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It's official - your NBA 2K16 cover athletes will be Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, and James Harden.

An earlier leak had Kevin Durant on the cover instead of Davis, but speculation has centered on possible concerns over health and his status in OKC that may have led to the switch.

Info on how to interchange covers will be announced in the coming days according to NBA 2K Community Manager Ronnie Singh.


Which cover/athlete do you prefer and hope to land on your copy of the game? Continue on to see the first details on MyCareer in NBA 2K16. ...

As the NBA Finals get underway, the latest NBA Live 15 roster update is now available.

This week's blog from EA SPORTS highlights two members of the supporting cast: Golden State's Draymond Green and Cleveland's Timofey Mozgov.

Green receives a two-point boost in Blocks and a one-point improvement in Post Defense in this update while Mozgov's Help Defense and Block ratings both receive one-point bumps. Overall, there are 240 rating changes in this update. ...

EA SPORTS has announced that Madden NFL 16 will feature the return of EA Trax - a game soundtrack that features "a multi-genre roster of soon-to-be- breakthrough artists and superstar acts."

The Madden NFL franchise featured EA Trax in the past before shifting to a game soundtrack consisting of NFL Films music.

The actual soundtrack will not be revealed until this summer, however Spotify users can listen to the Madden NFL playlist on the network which contains songs from previous versions of the game.

Let us know what types of artists and songs you hope will be included as part of EA Trax in Madden NFL 16. ...

The latest episode of NBA 2KTV features host Rachel DeMita visiting with several game designers and producers to glean some early NBA 2K16 game information.

Gameplay Producer Scott O'Gallagher shared that three new classic teams will be coming to NBA 2K16 the 99-00 Raptors, 07-08 Celtics, and the 00-01 Lakers - and that there will be more.

Senior Producer Rob Jones and artist Winnie Hsieh disclosed that shoes will be 3D scanned into the game to help improve their visual quality and that there will be updated/proper shoes for players such as Dwayne Wade and Klay Thompson while the team is currently working BrandBlack on acquiring the correct shoes for Jamal Crawford.

2K aims to improve the crowd as they have recaptured fan animations and hope to replicate the atmosphere and excitement from the biggest moments properly, as Producer Asif Chaudhri cited the local Oracle Arena as an inspiration.

Finally, Gameplay Director Mike Wang shared that the team is working on something 'big' and that the engineers have been tasked with tackling the 'biggest and most challenging' items in recent years. He also added that animation and tech under the hood have been improved, while ending his segment saying that the AI team is working on something big that will make the game look 'significantly better than any [basketball] game before it.'

What do you think this 'big' item could be? Do you like teases such as these or would you prefer 2K wait to discuss the game until more can be disclosed and shared? Continue on to watch the latest episode of NBA 2KTV with the first info on NBA 2K16. ...

EA SPORTS has posted a new blog detailing Tour Pro Mode in Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR.

To begin, users will select a brief backstory for their golfer - whether they are a prodigy, a collegiate star, or an instructor. Career mode then begins at TPC Sawgrass, the last event of the Web.com Tour. Career Mode extends for fifteen years of play.

Also mentioned a new feature is Quick Rounds, allowing users to play a four-round tournament in the same time it would take to play one 18-hole round. This will allow players to progress deeper in Career Mode, 'in half the time.' Noted later in the blog, this feature allows users to 'focus on the most important holes.'

Attribute Bonuses are a new way for users to set your golfer's strengths and weaknesses. The rest of the Career Mode seems similar to that as found in previous versions of the game, with users unlocking more items as they progress and the ability to customize apparel and clubs carried. Apparel can be set for each day of the event, Thursday through Sunday.

Click here to view the blog entry from EA SPORTS and then share your thoughts with the community. ...

As Ultimate Team has become the most-played mode in Madden NFL, many long-time fans have claimed that the rise of MUT came at the expense of other modes, such as Connected Franchise. To begin the pre-release news cycle for Madden NFL 16, EA SPORTS levied a lengthy blog detailing some of the changes and improvements coming to the game's career mode.

Throughout the mode, a revamped and streamlined user interface helps users see more pertinent information in one location. This even permeates in-game action as users will be given in-game goals and post-play goal feedback. Some of this feedback appears at the bottom of the screen in a 'ticker,' which has some wondering if scores of other games and perhaps even stats will be shown there, similarly to that found in NCAA Football.

Other improvements include new scouting and combine stats, draft feedback, free practice, and tuning to confidence and owner mode finances. Worth noting are two new commissioner tools: Members List and Sim W/L. The description for Members List sounds similar to that of Dynasty Central in NCAA Football and Sim W/L was a heavily requested feature for Online Dynasty Commissioners for years.

While many of the changes were warranted if not directly requested, some in the community have expressed reservations towards the heavy focus on an XP system and perhaps too heavy of use of numbers throughout the mode. Check out the official EA SPORTS blog and an article from Game Informer with additional CFM details then share your thoughts with the community. ...

The NBA Finals are all set with Golden State facing Cleveland beginning June 4. With the match-up determined, a new NBA Live 15 roster update is now available.

The latest blog from EA SPORTS highlights two specific player rating changes. Just like in last week's roster update, Cleveland's JR Smith receives a one point boost to his overall rating following a great week of play in a sweep of Atlanta. Smith is now at an 82 overall.

Despite the Rockets falling to the Warriors in five games, Houston's James Harden also received a one point increase to his overall rating, moving to a 90 overall. Harden's 45 point outburst in Game 4 helped keep the series alive, but it appears his record-setting 13 thirteen turnovers in game five came too late to be reflected in this update. ...

FIFA 16 will add women's national teams to the franchise for the first time. Twelve teams have been added: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.

Courtesy IGN, FIFA VP and GM David Rutter talked about the process of adding in female teams and players: "We've flown our head capture team around the world to capture the faces and the heads of the athletes, [and] they've been treated in exactly the same way as Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City. We rebuilt the animation rig to support the different dimensions and proportions of a woman's body [...] and then applied that motion capture skeleton to those very believable bodies to make sure that the standing, walking, jogging, sprinting, passing, shooting, is actually women animation rather than male animation."

Continue on to see a trailer showcasing the addition of the women's national teams. ...

PlayStation fans can once again catch the E3 Experience 2015 live in theaters on the evening of Monday, June 15. The Sony E3 press conference will be shown in theaters in all 50 states and Canada. (A list of theaters can be found here.) The presentation begins at 6 PM PT and concludes with a 30-minute post-show hosted by Geoff Keighley featuring additional game previews and developer interviews.

Tickets for the event are free and can be attained by signing-up at playstation.com/e3experience starting at 9 AM PT on Wednesday, May 27.

Fans will also take home a special PlayStation surprise consisting of PlayStation goods and digital codes. (Last year attendees received early access to the Destiny Alpha and Battlefield: Hardline beta, along with a poster and VIP laminate.) Those unable to attend can also watch the event on their PS4 & PS3 via the Live Events Viewer app.

Let us know if you will be attending in the comments below. ...