NBA 2K13 First gameplay Footage and Screenshots

[Beta]

Da fuck @ the 2k insider shit.

lol niggas takin shit too serious

 

[Co_Town_Michael]

Not a fan of the shot stick being taken away.

I fucks w/ it heavy.

But the defensive changes will make my on-ball D actually effective this year.

Can't wait to shut Kobe/Lebron using niggas down online and make em rage quit.

 

[Jdilla26]

Not a fan of the shot stick being taken away.

I fucks w/ it heavy.

But the defensive changes will make my on-ball D actually effective this year.

Can't wait to shut Kobe/Lebron using niggas down online and make em rage quit.

Co fuckin sign

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

Inb4 niggas just pro hop with lebron/kobe to victory.

 

[Bawse D.Lox]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prWo0eaQ2VE

2k is WOAT when pickin accessory colors why does lbj have on a black arm sleeve but has on his home jersey and a white headband?? And Lmaoo @ Steph curry gettin his ankles broke @ the end of vid

and i hope they fix My Player this year. 2k10 was they're best year for My Player.

last year was HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING HORRENDOUS!!!!!!!!!

i'm tired of the cheating ass a.i, they need to fix it. they'll have your team mates play retarded ball , and have ya opposition play like hall of famers.

it's basically 1 vs 5. they might as well bring back 24/7 if they wanna do that.



sidenote:24/7 was the shit

then ontop of all that, they need to fix the spacing. i'm tired of running into my teammates. and what's up with the PG, being the only one to call plays??

the press conference is fucking annoying.

 

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2K Sports Weekly Update #9 - Signature Skills In Depth

Posterizer

Example Players: Blake Griffin, Josh Smith, Hakim Warrick

A player with this skill will often look to dunk on defenders when attempting a dunk in traffic. To get this skill to trigger there must be a defender in the vicinity.

To force big-time contact dunks, his stamina must be above 80. Once the dunk completes, his teammates will be given a temporary energy boost.

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Highlight Film

Example Players: JaVale McGee, Gerald Green, Paul George

When looking to dunk, a player with this skill will look to perform the most spectacular dunk available amongst the dunks in his repertoire.

In order for this skill to fire off, however, he must have a stamina level of 80 or higher. Once the dunk completes, his teammates will be given a temporary energy boost.

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Finisher

Example Players: Rudy Gay, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook

This player is adept at finishing contact layups and dunks at a higher rate than others. There is a shot penalty that all offensive players receive when they make contact with defenders in the air.

Finishers decrease this shot penalty by 30%.

This skill combined with our existing Draw Foul Tendency lends itself well to creating and-one opportunities.

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Acrobat

Example Players: Monta Ellis, Derrick Rose, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili

This is a player that can change his shot in the air without severely reducing his chance of making the shot. There is a shot penalty that all offensive players receive when they attempt to change their shot in the air.

Acrobats decrease this shot penalty by 40%. Also, when attempting a hop, spin or euro layup, Acrobats are given a 15% boost to their shot chance.

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Spot Up Shooter

Example Players: Anthony Morrow, Kyle Korver, Steve Novak

This shooter is known for his ability to spot-up and knock down perimeter shots while shooting from a stand-still position.

The penalty that users receive for bad shot timing (i.e. releasing the shot too early or too late) is decreased by 30%. This skill becomes available when the player is standing still, shooting 12 to 28 feet from the hoop and not posted up or dribbling.

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Shot Creator

Example players: Kobe Bryant, Kemba Walker, Dwyane Wade

A player with this skill can hit shots at a higher percentage than most if he creates space for his shot. For this skill to fire off there are a number of rules that must pass:

1. The shooter must break his defender down to create space, either with iso-moves, triple threat moves or drives into special shots (i.e. step backs, drifters, hop shots, spin jumpers, etc). The space he creates when he starts his shot must be more than the space he had when he started to break his defender down.

2. The Shot Creator must be closer to his matchup (within 7 feet) when he starts to break him down.

3. The shot must be taken within 2 seconds of the initial break down.

4. The shot must be taken in a half-court context (i.e. not in transition and not on a fast break) and must come from 33 feet to the basket or closer.

