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NBA 2K13 hits the hardwood with Kinect, PS Move rides the bench

Joystiq writes: During a demo of NBA 2K13 yesterday, 2K Sports representatives showed off a new feature exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of NBA 2K13: Kinect voice commands. These commands can be used for simple things like telling a player to move to the post, as well as more advanced commands like calling isolation plays for specific ballers. Cursing at Kinect is a feature, but it'll net you a foul in-game.

Emilio_Estevez4294d ago

The move in 12 just wasn't good. They would have been better off just having a mini-game, shoot only type of use.

Rainstorm814294d ago

I agree, if they had a Arcade / Free throw shoot-around mini game for Move it wouldve been a much better use....because who really wants to play a team sports game with any type of motion controls?

TBM4294d ago

i wouldnt use either one for this game.

HeavenlySnipes4294d ago

^This

I tried using the move. Sure it works but you can't really play the game well.

Voice commands are useless also. Saying post up to a player or pressing two buttons to get the player in the post require the same amount of effort

Hicken4293d ago

... so instead of getting better, it got worse?

No offense, but if the Move wasn't good enough, what made them think the less accurate Kinect would be better?

BrutallyBlunt4293d ago (Edited 4293d ago )

Why is it worse when nobody here has played it yet? Maybe if you actually read the article instead of always trying to promote Sony products above Microsoft's you'd realize the Kinect features are only voice commands. Which could actually improve things because you can control your teammates better. As for Move it is actually only beneficial for free throws, try playing an actual game with it.

So maybe you shoud be a little more optimistic about these things since you keep saying there should be less negativity towards Sony. Perhaps if you showed some positivity more towards other products outside of Sony people would take your opinion more seriously. I have a feeling that's not likely to happen because you seem to get more enjoyment arguing with people and continuing these console wars.

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Dear EA: Stop making basketball games

Craig writes: "Since the release of the first NBA 2K game, EA have arguably been left behind in 2Ks dust in the basketball video game category."

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LG_Fox_Brazil2067d ago

No, don't stop. We need competition beetween sports franchises in gaming. Push on and don't stop or the 'winner' will become lazy

PapaBop2067d ago

EA and competition in sports games don't belong in the same sentence. They've had healthy competition in many different sports genres and the ones they could, they monopolised the licenses to effectively kill the competition. Poor Konami in PES were feeding off of scraps with their CL license.. EA went and bought that too. With them, there is no such thing as healthy competition.

2pacalypsenow2067d ago

"Since the release of the first NBA 2K game, EA have arguably been left behind in 2Ks dust in the basketball video game category."

I don't know about that, Nba live was the basketball game to get until Nba live 07 came out.

CraigGOA2067d ago

If you look at Metacritic NBA2K games have constantly outdone NBA Live. And a lot forget how much of a jump the original NBA2K was as it was only on the Sega Dreamcast which many gamers ignored due to pure ignorance and lack of knowledge on just how great that console was.

Minute Man 7212067d ago (Edited 2067d ago )

The last good ones were Live 04 n 05 for ps2 era n Live 06 last gen

Einhander19712067d ago

Dear EA just stop making games full stop.

XiNatsuDragnel2067d ago

EA stop making any games by that note.

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Eight Of The Best Uses of Licensed Songs In Video Games

Gameinformer:

"We broke down eight games that use licensed songs so well it’s hard to imagine them without."

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InMyOpinion2860d ago

The man who sold the world from MGS V? If any song is to be remembered from that game it's Here's to you by Joan Baez/Ennio Morricone. That scene gave me goosebumps.

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NukaCola2860d ago

Stupid article. Music in games should be recognized for their impact like the crossing into Mexico in RDR. Not just tunes on the disc

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Top 10 Basketball Video Games

Basketball is a sport that any child in America has played at one point or another. It was one of the key sports in gym classes across the country, and only continues to grow because it’s accessibility.

All you need is a ball and a basket.

If you’re like me, however, you’ll soon realize that you aren’t that great at basketball.

Despite this, you try and emulate Michael Jordan with the tongue hanging out, or, for kids today, doing three goggles after hitting a bucket. Still, at the end of the day, we may not have a future in the NBA.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the game we love.

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GoPanthers9993075d ago

This list is a joke, right?

Here is a real list from memory:
Lakers vs Celtics
Bulls vs Lakers
NBA Jam On Fire Edition
NBA Live 1995 Super NES
Konami NBA on Dreamcast
NBA Live 1999
College Hoops 2K
College Hoops 2K7/2K8
NBA 2K13
NBA 2K16

nevin13075d ago

Definitely not modern sports games.

Shineon3075d ago

I still play streets vol 2 on my Alien ware Alpha using dolphin

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iceman063075d ago

I would add a couple personal favorites from LONG ago. NBA In The Zone...cuz you could play a MJ (though they changed his number and name...which you could change back...it was STILL MJ...and it was before NBA Live 2000). Double Dribble...cuz you could finally see dunks! NBA ShootOut...cuz they finally added a bit of skill to shooting. Oh...and Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird One On One...cuz it's the first one I ever played.