NBA 2K8 Cheat Codes: (code left, reward right)

cpares – IND secondary road uniform
agtaccsinr – CHA racing uniform
amcnreo – Valentine’s Day – CLE / SEA
haeitgyebs – 2008 All-Star uniforms
uclerehanp – St. Patrick’s Day – BOS / CHI / NY / TOR
llmohffaae – Superstars team
nba2k – NBA 2K team
2ksports – 2K Sports team
vcteam – VC team
payrespect – ABA ball

This NBA season has turned out to be one of the best since the golden age of hoops when the likes of Jordan, Magic and Bird were tearing up the hardwood. Well, the Eastern conference isn’t all that exciting, but out West the race for the playoffs is insane. Of course, this season has also been one in which a bunch of big name All-Star players have changed unis, and to reflect the drastic league-wide player movement 2K Sports has released a free Xbox Live and PSN update for NBA 2K8 that brings all the team rosters up to date. Now you can dominate the paint with Shaq as a Phoenix Sun, dish out dimes as Jason Kidd back where his career started as a Dallas Maverick, tag-team with Kobe as new Laker Pau Gasol, or see what the dynamic duo of Shawn Marion and Dwayne Wade could be like next season in Miami (when Wade hopefully isn’t injured and the Heat hopefully don’t completely suck like they do now). Hit the jump to see the complete roster update list.

NBA 2K8 Roster Update:

Atlanta Hawks
Mike Bibby (traded from Sacramento Kings)

Boston Celtics
Brandon Wallace (waived)

Charlotte Bobcats
Earl Boykins (signed)

Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Mohammed (traded from Detroit Pistons)

Chicago Bulls
Larry Hughes (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Chicago Bulls
Drew Gooden (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Chicago Bulls
Shannon Brown (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Chicago Bulls
Cedric Simmons (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Chicago Bulls
Viktor Khryapa (waived)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Ben Wallace (traded from Chicago Bulls)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Joe Smith (traded from Chicago Bulls)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Wally Szczerbiak (traded from Seattle Supersonics)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Delonte West (traded from Seattle Supersonics)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Anderson Varejao (signed)

Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd (traded from New Jersey Nets)

Dallas Mavericks
Malik Allen (traded from New Jersey Nets)

Dallas Mavericks
Antoine Wright (traded from New Jersey Nets)

Dallas Mavericks
Nick Fazekas (waived)

Denver Nuggets
Bobby Jones (waived)

Detroit Pistons
Ronald “Flip” Murray (waived)

Detroit Pistons
Juan Dixon (traded from Toronto Raptors)

Detroit Pistons
Walter Herrmann (traded from Charlotte Bobcats)

Detroit Pistons
Ronald Dupree (waived)

Golden State Warriors
Chris Webber (signed)

Golden State Warriors
Troy Hudson (waived)

Houston Rockets
Gerald Green (traded from Minnesota Timberwolves)

Houston Rockets
Bobby Jackson (traded from New Orleans Hornets)

Los Angeles Clippers
Ruben Patterson (waived)

Los Angeles Lakers
Pau Gasol (traded from Memphis Grizzlies)

Los Angeles Lakers
DJ Mbenga (signed)

Los Angeles Lakers
Trevor Ariza (traded from Orlando Magic)

Memphis Grizzlies
Kwame Brown (traded from Los Angeles Lakers)

Memphis Grizzlies
Javaris Crittenton (traded from Los Angeles Lakers)

Memphis Grizzlies
Aaron McKie (traded from Los Angeles Lakers)

Memphis Grizzlies
Jason Collins (traded from New Jersey Nets)

Memphis Grizzlies
Damon Stoudamire (waived)

Memphis Grizzlies
Tarence Kinsey (waived)

Miami Heat
Shawn Marion (traded from Phoenix Suns)

Miami Heat
Marcus Banks (traded from Phoenix Suns)

Miami Heat
Penny Hardaway (waived)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Kirk Snyder (traded from Houston Rockets)

New Jersey Nets
Devin Harris (traded from Dallas Mavericks)

New Jersey Nets
DeSagana Diop (traded from Dallas Mavericks)

New Jersey Nets
Maurice Ager (traded from Dallas Mavericks)

New Jersey Nets
Trenton Hassell (traded from Dallas Mavericks)

New Jersey Nets
Stromile Swift (traded from Memphis Grizzlies)

New Jersey Nets
Jamaal Magloire (waived)

New Orleans Hornets
Mike James (traded from Houston Rockets)

New Orleans Hornets
Bonzi Wells (traded from Houston Rockets)

Orlando Magic
Maurice Evans (traded from Los Angeles Lakers)

Orlando Magic
Brian Cook (traded from Los Angeles Lakers)

Philadelphia 76ers
Gordan Giricek (traded from Utah Jazz)

Phoenix Suns
Shaquille O’Neal (traded from Miami Heat)

Sacramento Kings
Shelden Williams (traded from Atlanta Hawks)

Sacramento Kings
Anthony Johnson (traded from Atlanta Hawks)

Sacramento Kings
Lorenzen Wright (traded from Atlanta Hawks)

Sacramento Kings
Tyronn Lue (traded from Atlanta Hawks)

Sacramento Kings
Justin Williams (waived)

Sacramento Kings
Beno Udrih (signed)

Sacramento Kings
Orien Greene (waived)

San Antonio Spurs
Kurt Thomas (traded from Seattle Supersonics)

San Antonio Spurs
Damon Stoudamire (signed)

