NBA 2K15

Chris Smoove has posted his second update on MyCAREER in NBA 2K15, in which he shows us a coaching cutscene and talks about coach satisfaction in this year’s game. At various points in MyCAREER this year, be it before the game or during halftime, cutscenes will feature coaches talking strategy with the team and identifying the different points of emphasis. Your ability to follow instructions and play well will have an impact on the coach’s satisfaction with your player; if the coach’s satisfaction drops below a certain level, you can even end up being traded.

Smoove will have more information on MyCAREER in NBA 2K15 very soon. In the meantime, check out his Coaching 101 feature below, or here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. Additionally, Pharrell – curator of the game’s soundtrack – has posted a video on Instagram, revealing that your player will meet him on the bench during a cutscene.

As always, feel free to have your say in the comments below, as well as here in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

Chris Smoove has provided us with our first glimpse of MyCAREER in NBA 2K15, including the full opening cutscene. It confirms that this year’s mode will see your MyPLAYER go undrafted, resulting in a tougher road to the NBA as you attempt to land 10 day contracts and latch on with a team. As such, this year’s MyCAREER will do away with the Rookie Showcase, along with Jackson Ellis.

A new voice has also been added, and gamers will be able to choose between the new voice and the one used in NBA 2K14. Smoove has more information coming out later in the week, but for now, be sure to check out his preview below, or catch it here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video.

What do you think of the new storyline for MyCAREER in NBA 2K15? Sound off in the comments below, and join in the discussion taking place here in the Forum.

Operation Sports has posted a complete list of the Badges that will be utilised in NBA 2K15. This year, Personality Badges and Signature Skills have been combined into a single Badge list, which will give players a unique identity in terms of their personality and skills. Specifically, a player’s Badges affect how he reacts to various emotional situations on the court, and how he performs in certain scenarios.

There are 77 Badges overall: 28 Personality Badges and 49 Skill Badges. Personality Badges have just one tier, and affect a player’s facial expressions, hot/cold streaks, and ambient animations. Skill Badges have three tiers – gold, silver, and bronze – and are categorised as Outside Scoring, Inside Scoring, Athleticism, Playmaking, Rebounding and Defense Badges. Players can have up to 70 Badges, of varying tiers; LeBron has the most Badges of any active player, with 47. Players cannot have all 77 Badges, as some conflict with one another (eg an “Alpha Dog” cannot also be a “Beta Dog”).

Badges can also be earned by your MyPLAYER based on how you play, as well as how you respond to the different scenarios in MyCAREER. Once they’ve been earned. Skill Badges can then be upgraded using Virtual Currency.

See below for more information on the Badges in NBA 2K15; once again, full credit goes to Operation Sports for the original post. What’s your take? Sound off in the comments below, and join in the discussion here in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

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So, I’m allowed to talk about this now? The cat’s out of the bag?

It is indeed, and congratulations are in order for our own JaoSming (or Jon, as you may know him), who has accepted a position with Visual Concepts/2K Sports! Jon will be working on the aforementioned 2KTV show in NBA 2K15 and beyond, where his passion for the games and knowledge of the community will no doubt help the show deliver great content to us every week.

Although we’re sorry to see Jon go, we’re all immensely proud of him and know that he’ll represent us superbly. Jon has done some amazing work for the NLSC during his tenure here, from creating patches and resources to co-hosting the Podcast and moderating the Forum, and so much in between. On a personal note, it’s been a pleasure having Jon on the team; I’ll always appreciate the help he’s given me in running the NLSC, it’s been a blast co-hosting the Podcast with him, and I’m very happy to see him land such a dream job, where he’ll be working with our good friend Leftos.

As for us…don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere. I’m sure that others will step up to lead the charge in developing resources for the community, and we’ll of course still be doing the Podcast every week; we have some good stuff lined up for that. As for the feature articles that Jon established, I’ll probably be writing a few guest editions myself from time to time, and we’ll see what happens long-term.

In the meantime though, please join me in congratulating Jon once again. What else can I say: Your Time Has Come!

