If you love College Hoops 2K7, you play decent basketball and you've always wanted to own a brand new Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motor">Pontiac, then you might just be the person that 2K Sports is looking for. To all those who fit the description above, then you should know that 2K Sports and Pontiac have just officially announced the start of the Second Annual Pontiac Virtual NCAA Final 4 Tournament. And this year's grand prize? Nothing less than a spankin' new 2007 Pontiac G5 GT.

For those who want to take a shot at this opportunity, the first thing that you will need is an Xbox Live Gold account. Then just register at the 2K Sports website to join the competition, and complete ten online ranked games of College Hoops 2K7 by March 10. The 192 top-ranked players will then move on to the tournament proper where they will be slugging it out until only four finalists remain.

These last four contenders will then be receiving free trips for two to the 2007 NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia, and will get to compete head-to-head in front of a massive crowd. The last one standing will get to drive back home in a Pontiac when the tournament ends on April 3.

So, brush up on those virtual lay-ups and flex those fingers, and imagine how nice your new ride could possibly be.

There's a lot brewing over at Xbox Live. For one, there's the NCAA March Madness 07 Content. Then, there's the College Hoops 2K7 and Battlestations: Midway Themes. Let's go over them one by one, so you'd know exactly what kind of deals you're getting.

For the NCAA content, there are actually three trailers for you to choose from, and they're all for free. The Floor General Overview Trailer shows how gamers are allowed to call specific offensive and defensive sets with unprecedented control. Then, the Lockdown Stick Overview trailer provides for unique college basketball-specific defensive control. Here, you can be at your best with aggressive, in-your-face, up-tempo defense. Nothing less for those with high expectations.

The third content is actually a Dick Vitale on Momentum trailer. See ESPN broadcaster Vitale discuss the important role that the "6th Man" in college basketball plays. And according to the dash detail, it's "portrayed more accurately than ever with revolutionary new momentum-based features in NCAA March Madness 07.

Moving on to the available themes, there's the College Hoops 2K7 - Pitt Theme and the Oklahoma St. Theme. For 150 points each, customize your Xbox 360 interface with your preferred theme.

Everything mentioned above are available in Canada and the U.S. Now, this one is available in all territories except Japan: The Pin-up Girls (batch 2) Theme from Battlestations: Midway. But otherwise, you're free to put a classic pretty face on your dashboard, for a change. And for 150 points.

So there. That sure is a lot. Take your pick and enjoy your stash!

Every athlete's got a rhythm to dance to, a natural beat that makes 'em play at their peak. And while we've been talking mostly about the gameplay vids and other features we'll be seeing in College Hoops 2k7, we'll be focusing on another element that's sure to play a major factor on helping the gamers get their groove on when they face off - the game music.

IGN has just posted the lineup of artists providing the soundtrack for the game, and it includes hip-hop groups like 3rd Degree, Deux Process, Ellay Khule, Exile, GERM and Mighty Joe, Knonsense, MHE, The Procussions, Redline 99, The Sole Vibe, SYKO, and Traxamillion.

The other half of the music, guitar heavy alternative rock, will include tracks from bands like Cities In Dust, Good Riddance, Jupiter Hills, Les Savy Fav, and Tokyo Police Club, and P.O.D.

On a special note, groups 3rd Degree, Deux Process, and Traxamillion wrote music just for the game. Streamable versions of the tracks will soon be available over at the 2ksports main site.

I wish I were a little bit taller, I wish I were a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good I would... Oh never mind. To hell with Skee-Lo's song. At least we're getting College Hoops 2K7 for the 360, PS3, Xbox, and PS2. And for any basketball game, height isn't everything. Across the bar, one of the winning factors is Team Unity.

This is one feature which is going to be very important for 2K Sports' upcoming NCAA title. The better the team gels, the better chances of winning. You'd have to maximize the potential of your college cagers and make sure the team dynamics are strong in both offense and defense. To calculate your Team Unity rating in the game, you must consider four factors:

• lineup consistency
• individual player confidence
• overall team awareness
• strong team leader

A low Team Unity can result in missed passes, messy rotational defenses, or even some sloppy screen setting. This rating will also affect your spot in Legacy Mode, so you better make sure you're not all butterfingers with Team Unity. The games got a whole court-full of features, and here's a vid from 2K Sports to summarize all of them:

2K Sports has just announced details on the unique features that their upcoming basketball simulation game, College Hoops 2K7 (Xbox360, PS3, PS2), will have: the exclusive Chant Creator and an enhanced Coach Mode. The Chant Creator is actually quite interesting, so let us go through the details of that feature first:

Chant Creator: 2K boasts that their Chant Creator will be the first of its kind in any sports title ever released. This feature allows the gamer to "control the excitement" of the crowd by allowing them to construct customized chants to play during moments of gameplay. Players will have a variety of customization options to choose from, including letters, words, drum percussions, mascots, etc.