5. The shooter must not be smothered by the defender at both the break down and the release of the shot.

If the shooter passes all of these rules, then the shot penalty enforced by the defender on the release of the shot is reduced up to 100%.

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Deadeye

Example Players: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson

Late arriving defenders have less impact on this type of shooter than most. When we determine the final outcome of a shot, part of the calculation comes from how well a shooter is defended at both the start and release of the shot.

When a Deadeye shoots and the defender is more heavily guarding the Deadeye when he releases the shot than when he started it, we reduce the impact of the release up to 100% depending on how heavily guarded he is at the beginning (the more heavily guarded, the more we reduce). A couple more things to keep in mind:

1. In order to ensure that closing out on a Deadeye matters, there must be some sort of defense applied at the start of the shot.

2. The shooter must not be smothered by the defender at both the start and release of the shot or the skill will not trigger.

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Corner Specialist

Example Players: Shane Battier, Courtney Lee, Danny Green

This is a skill reserved for players who are exceptional at knocking down three point shots from the corner where the sideline and the baseline meet. For this skill to fire off there are a number of rules that must pass:

1. The shooter must be standing still.

2. The shooter must be considered fairly open when he shoots the ball.

3. The shooter must take his shot within a couple seconds of catching the pass.

When these rules are fulfilled, a 5% bonus is added to his shot percentage.

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Post Proficiency

Example Players: LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Jefferson, Carl Landry

This is a player with supreme low post offensive skills.

Defenders fall for his fakes up to 50% more often than for others, his post shots such as hooks and fades get a 5% shot chance increase and his post moves are more effective. A couple more things to keep in mind:

1. shot must be taken from 17 feet to the basket or less.

2. The skill is still active for up to 0.5 seconds after exiting the post to allow shots and pump fakes to trigger the skill.

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Ankle Breaker

Example Players: Jamal Crawford, Austin Rivers, Tyreke Evans

This player is apt to break the ankles of his defender when performing isolation dribble moves.

This skill provides a 30% increase in the chances of forcing defenders into ankle-breaking defensive falls, stumbles and recoveries.

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Post Playmaker

Example Players: Joakim Noah, Kevin Garnett, Greg Monroe

This is a player known for hitting open guys in a good position to score when passing the ball out of the post. This skill fires off when passing the ball from a post-up position to an open teammate.

The pass will hit the receiver on point and will give him up to a 10% bonus on two-point shots and a 4% bonus on three-point shots, so long as the potential made shot by the shooter would result in an assist for the Post Playmaker.

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Dimer

Example Players: Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo

This skill is reserved for top-notch passers who are known for hitting open guys in the correct position to score. Dimer fires off when passing the ball (not from the post) to an open teammate.

The pass will hit the receiver on point and will give him up to a 10% bonus on two-point shots and a 4% bonus on three-point shots, so long as the potential made shot by the shooter would result in an assist for the Dimer.

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Break Starter

Example Players: Tim Duncan, Kevin Love, Lamar Odom

This player is known for initiating fast breaks with accurate outlet passes. For this skill to fire off, the player must be the defensive rebounder and the pass must be made within 3 seconds of the defensive rebound.

The longer the outlet pass is in the game, the higher risk there is for throwing a bad pass. If the rebounder fulfills the two rules mentioned, the pass will have 50% less penalty than normal.

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Alley-Ooper

Example Players: Andre Miller, Jason Kidd, Raymond Felton

This is a player known for throwing accurate alley-oop passes. The Pass attribute of the passer plays a large role in the outcome of alley-oop finishes. An Alley-ooper gets a significant boost to his Pass attribute and receivers will be given a small catch chance bonus.

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Brick Wall

Example Players: Marc Gasol, Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis

This player engulfs defenders with physical screens, making them more difficult to get through or around. Often times you’ll find defenders getting hit with such force that it causes them to stumble or fall to the ground.

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Lockdown Defender

Example Players: Andre Iguodala, Thabo Sefolosha, Tony Allen

A top-notch perimeter defender who automatically neutralizes most offensive Signature Skills of the player he’s actively guarding. It’s a fairly powerful skill that only elite defenders possess. The only offensive Signature Skills that a Lockdown Defender cannot neutralize are Brick Wall and Floor General.

