NBA LIVE 10 visits DIME Magazine

[huddy187]

http://dimemag.com/2009/07/ea-sports-nb ... -was-here/

"All star players’ pre-game rituals and ceremonies are in the game, from KG’s chalk clap, to LeBron’s chalk stuff, to D-Wade’s pre-tipoff pullups on the rim".

[JaoSming]

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[huddy187]

"Overall game play is much improved. General player movement is more smooth, the teams run the actual offenses that real squads employ, there’s greater control of players in mid-air, and dives at the rim take into account collisions with defenders."

"The detail in the game is crazy, including kicks and tattoos. There are approximately 500 different sneakers in the game, so each player is in the actual kicks he’ll be wearing in real life (including Dwyane Wade in some Jordans. And because the game will be updated online throughout the season, when, say LeBron switches kicks mid-season or for the playoffs, his kicks in the game will switch to reflect the change."

Very authentic game

[Andrew]

All sounds very positive.

I really like what I'm seeing from the pre-game introductions. NBA Live 09's weren't terrible but the NBA Live 365 branding did kind of take away from the atmosphere. It was to be expected since it was the big new feature last year but I really like that they've gone for a more TV style presentation (which is one of the things I outlined in my 10 for 10: Presentation piece).

With that referee close-up, I'm wondering if there is a clipping issue in the other screenshot Jon posted (the Cavs/Celtics one) or if the black on the shoulders/sleeves is creating a bit of an optical illusion.

[Harris10]

this game is looking extremely fly haha

[ThaLiveKing]

I can't wait for gameplay videos. . I'm anticipating some next week!!!

[Rukawa_11]

I can't wait for gameplay videos. . I'm anticipating some next week!!!

Me too

[Null17]

A little off-topic but when did the referee uniform change happen?

[Arcane]

Might be a change for this season in regards for ref uniforms.

[ND_Raiden]

27-30 fps?!?

[JaoSming]

27-30 fps?!?

what are you talking about? 09 ran in 60 fps and and team has stated they remain committed to keeping a steady 60 fps

[Andrew]

Might be a change for this season in regards for ref uniforms.

Quite possible. These kind of things have been leaked before in NBA Live screenshots (think the Timberwolves' new jerseys last year) and if it's authenticity they're going for I doubt they'd go with a fictional referee uniform.

Either that or it's a texture error in the build. Looks like it could be a new design though.

[Null17]

It is quite a refreshing look.