2011 was the year of dragon slaying, V12 engines, chilling murder mysteries and good ‘ol ‘shrooms. Those who spent the year plugging away at these vidya games know what we’re talking about. The past 365 saw some great releases we’ll no doubt keep playing past doomsday even if sequels dominated the past twelve months. Read the rest of this entry »

The kid with the green backpack is making damn sure you remember his 2011 as more and more releases keep popping in. The Kansas chief has been balling with a budget as of late—literally as the video for NBA 2K12′s “Awesome” just hit the scene. It’s good to know that somebody out there has the league’s best interest in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

One of Gangsta Gibbs best qualities is that he keeps it one hundred. So, know when Freddie claims to make it “Look Easy” on his addition to the official NBA 2K12 soundtrack, he ain’t lying. Read the rest of this entry »

Video games really aren’t my expertise. Yet, if this NBA lockout continues, I may have to scrap together some pennies and cop NBA 2K12 pending it gets Cadet’s approval. Per the marketing department, the 2K family rallies together some familiar and not-so-familiar faces to debate the greatest team of all time in this 35 second clip. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re two months and change into NBA Lockout limbo and it’s not looking good. The suits can’t see eye to eye with the jerseys and their reps despite giving some hopefuls an obvious up fake. Meanwhile, fans can’t do much but bide their time until things finally get right. Read the rest of this entry »

NBA 2K11 is easily one of the very best sports games to ever grace a gaming console. The realism was off the charts and the “Jordan Challenge” was a great addition. It’s got to be a daunting task to follow up the video game equivalent of Illmatic, but the Visual Concepts people are sure giving it a shot with NBA 2K12. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, the NBA Lockout’s outlook doesn’t bode well for us basketball nerds but at least we can still turn to digital hoops while these fools toil the season away. 2K Sports, undaunted by the league’s troubles, plans to keep things rolling through rain or shine with NBA 2K12. Read the rest of this entry »

While it’s unclear if this move is a testament to their greatness or testament to the lack of living legends in today’s NBA, the fine folks over at 2K Sports opt to go with faces that people trust and slap Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird as the visual selling points for the next installment of NBA 2K. Read the rest of this entry »