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Charge Card

Example Players: Udonis Haslem, Raja Bell, Kyle Lowry

This player specializes in the art of drawing charges.

When attempting to take a charge, a player equipped with the Charge Card skill will have a 50% better chance of drawing the charge than others. His teammates will also receive a small energy boost if the Charge Card player receives the beneficial call.

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Interceptor

Example Players: Trevor Ariza, Brandon Jennings, Rodrigue Beaubois

Getting pass lane steals is this player’s forte.

When attempting to steal a pass that is in the air and in a pass lane within 9 feet of the Interceptor, he will get a boost to his Steal and Vertical attributes, thus allowing him a much better opportunity to pick the pass off.

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Pick Pocket

Example Players: Jeremy Lin, Ricky Rubio, Mike Conley

An on-ball thief adept at stealing the ball from players attempting dribble moves. There are three perks to having this skill:

1. Significant increase in strip probability when offensive player is in an iso-motion move.

2. Minor increase in strip probability when offensive player has been in a standing dribble for a couple of seconds.

3. Lowered foul chance when attempting an on-ball steal.

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Active Hands

Example Players: Mario Chalmers, Ronnie Brewer, Kawhi Leonard

This player can more easily strip the ball from players attempting shots, layups and dunks. When the offensive player is in a shooting motion, an Active Hands player is twice as likely to strip the ball than a player without this skill.

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Eraser

Example Players: Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Serge Ibaka

A player with this skill is known for protecting the rim with emphatic, crowd pleasing blocks. When an Eraser swats a shot, he boosts the energy of his teammates and decreases the shooting attributes (up to six points) of the player he blocked for up to a minute and a half.

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Chase Down Artist

Example Players: LeBron James, Brandon Rush, Thaddeus Young

This skill is reserved for players that are adept at chasing players down on fastbreaks and swatting their layup and dunk attempts from behind. While on a fastbreak this player is given boosts to his Block, Vertical and Quickness attributes, which will give him a better chance of swatting the shot. A couple more things to keep in mind:

1. This skill can fire off any time the defense is in transition

2. The block must happen from behind the shooter while he is moving

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Bruiser

Example Players: Anderson Varejao, DeMarcus Cousins, David West

The overall size, power and relentlessness of this player will drain energy from his match-up upon physical contact.

When a Bruiser collides with his opponent during boxouts, post backdowns, off-ball bumps, off-ball rides and contact shots, he depletes more energy from his match-up than players without this skill. For comparison purposes, when contact occurs in one of these areas, bruisers cause their opponents to lose energy about half as much as when his opponent is running.

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Hustle Points

Example Players: Nikola Pekovic, David Lee, Andrew Bynum

This player is known for his ability to score following an offensive rebound. For three seconds after the rebound is pulled down, a Hustle Points player will be given a boost to his Shot Inside, Shot Close and Layup attributes.

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Scrapper

Example Players: Chuck Hayes, Reggie Evans, Tyler Hansbrough

A hustle guy known for his ability to dive for loose balls, win boxout battles and strip rebounds from opponents.

A small attribute boost is given to Speed and Quickness during loose ball dives to display the effort these players usually give.

During boxout battles and moves, a Scrapper will be given up to a 50% increase in the boxout win chance. For rebounds, a Scrapper has a 50% increase in the chance of poking the ball loose from an opponent who has already grabbed a rebound.

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Anti-Freeze

Example Players: Luol Deng, Luis Scola, Zach Randolph

A player that rarely goes on a cold streak, even when missing several shots in a row. When a player starts to miss shots or turn the ball over, he’ll eventually get cold and his abilities will decrease for a period of time.

However, it takes twice as many misses and turnovers for an Anti-Freeze player to get to that point. Basically, he’s a fairly steady player.

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Microwave

Example Players: Louis Williams, Eric Gordon, Nick Young

A player with this skill can heat up in a hurry. It takes fewer made shots and good plays for a Microwave to get hot than players without this skill. Once hot, various offensive and defensive attributes are given a boost for a period of time.

