Could College Hoops 2K8 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PS2 very well be the last of the franchise? That might be the case, given 2K Sport's recent announcement that they're scrapping 2K9, originally due this November 2008. More details regarding this matter are in the full article.

Got about 1.6 GB of space free on your Xbox 360? We've just received word that Xbox Live has updated with two new free demos for your perusal: The 360 port of College Hoops 2K8, and MX Vs. ATV: Untamed. In case you're wondering what sort of features each game will for you, we've provided for a brief description for each, available in the full article.

2K Sports is sending out word that their College Hoops 2K8 title for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 will carry a total of 90 classic teams. Included in this lineup is Michael Jordan's home team from earlier in his basketball career, the North Carolina Tarheels.

College Hoops 2K8 is currently pegged for a fall release, and is already looking to carry  plenty of good tunes and gameplay features for the fans. More details on some of the title's teams are available in the Full Article.

Publisher 2K Sports has released the soundtrack for the latest iteration of their College Hoops game franchise, College Hoops 2K8. The tracks will offer a broad mix music genres, including music from the likes of Dilated Peoples, Guilty Simpson, and The Kooks, to help bolster the game's growing number of features. Here's the full list:

• Arabian Prince "Professor X Saga"
• Bumblebeez "Black Dirt"
• Deltron 3030 "Positive Contact"
• Dilated Peoples "Spit It Clearly"
• E Reece "Just Move" (Bautista Remix)
• Guilty Simpson "Make It Fast"
• Heliocentrics "Joyride"
• Hot Chip "My Piano" (Radio mix)
• J Dilla & MF Doom (feat. Guilty Simpson) "MASH"
• James Pants "You're Doing It"
• Jurassic 5 "Without A Doubt"
• Liars "Plaster Casts of Everything"
• Oh No "Chump"
• Panthers "Goblin City"
• Percee P "Legendary Lyricist"
• DJ Romanowski "Lord Of The Pants" (2-Cents Remix)
• Ski Beats "Idea"
• Strange Fruit Project "Underclassmen"
• Strange Fruit Project "Thru Tha Lane"
• The Black Lips "It Feels Alright"
• The Kooks "Eddie's Gun"
  

In line with this announcement, 2K Sports' Director of Brand and Lifestyle Marketing Tim Rosa had this to say:

For the College Hoops 2K8 soundtrack, we wanted to explore the diversity of music tastes of today's college hoops gamers while introducing them to up and coming artists we've come to love and respect. The 2K Sports brand is known for redefining the sound of its games with banging soundtracks, and this latest offering stays true to that vision.

College Hoops 2K8 for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 will be arriving on shelves this fall.

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2K Sports has revealed more new features for College Hoops 2K8. New to this year's iteration of 2K Sports' College Hoops series are PlayVision and Play Designer. Here's Visual Concepts president Greg Thomas on the new features:

PlayVision and Play Designer work hand-in-hand to allow gamers to learn the fundamental movements of basketball plays and in turn enable users to get a much more realistic college basketball experience.

The all new Play Designer lets gamers create their own plays from beginning to end and customize their playbook. Gamers can determine where their players begin a play, tell each player what to do using numerous moves, and then bring in various types of defenses to test their plays against.

PlayVision comes in during the play's execution. It draws out each play step-by-step, detailing where on the court to pass, move, and watch for a screen. Each step of the play is illustrated with a different graphic, so it's easy to execute a play precisely. When playing with two or more people on the same team, PlayVision indicates where the gamers need to set up their players to execute the play.

College Hoops 2K8 will be available this fall for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2 and Sony PlayStation 3 home video game consoles.

Some of you may recognize Greg Oden, the former center of the Ohio State Buckeyes gracing the cover of 2k Sports' latest iteration of the phenomenal college basketball game, College Hoops 2K8. 2K Sports reveals some new features to their upcoming game which will bring gamer's college basketball experience to a whole new level.

Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts for 2K Sports talks about the new All-American Training Challenge and the 6th Man Advantage features the game will be sporting.

The All-American Training Challenge gives gamers a feel what it's like to be in a basketball boot camp with all the former basketball stars coaching you through the many drills. Match yourself up with the multiplayer support and you got yourself one competitive game mode that will test your skills on the digital court.

The 6th Man Advantage feature gives the game a more realistic aspect that the home crowd brings to the team you're playing. If you do well and play your heart out, the home crowd can raise your team's spirits and take the air out of the opposing teams morale.

All in all, 2K Sports is working hard to give fans authentic college basketball action season after season. College Hoops 2K8 will be available this fall for the Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3.

The 2007-2008 NBA season hasn't even started yet, but incoming rookies Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are already starting a rivalry that could rage on for years. Durant is EA Sports' poster boy for NCAA March Madness, so here comes Oden as 2K Sports' cover athlete for College Hoops 2K8.

"Greg Oden has been called a 'once-in-a-decade player' and he made an undeniable impact in college basketball," said Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "His amazing talent combined with dedication, work ethic and winning attitude will continue to make him a great basketball success. These admirable qualities easily made him the natural choice to represent College Hoops 2K8."

Oden has recently been selected as the number one draft pick overall by the Portland Trailblazers who are ushering in a new era with the arrival of the former Ohio State Center. He led his school to the national championships in his only NCAA season and was selected as the league's best defensive player.

"It’s a great thrill to be selected as the cover athlete for College Hoops 2K8," says an elated Oden as he describes the sense of honor that comes along with being associated with what he feels is the most authentic college basketball game experience to date.

College Hoops 2K8 has been received well by critics all throughout its run in the gaming scene. This season, it looks to do more of the same on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles.