NCAA Basketball 11 Cancelled, Future in Doubt (Gameinformer)

[Behindshadows]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Bad day for sports gaming.

You have a true statement here my friend!

Reading others post for the last few pages, just shows me why we are in the situation we are in now as consumers.

A lot of haters, and 2k fanboys hear this announcement and just laugh and rejoice. And just get ready to pull out their, I hate EA tablets and get to reading pages and posting the words in this thread.

EA sux, forever 2k, blah blah blah!

First off as a gamer and a sports gamer, this is a terrible day. You can swing on 2k's ..... all day! But they left on their own, just as majority of their other titles did.

But instead of lashing out on Take Two, you blamed EA, and started making up false accusations about a NCAA License deal, etc.

I mean grow up already and re-direct your ignorant blame on 2ksports / Take Two. I think it's highly sad and pathetic, that you can seriously celebrate that we are losing this series.

Because in the end, fact is 2k dropped out first, and now EA is doing the same, mainly because they still tried to make an effort, and you can say it was for profit, all you want! But a lot of the ideas put into NCAA Basketball 10 were for us, to have a current game and try to give us the presentation and gameplay mechanics they thought we'd enjoy.

Small amount of people had a freezing issue, and a few issues with things that could have been patched, but the game sold so poorly, they just gave up on the title, plus EA as a corporation overall were doing some shifting in employees and having major layoffs. In return we got burned on any chance of updates.

The game is still enjoyable and playable, it wasn't nearly as bad as complete closing doors on future projects. Especially when some of the things are the best we had in years.

But if you think your celebrating, constant bashing and ignorance towards this company is hurting them, then your wrong. It's hurting us as gamers. Because now, the 1 company who at least decided to stay in the race, are now dropping off as well.

Majority of you were knocking this game even before a release, just because EA sports published it. Not everyone at EA is a dick or an ***. But you all judged them all equally, even the ones who were trying to give us a fun and enjoyable experience.

They lost sales for many reasons, not because of the lack of interest in NCAA Basketball or College Basketball....however you want to label it.

They lost sales for lack of marketing, lack of consumer interest, due to biased opinions of EA as a whole. And they lost sales due to lack of content in stores. This game was scarce and bare at almost every retail location. Same as NCAA Basketball 09.

Then you have the thousands of biased fanboys, just like in OS. That were seeking nothing but flaws, when there is so much done right. Then you have Lamestop employees telling customers that this game is bad, because EA made it. I mean I got that from 9 different locations in Dallas alone. With the whole I heard it from a friend story. And I'm sure that's a nationwide thing at all locations.

But again, to celebrate at this news is insulting and just down right childish. No matter what your problem is with this series or what your issue is with EA sports. At least they were trying to give us a game.

And now it looks like College Basketball games are dead in the video game market.

Again we all lose in this news! And for anyone to be happy is just wow!!!!

We lose! We lose! Get it through your skull! WE LOSE!!! GAMERS LOSE!!!

[racerx]

Quote: Originally Posted by Behindshadows

You have a true statement here my friend! Reading others post for the last few pages, just shows me why we are in the situation we are in now as consumers. A lot of haters, and 2k fanboys hear this announcement and just laugh and rejoice. And just get ready to pull out their, I hate EA tablets and get to reading pages and posting the words in this thread. EA sux, forever 2k, blah blah blah! First off as a gamer and a sports gamer, this is a terrible day. You can swing on 2k's ..... all day! But they left on their own, just as majority of their other titles did. But instead of lashing out on Take Two, you blamed EA, and started making up false accusations about a NCAA License deal, etc. I mean grow up already and re-direct your ignorant blame on 2ksports / Take Two. I think it's highly sad and pathetic, that you can seriously celebrate that we are losing this series. Because in the end, fact is 2k dropped out first, and now EA is doing the same, mainly because they still tried to make an effort, and you can say it was for profit, all you want! But a lot of the ideas put into NCAA Basketball 10 were for us, to have a current game and try to give us the presentation and gameplay mechanics they thought we'd enjoy. Small amount of people had a freezing issue, and a few issues with things that could have been patched, but the game sold so poorly, they just gave up on the title, plus EA as a corporation overall were doing some shifting in employees and having major layoffs. In return we got burned on any chance of updates. The game is still enjoyable and playable, it wasn't nearly as bad as complete closing doors on future projects. Especially when some of the things are the best we had in years. But if you think your celebrating, constant bashing and ignorance towards this company is hurting them, then your wrong. It's hurting us as gamers. Because now, the 1 company who at least decided to stay in the race, are now dropping off as well. Majority of you were knocking this game even before a release, just because EA sports published it. Not everyone at EA is a dick or an ***. But you all judged them all equally, even the ones who were trying to give us a fun and enjoyable experience. They lost sales for many reasons, not because of the lack of interest in NCAA Basketball or College Basketball....however you want to label it. They lost sales for lack of marketing, lack of consumer interest, due to biased opinions of EA as a whole. And they lost sales due to lack of content in stores. This game was scarce and bare at almost every retail location. Same as NCAA Basketball 09. Then you have the thousands of biased fanboys, just like in OS. That were seeking nothing but flaws, when there is so much done right. Then you have Lamestop employees telling customers that this game is bad, because EA made it. I mean I got that from 9 different locations in Dallas alone. With the whole I heard it from a friend story. And I'm sure that's a nationwide thing at all locations. But again, to celebrate at this news is insulting and just down right childish. No matter what your problem is with this series or what your issue is with EA sports. At least they were trying to give us a game. And now it looks like College Basketball games are dead in the video game market. Again we all lose in this news! And for anyone to be happy is just wow!!!! We lose! We lose! Get it through your skull! WE LOSE!!! GAMERS LOSE!!!

