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NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Updated Rosters Available Now, But Where Are The Rookies?

01:38 PM - January 31, 2012 by davis420

Today, the official NBA Jam Facebook page announced the release of NBA Jam: On Fire Edition's long-awaited roster update.

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	Simply boot up the game on your PS3 or Xbox 360 and go to “Online Arena”. The new rosters will begin downloading from there. We thank you for your patience and hope you continue to JAM ON!

No new rookies have been added.

The update is largely limited to players who were already included in the game, but have simply switched teams. Players like Chris Paul (Los Angeles) and David West (Indiana) are still shown wearing the jerseys of their old teams on the "team select" screen.

Several teams (Denver, Cleveland, Indiana) are also down to only 2 playable characters as a result of today's roster update.

What are your thoughts on the NBA Jam: On Fire Edition update?

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# 21 meni32 @ 02/16/12 02:05 PM

Is there any chance for an offline update?
If anyone could upload an offline update just like there are updates for 2k12, It would be much appreciated.

# 22 jyoung @ 02/16/12 04:19 PM

Yao Ming is now usable again if you by him as a "legend."

No other changes in the update.

# 23 Iceman87GT @ 02/23/12 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by illmatic21


	It took them four or five months to put out this roster update... however long it has been since the game was released. And all they did after all that time was shift players around. So it's pretty apparent that we won't be getting any new players added to the game. They need to give us an incentive to buy next year's version, right? =\

The moves weren't made until December. CBA wasn't reached until then and therefore the only moves that were known before then were the players who went overseas, and even then several of those players came back or had intentions of coming back so EA wasn't going to remove them.

It seems pretty clear that the only changes had to do with shifting players around, there were none created (so no rookies as they weren't already in the game). It would be interesting to know if the way the game was made that they wouldn't be able to add players through updates or if they are being lazy.

It could have something to do with the heads, I know Madden is not able to add in headshots once the game is shipped. Since the heads are just photos that could be what prevents them from adding new players in.

Anybody know why Alonzo Mourning is a legend for the Hornets and not the Heat? It doesn't really matter as I'm not a Heat fan, and they don't really need any more talent (considering Wades only issue is his height in this game), it just seems odd that the first (only?) guy to have is number retired by the Heat is set to play for a team that is in a different city than when he played for them

# 24 jyoung @ 02/23/12 02:59 PM

Mourning is on the Hornets because that's the team he was with in the original NBA Jam:

Same for all the other "legend" players.

# 25 qtraylor @ 03/15/12 08:35 PM

need to update the rosters and put more shoes on their and more hidden teams

# 26 qtraylor @ 03/15/12 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dvir10


	sorry man, i don't agree with you at all. EA Sports are just lazy!!!! making a NBA game without rookies?!?! lazzzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyy teams with only 2 players and no choosing ability?!?!?! lazzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyy imagine NBA 2K with only transfers around the NBA and without any rookies would you say the same thing?!

yeah they should have updated the rookies that would have made the game better

# 27 retrosportsgamer @ 03/18/12 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by qtraylor


	need to update the rosters and put more shoes on their and more hidden teams

Has there been any other grumblings around another roster update? I'm guessing the rookies will be held until the next version - or perhaps a $2.99 rookie pack or something that updates the game.

# 28 adam.sorbe @ 04/19/12 01:19 PM

Was looking for the new roster updates in the game marketplace but all i could find were unlock legends and movie clips. Can anybody tell me how to get the actual roster update download??

# 29 jyoung @ 04/19/12 01:31 PM

You need to boot up NBA Jam and try to start an online game.

Once you tell it to find an online game, you should be prompted to download the new rosters.

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