UGO writes: "There comes a time in every man's life when he is forced to look at the bevy of new sports titles and try to distinguish them not only from one another, but also from their own prior incarnations. Or if it doesn't come, it should, because as we all know suffering is how we grow as people. With NBA Live 09 from EA Sports, there are plenty of minor tweaks to the gameplay and modes that we've seen over and over again, but this year there is one new feature that is completely new and should help separate the title from the pack: Dynamic DNA.
I don't think it's a stretch to assume that many people will agree with me when I say that, in recent years, the Live series has taken a back seat to Sega's 2K franchise, at least with regard to simulating a realistic game of b-ball. Live has always had a more arcade-y feel; but this year, EA is going for broke with its new Dynamic DNA system, which will attempt to accurately simulate every player and team's unique tendencies in order to create the most realistic game experience possible. For example, the DNA system will let you know who likes to post up and when, who likes to work the pick and roll, and so forth. This system will also give you the chance of success with each type of move, and present you with a different set of plays to call depending on what player currently holds the ball. The DNA system will be updated DAILY, so trends in the real NBA will be reflected as accurately as possible. This will also include real life hot and cold streaks and team chemistry shifts following in-season trades."
Techtorial: Amazon has updated its warehouse giving away big discounts to used games with prices starting from 22 cents going up.
Publishers insist on devaluing used games at their own peril; a strong secondary market supports a healthy primary market, and packing games with one-time-use codes for certain content erodes that relationship.
I'm not convinced that there's a major problem with this policy. Do you think this will dissuade people from buying games at all? People who buy used still get the core game; new buyers simply get an added bonus. If the used buyers end up loving the game and want to pay for the extra content, they can. If they bought the game used for $40 and end up paying $10 for the extra content, they're still saving money.
And if the policy does in fact drive people to buy more games new, couldn't one argue that including codes in new games is important to new game sales?
Personally, I prefer this option to other measures to curb second-hand sales, like excessive DRM or increased prices.
That's my only real issue with this policy; the fact that they claim it's for "server maintenance" or whatever BS excuse they are coming up with. As it was said in the article, when the first guy trades it in and the second guy picks it up it all balances out. I wouldn't really have any issues with it if they weren't lying to us. Just tell the truth, you are charging because you are tired of getting hosed out of money on used game sales.
The video game market is so huge that it shocks me that some Publishers are complaining about lost profits, and going so far as to try and discourage people from buying a game used.
Stephen King has more used books circulating around than almost any other author, and I have never heard him complain. If people are making games as an art form, then isn't the point for people to play them any way they can?
Amazon.com has bundled "NBA Live 09", "The Bigs" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" Playstation 3 video games into 1 $20 package. That's around $7 per game and approximately $30 discount if you would buy these games separately.
every new nba live that comes out every year always changes up the controller. when will they ever stick to the same stuff?? i really want a basketball game for my gaming console but if theyre gona put a different one out every year then forget about it. ill stick to my NBA Street 2 and 3. Homecourt is a dunk fest that slayed its own path of NBA Street. Since the cancellation of EA Sports BIG, ive become quite skeptical about another release of an NBA Street. Does anyone have any information or articles of another Street??
much appreciated