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NBA 2K13 Features 92 Dream Team (With Barkley, No Pippen) & 2012 Olympic Team

12:01 PM - August 15, 2012 by Steve_OS

The '92 Dream Team & 2012 Olympic team will be featured in NBA 2K13. Charles Barkley is in, but Scottie Pippen couldn't get a deal worked out.

It's cool we get to battle it out between these 2 teams, but with Pippen off the roster, it puts a definite blemish on the announcement.

Check out the higher resolution NBA 2K13 screenshot, featuring the 92 Dream Team, right here.

NBA 2K13 to Feature 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team and Legendary 1992 "Dream Team"

2K Sports proudly announces partnership with USA Basketball for NBA 2K13

2K Sports today announced a partnership with USA Basketball to feature both the star-studded 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team and the 1992 �Dream Team� in NBA 2K13, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*.

�As executive producer, letting fans go head to head with these legendary USA teams was extremely important to JAY Z,� said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. �We are excited to partner with USA Basketball, and share in JAY Z�s enthusiasm in making this a reality in NBA 2K13.�

The 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team has earned recognition as one of USA Basketball�s all-time greatest teams. NBA 2K13 cover athlete Kevin Durant helped lead the USA to its successful showing and joins the elite list of accomplished basketball players who have represented USA Basketball.

�It was an incredible blessing to have been part of the 2012 USA Basketball National Team,� said Durant. �USA Basketball's National Team legacy is incredible and so many of basketball�s all-time greats have been part of it, I�m just honored to be in that group. Like everybody, I can�t wait to see how our squad stacks up against the 1992 team in NBA 2K13.�

The original �Dream Team� is widely considered the most dominant sports team ever assembled, and featured 11 Hall of Fame players including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, David Robinson and Charles Barkley.

�The experience we shared in Barcelona is truly one of the highlights of my career,� said five-time NBA MVP and former NBA 2K cover athlete Michael Jordan. �Being able to represent not only my country but basketball as a whole is an honor that I will never forget.�

�The fantasy matchup between the legendary 1992 �Dream Team� and the 2012 USA Men�s national team has become one of the greatest sports debates of our time,� stated JAY Z, the Executive Producer of NBA 2K13. �In NBA 2K13, we�re giving fans the opportunity to play as two of the best teams ever assembled in sporting history, literally putting the debate right into their hands.�

Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, NBA 2K13 is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available on October 2, 2012 in North America and October 5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system, PSP� (PlayStation�Portable) system, Wii� system and Windows PC. The Wii U� 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.

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# 221 23 @ 08/15/12 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by stlpimpmonsta


	Why r ppl assuming pippen wanted more and wasnt offered less?

Pretty sure its not an assumption

# 222 AirJordanFan93 @ 08/15/12 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gatorfan Frank


	That is what the Dream Team is supposed to look like. No generic shoes. Malone isn't ****-diesel. Ewing and Robinson have high-top fades. Larry is clean cut. It looks like 2K put minimal effort into this "huge announcement". They just used old player faces from 2K11 and 12, same shoes from 12, only added Barkley (who looks way too muscular btw) while subtracting Pippen, and made some new jerseys. Whooptie-freaking-doo! I am a harsh critic of NBA 2K because I love NBA 2K, kinda like a son. And so far, 2K, you have brought shame upon this family.

I agree with this. 2K did a great job last year with making the Legends feel right for the era they were in. Now they just threw all the faces and models from last year and gave them a new uniform. Why should we have to be 1998 Malone in 1992 or 1986 Bird and not 1992 Bird. I'm not talking about skills and attributes but their looks. Bird needs the short hair and his clean cut look. Malone needs his hair back and not his receding hair line. Robinson and Ewing need the flat top as you said. Its like they focused all their effort int this mode making the Barkley model. Lucky for them they had 1991 or 1992 models for most of the team for 2K11 or 2K12 its just those few guys who they didnt work on that bring it down. Now im not down on the Dream Team mode hell im pumped for it but the models for those few players are the one thing that has annoyed me about this thing already.

