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NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

12:08 PM - October 20, 2010 by Steve_OS

EA SPORTS NBA JAM to Feature Online Play on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

Critically Acclaimed Game Will be Available In Stores on HD Platforms November 17; Free Title Update To Enhance Online Experience By December

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™ NBA JAM will be available in stores worldwide November 17 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and, for the first time ever for the arcade classic, in high definition and featuring online play. Described by Gamesradar.com as “virtually perfect”— NBA JAM will take advantage of the online communities playing on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to bring all the action into your own virtual arcade.

Featuring gameplay that is true to the original, NBA JAM will have players spinning with ankle breaking moves to the basket and on the way to high-flying, backboard-smashing dunks. With two distinct game modes—Classic Campaign and Remix Tour—plus online modes, EA SPORTS NBA JAM offers something for everyone.

At launch, gamers will be able to take on all rivals playing Classic 2-on-2 online^ for the first time ever, measuring their success on Friends and Global Leaderboards. In December 2010, the online features for NBA JAM will expand significantly with several major online features being delivered through a free title update for connected gamers. In December, connected fans will be able to team-up locally and online to compete in Remix Games, including classic arcade hoop games like Backboard Smash, Domination Free-for-All, Elimination, and 21. Fans will also be able to make it a Jam Party online by inviting up to 3 friends to play. Plus, gamers will be able to take on the world in Online Progression, levelling up through a series of challengers and secret online JAM Challenges to unlock online exclusive rewards and hidden content in the ultimate quest for global bragging rights.

“We have listened to our NBA JAM fans and appreciate their desire to play this game online, so we are going to deliver the online feature set they expect and deserve,” said Trey Smith, Creative Director of NBA JAM. “Fans will be able to play Classic JAM online right out of the box, and can expect to enjoy features like Team-up, Remix Online, Jam Party, Online Progression, and even more secret players and teams, in December.”

In Classic Campaign, players can take a trip down memory lane, individually or with a friend, as they play all 30 teams in the NBA in a worst to first ladder tournament. In Remix Tour, players will be faced with a new twist on the traditional NBA JAM experience. From boss battles against some of the NBA’s greatest legends, to half-court game modes with distinct challenges and winning conditions, players will be taken through an NBA JAM experience completely unique to the basketball videogame genre while demonstrating classic arcade hoops at its best.

EA SPORTS NBA JAM for Wii™ is currently the 8th highest rated sports game ever on the Wii*. It is available in stores now. EA SPORTS NBA JAM is rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI in Europe. The MSRP on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation3 is $49.99 US. Visit http://www.facebook.com/#!/NBAJAM to join the EA SPORTS NBA Jam Facebook group or visit http://nba-jam.easports.com for more information about the game.

EA SPORTS™ is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions and breakthrough digital experiences. EA SPORTS delivers experiences that ignite the emotions of sport through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA ELITE basketball, NCAA® Football, Fight Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, and EA SPORTS Active.

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# 21 Control-X @ 10/21/10 07:15 AM

^same here. smh. I've seen this thing here over and over again. "Free-game-turned-unsatisfactory-pricey-ARCADE-game". wtf is wrong with you, EA...?

# 22 yamabushi @ 10/21/10 10:07 AM

Hilarious. and they thought Elite was gonna sell poorly.........

# 23 Steve_OS @ 10/21/10 10:59 AM

UPDATE:

Just updated topic title and added press release.

Release is the 17th, instead of 16th. Free title update in December.

# 24 DirtyJerz32 @ 10/21/10 12:30 PM

$50 FOR THIS?!?!

You've got to be kidding me EA! I guess they're trying to get some money back that they lost from Elite not coming out this year. Or they really think an 2 on 2 basketball game is worth $50. Either way, this not even close to being worth that much money. I'd say $30 at most.

Good luck EA you will not be getting my money for this. Maybe went it goes on sale or something.

# 25 utexas @ 10/21/10 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hoop xyience


	Wow 50 for nba jam...I bet there will be a fool that drop $53 for this at release date

I will drop 53 at release.

# 26 MiNiDiTkA @ 10/21/10 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_OS


	“We have listened to our NBA JAM fans and appreciate their desire to play this game online, so we are going to deliver the online feature set they expect and deserve,” said Trey Smith”

Except for the Wii owners that wanted online, they don't deserve it

What a douche!

# 27 LingeringRegime @ 10/21/10 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by vln13


	I think it might sell better than Elite might have, lol.

Same thing I thought.

# 28 Freak123 @ 10/21/10 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tjm384


	Wasn't NBA Jam the same price for the Snes and the Genesis back in the day? And now it's pretty much the same price for the 360 and ps3 with online play. So i ask this question. Why whine about the price tag when it was this price in the early 90's?

Well then it was a bad price then too, lol. Nah, it's just an arcade game, $50 for it is just ridiculous in my opinion. When a game as fantastic as NFL 2K5 could be had for $20 when it released, a game that looks okay at best is $50? Makes no sense to me honestly, lol. Not hating on the game or anything though, just not my style. But for $20 I would have been foolish not to give it a go.

