NBA 2K14

Episode #36 of the NLSC Podcast is coming your way, as we give our thoughts on the latest news surrounding basketball video games and the NBA. Join Ben and myself as we go over a few NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14 tidbits, recap and react to a flurry of free agent signings and touch on some other gaming news.

• The official NBA Live Twitter has given us a couple of things to talk about and look forward to, including future Q&As and possibly some good news regarding game modes.
• Operation Sports’ Q&A with 2K Sports revealed some more information about the Euroleague teams in NBA 2K14.
• An announcement is made about future roster updates for NBA Live 2005, NBA Live 06, NBA Live 07 and NBA Live 08.
• How does one go about joining the NLSC Team?
• We get a prediction right as Dwight Howard goes to the Rockets, putting an end to Indecision 2.0.
• What do we think of all the other offseason moves so far?
• As usual, we finish up with some other video game news and notes.

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As always, your feedback on the show and your thoughts on everything we discussed are most welcome, so have your say in the comments below or in this thread in the NLSC Forum.

NBA 2K14 cover player LeBron James has posted a video on Instagram in which he talks about the soundtrack in this year’s game. LeBron mentions that he was asked to put together the soundtrack and since there is room for a few more songs, he’s inviting fans to give him their suggestions on what they’d like to hear in the game.

You can send in your suggestions via his Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as here on the official NBA 2K Facebook page. What are some of the songs you’d like to hear in NBA 2K14? Have your say in the comments below!

Operation Sports have posted a Q&A with 2K Sports regarding the 14 Euroleague teams that will appear in NBA 2K14. The Q&A confirmed that the teams will only be available for Exhibition and Online play, with each team boasting a roster of 10 authentic players. The game will include one Euroleague arena with the home team’s branding and proper court dimensions.

The Euroleague teams have also been confirmed for all platforms, including the PC. 2K also hinted at future news regarding classic teams and players, while noting that no classic teams were removed to make way for the Euroleague teams. Check out the Q&A over at OS for the full scoop and add your thoughts in the comments below, as well as in this thread in the NLSC Forum.

GameWorld, a Greek gaming website, has posted an exclusive interview with 2K Sports’ Senior Vice President of Operations, Jason Argent. In the interview, Jason talks about the presence of Euroleague teams in NBA 2K14, reiterates that 2K’s exclusive deal with Euroleague is multi-year and hints that the game will have a presence at Gamescom. He also mentions that 2K were not able to license the real arenas for the Euroleague teams, but they will be doing their best to make them as realistic as they possibly can.

The interview is in Greek but if you’re browsing with Google Chrome, the in-built translator should do the trick. Failing that, NLSC Forum member kill bill, who gave us the heads up on the article, has also posted a translated summary in this thread.

It’s Friday at the NLSC, which means it’s time for another edition of The Friday Five! If you’re checking out The Friday Five for the first time and are wondering what it’s all about, this is a feature that I post every Friday in which I pick a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, then either give my thoughts on the topic in five points or countdown a Top 5.

I’d like to do something a little different in this week’s Friday Five. As you may have seen on Twitter, Leftos is very close to officially joining 2K Sports as a member of the NBA 2K development team. We’ll hopefully be able to get him on the NLSC Podcast one last time before he begins his new duties but just to tip off the farewell party, I’d like to offer five thoughts as we bid Leftos goodbye from the team and good luck at 2K.

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It’s episode #35 of the NLSC Podcast! Leftos couldn’t join us again this week, so once again Ben and I pull a LeBron and Wade to get the job done. The last week has seen some interesting news for both basketball games, the 2013 NBA Draft and the beginning of another offseason, so there’s plenty for us to talk about in this week’s show.

• Gameplay designer Scott O’Gallagher hosted a Q&A on the official NBA Live Twitter account last Thursday. We had questions about NBA Live 14 and got some pretty interesting answers, which we break down.
• On the other side of things, we’ve seen our first glimpse of NBA 2K14 on PlayStation 3 and discovered that 14 Euroleague teams will be in the game. Are we excited for that?
• The 2013 NBA Draft brought a few surprises. How awesome was David Stern’s trolling of the Brooklyn crowd?
• Indecision 2.0 is in full swing. Since we can’t get enough of predictions, we consider where Dwight Howard might be headed, before taking a look at some other noteworthy moves.
• Don Mattrick’s move, another gem from Microsoft, Leisure Suit Larry and of course The Last of Us all get a mention as we finish up with some talk about other video games.

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Feedback on the show? Thoughts on anything that we discussed? Be sure to let us know in the comments below, as well as this thread in the NLSC Forum.

Ronnie 2K has been posting some videos on Instagram, giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of some motion capture sessions with Harrison Barnes and Kent Bazemore of the Golden State Warriors. This video shows Harrison Barnes performing a dunk to be captured, this one features Kent Bazemore getting his jumpshot into the game and a third video spotlights the motion capture of a signature celebration, namely “Bazemoring”.

Give them a look and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, as well as in the NBA 2K14 section of the NLSC Forum.

Tweeted by 2KInternational, then followed up by an official announcement by the Euroleague, it appears 14 teams from the Euroleague will be in NBA 2K14. The announcement also makes mention that this is a multi-year exclusive partnership with 2K. The teams that will be in the game are:

Alba Berlin, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Montepaschi Siena, Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul, Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Athens, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Zalgiris Kaunas, Unicaja Málaga, Laboral Kutxa Vitoria

Euroleague mods for the PC version of basketball games have always been popular, its great to finally see them in the game officially! Check out discussion of the announcement in our NBA 2K14 Forum. Thanks to Skerzos, for the heads up!

