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Review:NBA Live 09 & NBA2k9- Fight! (TrueGameHeadz)

DaveDaGamer writes:

"Hi Ho the Ballers are back! Baseball is winding down, and we've all been busting heads on the gridiron in Madden and now comes the bright lights of the NBA. The two heavyweights of the division are back with their 09' editions and we are about to hit you with the down low on NBA Live 09' featuring Tony Parker and NBA2k9 anchored by the now "certified" Kevin Garnett.

First I have to let you know right now. This isn't really a fair fight. NBA2k9 is the better game… PERIOD.

Now I'm an Old G gamer who went to war with EA Basketball since Bulls Vs. Lakers in Sega Genesis heyday. NBA Live 95' was a turning point for all Bball games and EA was the defacto sporting game champ. It wasn't until the year 2000 on Sega's Dreamcast that a fledgling company name Visual Concepts really..."

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drdre745687d ago

man I agree 100% I love NBA2K9. I have both games so don't say I don't know what I'm talking about. LIve 09 will be getting traded in today toward LBP.

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Amazon Warehouse Deals Reloaded Starting With 22-cent Games and Up

Techtorial: Amazon has updated its warehouse giving away big discounts to used games with prices starting from 22 cents going up.

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Why the Secondhand Market Is Important for New-Game Sales

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.

bearsfaan5104d ago

Very well-written article. I couldn't agree more.

bbretterson5104d ago

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.

BeaArthur5104d ago

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.

TheLancer5104d ago

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?

atc19825104d ago

I like buying used games sometimes

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3 PS3 Games Bundled for $20 at Amazon

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.

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