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Heat Retention

Example Players: Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams, Stephen Curry

Players with this skill retain their hot streaks through various game breaks, and they have the ability to maintain their hot streaks through bad plays longer than most players.

Typically, when a timeout occurs or the end of a quarter hits, players that are hot will have automatic cool downs that bring them back to normal. Heat Retention players stay hot through these breaks and only bad plays such as missed shots and turnovers can bring this player back to normal.

Even then, it takes twice as many missed shots and turnovers for a Heat Retention guy to return to normal.

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Closer

Example Players: Derrick Rose, Jason Terry, Kobe Bryant

This player raises his game in clutch moments. For the last 40% of a fourth quarter and all overtimes, a Closer receives the following perks:

1. Attribute boosts of up to 12 attribute points

2. A widened “Excellent Release” free throw release window, thus making it easier to knock down clutch free throws

3. Energy boosts during timeouts so that he retains more energy through breaks during clutch moments

4. Shot chance percentage boost of up to 5% for “moving” shots, such as drifters and step back shots.

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Floor General

Example Players: Jason Kidd, Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul

This skill identifies an offensive team leader that has the ability to raise the offensive game of his teammates while he is on the floor. While a Floor General’s team has possession of the ball, all teammates are given up to a six point attribute boost to their offensive abilities.

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Defensive Anchor

Example Players: Dwight Howard, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Garnett

This skill identifies a defense team leader that has the ability to raise the defensive game of his teammates while he is on the floor. While a Defensive Anchor’s team is on defense, all teammates on the floor are given up to a six point attribute boost to their defensive abilities.

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Damn that shit sounds interesting and would be good for the game. Players will actually start being different from one another

 

[kanggoodie]

@stringerbell came thru and dropped a gem... those skills are gonna be a game changer... players are gonna now play how they play IRL .... lebron is gonna really be spammed now. but people gonna pick the clippers even more now that blake can posterize a nigga on almost every attempt.. he bout to be bullying niggaz

 

[deemula420]

Any news on my player yet?

 

[PiffyHaze]

Any news on my player yet?

tuesday

 

[WhoisDonG???]

Im hype as hell now Im preordering friday cannot wait.

 

[deemula420]

Im hype as hell now Im preordering friday cannot wait.

co-sign i wasn't gone do it but im having a change of heart now and seeing as how live aint dropping lol

 

[MC The Rapper]

=relmfu

 

[PiffyHaze]

NBA 2K Hairstyle Disasters

Submitted on: 09/05/2012 by Steve McPherson

Players come at sports video games from a lot of different angles these days. You can run a fantasy draft and make the dream team you’ve always wanted. You can try to take your favorite team as-is and do your best to better them. You can play with friends or strangers around the world. But ever since I can remember, my favorite part of any title has been designing my own player to draft onto my favorite team or (more recently) run through a game’s career mode.

And since the beginning, the NBA 2K series has been disappointing me with its hairstyles.

Don’t get me wrong: NBA 2K has made great strides in the field of virtual follicles since the early days and 2K12 boasts 41 different hairstyles (plus players on PC have access to all kinds of mods). But at least seven of those 41 are literally described as “balding” or else appear to involve a receding hairline. I understand that LeBron James has made this look popular, but more than a sixth of the hair options devoted to it? Come on.

There are a handful of acceptable hairstyles. Any of the ones labeled Stubble (including, strangely, Dark Recessed Stubble, which actually looks like a normal hairline) are solid if unremarkable, as are Straight Short and Natural Part; the Mohawk isn’t half bad if you keep the length short; Wavy can be good if you keep the length long; and Short Dreads has been a standby since its rookie season in NBA 2K10.

But I’m not here to talk about the good. I’m here to count down the worst of the worst.

If you are a human being who wears this hair style, may God have mercy on your soul.

