[dolemint]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

What bothers me about this is if you have to claim you're not "phoning it in" then there is a perception that is not necessarily positive about this game. That speaks volumes to me.

2K didn't say "We're not phoning it in this year!" The JOURNALIST did, theorizing that as a possibility due to the exclusivity running out and the series losing money. The journalist was perfectly fine in mentioning this, regardless of the series' quality.

But yes, past entries have been phoned in IMO. :-) But I can't see a company blatantly saying that!