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Check out the new features for NBA 2K14.

Highlight Features:
  • Crews - The single-most requested game mode is back! Face off against opposing crews online using your MyPLAYER. Create your logo and face off in 5v5 battles with other crews featuring leaderboards and stats. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
  • Euroleague - Exclusive to NBA 2K14 - play with 14 of the top European teams, featuring authentic uniforms and players.
  • Dynamic Living Rosters® powered by Stats, Inc. - Player attributes and tendencies automatically update daily to reflect true life hot and cold streaks. Now, each game played in the NBA can have an effect on your game.
  • King James Soundtrack - Featuring artists and tracks hand-picked by LeBron James, including JAY Z, Eminem, The Black Keys, Daft Punk, and many more.
  • MyTEAM - Back and better than ever, with new player modes, multi and single player tournaments, and much more. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)

Key Gameplay Features:
  • Pro Stick™ – Throw down show-stopping moves, pull off intricate shots, and toss flashy no-look passes with deadly accuracy with Pro Stick control. Easily the most intuitive basketball controls ever implemented.
  • 2K Smart Play Button –Quickly call the most suitable play for the context of the game by simply holding a single button.
  • Improved Player Motion System – With an all new motion system, player movement is much smoother on both ends of the floor, while also allowing for much more explosive cuts and tighter control.
  • Depth of Content – With significant upgrades in nearly every aspect of the game, both on and off the court, NBA 2K14 boasts more animation content than any previous basketball title, and includes more than 3000 new animations.

General Gameplay Improvements:
  • Signature Skills – Six new Signature Skills, ensuring each NBA player’s unique abilities are represented in the most authentic way possible.
  • Playbook and Play System enhancements – The deepest and most authentic playbook gets even deeper. Execute new half-court sets, experience improved spacing logic, and run updated team specific plays.
  • More Signature Styles - New jump shots, dunk and layup packages, dribble moves, free throws, pre-game intros, getbacks, celebrations and more.

Offensive Control Improvements:
  • Shot System Upgrades – More realistic footwork on jump shots, improved awareness in shot selection, and a variety of new shot types. Whether you use the new intuitive Pro Stick™ or the enhanced Smart Shot Button, attacking the rim is now more exciting than ever.
  • Dribbling Advancements - Upgraded dribble movement and new branching technology give you much greater 1-to-1 control over the ball handler.
  • Enhanced Passing – More accurate pass targeting, new give and go mechanics, better handoffs, and an entire arsenal of new flashy passes.

Defensive Improvements:
  • Learning Defensive A.I. – Test your skills even further with new defensive AI that sees where the offense is being successful and adjusts strategy to take those advantages away.
  • Block Improvements – The block system has been completely revamped for NBA 2K14 with improved ball targeting and awareness, more realistic physics, and more responsive control. All new player collisions, the ability to block dunks, and more appropriate shot contests make playing defense much more fun and rewarding.
  • All New Ball Denial - No more getting stuck during off ball bumps and ball denial, allowing for complete freedom of control over your players away from the ball.
  • Enhanced dribbler vs. on-ball defender contact - Defenders can now initiate steals, hard bumps, and charges out of defensive rides, making locking up players on defense a much more engaging experience.
  • Expanded Defensive Commands – New commands using the right stick: including contesting shots, contesting passes, and denying or pressuring the ball.

Returning Features Include:
  • MyCAREER
  • The Association
  • The Association: Online
  • Training Camp
  • Season
  • Playoffs
  • Practice
  • NBA Blacktop
  • MyPLAYER Blacktop
  • Team Up
The NBA 2K14 King James Bonus Pack offers exclusive content featuring LeBron James. Customers who pre-order NBA 2K14 for the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system will receive the following:
  • 10,000 Virtual Currency to get a jump start on the competition;
  • Extra content for the new Path to Greatness mode;
  • LeBron James unlocked in Blacktop Mode;
  • The all-new LeBron James Signature Skill available for your MyPlayer.
NBA 2K14 arrives in stores on October 1st for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Xbox One and PS4 versions arrive in November.

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Member Comments
# 21 cavsfan2 @ 08/14/13 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by eaterofworlds888
Honestly disappoints me a bit. I'd like to have some upgrades and additions to association and My Career..
This particular list doesn't have game mode improvements I'm assuming since if it did we would know what the Lebron mode is.

Anyway, I'm really excited about this list. I'm really intrigued by daily updated rosters, the smart play, and really everything else lol
 
# 22 Goffs @ 08/14/13 07:57 PM
No mention of legends...

Dynamic Living Rosters® powered by Stats, Inc. - Player attributes and tendencies automatically update daily to reflect true life hot and cold streaks. Now, each game played in the NBA can have an effect on your game.

I'll believe it when I see it...
 
