NBA signs partnership extension with 2K Sports and EA Sports

[Clutch]

Originally Posted by Kiddlovesnets

Sounds like a good deal. I also heard that NBA 2k11 predicted Bulls in 5 against the Heat, looks like they are wrong already.

I simulated 10-11 season with the Knicks.They won the championship

[insidehoops]

Update: Actually, they extended agreements with both EA Sports and 2K Sports

Re-read this: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=7704

[nightprowler10]

Originally Posted by JerrySteakhouse

NBA Live 06 was the last good LIVE

This. 2K7 is where they started taking over completely. 2K8 was actually pretty shitty though.

[EnoughSaid]

Originally Posted by Clutch

They should sign a partnership with TNT so they could have their broadcast.

It would be amazing.

Elite demo had the ESPN coverage. Anyway, I wish you could chose announcers between Harlan, Kerr, Dick, Albert, Miller and Fratello. Also, maybe switch up Saiger and Aldridge once in a while. The announcers and Doris Burke are the only problem I have with the game.

[AJ2k8]

Originally Posted by jb220

Great news.

Anyone remember NBA elite? lol

I actually really enjoyed the demo of that, apart from the hook shot glitch i thought it had some wicked potential. It definitely gave the most control to the player ever seen in an nba game imo

[Rake2204]

Originally Posted by Mr. I'm So Rad

Yeah they are great. They should just add some more from the early 2000s like the 3 peat Lakers, the '01 Sixers, the Hakeem Rockets, the Shaq/Penny Magic, etc

I do not know what system you're on, but the 360 has some absolutely excellent classic rosters this year. People have made full seasons and posted them on 2KShare. I highly recommend the 1996 file, but most seasons between 1986 and 2000 are accounted for (and 2004).

[The Judge]

I wish 2K could make the NFL games. NFL 2K5 was one of the best sports games I've ever played.

[nightprowler10]

Originally Posted by EnoughSaid

Elite demo had the ESPN coverage. Anyway, I wish you could chose announcers between Harlan, Kerr, Dick, Albert, Miller and Fratello. Also, maybe switch up Saiger and Aldridge once in a while. The announcers and Doris Burke are the only problem I have with the game.

Not a bad idea. I played a cricket game that had like 6 different combinations of announcers, but they came on at random.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Good news. I hope 2k can improve the online though. For some reason I can only play with certain friends (i.e it will work with some but not with others).

Also, EA should probably stick to NBA Jam now. Or make a new NBA Street (loved those games). They're too far behind 2k now to catch up and it's probably a lot cheaper to just make street/jam games. NBA Jam on my iPhone is sick, why not stick with those kind of games (on consoles too).

[niko]

I think EA's game this year is cancelled.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Originally Posted by niko

I think EA's game this year is cancelled.

Yeah Elite 11 was cancelled (After the Jesus Bynum video lol). I heard they scrapped it and have there eyes set on 2013 (maybe 2012).

I think it would be better for all us fans/costumers of basketball for EA to at least put out a game just so 2k has some competition and we don't get a lesser game due to lack of competetion.

[ballup]

I think the companies should be able to buy the rights to use NBA players and the NBA forever, not just rent them out for a few years.

Originally Posted by MeLO MvP 15

Yeah Elite 11 was cancelled (After the Jesus Bynum video lol). I heard they scrapped it and have there eyes set on 2013 (maybe 2012).

I think it would be better for all us fans/costumers of basketball for EA to at least put out a game just so 2k has some competition and we don't get a lesser game due to lack of competetion.

At the rate of quality improvement that EA has recently had in their NBA series, EA's presence in the NBA video game market would not even intimidate 2k.