I have no scientific evidence to back this up, but I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that the majority of people playing MyCareer are guards, followed by small forwards, and then power forwards and centers. It would make sense: the game is easier to control and more satisfying—at least immediately—when you get to be the one calling the plays and handling the ball. But there are ways to tailor the game and adjust your approach...

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Now that we're wading hip-deep into the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it seems like a good time to run a couple simulations down with NBA 2K13. So I seeded the playoffs just as they are, including up-to-date injuries as of right now—that is, no David Lee, no Kobe, no Derrick Rose. I simmed 12 minute quarters and turned injuries off, figuring that although injuries might happen in real life, allowing them to happen in the...

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I watch a lot of NBA games, and one thing I hear all the time from people who don't is that it's only the last five minutes that matter, so why bother to watch the whole game? What they're neglecting is that the first 43 minutes are what makes the last five possible, what shapes and sets up how those final five are going to go down, and I don't just mean by making the game close.

Once you become familiar with different...

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One of the areas that 2K Sports has seeked to develop over the last several years of the NBA 2K franchise is the number of licensed shoes in the game. We’ve certainly come a long way from the days when Iverson was the only player with brand-name shoes in the game, but let’s face it: not all the shoe models are created equal.

It looks like all the shoes are built on one of three essential models: low-top, mid-top...

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I freely admit it: when it comes to video game basketball, I love the little things. I don't mean getting the sneakers and accessories right—although when I see people who do obsess about such stuff, I have no problem with it, just because my own concerns are so specific and micro-tuned.

As someone who writes about the real-life NBA a fair amount, what I'm most interested in are the ways that NBA 2K can bring...

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