# 23 bottledwaterfan25 @ 08/14/13 07:58 PM
Disappointing that both Myteam, and Mycrew mode won't be on next gen. Looks like I'm going 360 version instead of getting it for PS4 this time around.

I would also like to know more about the new shot stick, whatever it was called, and how it will differ from the current dribble/shot stick setup of the right stick in NBA 2k13.
 
# 24 Conda @ 08/14/13 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

  • Playbook and Play System enhancements – The deepest and most authentic playbook gets even deeper. Execute new half-court sets, experience improved spacing logic, and run updated team specific plays.
Sounds great! I hope that translates to a better Inbound Play system. Inbound plays in practice mode would be nice too.
 
# 25 vannwolfhawk @ 08/14/13 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JerzeyReign
I'm excited to see these gameplay improvements - pretty much everything I wanted to see. From playbooks to being able to give the offensive guy some body - I'm excited. Can't wait to read an article and/or watch the video with details.
It touched on all my gripes! Now to see how it's implemented... Hopefully everyone can lose the whole the devs don't listen or care argument. They most definitely listened and sounds like this is a game for the sim nation!
 
# 26 cavsfan2 @ 08/14/13 08:01 PM
The playbook improvements sound good, but I really, really want play creator as well
 
# 27 Caveman24 @ 08/14/13 08:03 PM
Well association guys we lost again.
 
# 28 Sundown @ 08/14/13 08:05 PM
Finally some meat!
Quote:
Originally Posted by JerzeyReign
  • Crews - The single-most requested game mode is back! Face off against opposing crews online using your MyPLAYER. Create your logo and face off in 5v5 battles with other crews featuring leaderboards and stats. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
We already know what this is. Blacktop with Stamina hacked into 5v5 by request of Team-Up guys to play like stripped down Crew-Blacktop-Lite.

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  • Dynamic Living Rosters® powered by Stats, Inc. - Player attributes and tendencies automatically update daily to reflect true life hot and cold streaks. Now, each game played in the NBA can have an effect on your game.
FINALLY. I hope it's well implemented. I hope injuries are also tracked. I also hope it can be turned off because sometimes you want to create your own streaks or play as that player at his real performance mean.

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  • MyTEAM - Back and better than ever, with new player modes, multi and single player tournaments, and much more. (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
More confirmation that Next Gen is stripped down and missing game modes.

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Key Gameplay Features:
  • Pro Stick™ – Throw down show-stopping moves, pull off intricate shots, and toss flashy no-look passes with deadly accuracy with Pro Stick control. Easily the most intuitive basketball controls ever implemented.
  • 2K Smart Play Button –Quickly call the most suitable play for the context of the game by simply holding a single button.
Pro Stick sounds good.

Smart Play sounds bad, because it means a useful button will be mapped to something else.

It could also lead to more plays being called in ranked online matches, so that could be good.

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  • Improved Player Motion System – With an all new motion system, player movement is much smoother on both ends of the floor, while also allowing for much more explosive cuts and tighter control.
"All new motion system" sounds good, but I didn't really like what I saw in the Crew Blacktop demo. Game looks gamey and slidey again, to give the arcade twitcher guys what they want. We need real footplanting or something close to it.

All new system is probably just reduced momentum animations, which isn't new at all. See 2K12, 2K9, etc.

Every other year 2K yo-yos on this. One year it features great momentum and improved footwork, the next features slidey, arcade gameplay.


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General Gameplay Improvements:
  • Signature Skills – Six new Signature Skills, ensuring each NBA player’s unique abilities are represented in the most authentic way possible.
  • Playbook and Play System enhancements – The deepest and most authentic playbook gets even deeper. Execute new half-court sets, experience improved spacing logic, and run updated team specific plays.
  • More Signature Styles - New jump shots, dunk and layup packages, dribble moves, free throws, pre-game intros, getbacks, celebrations and more.
Offensive Control Improvements:
  • Shot System Upgrades – More realistic footwork on jump shots, improved awareness in shot selection, and a variety of new shot types. Whether you use the new intuitive Pro Stick™ or the enhanced Smart Shot Button, attacking the rim is now more exciting than ever.
  • Dribbling Advancements - Upgraded dribble movement and new branching technology give you much greater 1-to-1 control over the ball handler.
  • Enhanced Passing – More accurate pass targeting, new give and go mechanics, better handoffs, and an entire arsenal of new flashy passes.

Defensive Improvements:
  • Learning Defensive A.I. – Test your skills even further with new defensive AI that sees where the offense is being successful and adjusts strategy to take those advantages away.
  • Block Improvements – The block system has been completely revamped for NBA 2K14 with improved ball targeting and awareness, more realistic physics, and more responsive control. All new player collisions, the ability to block dunks, and more appropriate shot contests make playing defense much more fun and rewarding.
All Good.

