*Topic Ufficiale* NBA 2K11

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Here's the list of 27 songs in NBA 2K11, due out Oct. 5.

1. Snoop Dogg - NBA 2K Theme
2. Big Boi - Shutterbug
3. Drake - Over
4. Cassidy - Game Time
5. Ron Artest - Champion
6. Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price - Better Than You
7. The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius
8. Art vs. Science - Hollywood
9. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Rocketship
10. Brunettes - Red Rollerskates
11. Chicharones - Little By Little
12. Children Collide - Skeleton Dance
13. Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We're Here To Save The Day
14. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi - Symphonies (Remix)
15. Delorean - Deli
16. Ev - Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
17. Failsafe - Hope & Only If We Learn
18. HOGNI - Bow Down
19. Kidz In Space - Downtime
20. Middleman - It's Not Over Yet
21. Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac - Crown Of Thorns
22. The Redland - So Far
23. The Russian Futurists - Paul Simon & Precious Metals
24. Sonny Bones - Rise
25. Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
26. Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions - Go Hard or Go Home
27. Dux Jones - Pourin' It On

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I'm happy to report that this year's NBA 2K still looks wonderfully polished even in the early build I just played. Gone are all of those two-player canned animations that constrained some of the action to looking more like a movie than a user-controlled basketball game.

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Hey Guys,
Rob Jones here. As you can tell from my interviews and the recent IGN Preview, I am very excited about the changes that NBA 2K11 has gone through. When we finished NBA 2K10, we felt that the game had some solid building pieces that we could carry forward into 2K11. You may remember my Insight last year that spoke about this among other subjects. However, we also felt that some of the systems in place had run their course.

Two areas of immediate concern were ballhandler movement and defensive movement. In regards to ball handling, what we realized was that control had to be the most important aspect to the dribbler. That meant more response to controller input, less auto dribbling, and more weight/momentum. From a visual aspect, we wanted a completely smooth, seamless experience where, as a user, we can’t recognize changes in animations. I can proudly say that we have achieved success in all the areas.




Many of you have been clamoring for foot-planting technology. What we realized was that we all wanted a feeling of being planted on the ground, especially when making changes of direction. The new dribbling animation system allows for that. From a control standpoint, we discussed sweeping changes to the dribbling mechanic, but in the end settled on two fundamental changes: immediate and accurate response to input as well as a command system that replicates the needed gestures to achieve a move, instead of randomly throwing sticks and/or mashing buttons. What that means is that holding multiple triggers to activate a special move is no longer necessary and that moves reflect the intention of the user. Mike Wang will go over these controls in more depth at a later stage. We wanted feathering controls, more control over when to protect the ball and when not to, and how to decide whether or not we wanted to stay faced up to the basket or not. All of these were achieved without sacrificing what you have come to expect from an NBA 2K game: Authenticity in AI and movement for every player in the league.



Our second area of concern was defensive movement, especially under user control. We had a new engineer take over the defense last year. He learned much from working within the existing system and at the end of the project, set out to write a more flexible movement system that would allow the AI to incorporate not only basic movement, but many of the nuances that make basketball players move the way they do. All of this translates in appropriate movement models like backpedals, less jittering when making small adjustments, shading appropriately when necessary, etc.

Additionally, we wanted to accurately replicate the feeling of getting a good block in the game. Due to the fact that blocking shots has been made popular again with the great chase down blocks that we’ve seen from Lebron, Wade, Kobe and others.

Our AI, smart as it has been has been beefed up on both sides of the ball. We were able to spend good time adjusting transition and fast break behaviors, on both ends of the floor. We added smarter decision making from the AI ballhandlers, incorporating more attacking moves.

We added over 1000 unique plays to have the most authentic playbooks that anyone has seen, while improving the AI’s ability to execute them.

All of this and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Our Shotstick now gives you accurate control over the exact types of animations you want from special layups to rim relative shot directions. We have a new in air collision system that automatically adjusts and reacts to every situation, providing the game with a different experience every time you pick it up. This system provides accurate physical resolutions to in- air contact, as well as air to ground (say for example in a Take Charge) situations.



Passing was another area in need of a major upgrade. We wanted to differentiate good passers from bad ones both from a User standpoint and from a ratings standpoint. You’ll see in videos the variety and the outcome of our work.

We knew that we had to come stronger than we ever have and we’ve gone out of our way to improve any and everything. 2K Sports has always been about the authenticity of the sport, down to the most minute details, and NBA 2K11 continues that attention to detail. In the coming weeks, my buddy Mike Wang and the rest of the boys will expand further on many of these areas. Stay tuned!

- Rob Jones
Gameplay Producer

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Hey guys,

Zach Timmerman here again. I wanted to let you know that we have added Assists to the Jordan Challenge and thought today would be a good day to announce the tweaks to the objectives with the first look at MJ: Creating a Legend. Here are the lines you'll need to achieve to complete each Jordan Challenge.



The Arrival



When: April 20, 1986. Game 2, 1st round playoffs vs. Celtics

Goal 1: Score 63+ points

Goal 2: Shoot 50%+ from the field

Goal 3: Dish out 6+ assists



One-liner: Jordan made his mark with this 63 point playoff game against a heavily favored Celtics team.





