Kobe Bryant Lands the NBA 2K10 Cover; Fans Will Vote For Best Choice

Posted By Chris Littmann

While E3 wraps up in Los Angeles, there's news today on the hoops front. Kobe Bryant will be featured on the cover of NBA 2K10. How he looks on the cover is up to you, the fans.

That image is just one of the possible options you've got when you vote for the cover. (Check out the other possibilities after the jump, including Kobe Bryant in a Knicks jersey.)

For more details, be sure to keep your eyes peeled during tonight's pregame for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Bryant's Lakers and the Orlando Magic.

Voting for your favorite cover begins Friday and continue past the jump to check out all of your choices. Voting runs through June 15.

ADDITIONAL COVER CHOICES

BONUS: Spike Lee gets his own cover! (OK, not really an option, but it's a screen grab from the TV spot you'll see.)

BONUS No. 2: Everyone pictures LeBron in a Knicks uniform, but how does the city of New York feel about Kobe in that uni? (Also part of the TV spot.)

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Kobe Bryant Lands the NBA 2K10 Cover; Fans Will Vote For Best Choice

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Posted By Chris Littmann 10:34 AM

While E3 wraps up in Los Angeles, there's news today on the hoops front. Kobe Bryant will be featured on the cover of NBA 2K10. How he looks on the cover is up to you, the fans.

That image is just one of the possible options you've got when you vote for the cover. (Check out the other possibilities after the jump, including Kobe Bryant in a Knicks jersey.)

For more details, be sure to keep your eyes peeled during tonight's pregame for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Bryant's Lakers and the Orlando Magic.

Voting for your favorite cover begins Friday and continue past the jump to check out all of your choices. Voting runs through June 15.

ADDITIONAL COVER CHOICES

BONUS: Spike Lee gets his own cover! (OK, not really an option, but it's a screen grab from the TV spot you'll see.)

BONUS No. 2: Everyone pictures LeBron in a Knicks uniform, but how does the city of New York feel about Kobe in that uni? (Also part of the TV spot.)

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Xbox 360 Project Natal: Full-Body Motion Control One-Ups the Wii

By Adam Frucci

As rumored, Microsoft unveiled its newest control scheme today: full-body motion control that doesn't require a controller of any kind called Project Natal. Forgive my excitement, but on first glance this thing looks amazing. Nintendo should watch out. Update: Video after jump.

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Project Natal is a bar that sits above or below your TV, much like the Wii's sensor bar. But instead of sensing controllers, this thing has a camera, sensors and a microphone inside that lets it get an accurate sense of your space and you in it. This lets you control games just by moving around; kicking, jumping, whatever. But that's really just the start.



What makes this so damned cool is that it lets you do more than just play games with it. You can also move through menus by swiping your hands back and forth. The camera allows for fun features like facial and voice recognition. When you have it running, your Xbox will recognize your face and sign you in automatically.

You can start to imagine the possibilities already. Everything from Minority Report style menu control to Dance Dance Revolution games that require you to actually dance rather than just hit buttons to videoconferencing in your living room, the thing just feels like the future. And it already makes the Wii seem like a gimpy and outdated piece of tech. There's no way it can touch what this will do.

What makes this so exciting isn't what they showed off today, which seemed like glorified tech demos. No, what's amazing is to think about what creative developers will be able to do with the dev kits that just arrived on their doorsteps. This is a whole new way of controlling not only games but what's quickly becoming the media and communications hub of your living room. Get excited.

Update: Microsoft explains how it works:

Compatible with any Xbox 360 system, the "Project Natal" sensor is the world's first to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, "Project Natal" tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions and even a shift of emotion in your voice.

In addition, unlike other devices, the "Project Natal" sensor is not light-dependent. It can recognize you just by looking at your face, and it doesn't just react to key words but understands what you're saying. Call a play in a football game, and players will actually respond.