# 223 Gman 18 @ 08/15/12 02:07 PM

I don't get why everyone's assuming Pippen won't be in the game at all. They only said he wouldn't be on the dream team. They didn't say that he wouldn't be on the classic bulls teams. I'm sure Pippen wanted more money to be on the dream team than the classic bulls teams because it was the greatest basketball olympic team in nba history. Maybe he thinks that being on the greatest basketball Olympic team in nba history is more significant than being on the classic bulls team. I just assuming that. But I really don't get why he wouldn't accept the amount of money 2k offered him. He filed for bankruptcy. But it also could be 2k didn't even try to negotiate with him to be on the dream team because they knew they couldn't afford to put him on the team because of all the money spent on Barkley and they already have him on the classic bulls teams. So maybe 2k thinks that people will just put Pippen on the dream team because they will allow us to do full customization for the dream team . But then again, i am just assuming this. Maybe Pippen would be mad if they put him on the dream team without giving him any money since they gave every other player money.

# 224 sportjames23 @ 08/15/12 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDaneAyMane


	I'm happy to see the Dream Team in the game. They better put the Legends and Olympic teams in Teamup though! Maybe everyone should tweet @ScottiePippen telling him how you would like to see him in the game. Twitter is a powerful tool, maybe he gets the point and gets a deal done!

Scottie basically told Phil to go eff himself when Phil drew the last shot for Kukoc in the '94 playoffs against the Knicks. I'm sure he'd tell any Twitter peeps the same thing if they tried to pressue him with this.

# 225 mymannemcee @ 08/15/12 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mintsa


	Amazing....just amazing ! Finally 2K has given me a team to face all of the Heat users.....LOL.... The dream team is MY team. I was in Junior High when this team played. I remember watching/following them along with all the hype that came with it. Again....amazing announcement !

Kinda sad if you need the best team ever just to beat the Miami Heat...

And don't be surprised if they don't even ALLOW us to use them online in the first place

# 226 TeamBuilder @ 08/15/12 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	Im not exactly sure how its not huge then

I said some people were hoping that the "huge" news would be substantial, (of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.)

Gameplay improvements that traverse every mode in the game are more substantial than the inclusion of another classic team to play as. This is how some of us feel and why we were disappointed that the news was "simpler" than what we hoped for.

# 227 iLLosophy @ 08/15/12 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	LOL. No they wont. I will use the buttons to shoot like I always will and will learn the dribble stick by playing games. I'm not going to spend any time learning the new controls.

lol your sentence just translated to me as

"I won't do what you said. Instead I'll do you what you said."

You are going to learn the dribble stick by playing games or in practice it doesn't matter. It affects you. It affects how you play the game. It's going to impact your 2k13 experience no matter what.

2 olympic teams are not.

and I do know if enough about marketing to know if enough people are complaining about it, then it's not working.

And the # of complaints seem to be growing...

# 228 midwestking100 @ 08/15/12 02:09 PM

Thank you Jay-Z for finally bringing Sir Charles to the 2k Franchise, now we need you to bring Barkley's legendary teams to the 2k Franchise! Just playing with Dream Team Barkley is going to get old quick.We need you HOV!

# 229 Gatorfan Frank @ 08/15/12 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by VDusen04


	Yeah, I mentioned this a few pages back but to repeat, I thought 2K did a pretty solid job of taking classic players who initially looked inaccurate in early footage of 2K12 and shaping them up by release. This obviously doesn't mean it's a certainty they'll do the same this year, but I'm hopeful. Meanwhile, I actually do think Karl Malone's pretty diesel. He was trimmer back then, but still a brick. Lastly, I'm kind of curious how they'll handle the shoes. I imagine it'll be tough to outfit any of those guys unless 2K included each of their era-specific models. Even in retirement, I don't think it's free reign for 2K to place whatever sort of shoes they wish onto the feet of these players.

You might be right about the shoes, but that doesn't excuse 2K for using the same exact generic shoes from 2K12. They are ugly and distracting, and I really don't understand why 2K can't make a better looking generic shoe.

# 230 23 @ 08/15/12 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TeamBuilder


	I said some people were hoping that the "huge" news would be substantial, (of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.) Gameplay improvements that traverse every mode in the game are more substantial than the inclusion of another classic team to play as. This is how some of us feel and why we were disappointed that the news was "simpler" than what we hoped for.