Also, 2K has added over 200 fight songs, new cheerleader routines, mascot dances, new gym designs, and more than 50 default crowd chants (for when you're not in such a creative mood) you can use to make your team stand out and enhance the college basketball atmosphere.

Expanded Coach Mode: Allows players to adopt a first person perspective through the eyes of the coach. And since you'll be playing as the coach, you can go up and down the sidelines and change the tempo of the game by calling your own plays. With characters designed in the likeness of real-life college coaches such as Billy Donovan, Roy Williams, Jay Wright, and tons more, 2K says college basketball cannot get more real than this.

We have still yet to play the game (or at least the demo) before we can share with you guys whether these features work well and if 2K was able to pull it off, but 'til then, we can at least give them props for introducing new features for future sports titles, eh? We managed to get our hands on some screenshots as well, and we don't know 'bout you guys, but the graphics...meh..still need a lot of tweaking and sprucing up. Check 'em out below and click on them for a larger view.

College Hoops 2K7 will be available on the 360 and PS2 on November, and will dribble its way to the PS3 this winter.

Pre-order: [College Hoops 2K7 (Xbox 360)]

2K and 2K Sports, publishing labels of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, announced a strong lineup of games to kick off their gaming campaign for the first day of Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006 (E3).

2K Line-up Includes:

BioShock (PC, Xbox 360) is a role-playing shooter game set in a war-torn underwater utopia, where mankind has abandoned their humanity in their quest for perfection. Available in 2007.

CivCity: Rome (PC) lets players take charge in building, nurturing and managing the great cities of the Roman Empire. Available in July 2006.

Dungeon Siege II: Broken World (PC) is an action/role-playing expansion game set in a dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy world that concludes the story of Dungeon Siege II. Available in August 2006.

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PSP) features playable characters and AI-controlled pets and companions, as well as freshly designed non-linear, single player campaigns and support for Ad Hoc co-operative and competitive multiplayer games. Available in October 2006.

Family Guy (Current generation console and portable systems) is the first video game based on the hugely popular TV show. Available in Fall 2006.

Ghost Rider (Current generation console and portable systems) is a new third person action video game based on the well-known Marvel Super Hero and upcoming feature film. Players take on the role of Johnny Blaze, a celebrity motorcycle stunt rider who is transformed into a Super Hero with powers to avenge any evil he encounters. Available in Winter 2007.

Prey (PC, Xbox 360) is a first person shooter that introduces innovative gameplay elements including wall-walking, portals, spirit-walking and gravity flipping. Available in July 2006.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords (PC) is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. It includes new civilizations, leaders, units and wonders that help expand a player's civilization's military power. Available July 2006.

Sid Meier's Railroads! (PC) puts players in charge of building the greatest railroad empire in the nation. Available in 2006.

Stronghold Legends (PC) is an all-new RTS that features a range of innovations including three unique castle styles to build, three landscapes to fight across and three races to control. Available in September 2006.

The Darkness (Next generation console systems) is based on the Top Cow comic book written by Paul Jenkins and co-created by Marc Silvestri. The Darkness is a gritty, first-person, action-adventure games that feature photo-realistic graphics, fully interactive environments and a totally immersive storyline,. Available in Winter 2006.

The Da Vinci Code (PC, Xbox, PS2) challenges players to solve mysteries and puzzles that go beyond anything they have seen or read. Available May 2006.

2K Sports' Line-up Includes:

NHL 2K7 (Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3)  features cinematic style visuals and the most comprehensive franchise options in any hockey game. Available Fall 2006.

NBA 2K7 (Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3) continues its legacy of dominance on the hard court, with more responsive controls, incredible graphics, revamped post game, and new hooting, passing and dribbling animations. Available in Fall 2006.

College Hoops 2K7 (Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3) returns for its sophomore season on the Xbox 360 and is set to make its freshman debut on the PS3 system.  Available in Fall 2006.