NBA Live 15 News Post

NBA Live 15 Cover Athlete is Damian Lillard

10:00 AM - August 25, 2014 by Steve_OS

Damian Lillard, Point Guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, announced on his Instagram account this morning, that he is the cover athlete for NBA Live 15.

Brian Mazique, over at Bleacher Report, has posted an interview with him, along with a new screenshot. The NBA Twitter feed posted the official cover art.

EA Sports has also released a behind the scenes NBA Live 15 cover trailer and blog.

Let's hope more announcements about the game are on the way soon.

Read the full press release below.

DAMIAN LILLARD TO GRACE COVER OF NBA LIVE 15

Portland Trailblazers All-Star Earns Cover Honors

August 25, 2014 � Today EA SPORTS announced that Damian Lillard will be featured as the cover athlete for NBA LIVE 15. Lillard shared the news with his fans via social media, and EA also released a special video celebrating Lillard�s appearance on the cover.

Lillard�s involvement in the franchise goes beyond a simple cover appearance, as he has been working with the NBA LIVE team for the past two years. Lillard participated in motion capture and voice over sessions in both Orlando and Vancouver, Canada where the team was able to capture his signature movement including dribbling and shooting. The team also scanned his head for likeness and recorded facial performance as well as had design sessions about the creative direction of the game. Damian is also the star and storyteller of the new Learn LIVE onboarding mode, where he teaches players the basics of NBA LIVE 15 and recounts his own life journey in basketball. Lillard is already making his presence known in the EA SPORTS family, appearing alongside Kevin Hart and Dave Franco in the recent Madden Season video.

Damian Lillard was selected in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors in 2013. Lillard�s impressive young career has continued to flourish, as he was named to the NBA West All-Star Team in 2014. He is also a two-time NBA Skills Challenge champion.

NBA LIVE 15 arrives with the most photo-realistic visuals in franchise history and 500+ core gameplay improvements delivering a truly fluid, fun and authentic basketball gaming experience. Reimagined visuals drop you courtside alongside the game�s biggest stars. See the intensity on a player�s face as he nails a game-winner, or the frustration of a heart-wrenching loss. All-new real-time physics on dunks and layups replicate some of the NBA�s most amazing physical plays, letting you posterize your opponent or deny his attempt at the rim. Add into the mix always-connected online game modes and LIVE�s Synergy Sports partnership and you�ll never miss a beat during the NBA season with new content updated daily, all season long.

NBA LIVE 15 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and will be available on October 7 for Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation�4 computer entertainment system. To learn more about NBA LIVE 15, visit http://www.easports.com/nba-live.

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# 61 LDOTBOOGz @ 08/26/14 09:58 AM

I truly want NBA Live to just do as they promised which is to get the core game play intact and upgrade their visuals. 2k is a great game but when the game releases and all the hype is gone, the game ends up feeling boring because it's the same game with little adjustments. But that's what makes their product good in everyone's eyes because the game is solid.

NBA Live just needs to be good but not great since they're in the 2 year of their 3 year plan. Alternatives to anything in life make ones experience a lot better and if their gameplay provides something remotely playable, I'm sold. As for their lack of in game footage, I think their just playing chess with 2k and having them release their major information so that the hype dies down then they show off their gameplay. They know they won't be competiting with 2k so why show off everything early and then get killed by the trailer we seen yesterday Lol. Once all the hype dies down, footage will come but just in the right moment.

# 62 sega2k @ 08/26/14 10:12 AM

Looking at the reception that Lillard trailer received, I'd say that people are more optimistic this year than last year. Of course you have your die hard fanboys, but it seems the public actually has hope in Live as long as the gameplay is there. O'Brien said they mainly focused on graphics and gameplay this year. Also, Lillard said the gameplay is much smoother. The MMGN article said it's much better, but obviously not close to 2K just yet. Oct 7th please hurry!!

# 63 da ThRONe @ 08/26/14 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF


	That letter is one of many. Read the rest of them, where they talk about gameplay being the focus. The art guys and the gameplay guys don't work on the same things. I can guarantee you that the gameplay guys didn't sit around and twiddle their thumbs, looking at the strides that the art guys were making. I'll also guarantee that it won't play like Live 14. The team that they have in place will make the right advancements in the right areas. It won't be as "crappy" as ever. Hopefully a trailer will drop soon, so it'll at least put that argument to bed.

I expect now that Madden has officially been released the flood gates of info will open soon for Live.

# 64 Jano @ 08/26/14 01:27 PM

I like the cover nice shot of Lillard.

# 65 ZoneSix @ 08/26/14 07:37 PM

# 66 WTF @ 08/26/14 07:41 PM

Was just coming to post it. The attention to detail is amazing.

# 67 WTF @ 08/26/14 07:48 PM

Be prepared. I'll say it once, I'll say it again.

# 68 sega2k @ 08/26/14 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoneSix

OH MY LAWWWWWDD!!! THANK YOU JESUS!! I pray this is in-game screenshot, b/c last year there were pics of Kyrie and well.... we know what happened..To everyone complaining about the washed out colors, this should change your mind. EA stop teasing!! I need to see this in motion!!

# 69 Goffs @ 08/26/14 07:55 PM

Looking good! I want to see the other player models!

# 70 The 24th Letter @ 08/26/14 07:58 PM

That's a nice screenshot right there...

# 71 Jay Jay @ 08/26/14 08:24 PM

[Attachment 81356 Just beatiful

# 72 King_B_Mack @ 08/26/14 08:26 PM

Man that is a fine screenshot. Very well done.

# 73 loosey101 @ 08/26/14 08:32 PM

holy ish... That looks fantastic.

# 74 bateman11 @ 08/26/14 08:33 PM

Surely this will be the week we actually get to see this thing in motion, right?? I don't want to wait any longer

# 75 loosey101 @ 08/26/14 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF


	Be prepared. I'll say it once, I'll say it again.

WTF, you know something we don't...?

# 76 loosey101 @ 08/26/14 08:35 PM

Man, even if the game play isn't all the way up to snuff, at least the screen shot thread will be fantastic lol.

# 77 nick_sr @ 08/26/14 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by loosey101


	Man, even if the game play isn't all the way up to snuff, at least the screen shot thread will be fantastic lol.

lol. thanks for the laugh

# 78 Ajknowsit @ 08/26/14 08:38 PM

If this game plays as good as this screen shot it would be the biggest one year turn around in a sports game that I can remember. But this is EA, so I'm optimistically cautious.

# 79 nick_sr @ 08/26/14 09:30 PM

Here's a nice edit of the same screen

# 80 ojandpizza @ 08/26/14 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_OS


	Official NBA Live 15 covers.

Looks great!

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