THIS IS A THREAD ABOUT THE DREAM TEAM ADDED AND YOU'RE IN HERE TALKING ABOUT GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS?

Who's the one who isnt making any sense here?

# 231 sportjames23 @ 08/15/12 02:12 PM

Man, why are folks bitching about generic shoes? 2K has had generic shoes forever. We've always had to put players in other shoes. Hell, as soon as I get my copy of 2K, the first thing I do is give players the proper shoes and accessories.

# 232 Gman 18 @ 08/15/12 02:12 PM

# 233 eko718 @ 08/15/12 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gman 18


	I don't get why everyone's assuming Pippen won't be in the game at all. They only said he wouldn't be on the dream team. They didn't say that he wouldn't be on the classic bulls teams. I'm sure Pippen wanted more money to be on the dream team than the classic bulls teams because it was the greatest basketball olympic team in nba history. Maybe he thinks that being on the greatest basketball Olympic team in nba history is more significant than being on the classic bulls team. I just assuming that. But I really don't get why he wouldn't accept the amount of money 2k offered him. He filed for bankruptcy. But it also could be 2k didn't even try to negotiate with him to be on the dream team because they knew they couldn't afford to put him on the team because of all the money spent on Barkley and they already have him on the classic bulls teams. So maybe 2k thinks that people will just put Pippen on the dream team because they will allow us to do full customization for the dream team . But then again, i am just assuming this. Maybe Pippen would be mad if they put him on the dream team without giving him any money since they gave every other player money.

Yet the Dream Team still will not have all 12 players in NBA 2K13. 2K Sports and Scottie Pippen, who appeared on several classic Chicago Bulls teams the past two years, could not come to an agreement on the use of his likeness in NBA 2K13.

Again, Argent refused to say what kept the two sides apart but pointedly said "Scottie is a good friend of the brand; our relationship is on very solid terms with Scottie Pippen."

http://kotaku.com/5934875/michael-jo...ts-in-nba-2k13

# 234 sportjames23 @ 08/15/12 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	THIS IS A THREAD ABOUT THE DREAM TEAM ADDED AND YOU'RE IN HERE TALKING ABOUT GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS? Who's the one who isnt making any sense here?

23, bro, looks like you might have to put a sticky on the front page about this, LOL.

# 235 RocketTMac1 @ 08/15/12 02:13 PM

I really don't see how this is a big deal. We've seen this in NBA Live.

# 236 Colts18 @ 08/15/12 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Gman 18


	Well, the hex editors can just get his cyberface id and upload him on 2k share. Then, the roster makers could add him to the 92-93 Suns. But I hope people could still hex edit in 2k13.

I swear you dudes are so damn hot with all of the hex talk. I wouldn't dare rob a bank with any of you.

# 237 sportjames23 @ 08/15/12 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RocketTMac1


	I really don't see how this is a big deal. We've seen this in NBA Live.

The '92 team? No we haven't.

# 238 stlpimpmonsta @ 08/15/12 02:15 PM

Gman please think. When have you ever seen a player, who played 2 diffrent teams, be on one but not the other?

# 239 Gman 18 @ 08/15/12 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by eko718


	Yet the Dream Team still will not have all 12 players in NBA 2K13. 2K Sports and Scottie Pippen, who appeared on several classic Chicago Bulls teams the past two years, *could not come to an agreement on the use of his likeness in NBA 2K13.* Again, Argent refused to say what kept the two sides apart but pointedly said "Scottie is a good friend of the brand; our relationship is on very solid terms with Scottie Pippen." http://kotaku.com/5934875/michael-jo...ts-in-nba-2k13

But I don't get it at all. would'nt Pippen accept the money they gave him since he filed for bankruptcy. He appeared in every 2k game I know of since at least 12 years ago. This doesn't make any sense at all.

# 240 eko718 @ 08/15/12 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Gman 18


	But I don't get it at all. would'nt Pippen accept the money they gave him since he filed for bankruptcy. He appeared in every 2k game I know of since at least 12 years ago. This doesn't make any sense at all.

I'm with you man, but that's the news unfortunately.

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