NBA Live 10 stepped up their game this year, as you can see in our review. With improved gameplay, graphics and presentation, EA has got the NBA Live series back on track and competing with the 2K series. Though the game was greatly improved from last year’s title there were some issues that held the game back. Some of these issues were addressed in the recent patch released today on the Xbox 360 and set to release on October 29^th on the PS3. The patch brings back the Backdown button, disabled the turnaround jumpshots when the player is outside 18 feet, improves reactions to loose balls, fixed some ball physics bugs and thankfully fixed the excessive turnovers in the paint. Check out the full list of gameplay enhancements and bug fixes.

Check out the list below of the very long list of fixes and updates that just went out.

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EA’s NBA Live series used to be able to keep up with the powerhouse that is NBA 2K but in recent years the Live franchise has been stuck in the D-League. This year EA went back to the drawing board with their title and started from the basics. They wanted to put an emphasis on improving both the gameplay and the presentation for NBA Live 10. This meant that they would have to cut back on the numerous modes normally seen in an EA Canada title. Although NBA Live 10 lacks some of the modes we have grown accustomed to, the gameplay and presentation has improved so much that this year’s title gives 2K10 a run for it’s money.

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In our last little preview of NBA Live 10, we told you about the big changes coming to the title in the form of authenticity. In a recent blog post, Visual Games Designer Ryan Santos shared some further insight on all the visual changes and you can now see them in action in the new trailer. As you can can see in the trailer a lot has gone into the authenticity of the game by adding tons of detail to every player. To some this might seem like a very small thing but to many, including myself, seeing the players’ shoes and pregame antics in the video game adds so much to the gaming experience. In the blog post Ryan Santos tells us what EA is doing to bring the look of the game up to par with the 2K power house.

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Ever since the transition into the current generation of consoles, the NBA Live series has been the younger, less successful, brother in the basketball game family. Every year before the season starts they have to go back home and sit there while everyone keeps telling NBA 2K how great and successful they are. This year EA Sports is hoping to show up their “older brother” by making their game more authentic than ever and by hiring Mike Wang, formally of 2K Sports, to be their lead gameplay designer. With someone from 2K Sports spearheading the design you can expect a lot of gameplay improvements. So far EA has not released too much information in terms of what is new to NBA Live 10 but they have released some gameplay footage as well as a recent blog post discussing about the authenticity of the new title.

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