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How the PlayStation 4 affects sports games
Zach McCannNEW YORK CITY -- While there were 10 games shown at the PlayStation 4 announcement on Wednesday -- including the super-fun "Knack," delightfully violent "Killzone: Shadow Fall" and undeniably cool "Watch Dogs" -- the two-hour presentation didn't incl...
Blog | February 21, 2013 -
NBA surpasses 1 billion views on YouTube
Zach McCannFrom Supermen dancing at All-Star Weekend to Blake Griffin annihilating Kendrick Perkins and the rim, the NBA's YouTube page surpassed a billion all-time page views on Sunday night, making it the first professional sports league to reach the milesto...
Blog | December 10, 2012 -
NBA D-League to air games on YouTube
Zach McCannThe NBA D-League will broadcast almost all of its games this season live on YouTube, making it the first professional sports league to use the popular video-sharing website as its primary broadcaster, ESPN Playbook has learned. The league will air...
Blog | November 20, 2012 -
WatchESPN app now available on Xbox 360
Zach McCannMicrosoft and ESPN launched the new version of the WatchESPN app on the Xbox 360 Monday night, bringing ESPN's full family of networks to the country's top-selling gaming console, which is increasingly attempting to become a one-stop destination for ...
Blog | November 19, 2012 -
Kids, wife led Scottie Pippen to 'NBA 2K'
Zach McCannWhen 2K Sports announced "NBA 2K13" would include the Dream Team without Scottie Pippen, both sides received plenty of backlash. 2K heard it from its customers and concerned basketball fans, who believed a matchup between the Dream Team and the 2...
Blog | August 29, 2012 -
How 'NBA 2K' can use its Team USA license
Zach McCannWhen 2K Sports announced its acquisition of the USA Basketball license, it was unclear how the license would be used beyond playing an exhibition game between the 1992 Dream Team and the 2012 U.S. squad. All Jason Argent, 2K's head of marketing, woul...
Blog | August 16, 2012 -
'NBA 2K13': It's Dream Team vs. Team USA
Zach McCannOne of the great qualities of video games is their ability to depict matchups we'll never see in real life. In "NBA 2K13," basketball fans can play the one hypothetical matchup that's sparked debate for the past several months. 2K Sports has acqui...
Blog | August 15, 2012 -
Blake Griffin on first dunk, 'NBA 2K13'
Zach McCannLAS VEGAS -- Anyone who's dunked remembers his first time. For most people, it usually involves a weak, just-barely-graze-the-rim "slam" after a running start between pickup games or after a practice. Even Blake Griffin, perhaps the best dunker o...
Blog | July 16, 2012 -
Kevin Durant games to prepare for games
Zach McCannLAS VEGAS -- Most NBA players take naps before every game, they eat a meal perhaps high in protein and carbohydrates, and they almost certainly put on headphones and listen to Lil Wayne or Metallica or something else upbeat while mentally preparing i...
Blog | July 12, 2012 -
NBA prospects predict their '2K' ratings
Zach McCannOne of the most exciting parts of being an NBA rookie -- besides the money, fame, women and whole dream coming true thing -- has to be players seeing a digital version of themselves on "NBA 2K." It's a game almost every basketball-bouncing kid played...
Blog | June 28, 2012 -
Apps search for second-screen users
Zach McCannWhen I'm watching sports at home, there's almost always another screen -- usually my phone, but sometimes an iPad or laptop -- between my face and the TV. This is how most humans act, with many studies suggesting about half of people utilize a second...
Blog | June 26, 2012 -
Our picks for NBA Social Media Awards
Zach McCannThe NBA is producing its first-ever Social Media Awards Show Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on NBA TV, as the league will award its teams, players and individual plays that resonated the most in the digital space. There are some fun categories, including ...
Blog | June 20, 2012 -
'NBA 2K12' simulation: NBA Finals
Zach McCannOne of the most hyped NBA Finals in years is going to live up to the hype, according to our NBA 2K12 simulation. We once again teamed up with 2K Sports to simulate all seven games -- yes, seven games -- of the series between the Oklahoma City Thu...
Blog | June 12, 2012 -
Stephen Curry chatting during NBA Finals
Zach McCannIf you're looking for some fresh insight while watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night -- or you're just tired of talking the same old trash with your friends -- feel free to whip out your phone and chat with an NBA star. Golden State Warr...
Blog | June 12, 2012 -
Xbox LIVE expands ESPN, sports content
Zach McCannLOS ANGELES -- The NBA, NHL, UFC and every ESPN network are now available on Xbox LIVE, and while you still need a pay-TV subscription and LIVE Gold service to access the content, the system's features make it a unique way to take in sports. Say ...
Blog | June 07, 2012 -
Deron Williams on new game, free agency
Zach McCannLOS ANGELES -- "NBA Baller Beats" is the first game of its kind; it's part basketball instructional video, part "Rock Band," part "Dance Dance Revolution" and part your mom yelling at you across the house for dribbling a basketball in the living room...
Blog | June 07, 2012