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Posted By Shaun K. about 7 months, 3 weeks ago
EA Officially Cancels NBA Live 13,
A perfect visual metaphor for this story on so many levels.
It has been a rough few years for EA Sports in terms of basketball and now it looks like things will remain this way for the foreseeable future. That is because after months of delays, rumors, and outright no comments, EA has made the decision to pull the plug on NBA Live 13. 13 was meant to be the company’s return to hoops glory after the similar cancellation of NBA Elite 11 back in 2010. Now however it seems this is not meant to be as once again the company has struggled to create a basketball game that they feel is strong enough to warrant release.
No doubt this was not an easy decision for EA who, despite continuing to pay big money for the popular NBA license (which they share with 2K Games), has failed to release a NBA Basketball game since the October 2009′s NBA Live 10. This also now leaves the field wide open for 2K Game whose latest NBA related release, NBA 2K13, will arrive on a multitude of platforms next week. The Executive Vice President of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson, released the following statement in regards to the cancellation decision:
After a lot of consideration, we have made the decision to not launch NBA LIVE 13. I’d like to give you a bit of perspective.
When we started the process of bringing back NBA LIVE, we knew it was going to be a long journey. We started by moving the game to a new studio. We brought in some of the best new technology that has helped fuel innovation in our other games. We launched an even deeper level of engagement with our community to gather more feedback directly from fans. And we built a whole new development team to bring it all to life. We felt like we were on the right path.
We also made a commitment to deliver a high quality experience — this is what our fans expect and what we demand of ourselves at EA SPORTS. But making great games is not easy, and we’re just not there yet on NBA LIVE 13. Having continued to look at the game over the past few days, it’s clear that we won’t be ready in October. And rather than launch midway through the season, we’re going to sit out the full year and stay focused on making next year’s game great. This decision puts us on the right track for success well into the future in a rapidly changing industry.
I’m disappointed that we have not yet met our high expectations with NBA LIVE, but I remain motivated about where we’re going. We’re committed to delivering new innovation in online, and our progress in the visual presentation of the game continues to take big strides. We also know that a great game starts with great gameplay, and this remains a huge priority for us.
This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one for our fans. I hope you’ll agree when you’re able to play the game next year.
While this will no doubt come as as disappointment to some, you have to at least respect EA’s commitment to trying to release the best game they can. Certainly it would have been easy enough to simply crap out a sub-par licensed sports game that would have likely still sold well regardless of quality. Of course this now also raises the bar for the eventual NBA Live 14 (or whatever it ends up being called) but hey, they have got a whole year to work on the game now. Hopefully, that will be enough time. Stay tuned to Blistered Thumbs for continuing coverage of EA Sports and be sure to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Source(s): EA Sports.
Global Top Sellers 15th September 2012
1 3DS New Super Mario Bros. 2 175,895
2 PS3 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 161,042
3 X360 Madden NFL 13 102,046
4 PC Guild Wars 2 92,618
5 X360 NHL 13 81,712
6 PS3 Madden NFL 13 78,749
7 X360 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 74,695
8 PS3 NHL 13 60,382
9 3DS Medalot 7 53,449
10 PS3 Sleeping Dogs 39,316
No sports games on that list
I know most BT commentators think they are the majority, but you’re not. Sports games are very popular. FIFA and Madden series are two of the biggest selling and most played games of any type. Don’t tell me they are the same game every year, yet you will buy a FPS title which is no different than the last FPS title you just played.
BT reviewers may aswell not bother reviewing sports titles..the majority of us just don’t care about them,hence the lack of reply’s and negative comments,such as this one.This may sound like a trolling post but it wasent intended to be; just a honest opinion.
Despite my personal displeasure of sports in general (I have my reasons), I feel that BT reviews sports games for the same reason sports networks bother to give any other event outside of football, baseball, basketball, and soccer any kind of air time: it’s simply part of the territory. Even if the “general demographic” might not care, I feel it’s only fair to give these games the same care and attention we would give any other genre.
That being said, I wonder how long the Madden series would’ve gone uncontested without EA’s complete control over the NFL license. :p
I think we have enough yearly sports titles. Instead of making realistic sports games, make something kah-razy. Like basketball in space! Or just don’t make sports games.
“I’m disappointed that we have not yet met our high expectations with NBA LIVE” Hahahaha…. EA has standards? That’s hilarious.
wasnt expecting this one to be good anyway ill stick to nba2k13