2K Sports has announced 2KTV for NBA 2K15, “an innovative, player-focused, in-game broadcast program coming to the next-generation and PC versions of NBA 2K15”. The show, hosted by Rachel A. Demita, will run for about 15 minutes and will be streamed into the game once a week, providing community news and other game-related programming. Someone you know quite well from the NLSC community will also be involved in the production of the show; more on that in a subsequent bulletin.

You can check out the official trailer for the show below, or watch it here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. You can also find some more information on 2KTV in this article over on NBA.com.

What do you think? Have your say in the comments below, and join in the discussion here in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

2K Sports has revealed that NBA 2K15 will include a brand new new face scanning feature, which will allow gamers to put their face into the game. Within about 30 seconds, you can accurately scan your face into NBA 2K15 using the PlayStation camera or the Kinect, and put it to use in MyCAREER and MyGM. Deep customisation options also allow you to further sculpt your face once it’s been scanned.

The feature is only available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of NBA 2K15. You can watch a trailer with Ronnie 2K demonstrating the face scanning tech below, or check it out here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. You can also check out a more humourous take on face scanning in this skit featuring James Harden.

What do you think? Sound off in the comments below, and join in the discussion here in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

For the first time since Episode #37, Leftos is making an appearance on the NLSC Podcast! In his triumphant return to digital broadcasting, Leftos talks a little about what it’s like to be a developer on NBA 2K15, his first year at Visual Concepts, and offers some advice on how to break into the industry.

Leftos was also able to give us a great deal of information on MyGM and MyLEAGUE in NBA 2K15, expanding on some recent blogs and interviews, and letting us know about a few things that haven’t been talked about too much. In addition to explaining the basic features and differences between the two modes, Leftos gives us some in-depth insight into player progression and regression, the injury system, customisation options, and much, much more.

We were also able to get a lot of the community’s questions about MyGM and MyLEAGUE answered, so if you’re looking forward to those two modes in NBA 2K15, be sure to tune in to Episode #95!

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A huge thanks to Leftos once again for coming on the Podcast, as it was great to chat to him again! As always, we welcome your thoughts on this week’s show, either in the comments below, or here in the Forum.

A new trailer for NBA 2K15 has been released, titled “The Land”. It confirms that starting lineup introductions have been added in this year’s game, specifically showcasing the introduction for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With the release of NBA 2K15 just three weeks away, the information and previews are steadily pouring in. I’m pleased to announce that our chat with Leftos will be posted later on today, in Episode #95 of the NLSC Podcast. Be sure to tune in for some great information on MyGM and MyLEAGUE!

You can check out “The Land” Trailer below, or catch it here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. Feel free to have your say in the comments below, as well as this thread in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

The official NBA 2K Twitter has topped 585,000 followers, so the next batch of player overall ratings has been revealed; see below for the complete list of overalls for the players ranked 201-424. As previously mentioned by NBA 2K15 developer Mike (aka bedwardsroy19), the ratings that are being revealed are for players that will be on an NBA roster out of the box. Any player movement that has occurred after the finalisation of the rosters will be accounted for in the official updates.

The rank and ratings of the top 200 players will be officially revealed once the official Twitter account reaches 590,000 followers. However, a few of those player ratings have already leaked in various off-screen shots and videos. Feel free to have your say on the ratings in the comments below, and check out those screens and videos in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

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2K Sports has released a new trailer for NBA 2K15, titled “What If”. Narrated by Shaquille O’Neal, it promotes MyTEAM in this year’s game, spotlighting various historical players and placing them on current squads.

Our friends over at Operation Sports have also posted an interview with Kelly Wilson, which provides further details on what to expect from MyTEAM in NBA 2K15. The interview mentions that MyTEAM will include an Auction House, Challenges featuring “What If?” scenarios have been added (hence the name of the latest trailer), new Legends are available, and card packs are cheaper and offer a wider selection of items.

You can check out the trailer below, or watch it here over on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. Be sure to check out the interview on Operation Sports and add your thoughts in the comments below, as well as in this thread in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

Tune in to Episode #94 of the NLSC Podcast, hosted by Arcane and myself! This week, we chat about NBA Live 15 being pushed back to October 28th, details on MyGM and MyLEAGUE in NBA 2K15, and some other news and previews for both games. Unfortunately, we did have a couple of audio issues this week, so please bear with us.