2K Sports have released the first screenshots of NBA 2K14 via the game’s official Facebook page. The screenshots feature cover player LeBron James and are from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of the game, so they don’t represent what we’ll be seeing on the next gen consoles. They do of course give us an idea of what the PC version will look like, however history suggests that the PC version’s lighting/shading won’t be as good…at least until our modding community gets to work.

Check out all three images below or over in our new NBA 2K14 Screenshots gallery and have your say in the comments, as well as in the NBA 2K14 section of the NLSC Forum.

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GamerHub.TV has posted a few videos featuring some of the Class of 2013 rookies talking about NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14 during the Draft. First overall pick Anthony Bennett, Cody Zeller, Nerlens Noel, Otto Porter and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were all asked about this year’s games, specifically whether they are looking forward to seeing themselves in the games and what kind of ratings they feel they should have.

Check out the videos below and add your thoughts in the comments. Be sure to check out the latest discussion of both games in the NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14 sections of the NLSC Forum. For the latest discussion of the 2013 NBA Draft and the offseason, check out the NBA & Basketball Talk section.

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Welcome to another Friday here at the NLSC, which brings us to another edition of The Friday Five! If you’re unfamiliar with The Friday Five and you’re wondering what it’s all about, this is a feature that I post every Friday in which I pick a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, then either give my take on the matter in five points or countdown a Top 5.

In last week’s Friday Five, I took a look at five things that I feel NBA Live 14 must do or have to make a strong comeback and be successful, so this week I’m shifting my attention to NBA 2K14. The NBA 2K series has obviously been faring a lot better than NBA Live lately, but if it’s to maintain its momentum and continue to improve as we find ourselves entering the next generation of consoles, there are some important things that the development team at 2K Sports need to keep in mind.

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Internet troubles ended up knocking out one of our panelists this week, but two of us press on to talk about some of our favourite subjects…well, mostly basketball and video games. With Leftos on the sideline, Ben and I hold down the fort as we give our thoughts on the latest video game news, the conclusion of the 2013 NBA Finals and the upcoming offseason.

• Things are a little quiet post-E3 2013, but there are a couple of NBA Live 14 previews still being posted and some other interesting news.
• There hasn’t been much on NBA 2K14 since Sony’s press conference, but NBA 2K13 has received one last official roster update.
• We react to Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals. The subject of “haters” is addressed, along with the future of the Spurs.
• Various rumours are already swirling as we look ahead to the 2013 NBA Draft. Are we excited?
• Naturally, we have a thing or two to say about Microsoft’s change of direction, announced just after we finished recording last week’s episode.
• We wrap up the show with our thoughts on some other video game news and notes.

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As always, we’re interested to hear your thoughts on this week’s episode and everything we discussed. Have your say in the comments below or take the discussion to this thread in the Forum.

It’s the fourth and final part of our series of special episodes of the NLSC Podcast, covering E3 2013. With this year’s event in the books, we talk about a couple of final news items and sum up our thoughts on the past few days, from the basketball games to the new consoles. Once again, we also sneak in a little real NBA talk.

• We recap a couple of final tidbits of interest regarding NBA Live 14.
• On the whole, we saw and heard some promising things for both NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14 over the course of E3. How do we feel about the immediate future of basketball video games?
• Reviews of the new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One controllers lead to some discussion on which one we think we’d prefer.
• Who are the biggest winners and losers of E3 2013?
• What was our favourite aspect of E3? What was our biggest disappointment?
• The 2013 NBA Finals are all tied up. How does the rest of the series play out?

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A big thanks once again to everyone who has been listening to our E3 specials. As always, feel free to give us your thoughts on the show and everything that we discussed in the comments below, as well as in this thread. Regular episodes of the NLSC Podcast will resume next week.

As the end of E3 2013 draws nearer, we’re continuing our series of special editions of the NLSC Podcast. Today we touch on a couple of news and notes surrounding NBA Live 14, talk about community reactions to both NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14, react to some other news and even get to talk a little about the 2013 NBA Finals.

• GameTrailers posted a new video interview with NBA Live 14 executive producer Sean O’Brien, which is worth a look.
• Impressions of NBA Live 14 from the floor of E3 continue to be reasonably positive and promising.
• The basketball gaming community at large seems to be fairly intrigued, hopeful and more positive when it comes to both NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14.
• Microsoft has more news at E3 that makes Leftos ask: SERIOUSLY?!?
• We get a little real NBA talk in before wrapping up. The Spurs are up 2-1 in the NBA Finals, while Jason Kidd has made a quick jump to the coaching ranks. We give our thoughts and predictions.

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Thanks to everyone who has been tuning in to our E3 2013 podcasts so far! Our coverage wraps up tomorrow with Part 4 but in the meantime, feel free to give us your thoughts on the show as well as everything we discussed, in the comments below or in this thread.

Day 1 of E3 2013 is in the books, so we’ve recorded our thoughts and reactions to the latest news and information in Part 2 of our series of special E3 editions of the NLSC Podcast. In a short episode – well, relatively short for us – we go over some snippets related to the upcoming basketball games, talk about a few other titles and react to the latest details on the consoles.

• Kyrie Irving has been confirmed as the cover player for NBA Live 14, by everyone except EA Sports.
• Early impressions of NBA Live 14 from the floor of E3 are somewhat positive and encouraging.
• After a good night’s sleep, Ben follows up on some of his thoughts about NBA Live 14 and NBA 2K14 in Part 1.
• Microsoft has explained their approach with the Xbox One…sort of. Do any of us buy it?
• Sony continues to impress and win fans with some good news.
• Have any other games captured our interest?

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Coverage continues with Part 3 tomorrow. Once again, we invite you to give us your thoughts on the latest episode and everything we discussed, either in the comments below or in this thread.