NBA 2K12 Relives Association’s Greatest Rivalries

Bird and Magic make up 2/3 of the retro cover athletes for 2K12.

NBA 2K12 is paying tribute this year to the greatest rivalries basketball has ever known, meaning gamers will have the opportunity to play with the likes of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar. The cover athletes are Jordan, Bird and Magic this year, and this year will pay homage to the legendary players that turned the NBA into a culture rather than just a basketball league. Who would have thought this was possible when they were flossin’ in the 80s?

WeSC x RZA: Chambers by RZA

The Swedish-based lifestyle brand WeSC and the RZA are hooking up to release new headphone brand Chambers, in two different designs: one for producers/DJs, the other for Street Wear advocates. The headphones are laced with LEDs that pulse to the beat of the music. Dropping August 24th.

The Chambers by RZA.

Madden ’12 Scrambles for Completion; Hits Stores August 30

Hillis holds down the Main Screen.

With the suits and the players coming to terms with this new Collective Bargaining Agreement, American men everywhere thanked their lucky stars and went out to pick up their Fantasy Football magazines in preparation for the new season (probably should have waited until Free Agents get signed this weekend. Amateurs..). With video games becoming one of the most booming and profitable industries in our economy, the moneymaking cow that is Madden will be able to see success once again- the threat of a lockout meant big dollars lost for the corporate execs’ that put millions of dollars into making these games in the first place. The NFL-licensed product features Cleveland Running Back Peyton Hillis this year.

EA Sports on the end of the Lockout: “We are thrilled, as fans of NFL Football, that a resolution has been met and that the season will kick off without interruption.” Thrilled, yes, but also rushing like hell to create the first round of roster updates. The discs are likely completed and packaged already, and with the flurry of Free Agent signing expected to alter the landscape of the NFL the logical move would be changing the teams up with the EA Sports online update. The EA Sports corporation also renegotiated it’s license with the NFL, only second in value to the television rights for this year. ‘Midnight Madness’ will occur across the country again this year on the night of August 29th- a timeless tradition.

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