NBA Live 2013 Official Thread (I Think EA Can Do It)

[k town trash]

RIP

 

[harlemtothebronx]

PERFECT!

 

[MarvelSux]

if only the same thing would happen w/madden...

 

[kickz2sneakerz]

Does anyone know when the demo comes out?

 

[T0INE]

Does anyone know when the demo comes out?

At this point I'm not sure there's going to be a demo.

What EA might do is release a demo version of Live 13 along with full DLC release that has certain restrictions (like only being able to select a few teams). You can then "unlock" the full game by paying for it. They did something similar with NBA Jam OFE.

 

[kickz2sneakerz]

At this point I'm not sure there's going to be a demo.

What EA might do is release a demo version of Live 13 along with full DLC release that has certain restrictions (like only being able to select a few teams). You can then "unlock" the full game by paying for it. They did something similar with NBA Jam OFE.

There will be a hard copy for sale when it comes out right, not just an online release?

 

[Nawzlew]

At this point I'm not sure there's going to be a demo.

What EA might do is release a demo version of Live 13 along with full DLC release that has certain restrictions (like only being able to select a few teams). You can then "unlock" the full game by paying for it. They did something similar with NBA Jam OFE.

There will be a hard copy for sale when it comes out right, not just an online release?

No.

 

[T0INE]

Live 13 Trailer:

As of now the game is delayed indefinitely.

 

[liltank0206]

Live 13 Trailer:

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As of now the game is delayed indefinitely.

saw it coming man they wont be able to compete with 2k

 

[es el]

 

[T0INE]

[h1]NBA Live 13 is, Basically, Delayed, Although This Trailer Suggests It Hasn’t Been Canceled[/h1]

Owen Good
NBA Live 13 is effectively delayed indefinitely. While EA Sports may say the game isn't, technically, delayed because it was never given a release date, the publisher today acknowledged many had expected it to release Oct. 2 alongside competitor NBA 2K13, and said it's giving the NBA Live development team more time to shore up a game that left E3 roundly panned and had gone AWOL in the three months since.
The release of that trailer above, however, at least pushes back speculation that the entire project would be scrapped, the fate that befell its predecessor, NBA Elite 11, back in 2010. But EA Sports provided no guidance on when this game would release, whether that would be in the month of October or even 2012. A release on Oct. 2 would seem to be off the table, though.

An EA Sports spokesman also would not comment on rumors that the game would be released as a download-only version over Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.

"The team is making steady progress, and we're continuing our work on NBA Live," Andrew Wilson, the executive vice president in charge of the EA Sports label, said in a statement. "We remain focused on rebuilding this franchise for the future."

Another statement from EA Sports acknowledged that customers had been anticipating an Oct. 2 release but "our plan is to release at a later date. We will share more information in the future."

Questioned by Kotaku, an EA Sports spokesman refused to discuss release format, time frame, or the game's anticipated feature set. Asked why this series, which has been off shelves for three years, couldn't hit an Oct. 2 release date with a 70-man team in place for a year, he said:

"We're not going to get into that level of detail with this announcement. In early April, you saw where we were with this project and how ambitious it was, that they had to take down the code of Elite and rebuild it. Its easy to surmise that also took time, in the development cycle, to get the whole thing up to speed. It was an ambitious project and it is a challenging game to create."

Asked if anyone from the NBA Live team had lost his job, Kotaku was told—apparently as a prepared statement—that EA Sports had "no announcements regarding staffing."

NBA Live 13 was moved to EA Sports' Tiburon studio in early 2011 after NBA Elite 11, the successor to NBA Live 10, was canceled one week before its scheduled release in 2010. Much of the first year of development was spent tearing down the last version of the game and salvaging its parts. The current development team didn't hit full strength until about a year ago.

At least Live has the home/away accessories color options correct, something 2k can't seem to get right

 

[Deleted member 38182]

The animations looks almost identical to NBA Live PS2 days circe 2004-2006 with the same graphics from their first 360 incarnation in 2006-2008 

 

[uncalled4boy]

 

[blazers21ntnp]

 

[Nawzlew]

Live 13 Trailer:

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As of now the game is delayed indefinitely.

 

[seasoned vet]

saw it coming man they wont be able to compete with 2k

...sure they can, EA is just lazy. 'mailing it in' is what cant compete with 2K.

...if EA put forth the same effort in Live as they do Madden? but they wont, too busy mailing it in for far too long.

...what 2K has been doing lately with the classic teams, MJ and whatnot? EA could have done that YEARS AGO. things like that was ALWAYS on the top of wish lists posted on every videogame messageboard across the internet. EA chose to ignore it year after year. they deserve everything they get.

 

[senorroboto2k5]

:x

 

[thapointguy]

same plastic looking player models

 

[thegrandpuba26]

Serious thought: Why doesn't EA just make NBA Street games? With roster editors, create a player spots, A "Street League" mode, and everything?

I would honestly pay for that and NBA2K every year.

 

[yallayalla]

:x

 

[goldmember]

damn EA

 

[DCAllAfrican]

...sure they can, EA is just lazy. 'mailing it in' is what cant compete with 2K.

...if EA put forth the same effort in Live as they do Madden? but they wont, too busy mailing it in for far too long.

...what 2K has been doing lately with the classic teams, MJ and whatnot? EA could have done that YEARS AGO. things like that was ALWAYS on the top of wish lists posted on every videogame messageboard across the internet. EA chose to ignore it year after year. they deserve everything they get.

Not a fair comparison.

Madden doesn't have competition. Hasn't had competition for over 7 years. So it is easy to get things done when you are the only show in town.

And classic teams isn't even that important in terms of the progression of these two franchises. Gameplay is what is important here. 2K's gameplay is just better. Has been for years. I don't think EA doesn't try, 2K is just getting it done.

 

[stealth 23]

What's the point of only showing stupid passes and dunking?

Guess you can't do dribble moves with your character 

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Looking forward to NBA Street Vol. 4

 

[CHAOSE57]

what the **** is with those shoulders? they made all players look like dwight :x