{"id":24552,"date":"2012-09-26T18:55:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=24552"},"modified":"2012-09-26T18:55:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T08:55:27","slug":"2k-sports-announces-nba-2k13-demo-now-available-on-xbox-live-marketplace-for-xbox-360-and-available-from-27th-september-on-playstationnetwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24552","title":{"rendered":"2K Sports Announces NBA\u00ae 2K13 Demo Now Available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and Available from 27th September on PlayStation\u00aeNetwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Online-enabled demo features rematch of 2012 NBA Finals <\/em><em>and Kinect<\/em>\u2122<em> for Xbox360 integration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia, 26<sup>th<\/sup> September 2012<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 2K Sports today announced that the free demo of <strong><em>NBA<\/em><\/strong>\u00ae <strong><em>2K13<\/em><\/strong> is now available on the Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available\u00a0 on the PlayStation\u00aeNetwork for the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system from tomorrow, Thursday 27<sup>th<\/sup> September. The demo allows players to relive last season\u2019s NBA Finals and play one five-minute quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder or Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zZ2F-SYraRI?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in <strong><em>NBA 2K <\/em><\/strong>history, fans that download the demo can play an online quick match, and those who download the Xbox 360 version can also test some of the game\u2019s Kinect\u2122 for Xbox 360 functionality. Kinect for Xbox 360\u2019s voice recognition in <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> allows players to seamlessly call out plays and strategies on the fly, as well as make substitutions (substitution functionality not enabled in the demo), without bringing up menus.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> demo also gives players their first opportunity to get accustomed to the all-new Control Stick. For the first time ever, all dribble moves have been mapped to the right analog stick, which players can use to string together crossover moves and shots for maximum control on the court.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> is the latest installment of the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise 12 years running*. This year, 2K Sports has joined forces with multi-platinum recording artist JAY Z as Executive Producer. Featuring an enhanced MyCAREER mode and all-new gameplay features, <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong> will let gamers pit the best players in NBA history against the new dynasty of talent, including the much-debated matchup between the 2012 U.S. Men\u2019s National Team and the 1992 \u201cDream Team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, <strong><em>NBA<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>2K13 <\/em><\/strong>is rated G by the OFLC and will be available on 5th October, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system, Wii\u2122 system and Windows PC. The Wii U\u2122 version of the title will be available during the holiday season. Fans are encouraged to pre-order now at participating retailers in order to receive the NBA All-Star content on day one at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on 2K Sports, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2KSports.com\">www.2KSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <strong><em>NBA 2K13<\/em><\/strong>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/NBA2K\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/NBA2K<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).<\/p>\n<p>Kinect, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayStation\u201d is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/p>\n<p><em>*According to 2008 &#8211; 2012 Gamerankings.com\u00a0 through August 2012.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online-enabled demo features rematch of 2012 NBA Finals and Kinect\u2122 for Xbox360 integration Sydney, Australia, 26th September 2012 \u2013 2K Sports today announced that the free demo of NBA\u00ae 2K13 is now available on the Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available\u00a0 on the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24552\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news","category-trailers-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24555,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24552\/revisions\/24555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}