EA Sports is working on a follow-up to last year's reboot of NBA Jam, but this one's going download-only. NBA Jam: On Fire Edition is set to take the court in October for both PS3 and Xbox Live (no Wii release announced) and will arrive via PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, respectively. It's worth noting that last year's game was a full $50 retail release, but was originally planned as a downloadable title free to those who purchased new copies of the ill-fated NBA Elite 11.

The new title, in development at EA Tiburon (consequently, the new studio for EA's future basketball sims), will benefit from new opponent AI, revamped visuals and a host of new online features including a full co-op "Road Trip" campaign mode playable over PSN and XBLA. Tiburon is adapting the AI code from EA Sports' Fight Night titles for the new Jam, promising competition that "learns your tendencies and throws them back in your face."

Y'know, kind of like having the fact that you paid 50 bucks for the last game, when this one will probably run $15-20. Boomshakalaka!