Seattle Supersonics
Ira Newble (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Seattle Supersonics
Donyell Marshall (traded from Cleveland Cavaliers)

Seattle Supersonics
Adrian Griffin (traded from Chicago Bulls)

Seattle Supersonics
Francisco Elson (traded from Chicago Bulls)

Seattle Supersonics
Brent Barry (traded from San Antonio Spurs, then waived)

Toronto Raptors
Primoz Brezec (traded from Detroit Pistons)

Utah Jazz
Kyle Korver (traded from Philadelphia 76ers)

NBA 2K8, the latest in the perennially top-rated NBA 2K franchise, takes basketball gaming to the next level with improved graphics and a host of new features, including the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest mode, off-ball player controls, a lock-on D mechanic, improved Signature Style technology for the most natural and realistic animations and player movement, an enhanced franchise mode and a diverse soundtrack. NBA 2K8 is available for PS3 and Xbox 360 at $59.99 and for PS2 at a more budget-friendly price of $29.99.

Competing with NBA 2K8 for this year’s top multi-platform basketball title is NBA Live 08. EA Sports’ NBA Live franchise has fallen on hard times over the last few installments, but judging from the recent PS3 and 360 demo this season’s effort appears to have put the series back on track with exciting new gameplay and control features like Hot Spots, Quickstrike Ballhandling, Own the Paint and Signature Go-To Moves, and the most realistically detailed player models you’ll see this season. NBA Live 08 is now available for PS3 ($59.99), Xbox 360 ($59.99), PS2 ($39.99), PSP ($39.99) and Wii ($49.99) and is coming to PC on October 30th.

Exclusively for PlayStation system owners, SCEA’s b-ball franchise is back in NBA ’08 for PS3, PS2 and PSP, with each version offering its own unique experience. Leading the bunch is the PS3 version, obviously, with its full 1080p HD graphics, RPG-like Upside Progression System, enhanced support for Sixaxis motion controls, Key Control Play Calling, and audio commentary by Kevin Calabro and Mark Jackson.

For PS2 gamers, NBA ’08 wraps up “The Life” series with over 60 different game scenarios in “The Life: Vol. 3,” in addition to featuring new play-by-play commentary, enhanced on-court and crowd ambiance, smarter AI, 24 mini-game events, all-new music and online play. Last but not least, the PSP version sets itself apart from the other two with its new Block Party mode of carnival-style mini-games specifically designed for quick, on-the-go gaming. There’s also revamped Conquest and Season modes, and updated game mechanics and AI too. NBA ’08 retails for $59.99 on PS3 and $39.99 for both PS2 and PSP.

I’m hoping to get my hands on all three of this season’s basketball titles for a comparison guide this holiday season, but will have to wait and see how that goes. Having played demos for all three, my early money is on NBA 2K8 to take the title again this year as it still seemed to me to have the flow of real basketball nailed compared to the others, but NBA Live 08 and NBA ’08 weren’t far behind and are no doubt better in full form. How about you? Which NBA game do you plan to go with the season?

2K Sports has detailed the full soundtrack for NBA 2K8, which hits retail for the PS2, PS3 and 360 next week. Consisting of an eclectic mix of old-school hip-hop and various other genres, NBA 2K8 contains classic tracks from the likes of The Highlighters Band, Ernie and The Topnotes, Billy Ball & The Upsetters, The Fabulous Jades, Run-DMC, Devo, Cut Chemist, Fishbone and Stone Roses, among many others. In addition, Common, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, and Madlib have collaborated on three exclusive tracks in memory of the late hip-hop producer and MC, J Dilla (aka Jay Dee). Full soundtrack listing after the break. Sample some of the tunes at the NBA 2K8 website.

“J. Dilla was one of the industry’s greatest talents,” said Q-Tip. “This recording is reflective of his legacy and of the wonderful body of work that he left behind.”

“For the NBA 2K8 soundtrack, we wanted to produce something diverse that bridges modern hip-hop with its rich heritage in funk and groove,” said Tim Rosa, 2K Sports Director of Brand and Lifestyle Marketing. “In addition to showcasing some of J Dilla’s finest and unreleased cuts with marquee artists like Common, Talib Kweli and Q-Tip, we’ve included a diverse group of artists whose music really captures the spirit of the game.”

NBA 2K8 Soundtrack:

· J Dilla feat. Madlib “The Official (2K8 Mix)”

· J Dilla feat. Q-Tip & Talib Kweli “Lightworks”

· J Dilla feat. Common “E=MC2”

· Run-DMC “Sucka MC’s”

· Stone Roses “Fool’s Gold”

· Breakestra “Getcho Soul Together Pt. 2”

· Fishbone “Skankin to the Beat”

· Tommy Guerrero “Molotov Telegram”

· Percee P “Throwback Rap Attack”

· Quasimoto “Chrome Dreams”

· Devo “Through Being Cool”

· Quantic “When You’re Through”

· J. Rocc “Cold Heat Megamix”

· Cut Chemist “Bunky’s Pick”

· Billy Ball & The Upsetters “Tighten Up Tighter”

· The Highlighters Band “Funky 16 Corners”

· A Guy Called Gerald “Hurry to Go Easy”

· Sonic Trip “Energy Play”

· Baron Zen “Turn Around (Peanut Butter Wolf Instrumental Mix)”

· Finley Quaye “Ultra Stimulation”

· G-Love & Special Sauce “Shooting Hoops”

· Ernie & The Topnotes “Dap Walk”

· The Fabulous Jades “Cold Heat”