Amazon has had a pretty awesome deal running if you were to pre-order NBA 2K12 or any other title. The $50 price tag is a little step, but the $10 off will help to make it one of the cheapest offers available – although we do not know how long such a deal will run for. If you are an Amazon Prime customer then shipping will be free, otherwise you will pay just $0.99.

We have never heard of Disc Direct, but they claim to be selling the Xbox 360 version of NBA 2K12 for just $40.79, although you will have to add shipping to that price. There are not as many deals for this game as there is for FIFA 12, Battlefield 3 or Modern Warfare 3, as the prices are now reaching over $50. The next best price is Walmart with a price of $59.96 for both Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. However, both of these do come with an eGift Card.

GameStop will charge $59.99, but this does come with a bonus gift, which is a code to unlock two Classic NBA teams. However, you need to pre-order this to take advantage of the deal. You have less than a day for the release of the game, so you had best hurry.

In fact, according to a recent article by Nunzio Ingrassia over on the cbsnews.com website, the ‘NBA Greatest Mode’ will highlight some of the greatest moments from a total a 15 NBA legends. The only legends that have been confirmed by 2K Sports so far are Julius Erving, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

This of course means that there are another ten legends that are still under wraps. Players will be able to relive memorable games from each of the 15 legends, which will then unlock the two teams that participated in that specific game. Once players have unlocked the teams, they will then have the ability to pit them against current day teams.

Jason Argent – vice president of marketing for 2K Sports – said that the unannounced legends could possibly be from any time period, which gives a little hope to fans that may want to see legends that played before the 1980s included in the game. This means that icons such as Bill Russell, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain could still be featured.

Argent also explained that if the legendary game was originally played before the 3-point arc or shot clock, this would be reflected in the ‘Greatest Mode.’ Just like NBA 2K11’s ‘Jordan Challenge’ mode, the legendary games will be played with a grainy-film visual quality and time specific commentary. Another subject that Argent touched upon is the upgraded NBA Today feature.

The upgraded feature will update both roster and player ratings throughout the season. This year, when a player gets a new tattoo, changes his hairstyle or debuts new speakers, this will updated in the game. The NBA 2K12 game will be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 4th. We’ve embedded a video below this post so you can see the mode for yourself.

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In the past when the box art has been revealed, the company has featured an in-form player from the NBA on the front. Amongst these players, superstars such as Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett have been featured, however last year saw a difference from the company when retired NBA legend Michael Jordan featured on the front cover for NBA 2K11.

The player spent the peak of his career at Chicago Bulls where he became a superstar both on and off the court. 2K Sports’ decision to include such a high profile player on the front cover, despite him being retired proved to be a hugely popular choice. For this reason it appears the company has opted for NBA legends once more, this time three of them will have a cover each. It was confirmed today that Michael Jordan will once again be featured on one of the front covers.

Accompanying him this year will be Celtics forward Larry Bird and LA Lakers legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson as they each have a front cover of their own too offering gamers a choice when purchasing the game. Jason Argent, Vice President at 2K Sports said ‘Jordan was such a success for us, and even if we wanted to do something different, the fans would never let us do it,’ in regards to Jordan featuring on last year’s game.

According to USA Today, Jordan’s involvement with this year’s box art marks the start of a multi-year deal which was arranged between the legend and the publishers, 2K. Argent also says they are working on resolving the potential problem that might occur with gamers wanted to collect all three covers without having to pay full price three times. The company is also said to be working on a way to incorporate the superstars into the games themselves, like they did with Michael Jordan in NBA 2K11. What do you think of this year’s box art?