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  • All New Ball Denial - No more getting stuck during off ball bumps and ball denial, allowing for complete freedom of control over your players away from the ball.
This is bad. Possibly very bad. Off-ball bumps and animations are what made 2K13 a HUGE step up visually from past games. If it were realistically toned done, great. But you *shouldn't* have complete freedom of control away from the ball. That's what the entirety off the off-ball game on both ends is meant to deny.

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  • Enhanced dribbler vs. on-ball defender contact - Defenders can now initiate steals, hard bumps, and charges out of defensive rides, making locking up players on defense a much more engaging experience.
  • Expanded Defensive Commands – New commands using the right stick: including contesting shots, contesting passes, and denying or pressuring the ball.
All good.

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Returning Features Include:
  • MyCAREER
  • The Association
  • The Association: Online
  • Training Camp
  • Season
  • Playoffs
  • Practice
  • NBA Blacktop
  • MyPLAYER Blacktop
  • Team Up
For both platforms? My Team listed seperately as a cur-gen only mode gives me hope these modes are common to both.
 
# 29 Wildcats302 @ 08/14/13 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Caveman24
Well association guys we lost again.
No association improvements and no mention of legends...not exactly exciting news for the sim people or the crew people today.
 
# 30 Reyes19 @ 08/14/13 08:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Caveman24
Well association guys we lost again.
Still got a month before its released. Plenty of time for them to release Association information. Lets jope
 
# 31 scottyp180 @ 08/14/13 08:09 PM
I like what I am reading so far. I cant wait to see how thia translates to gameplay but more importantly feel how improved it is.
 
# 32 Gstate_510 @ 08/14/13 08:11 PM
"Dynamic Living Rosters® powered by Stats, Inc. - Player attributes and tendencies automatically update daily to reflect true life hot and cold streaks. Now, each game played in the NBA can have an effect on your game."
no more 2k insider 🙌
 
# 33 blues rocker @ 08/14/13 08:11 PM
i like what i see on that list. i'm very interested to see what this pro stick does. it sounds like a slightly upgraded version of the shot stick...but i never liked the shot stick + modifier trigger control, so i abandoned the stick for the button...so i may not be getting much use out of this pro stick, since it probably requires the modifier trigger. i may have to force myself to try it, though...if it really gives you that much more control.
 
# 34 MrBigShot1 @ 08/14/13 08:13 PM
A lot of it sounds like fluff. The most important thing I took from that was the dynamic updates, which is a far cry from the 2k insider updates that take forever.

Sad to see that MyTeam will be current gen only. Looks like 2k has decided that they will wait until 2k15 to actually make a deep next gen game in terms of content.
 
# 35 NINJAK2 @ 08/14/13 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by thedream2k13
NO MORE 2k INSIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In this economy I don't like to see anyone get laid off dream but I got to side with you on this man. LOL..Hopefully 2k has employed him elsewhere.

My favorite news: Enhanced dribbler vs. on-ball defender contact - Defenders can now initiate steals, hard bumps, and charges out of defensive rides, making locking up players on defense a much more engaging experience. Can't wait to check this out. There was lots of other great info too..Playbooks was another standout...
 
# 36 MagicFan4Life @ 08/14/13 08:17 PM
Thank goodness they didn't have a "PS4 and Xbox 360 only" for MyCAREER and Online Association.
 
# 37 VDusen04 @ 08/14/13 08:21 PM
Is this only a partial features list or an official list covering all new additions? To be more succinct, could there still be big things coming that have not been revealed? Or will the next two months just be covering everything summed up here?

I'm thinking largely about the Path to Greatness Mode and as to whether that will include new classic teams (or whether all the previous classics are still present).
 
# 38 bwatts33 @ 08/14/13 08:24 PM
I'm still wondering if they'll have faster ball movement.
 
# 39 NINJAK2 @ 08/14/13 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bwatts33
I'm still wondering if they'll have faster ball movement.
Lets hope so. They said they have enhanced passing but they didn't mention much about the speed of them. Also a little nervous about the fancy passing reference. We will need a hands on...
 
# 40 Goffs @ 08/14/13 08:31 PM
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Key Gameplay Features:
Pro Stick™ – Throw down show-stopping moves, pull off intricate shots, and toss flashy no-look passes with deadly accuracy with Pro Stick control. Easily the most intuitive basketball controls ever implemented.
2K Smart Play Button –Quickly call the most suitable play for the context of the game by simply holding a single button.
Improved Player Motion System – With an all new motion system, player movement is much smoother on both ends of the floor, while also allowing for much more explosive cuts and tighter control.
Depth of Content – With significant upgrades in nearly every aspect of the game, both on and off the court, NBA 2K14 boasts more animation content than any previous basketball title, and includes more than 3000 new animations.
Smoother movement? I'm going to be paying attention on the setting picks animation and those 3000 new animations should be more contact animations. I would love to see no arms going through the rim anymore....the play should be aware and pull back his arm when he's directly under the rim.
 


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