Mike Wang Returns to 2K Sports: NBA 2K Series (ESPN)

[iamemmittsmith]

It's official. Mike Wang has returned to 2K Sports as Lead Gameplay Designer for NBA 2K11. ESPN has some of the details.

"When I went over there (to EA), a lot of it was for personal reasons. I wanted to try something new, try a new challenge. But after being there and spending some time over at EA, it was clear that they do things a different way, and in a way it's just inefficient and just not the place to be to make the best games," said Wang in a recent conference call with ESPN to announce his return. "When I went there, I immediately missed VC (Visual Concepts), and it's just one of those things where I tried to stick it out as long as I could, but I wanted to come back. With some of the creative decisions over at EA, it just made it difficult to stay there. They just want to make a different game than I had a vision for. So I reached out to (2K's senior vice president of sports development) Greg Thomas and he was gracious enough to have me back."

[iamemmittsmith]

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Story also says 2K10 sold 2 million copies worldwide already.

[BlueNGold]

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Holy ****. Great news for us 2K fans. Welcome back Beluba.

[DirtyJerz32]

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Woooooooow!!! That's some HUGE news. Great job CV! Lol.

[Court_vision]

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Wow...that's brutal.

Is that a real link? If so, wow.

"I don't want to get too much into specifics for '2K11,' but the focus over here has always been to make the best basketball sim," said Wang. "That's something that the guys over at EA, they don't always have that same focus. They want to make a different kind of game this year."

[BlueNGold]

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Wow...that's brutal.

Is that a real link? If so, wow.

"I don't want to get too much into specifics for '2K11,' but the focus over here has always been to make the best basketball sim," said Wang. "That's something that the guys over at EA, they don't always have that same focus. They want to make a different kind of game this year."

Yeah it's legit. I just opened up a new tab, went to ESPN and it's there. Wow @ what you quoted. This has me worried big time about Madden 11 now.

[jlbrown143]

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wow it's a done deal...Mike Wang you are the truth!!! yall got my money already...no questions asked...the only thing I ask right up front is don't play us with that sad marketing scheme you all did this year on us...please don't pull that crap again!!! we need info early and a demo early would be great!.....oh yea baby...the wang is hangin again!!!..lol

[Tomba]

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huh...

[youvalss]

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Every time Wang goes another place the 2K forum goes nuts. Why all this fuss? It's only one guy, as good as he is, he's only one. He doesn't make the game wonderfull or awful himself.

[SageInfinite]

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Wow...that's brutal.

Is that a real link? If so, wow.

"I don't want to get too much into specifics for '2K11,' but the focus over here has always been to make the best basketball sim," said Wang. "That's something that the guys over at EA, they don't always have that same focus. They want to make a different kind of game this year."

I thought the same thing CV. I couldn't believe this was a real article. Wow.

[DickDalewood]

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Certainly sheds an... interesting light on EA, lol.

[dickey1331]

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Wow. Is all I can say.

[BlueNGold]

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I think it's safe to say Mike Wang just destroyed these boards for about a week.

[DickDalewood]

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"But after being there and spending some time over at EA, it was clear that they do things a different way, and in a way it's just inefficient and just not the place to be to make the best games."

Ouch...

[kcxiv]

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Dont know who follows the baseball gaming section, but i posted in there, that there would be news that would be shocking in regards to 2K and somewhat EA. People thought i was talking about football (i wish i was) Well this was it. lol