# 29 Bellsprout @ 10/21/10 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Freak123


	Well then it was a bad price then too, lol. Nah, it's just an arcade game, $50 for it is just ridiculous in my opinion. When a game as fantastic as NFL 2K5 could be had for $20 when it released, a game that looks okay at best is $50? Makes no sense to me honestly, lol. Not hating on the game or anything though, just not my style. But for $20 I would have been foolish not to give it a go.

NFL 2k5 and the whole 2k5 line for 20 bucks was the exception.

Almost all new games were 50 bucks for PS2. Comparing a new game now to a line of games who's price was an aberration and not the standard isn't fair.

# 30 murph17 @ 10/21/10 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaShark28_316


	It'll be 30 bucks by black Friday..

sounds about right. i'll bite at that price. i would just pick it up used, but i'm pretty sure we can count on EA Online Pass being used for this title.

# 31 Mintsa @ 10/21/10 03:06 PM

I wonder if they can update rosters since the PS3/360 versions have online compatibility ???

(Ex: If Melo gets dealt etc....)

# 32 NYYanks26 @ 10/21/10 03:53 PM

I'd be shocked if this game didn't drop to $29.99 at some point before the holidays.

# 33 metal134 @ 10/21/10 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tjm384


	Wasn't NBA Jam the same price for the Snes and the Genesis back in the day? And now it's pretty much the same price for the 360 and ps3 with online play. So i ask this question. Why whine about the price tag when it was this price in the early 90's?

That's the counter-point you're going to roll with? Really? Guess what, the market has changed. As shocking as it is to believe, SNES era games have depreciated in value. NES games cost $40-$50 back in the day to. So if Capcom priced Mega Man 10 at $50, you would find that a fair price? Now, I understand that this version is significantly improved from the original NBA Jam, but I still don't feel that it's near worth $50. But I'm not going to whine about it, I'm just simply going to vote with my wallet and not buy it.

# 34 DickDalewood @ 10/23/10 11:30 AM

This is a full game, featuring online play and MULTIPLE modes, one of which (Remix Tour) is confirmed to take a good 30 hrs to complete... This is every bit as feature filled as just about every other game on the market, especially when considering the replay value that online play offers. How is this a ripoff?

# 35 The GIGGAS @ 10/23/10 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DickDalewood


	This is a full game, featuring online play and MULTIPLE modes, one of which (Remix Tour) is confirmed to take a good 30 hrs to complete... This is every bit as feature filled as just about every other game on the market, especially when considering the replay value that online play offers. How is this a ripoff?

Because a Jam game was supposed to be bundled in with Elite... disregard that it wasn't as fully featured as the disc release is. It's all an EA cash grab!

[/tinfoil hat]

# 36 TracerBullet @ 10/23/10 01:20 PM

No one cared about it being $50 on the Wii lol. Now it gets everything and more on the Wii and no one bothers to pay attention to the fact it now has all the modes which they eventually would have charged you money to get anyway. But no EA is money hungry. If anyone should coplain it's people who bought this on the Wii. All they get is a fancy control scheme if they even get that. Hell, it's still cheaper than a normal game.

# 37 dickey1331 @ 10/23/10 02:00 PM

Im getting this and I see no problem with it being $50. I wonder if another company not named EA did this would the same people be complaining? Yeah it was gonna be free and Elite isnt coming out and the people wanted NBA Jam so EA put MORE features into the game then the "free" version and they make it cheaper then the norm for games and people complain?

# 38 metal134 @ 10/23/10 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DickDalewood


	How is this a ripoff?

Because it's NBA Jam. Because despite the fact that it has some extra features that it didn't have 15 years ago, it is still essentially an SNES games.

# 39 DirtyJerz32 @ 10/23/10 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyJerz32


	$50 FOR THIS?!?! You've got to be kidding me EA! I guess they're trying to get some money back that they lost from Elite not coming out this year. Or they really think an 2 on 2 basketball game is worth $50. Either way, this not even close to being worth that much money. I'd say $30 at most. Good luck EA you will not be getting my money for this. Maybe went it goes on sale or something.

After reading the final feature list that's going to be included with NBA Jam I have to rethink the decision.

Heres why. I was going to buy NBA Elite 11 only to play NBA Jam anyway. I had no intentions of playing Elite after playing the demo. So I thought about and it and realized I was going to pay $63 for NBA Jam anyway. Now, I'm saving $10 which will be put towards another game.

# 40 Blzer @ 10/25/10 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TracerBullet


	No one cared about it being $50 on the Wii lol.

Probably because I don't own a Wii, but I think that it's ridiculous.

Besides, I would rather have the limited feature game anyway, much like the SNES version I played back in the day. Give me that one, a PSN downloadable version, for no more than $20. If I want to shell out that kind of cash for a fully featured basketball game, I'll take NBA 2K11. This game isn't the main course meal; it's the side dish, and it should be made/treated as such.

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