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]]>The strangest thing happened to Willie Morris, Jr. Back in early 1992, when he was tearing up the courts of Chicago by day and bouncing a club by night, Morris was cooling off after a pickup game when a man introduced himself. He was making a video game about basketball, and he liked the way Morris played. He wanted to put him in the game. Morris thought he was joking.
]]>No, there's not a new NBA Jam game coming. Shocking, I know.
]]>NBA Jam seems to be running over the minds of EA Sports right now, as it's gauging interest in a new addition to the series on Twitter.
]]>Microsoft has chucked some sale items into its pre-Christmas Xbox Live sale. The offer ends today, so the new additions are only discounted until close of play.
]]>EA Canada is reportedly working on a new addition to EA's NBA family of games, while EA Tiburon continues to work on the core series. Could this be a new NBA Jam title, or something else entirely?
]]>EA has announced a round of server shutdowns for a variety of online games, including a swathe of 2010 sports releases and the last of its basketball games.
]]>The weekend is finally here. Thanks be to the Gods or however the phrase goes - we're just happy. So happy in fact, we're dancing.
]]>EA's sent over a video of NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, showing off this revamped version of the HD console upgrade of the Wii remake of the original classic arcade game.
]]>NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell has left EA Sports, the company has confirmed.
]]>EA is getting back in the game, confirming it will resurrect its NBA simulation series and release a new version of NBA Jam.
]]>EA Sports has said that NBA Jam for PS3 and 360 won't get additional roster updates.
]]>There's a lot of words out there. Here's all the smaller stuff coming out of GDC, coupled with loads of smaller stuff thatr isn't coming out of GDC. It's like a fusion of smaller stuff.
]]>EA Mobile are on fire with a string of successive iOS best-sellers, and the iPhone port of NBA Jam is unlikely to break their streak. Check out the gameplay trailer through the break.
]]>EA's just announced NBA Jam HD will release worldwide at retail for PS3 and 360 on PS3 and 360.
]]>EA Sports has said NBA Jam for PS3 and Xbox 360, which was intended to be a free digital download with NBA Elite 11, will be released on disc at retail "in time for the holidays."
]]>EA Sports confirmed over the weekend NBA Jam for PS3 and 360 will feature as much content from the Wii version of the game as possible, including its Remix Tour mode.
]]>EA's announced NBA Elite 11 has been delayed in the US, one week before it was due to go on sale.
]]>EA Sports Vancouver has, unsurprisingly, confirmed no online multiplayer for NBA Jam on Wii.
]]>Boom! EA's released three new clips of NBA Jam.
]]>It's official: NBA Jam is coming to PS3 and 360. Yay! Bad news: there's no PSN/Xbox Live Arcade release planned.
]]>Doesn't get any more "slammin'' than that.
]]>Germany's USK has rated NBA Jam for Xbox 360 and PS3, leading many folks to believe it's indeed hitting consoles other than Wii, despite EA's zipped lips on the matter.
]]>NBA Jam's creative director, Trey Smith, has revealed to MTV that EA worked closely with series creator Mark Turmell not only with the digitized faces of the players, but the big heads as well.
]]>EA's confirmed it's bringing in NBA old schoolers Larry Bird and Magic Johnson to over-the-top ring-buster, NBA Jam.
]]>EA's released some new shots of NBA Jam. They're on fire!
]]>EA's released the debut trailer of NBA Jam for you to see. Boom!
It's after the break.
]]>NBA Jam's coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to the CV of an EA software engineer.
]]>EA's released the first shots of its reboot of NBA Jam. It's still in 2D, and still looks properly bonkers. That's a good thing, by the way.
]]>EA has hired NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell as senior creative director for EA Tiburon in Maitland, Florida, where the Madden and NCAA Football properties are located.
]]>We had no idea it was abnormal for professional basketball players to catch on fire until well-past our childhood years. Why? NBA Jam. Big heads, bigger dunks, and spontaneous combustion meant that NBA Jam could never be accurate - but damn was it ever fun. And now, according to ESPN's sources, the high-flying franchise is gearing up for a comeback.
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