (85 OVR)
  • David Lee (GS): Returns from injury, (84 OVR)

Players still missing: Aron Baynes (SA), Ben Hansbrough (IND), Chris Johnson (MIN), Diante Garrett  (PHX), Dwayne Jones (GS), Jarvis Varnado (MIA), Jerel McNeal (UTA), Josh Akognon (DAL), Julyan Stone (DEN) Justin Holiday (PHI), Kent Bazemore (GS), Kevin Jones (CLE), Kevin Murphy (UTA), Malcolm Thomas (CHI), Mickael Gelabale (MIN), Scott Machado (GS), Shavlik Randolph (BOS), Terrel Harris (NWO), Tim Ohlbrecht (HOU), Willie Reed (MEM)

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The 2013 NBA Playoffs according to NBA 2K13

Posted by Scott Johnson under 2K Sports, Basketball, NBA 2K, PS3, XBOX 360 on Apr 26, 2013

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We’re well underway into the first round of the NBA Playoffs, so why not simulate the entire thing via NBA 2K13? We inputted all the teams, and after the first round, OKC beat Houston 4-0, Memphis upset the Clippers 4-2, Golden State swept the Nuggets 4-0, Lakers and Spurs went to game 7, but Lakers pulled through 4-3. On the Eastern side, it’s all sweeps: Heat over Bucks, Nets over Bulls, Hawks over Pacers, and Knicks over the Celtics. Here are your stats:

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ROSTER UPDATE: NBA 2K13 for April 23, 2013

Posted by Scott Johnson under 2K Sports, Basketball, NBA 2K, PC, PS3, XBOX 360 on Apr 23, 2013

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NBA 2K13 provided us with a timely roster update over the weekend, just in time for the playoffs. While this roster update features 7 player edits, there are still 20 players missing, 1 head coach not updated, 5 incorrect lineups and 4 inaccurate injuries. Here are the details:

  • Aaron Brooks (HOU): -2, (76 OVR)
  • Carmelo Anthony (NYK): +3 (94 OVR)
  • Evan Fournier (DEN): +8 (66 OVR)
  • Manu Ginobilu (SA): Returns from injury (86 OVR)
  • Nate Robinson (CHI): +4 (82 OVR)
  • Quentin Richardson (NYK): Added to the Knicks (70 OVR)
  • Roy Hibbert (IND): +3 (79 OVR)
  • Shannon Brown (PHX): -2 (74 OVR)
  • Stephen Curry (GSW): +2 (87 OVR)
  • Steve Nash (LAL): Returns from injury (82 OVR)
  • Tracy McGrady (SA): Added to the Spurs (72 OVR)

Players still missing from the game are: Aron Baynes (SA), Ben Hansbrough (IND), Chris Johnson (MIN), Chris Wright (DAL), Diante Garrett (PHX), Jarvis Varnado (MIA), Julyan Stone (DEN), Kent Bazemore (GSW), Kevin Jones (CLE), Kevin Murphy (UTA), Malcolm Thomas (GSW), Mickael Gelabale (MIN), Shavlik Randdolph (BOS), Terrel Harris (NWO) and Tim Ohlbrecht (HOU)

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Is EA Sports up to something NBA related?

Posted by Scott Johnson under Basketball, EA Sports, NBA Live, PS3, XBOX 360 on Apr 08, 2013

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If you live in the Vancouver area, this may be of interest to you. Hell, even if you don’t live in the Vancouver area, this is still interesting. EA Canada sent out a survey this morning, asking users sports game related questions, but pay close attention to the NBA-related ones:

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Looks like they’re looking for “extreme” players to test out some of their new products, which may very likely be their NBA game that they’ve delayed for the last couple years. It’s going to be interesting to see if EA can get themselves back in the NBA market, a spot that 2K Sports has taken over and ran with.

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ROSTER UPDATE: NBA 2K13 for April 2, 2013

Posted by Scott Johnson under 2K Sports, Basketball, NBA 2K, PS3, XBOX 360 on Apr 02, 2013

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Another NBA 2K13 roster update arrived this morning, heavily focused on the returns to and from the injury list. Here are all the details:

  • Arron Afflalo (ORL): Injured, -12 (67 OVR)
  • Darrell Author (MEM): Returns from injury (72 OVR)
  • Bradley Beal (WAS): Returns from injury, (75 OVR)
  • Chauncey Billups (LAC): Injured, -7 (74 OVR)
  • Will Bynum (DET): Injured, -4 (67 OVR)
  • Tyson Chandler (NYK): Returns from injury, (77 OVR)
  • Wilson Chandler (DEN): Returns from injury, (80 OVR)
  • Victor Claver (POR): Returns from injury, (62 OVR)
  • Jared Cunningham (DAL): Returns from injury, (66 OVR)
  • Eric Bledsoe (LAC): Returns from injury (81 OVR)
  • Andre Drummond (DET): Returns from injury, (70 OVR)
  • Kevin Garnett (BOS): Injured, -12 (72 OVR)
  • Manu Ginobili (SA): Injured, -8 (78 OVR)
  • Ersan Ilyasova (MIL): Returns from injury (75 OVR)
  • Kyrie Irving (CLE): Returns from injury (89 OVR)
  • Enes Kanter (UTA): Injured, -13 (52 OVR)
  • Ty Lawson (DEN): Injured, -19 (66 OVR)
  • Jason Maxiell (DET): Injured, -11 (60 OVR)
  • Luc Richard Mbah A Moute (MIL): Returns from injury (69 OVR)
  • Hedo Turkoglu (ORL): Returns from injury, (72 OVR)
  • Metta World Peace (LAL): Injured, -10 (61 OVR)
  • David West (IND): Returns from injury, (81 OVR)

Players Still Missing: Aron Baynes (SA), Kent Bazemore (GSW), Diante Garrett (PHX), Mickael Gelabale (MIN), Ben Hansbrough (IND), Terrel Harris (NWO), Chris Johnson (MIN), Kevin Jones (CLE), Kevin Murphy (UTA), Tim Ohlbrecht (HOU), Shavlik Randdolph (BOS), Julyan Stone (DEN), Malcolm Thomas (GSW), Jarvis Varnado (MIA), Chris Wright (DAL)

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