2K Sports is keeping busy these days. With blockbuster trades like New Orleans Hornets NBA All-Star Chris Paul going to the Los Angeles Clippers, gamers will be able to get all of the new rookies and player movement in regular updates for NBA 2K12. The development team at Visual Concepts is posting daily updates with player movement and has included a 66-game abbreviated schedule for those who want to simulate the post-lockout 2011-12 season.

2K Sports’ NBA 2K12 is getting some mobile competition. With EA Sports still sitting out the lockout-shortened season, Ogmento, a publisher of location-based, augmented reality mobile games, has released NBA: King of the Court on iOS or Android devices. NBA: King of the Court is the first mobile app to adapt a major league sports franchise into a free-to-play, location-based online game. Now LeBron James isn't the only king of the court.

When developers put some effort into making an iPad game, some try to pull out all the stops and replicate the same kind of experience you’d get from a game console.  The Apple tablet is a respectable game machine, after all, especially if you’re playing something along the lines of Dead Space or the awesome Infinity Blade.  But sometimes you can try to pile on too much, and as a result, it mars the experience.  That’s exactly what happens with 2K Sports’ NBA 2K12.  The company shoots for a quality simulation, right up there with the console versions, but it comes up short in key areas.  It’s like the thrill of seeing someone go for a fast break and then miff the dunk at the end.

We had previously announced that 2K Sports was, in fact, bringing a new Legends Showcase downloadable content pack to NBA 2K12 this holiday season, priced at a reasonable 800 Microsoft points, or $9.99, for basketball fans to enjoy.  But we had yet to see which legends would be joining the party, only the modes and features coming with the DLC.  Well, rest at ease, as today, we have the full list of legends joining the game with the new pack.

November NBA games have been wiped clean off the boards and with things looking grim with the NBA lockout, basketball show makers like Nike are relying more heavily on video games like 2K Sports NBA 2K12. The sneaker maker talks about its latest offerings from Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade and the role video games play in marketing today in these exclusive videos below.

If you haven't picked up NBA 2K12 yet, you're really missing out on some great basketball.  And considering that the real life season has taken a skid into "not happening" territory, it's a superb alternative to turn to.  That said, if you do have it, then you know how great it really is.  However, according to some leaked screens we found across the internet, it's bound to get even better with some forthcoming DLC.  (UPDATE: Confirmed by 2K Sports!)

NBA 2K12 has been out for just about a week now, but there's no question the reception behind its release has been nothing short of spectacular.  Basketball fans everywhere love it; critics are giving it high marks and considering it one of the best sports games ever made; and as for us, hey, we could barely tear ourselves away from it long enough to type this article.  And that leaves us wondering...what's left to do for NBA 2K13?  Not much, but there are a few things...