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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33863

    #1

    If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Launch


    Strong words from Kotaku's Owen Good, in his latest NBA Live 13 article. This isn't Duke Nukem Forever or Half-Life 3, love it.

    EA Sports has aggressively pushed the talking point that NBA Live 13 isn't coming off a three-year development cycle, and that's reasonable. Elite represented an entire year of wasted development. The project was reassigned to a different studio, and the new team had to tear it down and understand what it was working with. That accounted for a lot of 2011.

    But this isn't Duke Nukem Forever or Half-Life 3. The release date of a simulation sports video game is predictable years in advance. If NBA Live 13 misses that date, for any reason, the reaction will be swift and merciless. It'll be as good as failing to launch.

    Source - For NBA Live, an Uncomfortable Silence Speaks for Itself
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  • Blue
    On the road again
    • Jul 2012
    • 838

    #2
    Re: For NBA Live, an Uncomfortable Silence Speaks for Itself

    I think if live returns 13 will be a solid structured game but will need improvement, I say this cause they seem to be on a shorter window than what they would normally have and look as though they are starting from scratch, I'm hoping they go back and look at some of the bells and whistles of past games that made them richer, more in depth, I loved the trophy/hall of fame like room they had in 04, I hope to see that return in some way and I really hope they follow up on their pitch where they focus on the future of basketball and make an in depth franchise mode that I haven't seen in live or 2k in years. I don't expect 13 to blow me away, but I do expect EA to step up and take in the heat theyll probably get for 13s holes and make 14 an amazing experience...
    Native Georgian. Adopted Texan.

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    • bigeastbumrush
      My Momma's Son
      • Feb 2003
      • 19245

      #3
      If it takes having someone who played professional bball on the Live team to point out to the devs that Derrick Rose and Kendrick Perkins don't have the same jab step..then this title is finished.

      What else is there to say?

      You don't have people who know basketball working on the game.

      I'd say it's time to save face and just cancel the game.

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      • THE YAMA
        Rookie
        • Jul 2012
        • 274

        #4
        Agreed with the above poster. Cancel the series, and move on to another license. Baseball perhaps?
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        • DukeC
          Banned
          • Jul 2011
          • 5751

          #5
          Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

          From the HipHop Gamer. This was 2 weeks ago and a follow up to his Live 13 "Shots Fired" video

          NSFW: Music in the background has swearing in it.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YREHZKqUypA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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          • MostlyChilly
            Rookie
            • Nov 2011
            • 243

            #6
            Re: For NBA Live, an Uncomfortable Silence Speaks for Itself

            Originally posted by TheBlueDude
            but I do expect EA to step up and take in the heat theyll probably get for 13s holes and make 14 an amazing experience...
            Off the topic of basketball, but for comparison's sake, yup, just like my Red Sox, wait 'til next year...

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            • Behindshadows
              CEO - BSG Network
              • Nov 2004
              • 8055

              #7
              Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

              Originally posted by DukeC
              From the HipHop Gamer. This was 2 weeks ago and a follow up to his Live 13 "Shots Fired" video

              He's needs to shut up and let EA show the damn game and let it speak for it's self. Tired of hearing him and his damn going to be's and going to be's...

              Personally he is saying nothing, other than Live is scared of the competition and is terrified of failure.
              Last edited by Behindshadows; 08-05-2012, 11:17 PM.

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              • bigsmallwood
                MVP
                • Aug 2008
                • 1474

                #8
                NBA Live for this generation of consoles is finished. EA Sports must acknowledge this and stop wasting time removing and adding features to their games...hire some folks who know the sports they seek to reproduce and live up to the billing "If its in the game, its in the game"......#I'llwait
                “What’s better than one billionaire? 2.....”

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                • captaintuna
                  Banned
                  • Nov 2011
                  • 55

                  #9
                  Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

                  Shocking! OS taking another shot at EA and NBA Live.

                  Yawn.

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                  • noshun
                    MVP
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 1150

                    #10
                    Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

                    Originally posted by captaintuna
                    Shocking! OS taking another shot at EA and NBA Live.

                    Yawn.
                    Reading is Fundamental. Clearly you have reading issues, yawn. Atleast say objective view points or something. Did you even read the article?


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                    Last edited by noshun; 08-06-2012, 12:06 AM.
                    NBA Live is the epitome of Cancel Culture..


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                    • 23
                      yellow
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 66469

                      #11
                      Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

                      Originally posted by DukeC
                      From the HipHop Gamer. This was 2 weeks ago and a follow up to his Live 13 "Shots Fired" video

                      NSFW: Music in the background has swearing in it.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YREHZKqUypA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                      Im gonna listen as much as I can but I know im going to end up not being able to stomach this trash

                      ...and as soon as it starts, this guy has cursing music playing to bring him in, then jumps on the screen talking about God bless everybody and you gotta give respect to the man upstairs


                      He cant even start off right

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                      • 23
                        yellow
                        • Sep 2002
                        • 66469

                        #12
                        Originally posted by captaintuna
                        Shocking! OS taking another shot at EA and NBA Live.

                        Yawn.
                        Im about to relieve you of the problem

                        You can't post on topics just posters and this is enough

                        Stay on topic or be banned. Final warning

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                        • kennyacid
                          MVP
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 1529

                          #13
                          Terrible just terrible...I had such high hopes. I was really looking forward to having a change of pace from 2K because its really lost that wow facter for me. Aww well i might not even get a bball game this year and just stick with madden 13 and pes 13....unless 2K show me something worth getting excited for.

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                          • Muzyk23
                            MVP
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 4192

                            #14
                            Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

                            I'm starting to question if EA has competetive people working on the game.
                            NBA

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                            • Goffs
                              New Ork Giants
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 12279

                              #15
                              Re: If NBA Live 13 Doesn't Hit an Oct. 2 Release Date, It's as Good as Failing to Lau

                              Originally posted by captaintuna
                              Shocking! OS taking another shot at EA and NBA Live.

                              Yawn.
                              wow....

                              Kotaku article and OS agrees with it but yet OS is taking a shot at them EL OH EL!

                              Might as well just call out Owen Good for being a 2k fanboy!
                              Last edited by Goffs; 08-06-2012, 06:03 AM.

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