Poor Luigi. Mario’s lanky counterpart is most often defined not by his own merits, but by his proximity to his elder brother. Even in 2013, a year that Nintendo has branded “The Year of Luigi,” the green plumber is more punchline than protagonist, complete with Chaplinesque antics and a tendency to cower behind Mario…

If you got in on this summer's bar argument over which U.S. Olympic basketball team was better, and were convinced that the Dream Team could beat anything that walked the earth, including a team of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, then NBA 2K13 has good news for you.

From the sound of it, Jay-Z wasn't the one who strong-armed Scottie Pippen into rejoining the Dream Team for NBA 2K13. It was Pippen's wife and 11-year-old son.

Scottie Pippen will appear in NBA 2K13 as a member of the "Dream Team," 2K Sports said moments ago.

Not only that, Team USA Basketball featured all of the Dream Team's 12 players, including Scottie Pippen, who won't be in NBA 2K13 because he and 2K Sports couldn't reach an agreement on his appearance.