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EA SPORTS officially cancels 'NBA Live 13'

StickSkills.com writes, "The first two NBA Live titles that EA SPORTS released on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 were far from desireable, and ultimately allowed the NBA 2K series to shine. While NBA Live 09 & NBA Live 10 found the magic again and began to make strides, NBA Elite 11 became the company’s first cancelled sports title."

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NYC_Gamer4218d ago

NBA Live 13 looked garbage anyway

DaThreats4218d ago

NBA2k series the best ever b-ball games confirmed

MostJadedGamer4218d ago

Have to give EA a ton of respect. This is now the 3rd year in a row they have canceled there NBA game . Instead of putting out a subpar product they just continue cancelling the game, and delaying it to next year.

This is something you never see with sports games. Have to give EA a lot of respect.

pompombrum4218d ago

Yeah because they done it out of the goodness of their hearts as they wanted people to get value for their money.. LMFAO!

By cancelling the game again, chances are, it means many talented people will lose their jobs while the people most likely responsible for the cancellation, will still most likely be in their nice comfortable middle management/senior marketing positions.

jamesensor4218d ago

True. They spend in the ratio of 5 in development to 15 in advertising, sort of, which shouldn't be. Lots of talent, bla bla, but to make more of the same, then no thanks.

cashrell11714218d ago

I respect their decision but their taking too long and thats a big mistake...

The last live game was NBALIVE10 and it was amazing..i felt very good about live and thought they would build on it

I personally hate 2k basketball, its clunky and unresponsive...i bought one and will never buy another..im used to the free flow of live

Ea is just afraid of 2k's surge in popularity and their second guessing themselves.....they need to remember their the original since the 90's

Outside_ofthe_Box4218d ago

You gotta love competition.

If only, if only 2K could make football games again.

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Software_Lover4218d ago

With all the hype they tried to put behind it? The many youtube videos calling it the savior of basketball games, and stating they are not getting paid by E.A.?

Oh well.

Belking4218d ago

This is just more evidence of why they went after the NFL license. They know 2k football games will steal a big chunk of the Madden market.

BlaqMagiq244218d ago

No surprise. NBA Live is garbage anyway 2K is king and EA knows it.

StrawHatPatriot4218d ago

It's amazing, based on how ahead of it's time NFL 2K5 was, if EA didn't get the exclusive license, Madden would've been like this.

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Will EA Revive NBA Live 14 For PS4 and Xbox 720?

For many years, EA’s NBA Live series was the premier basketball simulation for video gamers. They offered great graphics (at the time) and accessible enough gameplay to make the overall experience fun.

It seemed like the NBA Live series would go on forever much like the FIFA and Madden series. That is until recently when the NBA Live series went dormant. Will EA then revive NBA Live 14 for next generation consoles?

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RioKing4036d ago (Edited 4036d ago )

Yes....they'll revive it....and cancel it again.

Ashunderfire864036d ago

Can you imagine this with the Fox Engine Photo Realism players!!!!

Derekvinyard134036d ago

These games are really disappointing compared to 2k

nevin14036d ago

They should start with a Vita version

2pacalypsenow4036d ago

Hopefully im getting tire of 2k they are getting lazy and greedy with the stupid coin system

black9114036d ago

MC NEw York 2pac was a fake thug from NEw york!!!

Kingthrash3604036d ago

2k needs the compitition. Live is nothing compared to 2k but 2k has been lagging imo. Things as simple as rebounding are broken this year...shows how lax they are....like madden, I can only imagine how much better it would be if it had competition.

sensor214036d ago

2k has glitches guys stealing balls with they back turned 3 point records being broke every game live please come back

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The Biggest Disappointments Of 2012

kotaku.com: 2012 was a hell of a year for video games. We got a ton of fantastic games to play, surprises of all shapes, sizes, and colors. It was also a year of upheaval, when things often didn't go according to plan, and when many a game failed to live up to expectations.

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ziggurcat4134d ago (Edited 4134d ago )

i also voted down. not even going to give them the satisfaction of a hit because i'm willing to bet that half of the list is sony-related for no good reason.

KangarooSam4134d ago

Vita, The Last Guardian, Twisted Metal, and "limp fall lineups from Sony and EA".

Root4134d ago

Have you noticed they have like 4 negative things from Sony

PSV
Twisted Metal
No news of the Last Guardian
No good line up from EA AND Sony

No good line up....oh and Microsofts and Nintendos was any better...jesus chrsit these guys hate Sony don't they.

RandomDude6554134d ago (Edited 4134d ago )

Kotaku: "Microsoft's purple yogurt shooter rated up and delicious"

KangarooSam4134d ago

A disappointment article AND a Kotaku article?! Dear god, this will be bad.

RandomDude6554134d ago

a kotaku article IS a disappointment article

/m night shymalan

sithsylar4134d ago

I agree 100% with Diablo 3.... Such a major letdown.

banjadude4134d ago

I'm so sad about that, too. I'm a huge Diablo fanboy and I even bought the collector's edition. After about a week of playing, I just didn't feel like it was fun enough/worth it to bother with the higher difficulties.

I dropped the game afterwards and never went back. A damn shame, really...

sithsylar4134d ago

Exactly how i feel as well... This is what happens when you make a game around a drm....

Hydralysk4134d ago (Edited 4134d ago )

That's what happens when you pull out all the stat mechanics and skills choices and instead make every same level character identical except for their gear...

Granted it took awhile to level up a character in D2 but it was always fun to try out new and possibly stupid builds instead of giving us every single spell just for leveling up.

Norrison4134d ago

It was on the ropes and the auction house killed it

majiebeast4134d ago

Only thing they got right was the Collosal failure of Diablo 3 a game thats been run into the ground by lack of content running act 3 can only be fun for a while and bots.

Hydralysk4134d ago

I thought swtor launched last year...sometime in early december if I remember right.

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Buy or Sell: NBA Live, Blezinski's Epic Departure, PS Vita, Wii U Launch

GotGame: Is Cliff Blezinski's departure from Epic a cause for concern for Gears of War? Should EA retire NBA Live? Does the Wii U launch have you pumped? Find our what two of our staffers have to say.

TheRacingX4203d ago

No games for the Vita.... that's pretty funny

SandwichHammock4203d ago

They actually wrote that? You're right, what a thigh slapper. Thanks for saving me from clicking on the link.

ohhhhh, its an opinion piece. I guess that makes it alright... O_o

3-4-54202d ago

There aren't many Vita games I would buy right now.

But purchasing a Vita would still be a good decisions for me personally because I never owned a PS1,Ps2,Ps3 or PSP. I get to play all but the PS3 games on the Vita. That is a huge back catalog of RPG's and other good games for me to play and most of those will be cheap since they are older games.

^ So considering that + the fact that Vita will be getting games for the next 5-8 years = I'm getting a Vita at some point.

I just don't want to rush in and get one the week before a sale like I did with 3DS.

I bought a 3DS at Gamestop, the next day they started offering Pilot Wings resort FREE with purchase. lol not for me though.

Blastoise4202d ago

Lol Pilot Wings resort? I'm pretty sure you didn't miss out on much

killatia4202d ago

Gotta agree with Blastoise, your not missing anything from Pilot Wings resort.

Ramon3MR4200d ago

Yeah Pilot Wings Resort felt more like a tech demo than anything.