Living Rosters and Association 2.0

Head on over to gamepot for the skinny on a couple new features. NBA 2K seems to be continuing their long tradition of ripping off some of nba live's innovations (freestyle/isomotion). However, coupled with their always solid gameplay (which is more important than any gimmick)...I think they might once again pull off the better basketball sim....

NBA 2K series fans, prepare yourselves for the 2K Insider because he's going to have a big effect on the future of your favorite basketball series. The mystery blogger/statistician/arbiter of all things NBA 2K will make his first appearance in the upcoming NBA 2K9 as the centerpiece of a new online feature the developers behind the game are calling Living Rosters. We had a chance to get a sneak peek at the Living Rosters feature, chat about the 2K Insider, and get a feel for the new franchise mode in NBA 2K9 during a visit by 2K Sports developers earlier this week.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/ ... ot;thumb;1

Me and my friends have a habit of playing association and just simulating season by season to see whos the best video game GM. I don't know what the limit on seasons is but I am so looking foward to this.

Shouldn't leave out the good parts:

If Deron Williams continues his success of last season or O.J. Mayo begins to dominate during his maiden campaign in the NBA, you can expect to see not just attribute bonuses but actual new animations available to that player as the season progresses. These new animation packages will be mo-capped, produced, and added during the course of the season by 2K devs and added to deserving players who have excelled during the season (or perhaps even developed a new signature move). In other words, this is new content developed during and relevant to the 2008/09 NBA season, not merely unlockable animation packages that are already in the game.

In the past, it was far too easy to build a dream team of players in the NBA 2K series, because you had first rights toward re-signing any player. With 2K9, a player will field multiple offers and decide on what's best for him based on his ambition logic.

wow 2k wins again