PlayStation

NBA Jam’s Next Offering Allows You To Switch Players

Eighteen screenshots, depicting the NBA Finals matchup of Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd versus LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, herald the coming of NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, due later this year as a downloadable title on Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.


November 19, 2010
In Real Life

Pinball Gave NBA Jam’s Announcer His Gaming Start

His bombastic boothman persona in NBA Jam isn’t Tim Kitzrow’s only gaming credit. The guy also was the voice of Rod Serling in the classic Twilight Zone pinball table. He got his start from his bandmates, who worked for Midway.


In Real Life

You Write It, Mr Boomshakalaka Delivers It

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NBA Jam on the 360 and PS3 hit shelves yesterday; today EA Sports is taking a page from the Old Spice YouTube campaign that drew raves. The announcer, Tim Kitzrow, is reading off Twitter-submitted catchphrases. Apparently mine (above) wasn’t objectionable.


November 14, 2010

NBA Jam’s "Mr. Boom-Shakalaka" Calls Some Inappropriate Catch Phrases


May 25, 2010
News

Fan-Submitted NBA Jam Catchphrases Are Actually Pretty Good

NBA Jam will immortalise four fan-submitted catchphrases in the game when it reboots on the Wii this year. Last night EA Sports put up 64 candidates – all read by original announcer Tim Kitzrow – and many are surprisingly edgy.