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NBA Live 14 Enhances Synergy Sports Technology Experience

EA Sports has revealed the first details surrounding the connected experiences fans can expect in NBA LIVE 14. By utilizing the power and connectivity of next-gen consoles, NBA LIVE 14 can provide not only player ratings and tendencies updates, but new challenges, new rewards and other new content throughout the season. CourtQ offers updates of over 70 player […]

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Five Social Stragies NBA 2K14 and LeBron James Should Use to Engage Gamers

(2K Games) Lebron James has become “The King” of the NBA for a reason.  It’s no wonder he graces the cover of NBA 2K14.  This year the world’s number one NBA video game franchise is back with better features and additional show-stopping moves so you can put your opponents to shame. With a game that features dynamic live rosters, a soundtrack hand-picked by Lebron, and an improved player motion system, the game has plenty to offer.  NBA 2K14 should be flaunted for its dynamic gameplay.  And what better way to show off a game than by utilizing strong social strategies?  The following list is a collection of five different social strategies that NBA 2K14 could implement to reach gamers through...

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Samsung Announces Technology Partnership with NBA that Will Change the Game

  Rondo Estrello, Flickr The NBA has always move quickly when it came to technology. They embraced replay when other major sports leagues continue to have trouble with blown calls in major games. They embraced YouTube to get their product on the devices of fans worldwide and they have shown a clear goal to grow the game globally and get its biggest stars overseas. They now have also become the first major league to sign a technology partnership.

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How SportVU Came to be the NBA Analytics Game Changer

(NBA.com and STATS LLC) The world of sports has become a game of numbers. Driven by undeniable evolutions in performance tangibly influenced by such efforts, the successful marriage of analytical evaluation has enjoyed an amazing journey, from an eccentric fascination to a progressive experiment to an industrial necessity. Teams are in the business of research, and many are dedicating substantial budget to keep up with any and everything you might find in use by the competition. In the NBA, teams are taking it step further, not only by pushing analytic icons into executive offices, but also by pushing analytic limits in empowering their visions for tomorrow. Consider the rise of SportVU. The flurry of headlines revolving around this application’s attachment to...

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