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2K Sports and Visual Concepts have delivered the NBA 2K12 demo to Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network.

The NBA 2K12 demo will allow players to experience one quarter as either the Dallas Mavericks or Miami Heat, recreating last year's NBA Finals.

To mark the occassion, 2K Sports has released a b-roll gameplay video that's over 8 minutes in length showing an entire quarter of play between the L.A. Clippers and Boston Celtics. We've embedded the trailer below.

 

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2K Sports Press Release

 

2K Sports Announces NBA® 2K12 Demo Now Available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation® Network 

Demo pits the Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of the 2011 NBA Finals 

New York, NY – September 20, 2011 – 2K Sports today announced that a free demo of NBA® 2K12 is now available on the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The demo allows players to relive this past season’s exciting NBA Finals and play one quarter as the Miami Heat or Dallas Mavericks. The demo showcases many of this year’s improvements, including an all-new post play system for full 360-degree player movement to dominate the paint, total shot stick control for more intuitive offensive moves, and updated visuals complete with dynamic broadcast-style pre-game highlight reels. 

This year’s edition of NBA 2K, the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*, will allow players to take control of some of the most iconic names and teams in NBA history, such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving, and put them head-to-head against other classic and modern-day teams to create NBA dream matchups and end the debate over the “NBA’s Greatest” once and for all. 

NBA 2K12 is rated E by the ESRB and will be available October 4, 2011. Visit www.esrb.org for updated rating information.

 

For more information on 2K Sports, visit www.2KSports.com. 

For more information on NBA 2K12, visit http://2kgam.es/NBA2Kpr. Fans are also encouraged to “End the Debate” on @2KSportsTwitter using the #NBA2K12 hashtag. 

2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). 

Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. 

*According to 2008 - 2011 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through August 2011.

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