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Developer(s): Electronic Arts Canada, HB Studios (PSP version)
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts Platform(s): PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 Release date(s): October 6, 2009 Genre(s): Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s): Single-player, Multiplayer Rating(s): ESRB: E
Media: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD
Input methods: Gamepad, Keyboard

NBA Live 10 is the 2009 installment in the NBA Live series, developed and published by Electronic Arts. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic was selected to grace the cover of this year's edition of NBA Live. It was released on October 6, 2009.
A number of new features were added to NBA Live 10. Audiences were given a bigger role to create more lifelike atmospheres. In addition, each team was given its individual playing style, with faster running animations that take into account the size of each player. Passing and shooting were also improved by adding new controls and features. A new training facility called "The Hangar" was included as well. There were many improvements to the details of the players including their tattoos, hair, shoes, uniforms, signature shots, and moves. Also, "Dynamic DNA," introduced in NBA Live 09, was improved. NBA Live 10 also contained 24 authentic, fully-licensed FIBA teams.

The first screenshot of NBA Live 10, featuring LeBron James

Electronic Arts announced on September 11, 2009 that a playable demo of NBA Live 10 was available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. In the beginning of the demo, the player will see several NBA stars that can be playable only in "The Hangar," with the exception of Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant. As they are playing, LeBron James enters while the other players give him a warm welcome, especially Dwight Howard, with a friendly hug. The playable players in The Hangar are Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Brandon Roy. In the game menus, you can either play a quick game, view credits, or leave the demo. When playing the quick game, the player's choices are limited. The user can either play as the Orlando Magic (away team) or the Los Angeles Lakers (home team). The atmosphere is set to "NBA Finals" and cannot be changed, to show the new feature of crowd atmosphere. The difficulty can be changed, but the game is restricted to four-minute quarters, and the user cannot play past the first half. All the in-game features are available, and to show another feature, demo features a throwback jersey available for both teams. For the Magic, an away jersey worn from 1994–95, and for the Lakers, a home jersey worn from 1961–62. The demo was made available to Xbox LIVE Silver members and on the PlayStation Network on September 17.

Minimum System Requirements:

CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Single Core processor or equivalent (2.8 Ghz for Vista)
RAM: 512 MB or more (1 GB for Vista)
VGA: Video card with 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets is required:
ATI x1300 or greater;
NVIDIA 6600 or greater;
DirectX 9.0c compatible card with Shader Model 3.0 support.
DX: DirectX 9.0c
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP (SP 2)
Microsoft Vista(TM)
HDD: 10.5 GB or more free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Disc drive: 8x or faster DVD drive
Network: Game requires Internet connection for activation

Recommended System Requirements:

CPU: 3 GHz Dual Core processor or equivalent
RAM: 2 GB
VGA: Shader Model 3.0 support with 512 Ram (Nvidia(R) Geforce(R) 7900 GT or better)
DX: DirectX 9.0c or DirectX 10
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP (SP 2)
Microsoft Vista(TM)
HDD: 10.5 GB or more free space
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Disc Drive: 8x or faster DVD drive
Network: Game requires Internet connection for activation