EA has announced that NBA Jam: On Fire Edition will hit PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this October. The new downloadable game will feature many enhancements like the addition of Fight Night's "Real AI," a 'JAM Arena' mode that lets you play either solo or in a team in a dynamic online competition, and a 'Road Trip' online co-op campaign.
Tag Mode and Team Fire will return in NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, which lets you swap players on the fly and perform co-op moves for the BOOMSHAKALAKA. To top it all off, the game will receive online roster updates, more NBA stars to play with (including NBA legends), JAM challenges, secret teams and more unlockable characters.
Also, EA Sports has announced that the new NBA simulation game will be released in Fall 2012. I guess I won't be picking up that retail copy of NBA Jam after all.
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4:50 PM on 04.05.2011 | 
EA you maka me so mad.
Also, this puts any "Super-Hyper-Championship-etc.-etc.-etc. Edition of Street Fighter" to shame. From $50 to $15? Lol.
You do know SSF4AE will be downloadable, right?
Condolences to those that shelled out for that retail disc. It's kind of sad that the early adopters who so willingly put their faith in a game on Day 1 are usually the ones to get the shaft in this sort of manner. I don't suppose EA would consider allowing anybody who owns an online pass from the retail copy at the very least a discount on the new digital package? A move like that might actually garner some brand-loyalty.....
lol. I'm lost.
@rockstarnati: I'm just assuming it's going to be 15. Forgot to mention that. :P
His airness and Pippen. Get at me, son.
@The Average Guy
Both. A ratings board leaked DLC and a retail copy of SSF4+AE to be 20 dollars, respectively.
To be fair, NBA Jam is initally priced as 50 bucks MSRP. So SSF4. Still has the upper leg.
Oh well, I'll still get it because I <3 capcom, that reminds me, time to go get some of that awesome pound cake blanka makes.