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An Old Xbox Reveals The Secret Lives Of A Good Friend

9:00AM January 26, 2012 | Owen Good

All my friend wanted was a simple, get-rid-of-it-on-Craigslist estimate for an original Xbox, two controllers, and about a dozen games. He knew that what he had was too common in its time, too obsolete in the present, to qualify as some latter-day Antiques Roadshow jackpot. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to appraise it at $US25. At that price, I could see him leaving it by the curb, sitting sadly on an old chair with a “FREE” sign, to be claimed by scavengers or the garbage man. More »


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NBA Elite Takes The Year Off, New NBA Jam Coming

6:40AM April 6, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

After the disastrous, last minute cancellation of NBA Elite 11, Electronic Arts is keeping its basketball sim on the bench for another year, saying that it won’t ship a new entry in the NBA Live/NBA Elite franchise until the fall of 2012. More »


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NBA Elite 11 Delayed; NBA Jam To Ship Separately By Christmas

9:10AM September 28, 2010 | Owen Good

Just one week before it was scheduled to hit shelves, EA Sports on Monday indefinitely delayed NBA Elite 11 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, indicating that quality concerns raised by the demo’s dismal showing necessitated the postponement. More »


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"Become Legendary" Mode Unveiled For NBA Elite 11

12:30PM August 10, 2010 | Owen Good

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As tipped last week by a preorder bonus on GameStop’s site, the “Become Legendary” mode for NBA Elite 11 is indeed the game’s single-player career, the first for the series. This video gives a taste of what to expect. More »


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NBA Elite Vows It’ll Bring Everything Under Control

10:30AM June 12, 2010 | Owen Good

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NBA Live renamed itself NBA Elite, brought in the producer of the widely acclaimed NHL series, and set about fixing two huge gameplay gripes – unfathomably random shooting, and losing control once you entered a two-player animation. More »


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NBA Elite 11 Subs In ESPN’s Broadcast Team

12:30PM June 9, 2010 | Owen Good

ESPN’s booth trio of (from left) Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen will be the new voice talent for NBA Elite 11, according to a by-the-way mention at the bottom of an AP story on the broadcast team today. More »


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NBA Elite 11 To Include Standard Controls Alongside New Analogue Set

12:30PM June 4, 2010 | Owen Good

EA Sports put out three more screens of the newly renamed NBA Elite 11, and series producer David Littman – you might recognise that name from NHL 11 – gave an interview explaining how the new controls will work. More »


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Oh, BTW, EA Sports Confirms NBA Live’s Name Change

12:30PM June 3, 2010 | Owen Good

EA Sports picked one hell of a day to confirm its NBA title’s name change. Not like anyone will remember today for Michael Jordan returning to video games, Ken Griffey Jr. retiring, or the worst umpiring mistake in baseball history. More »


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NBA Live Is Now NBA Elite

9:20AM May 27, 2010 | Owen Good

Earlier today, the NBA Live page on Facebook put up that image, and the answer seems to be “What is the new name of EA Sports’ NBA franchise?” Correct! I’ll take “Potpourri” for a thousand, Alex … More »


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What Sports Gamers Can Expect, If There’s No More Free Passes

12:30PM May 12, 2010 | Owen Good

Strong users of rental services and resale or trade-in options, sports gamers justifiably feel blindsided by EA Sports’ new “Online Pass”, which requires a ton of once-standard game content to be activated by a one-use code. More »