69 Points



When: March 28, 1990. Regular season game vs. Cavs

Goal 1: Score 69+ points

Goal 2: Shoot 50%+ from the field

Goal 3: Dish out 6+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: This time Jordan gets the win by dropping 69 points and putting a dent in the Cavaliers’ playoff plans.





Shootout



When: Any date in 1990. Regular season game vs. Hawks

Goal 1: Outscore Dominique

Goal 2: Hold Dominique under 25 Points

Goal 3: Dish out 5+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: Jordan and Dominique Wilkins face off in some of the all-time greatest scoring performances of the era.





Bad Boys



When: May 26, 1990. Game 3, Eastern Conference Finals vs. Pistons

Goal 1: Score 47+ points

Goal 2: Dish out 4+ assists

Goal 3: Win the game



One-liner: Jordan showed the Pistons and the world that no defensive strategy could stop him for long.





1991 NBA Finals



When: June 2 thru June 12, 1991 vs. Lakers

Goal 1: Average 31.0+ points

Goal 2: Shoot 55%+ from the field

Goal 3: Average 11+ assists

Goal 4: Win the series



One-liner: Jordan silenced the doubters by coming back from a game one embarrassment to thrash the Lakers in these Finals.





The Shrug



When: June 3, 1992. Game 1, NBA Finals vs. Blazers

Goal 1: Score 35+ points in the first half

Goal 2: Make 6+ threes in the first half

Goal 3: Hold Drexler to under 20 points

Goal 4: Win the Game



One-liner: Just to prove a point, Jordan sets the tone for the series by dominating the first half of this first Finals game.





Double Nickel



When: March 18, 1995. Regular season game vs. Knicks

Goal 1: Score 55+ points

Goal 2: Shoot 55%+ from the field

Goal 3: Dish out 2+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: After a stint with the bat, Jordan returns to New York to tear up the Knicks for 55 points and an unforgettable pass.





Father’s Day Victory



When: June 16, 1996. Game 6, 1996 Finals (last game of series as Bulls won 4-2) vs. Sonics

Goal 1: Score 22+ points

Goal 2: Grab 9+ rebounds

Goal 3: Dish out 7+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: Michael ran the table over the entire league but this fourth title would prove to be just as special as his first.





The Flu Game



When: June 11, 1997. Game 5, 1997 Finals (not the last game of the series as it went to 6) vs. Jazz

Goal 1: Score 38+ points

Goal 2: Grab 7+ rebounds

Goal 3: Dish out 5+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: A very ill Jordan still manages to both dominate the game and hit the winning shot in the last seconds of the game.





Michael’s Last Dance



When: June 14, 1998. Game 6, 1998 Finals vs. Jazz

Goal 1: Score 45+ points

Goal 2: Get 4+ steals

Goal 3: Dish out 1+ assists

Goal 4: Win the game



One-liner: With one final resounding shot, Jordan seals both his legacy and the fate of the Jazz’s championship hopes.

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Drafting Michael Jordan to your favorite NBA team is now just a click away thanks to "NBA 2K11".

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Hello NBA 2K Fans!
Erick Boenisch here, Producer for NBA 2K11. Many of you may know me by my forum name, SimBaller. Today I’ve got something very exciting to tell you about. In the Developer Insight for The Jordan Challenge, we teased that something cool happens when you complete all 10 Jordan Challenges. I’m here today to tell you what that ‘something cool’ actually is. I’m very pleased to announce that it’s actually an entire new mode entitled “MJ: Creating A Legend”, featuring none other than Michael Jordan.

The concept for this mode is simple, you take rookie Michael Jordan into today’s NBA and place him on any team of your choosing. From that point on, you will be controlling Michael exclusively as you guide him through his career and define his legacy against the greatest stars the current generation of NBA players has to offer.

Imagine putting Jordan on the Heat. Your starting lineup would be Wade, Jordan, LeBron, Haslem(?), and Bosh. Maybe you’ll want to pair him up with Kobe to see how two of the greatest players of all-time play together. Or maybe you’ll want to put him on the Clippers to battle Kobe and the Lakers head-to-head for the true bragging rights in the City of Angels. The number of scenarios you can create in this mode are endless. What do you think would make for a great story?




One thing to keep in mind here with this mode is that you will be with rookie Michael, who will only be rated a 79 to start out with. This leaves you with plenty of room to improve his overall rating as you guide him towards super-stardom. I can tell you that his physical skills and general athletic ability are through the roof, but you’re going to need to build his outside shot, his defensive prowess, and his unmatchable killer instinct in the clutch before you can take him to ‘best ever’ status. You can build up Michael’s rating by earning Skill Points and spending them on the attributes of your choice. These Skill Points are earned by in-game stats and accomplishing in-game goals set forth by the game.

The presentation for the mode is centered entirely around Michael. The entire menu system has been branded to feel Jordan-centric. The in-game presentation will speak a lot about Jordan’s rise to the NBA early and how he will fit into the team you have chosen for him. From there, they will call out important milestones for Michael and discuss how his season/career is progressing moving forward. I have seen some discussion about whether this replaces the popular My Player mode from 2K10. It absolutely does not, I will be speaking about My Player in the coming weeks in a Developer Insight.

Ultimately, Michael Jordan’s legacy lies in your hands. Every move, every decision, is up to you. Our only question to you is, where will YOU take him? Answer our call on October 5th, when NBA 2K11 is released.

- Erick Boenisch, Producer

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