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NBA LIVE 13 Is Cancelled

  • Moose ReconMoose Recon104,513
    Posted on 28 September 12 at 19:22
    Manifest95 said:
    LuckoftheMoose said:
    Actually good news...? Maybe they will start doing this with more games so there is more quality in them! Put time into these game, stop rush releasing each year for profits. This should also mean the last games servers should stay up longer? This also may be due to the huge success of nba2k12?
    I'm with you on this. I think it is good that EA pulled it. If they would have released it, then they would have heard all the cries from people saying its a terrible game. Or if they fixed it everyone would cry that the game came out too late.

    And I think the VP said it correctly. It is tough to make great games, especially when there is great competition from 2K sports. EA is taking an excellent approach to this. If they can make a better game next year, great for us! If they can't make a good game with 2 years in the making, then they should hang up their flag to 2K just like they did to EA on the NFL games (or were they bought out? I forgot).

    Maybe this is a sign that EA is trying to turn them self around to make everyone happy. People got to admit, they make a lot of great games. If it wasn't for the server or the achievement issues, their base game are usually fun.
    I agree! And I think ea does produce good games, but this is my tagline for them: "EA: Great games, greedy company". Between the servers they constantly shutdown AND the online passes they use for those temporary servers are ridiculous. Many of their games hold no value after about a year. Achievement issues. Etc. Would maybe be nice to see them turn around a bit, as they were rated at one point the worst company in the world. They got to start worrying as well with many of these other producers and developers respecting the community alot more. Valve is a huge example of this, and maybe companies like valve are setting a better example.
  • A PhizzleA Phizzle149,465
    Posted on 28 September 12 at 20:04
    Epic KxLIVE said:
    The Sports game craze is dying; EA the first to go.

    Next, it'll be NHL, Tiger Woods, then MLB, then Madden. FIFA will be the only one left.
    I can see Tiger Woods getting the boot, never been into golfing and it seems like playing golf on the xbox would be very boring.

    But you are wrong on NHL and Madden. American Football is the most popular sport in America, if its the most popular there will be a game.

    NHL will not be dying anytime soon either. I think most people agree with me and say that NHL has been much better then Madden in the past few years.
  • Posted on 28 September 12 at 20:58
    now if EA could sell off the skate franchise and then just die i'd be happy.
  • ShuttlekakShuttlekak79,786
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 11:36
    Epic KxLIVE said:
    The Sports game craze is dying; EA the first to go.

    Next, it'll be NHL, Tiger Woods, then MLB, then Madden. FIFA will be the only one left.
    Tiger and FIFA are the only two games ea will continually put out. Madden will end soon also because how much can you change really after 20+ yrs. NHL is still a good product that is successful and won't be going anywhere either.
    Shuttlekak
  • ShuttlekakShuttlekak79,786
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 11:51
    Can Xbox just get The Show already?!
    Shuttlekak
  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 12:15
    Thanks !!!
  • dorkzilla123dorkzilla123253,306
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 12:40
    Shuttlekak said:
    Can Xbox just get The Show already?!
    will never happen. Ever.
  • Lord BaneJLord BaneJ270,619
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 13:05
    I guess they could use the idle resource to beef up their Madden and Fifa franchise (Not that they are weak).
  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 13:09
    pandafromhell05 said:
    I played NBA Live 06 once. Garbage game. I hope the entire series goes belly-up. The sports franchise has been milking the series for years. I like the Madden games, but I don't buy them when they come out. I wait a few years, get them for $5 or less, and then get the achievements. People spending $60 on them are just wasting their money.
    I've got 157 hours in Madden 13 and have enjoyed every single one of them. I don't think I wasted my money.
  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 13:27
    I used to love NBA Live games and would have continued to purchase them. Two cancellations in a row, that's just breaking the fans hearts, and then stabbing them in it too.

    2K Sports is laughing at me now as I will probably come crawling over to their franchise.
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  • PLANET13PLANET13976,868
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 13:54
    Can they just turn the NBA Live 06 servers back on for the year then?
  • Das KuhnenDas Kuhnen756,553
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 16:13
    I had hoped they'd cancel the NBA instead.. =D

    Bought 2k12 since it was combo'd nicely with mlb and I must say I do like it more than I remember liking LIVE..
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  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 18:17
    EA has been a long time game maker, and to the one who talked about NBA Live '95, I remember that game (Genesis however). They have usually put out decent stuff, even if the games seemed to be about the same year in and year out. I am fine with the EA games, but not fine with how they handle achievements and their servers.

    The biggest beef I have ALWAYS had with them since Xbox was that they wanted full control of their games and would stop their servers after a couple of years to make the games unachievable. This is why usually you can't go back more than 2 versions for online achievements. Just wished that they wouldn't make so many achievements that were so easy (like "create a sound") impossible to get. I'm more for the one player achievements anyway.
  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 20:01
    you will forgive me if I have no sympathy for EA not releasing yet another shitty sports title...
  • Posted on 29 September 12 at 20:07
    Das Kuhnen said:
    I had hoped they'd cancel the NBA instead.. =D

    Bought 2k12 since it was combo'd nicely with mlb and I must say I do like it more than I remember liking LIVE..
    Is there a like button? I didn't know there was still an NBA, as much as they have lost their fan base and appeal. But, to the point, the EA titles as a whole (including Madden) rely on their servers for online achievements. Personally, I am boycotting all new EA sports titles unless there are no online achievements, or they reopen their servers.
  • DxTrixterzDxTrixterz61,664
    Posted on 29 September 12 at 20:18
    It seems like 2K wins this year as well. Maybe EA gets it right on the third try. It's sad to see NBA Live game being cancelled 2nd time in a row but then again in two years they would shut servers for it and no body would play it. Now I wish 2K make Football/Soccer game like FIFA 2K. Might be some competition for FIFA series (there is Pro Evo but when considering sales and amount of money each company makes of of those games Pro Evo gets destroyed every year). BTW is it still worth to get NBA 2K12 when 2K13 is just around the corner? I've seen some cheap ones on ebay and I wonna play some basketball games but dont wanna pay 40 pounds for a game.
  • matdanmatdan841,540
    Posted on 30 September 12 at 01:29
    Less server shutdowns.
  • Dakrkplayer2Dakrkplayer21,474,734
    Posted on 30 September 12 at 03:24
    EA think they are unstopable. Well then. They lied.
    .
  • Posted on 30 September 12 at 21:46
    Quality my ass, every NHL game since NHL 09 has been the same game, just a new coat of paint on it.
  • Sullii85Sullii85211,790
    Posted on 01 October 12 at 14:35
    They just can't compete with 2ktoast
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