I've had the good fortune to be able to check out all three NBA titles this year. First, SCEA's NBA 10: The Inside, then 2K Sports' NBA 2K10, and now, the winner of the most improved NBA game of the year, NBA Live 10 from EA Sports. In recent years, the gap between 2K and Live has been considerable, but this year the choice isn't nearly so obvious with a tremendous effort from the Live team. For those of us that remember the glory days of NBA Live in the 90s and early 2000s, I have two words to say in regards to Live 10: "I'm Back."

After a very successful outing last year with NHL 09, developer EA Canada and publisher EA Sports are back with NHL 10. Instead of just providing an updated roster and a few new animations, EA added a lot of compelling new features and managed to not only match the level of NHL 09, but exceed it. Greatest hockey game ever?