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The Reboot - 5 Reasons Why NBA 2K11 is the Best Basketball Video Game Ever

Creating a basketball video game that accurately represents the real-life sport is a difficult task. However, 2K Sports was able to do just that with their latest reiteration of the sport with NBA 2K11. Many have called it one of the best basketball video games in recent history, but I believe it is the best basketball video game ever.

In this episode of The Reboot, I’ll give you 5 reasons why NBA 2K11 stands out among the rest.

To download this and other Reboot episodes, go to the Vimeo Reboot page.  Reboot episodes can also be found on YouTube and Gametrailers.

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IGN Editor Commends Cancellation of NBA Elite 11

IGN Editor Hilary Goldstein is a well-known and respected member of the video game media.  Unfortunately, he is way off in his assessment of EA Sports’ decision to cancel the release of NBA Elite 11. 

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The Reboot - Are Music Games Dead?

The numbers say it’s getting there.  According to a report in September by infamous Wedbush Morgan Securities Analyst Michael Pachter, music games totaled just $152 million through September 30 of this year, down 50% from a year earlier. 

So why is this happening?  Are players sick of buying new plastic instruments, purchasing DLC or just sick of the genre in general? 

In this episode of The Reboot, I spoke with Guitar Hero Co-Founder and Red Octane CEO Kai Huang, Martin Wilkes of FMOD and Andrew Schneider of Live Gamer about the state of the music game industry, how it’s evolved and whether it will continue to evolve in the future. 

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I think I bought the wrong C.O.D. game.

I think I bought the wrong C.O.D. game.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer featuring Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant. 

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Kobe must have gotten paid to drive this to the game, because even I wouldn’t want to be seen in a cheezy Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep Wrangler (via ESPN).

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"They do remember me from ‘Space Jam,’ but not from basketball,” Jordan said. “So I felt like this would be a good opportunity to kind of expose them to that."

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The Final Fantasy XIV PC Controller.  Doubles as a boomerang.

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The “Limited Edition” Michael Jordan box art for NBA 2K11.

The “Limited Edition” Michael Jordan box art for NBA 2K11.

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Who would have thought a game character would get a street named after her

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