• The release of NBA Live 15 has been pushed back until October 28th. Are we concerned, or are we still optimistic?
• We also got our first gameplay developer blog, and some raw work-in-progress gameplay footage of NBA Live 15.
• Executive Producer Sean O’Brien took to Twitter for a Q&A with the fans. We recap and react to the latest details on the game.
• NBA 2K15 Senior Producer Rob Jones recently appeared on the Press Row Podcast, providing an in-depth insight into the development of this year’s game.
• Thanks to Leftos and Dave Zdyrko, we have some further information on MyGM and MyLEAGUE. Frankly, we really like what we’re hearing about both modes.
• We let everyone know about some upcoming interviews that we’ll be conducting on the Podcast. We’re also hoping to do something special for Episode #100, if we can arrange it.
• Did Australia tank in the FIBA Basketball World Cup? If they did, it didn’t help them much.
• We offer a few thoughts on the controversy surrounding the Atlanta Hawks.
• Shawn Marion receives a classy send-off from the Mavericks, and Chauncey Billups calls it a career after 17 years.
• We wrap up the show with a word from J.R. Smith on his shoelace shenanigans.

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As always, we welcome your thoughts on this week’s show, as well as any of the topics that we discussed. Have your say in the comments below, or here in the Forum! Mailbag submissions and topic suggestions are also welcome, so feel free to hit us up in this thread.

We’re excited to announce that our good friend, former NLSC staff member and current NBA 2K15 Developer Leftos has been given the approval to join us for an upcoming episode of the NLSC Podcast! We’ll be chatting to Leftos about his first year at Visual Concepts, as well as getting some insight into MyGM and MyLEAGUE in NBA 2K15.

We know that you all have a lot of questions about those modes, and we’d like to get as many of them answered as possible. To that end, be sure to submit any questions you have ASAP! Feel free to post them in the comments below, as well as in this thread in the NBA 2K15 section of the NLSC Forum. You can also hit us up on Twitter and Facebook.

Look out for the episode to be released in the next week!

NBA 2K15 developers Leftos (whom we lovingly refer to as OurLEFTOS) and Dave Zdyrko have been posting some additional information on MyGM and MyLEAGUE over in the Operation Sports forums. Leftos has kindly compiled all the tidbits in a thread that you can find here in the NBA 2K15 section of our Forum.

I’ve also summarised the info below, but if you have any additional questions, Leftos is offering up answers in the aforementioned thread. Please note that he can only talk about stuff that’s already been revealed, so if you’re looking for a scoop, then you’ll be disappointed. However, if you’re looking for clarification on any of the features that have already been mentioned, ask away!

As always, feel free to have your say in the comments below, as well as join in the discussion in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.

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2K Sports has posted a new NBA 2K15 trailer, featuring Shaquille O’Neal and Ernie Johnson. Titled “Watching Your Every Move”, it shows off the retro teams in this year’s game, as Shaq and EJ comment on the gameplay, and the gamer’s initial struggle at properly utilising Shaq’s video game counterpart.

You can check out the trailer below, or catch it here on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded video. As seen in the Yakkem Trailer, Shaq and EJ’s likenesses will appear in NBA 2K15, providing an all-new halftime show.

Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below, as well as in this thread in the NBA 2K15 section of the NLSC Forum. Thanks to mantazzo for the heads up.

Rob Jones, senior producer on NBA 2K15, joined Operation Sports’ Press Row Podcast for an in-depth and candid interview, in which he discussed the making of this year’s game. Host Rich Grisham chats with Rob about a variety of topics including the planning that went into NBA 2K15, the controversy with Virtual Currency in NBA 2K14 and the move away from VC paywalls this year, and of course, core gameplay and game modes.

It’s definitely worth a listen, so be sure to tune in for an insight into the development of NBA 2K15. If you’re looking for the latest NBA 2K15 info, don’t forget to check out Game Informer’s preview of MyGM. You’ll also definitely want to watch the Yakkem Trailer, and you can find some screenshots here in our gallery.

As always, feel free to have your say in the comments below, and join in the discussion that’s taking place in the NBA 2K15 section of the Forum.