4. The Patch

How do we even begin to explain The Patch? NBA 2K seems to be fond of honing in on a few of the more unusual NBA hairstyles and providing them as options, which seems to be how we got Short Dreads (Chris Bosh circa 2007—he might also be responsible for Tied Dreads), Mohawk (Chris Andersen), and Mop Tail (Nene). But Drew Gooden sported this odd look during the 2006-07 season and it’s been haunting NBA 2K ever since. That’s five years since any reasonable human being has had this hairstyle and yet it’s still taking up a roster spot in NBA 2K12. It’s time to amnesty this hairstyle and put in something better. According to Gooden, he grew what he called the ducktail because he loves the ‘80s. And yet the term “ducktail” describes a ‘50s haircut that doesn’t resemble Gooden’s in any way. Maybe he was talking about the show “Duck Tales”?

...trying to figure out if it's man or woman.

3. Straight Tail

This hairstyle is even more inexplicable than The Patch because I don’t think it’s even based on an NBA player’s hair. It seems vaguely related to the sort of soccer-y tied back hairstyles of Sasha Vujacic and Mike Miller and yet somehow it’s inestimably worse. It’s the sensitive-ponytail-guy haircut. There are these strange panels of hair in the front that aren’t tied back but don’t move, and then the back is tied into the tiniest possible tail that only gets grosser when you increase the length. It’s that awful stage of hair between short and long where you can’t do anything with it. And NBA 2K has immortalized that awkward, awful moment.

Poor guy was a victim of a Rogaine experiment gone bad.

2. Natural Patches

I can understand the genesis of The Patch, because an NBA player actually had that style. I can understand (maybe) where the Straight Tail began: as an attempt at a longish, tied-back hairstyle. But I can’t for the life of me figure out what the minds at 2K Sports were thinking when they designed the Natural Patches hairstyle. I can only picture a guy in a brainstorming session saying, “What about one where there are just little bits of hair randomly placed on the head? You know, like an electrolysis accident or like he has mange? Oh and push the hairline up more. No: more.” It just doesn’t look like a hairstyle any reasonable human being would have on purpose. In closing, let me just note that Natural Patches is a brand of essential oil body patches. Maybe selecting this hairstyle should give a boost to your mental focus and energy?

We shall call it...the half mullet!

1. Medium Flat

Medium Flat is a tricky one. It has a boring name, it’s in the middle of a bunch of other hairstyles you probably just scroll through as quickly as possible (Balding Flat, Short Flat), but don’t sleep on its true awfulness. Like several of the NBA 2K hairstyles, it’s based on a famous haircut, but I’m pretty sure it’s Buffalo Bob’s from Silence of the Lambs. You’ve got a vaguely receding hairline but with the added bonus of wispy strings of yarn hanging over the forehead. That should be enough to put this cut into contention for the top spot but then if you increase the length the back turns into a mullet. A hint of balding with a mullet in the back and scraggly loose strands up front? Just tell me which basket to put the lotion in.

It's Time for Change America

2K Sports needs to clean house and put in some more player-inspired cuts that are more reasonable and/or fun. What about Brandon Jennings’ fauxhawk (which looks great in NBA 2K12 and worlds better than the Natural Fauxhawk)? And although the Mohwak as is can be a good option, we need a frohawk more like what Russell Westbrook and James Harden sported last season. T

he dreads department is also wanting, so why not base one off Kenneth Faried’s voluminous mane? And if those are too far out, one need only look at the player models of Kirk Hinrich and O.J. Mayo to see sensible, reasonable hairstyles that look natural and not like helmets (short Afro) or shards of glass (Messy). Maybe NBA2K13 will finally deliver on what this generation of consoles so long ago promised: the kind of great leap forward in virtual hair our fathers never could have dreamed of.

 

[Bawse D.Lox]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1SDpOzzNI4&feature=relmfu

can any one say yo Humpty... move over hoe i gotta blow my nose, this nigga sounds, like Shock G all i heard is:

Dodio-doe, there'll be no nose job

Said dodio-doe, no nose job (smarter than that)

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1SDpOzzNI4&feature=relmfu

2k has to get someone better to do these videos then Ronnie.. and did hear him right when he said he was the 4th season of his my player.. but yet his my player age was only 19...

 

[jaemooms]

As long as I don't have to watch professional basketball players dribble the fuckin ball off their foot or the off the back of there teammates shoe I'm cool. 2k is forever wack for that shit.

 

[G Mack]

Any news on the steal animaton..