Excellent post Shadows!!!!!

[bigsmallwood]

Quote: Originally Posted by Behindshadows

You have a true statement here my friend! Reading others post for the last few pages, just shows me why we are in the situation we are in now as consumers. A lot of haters, and 2k fanboys hear this announcement and just laugh and rejoice. And just get ready to pull out their, I hate EA tablets and get to reading pages and posting the words in this thread. EA sux, forever 2k, blah blah blah! First off as a gamer and a sports gamer, this is a terrible day. You can swing on 2k's ..... all day! But they left on their own, just as majority of their other titles did. But instead of lashing out on Take Two, you blamed EA, and started making up false accusations about a NCAA License deal, etc. I mean grow up already and re-direct your ignorant blame on 2ksports / Take Two. I think it's highly sad and pathetic, that you can seriously celebrate that we are losing this series. Because in the end, fact is 2k dropped out first, and now EA is doing the same, mainly because they still tried to make an effort, and you can say it was for profit, all you want! But a lot of the ideas put into NCAA Basketball 10 were for us, to have a current game and try to give us the presentation and gameplay mechanics they thought we'd enjoy. Small amount of people had a freezing issue, and a few issues with things that could have been patched, but the game sold so poorly, they just gave up on the title, plus EA as a corporation overall were doing some shifting in employees and having major layoffs. In return we got burned on any chance of updates. The game is still enjoyable and playable, it wasn't nearly as bad as complete closing doors on future projects. Especially when some of the things are the best we had in years. But if you think your celebrating, constant bashing and ignorance towards this company is hurting them, then your wrong. It's hurting us as gamers. Because now, the 1 company who at least decided to stay in the race, are now dropping off as well. Majority of you were knocking this game even before a release, just because EA sports published it. Not everyone at EA is a dick or an ***. But you all judged them all equally, even the ones who were trying to give us a fun and enjoyable experience. They lost sales for many reasons, not because of the lack of interest in NCAA Basketball or College Basketball....however you want to label it. They lost sales for lack of marketing, lack of consumer interest, due to biased opinions of EA as a whole. And they lost sales due to lack of content in stores. This game was scarce and bare at almost every retail location. Same as NCAA Basketball 09. Then you have the thousands of biased fanboys, just like in OS. That were seeking nothing but flaws, when there is so much done right. Then you have Lamestop employees telling customers that this game is bad, because EA made it. I mean I got that from 9 different locations in Dallas alone. With the whole I heard it from a friend story. And I'm sure that's a nationwide thing at all locations. But again, to celebrate at this news is insulting and just down right childish. No matter what your problem is with this series or what your issue is with EA sports. At least they were trying to give us a game. And now it looks like College Basketball games are dead in the video game market. Again we all lose in this news! And for anyone to be happy is just wow!!!! We lose! We lose! Get it through your skull! WE LOSE!!! GAMERS LOSE!!!

What is your beef with 2K? Before your statements I haven't heard too many people "celebrating". Most people actually like this game and only want a patch for it...and nobody...I'll repeat it for you: NOBODY wanted to lose two College Basketball games...smh

I think that despite peoples personal preferences.....we all would love to have a college hoops game....Now we have none.

[dickey1331]

Quote: Originally Posted by Behindshadows

You have a true statement here my friend! Reading others post for the last few pages, just shows me why we are in the situation we are in now as consumers. A lot of haters, and 2k fanboys hear this announcement and just laugh and rejoice. And just get ready to pull out their, I hate EA tablets and get to reading pages and posting the words in this thread. EA sux, forever 2k, blah blah blah! First off as a gamer and a sports gamer, this is a terrible day. You can swing on 2k's ..... all day! But they left on their own, just as majority of their other titles did. But instead of lashing out on Take Two, you blamed EA, and started making up false accusations about a NCAA License deal, etc. I mean grow up already and re-direct your ignorant blame on 2ksports / Take Two. I think it's highly sad and pathetic, that you can seriously celebrate that we are losing this series. Because in the end, fact is 2k dropped out first, and now EA is doing the same, mainly because they still tried to make an effort, and you can say it was for profit, all you want! But a lot of the ideas put into NCAA Basketball 10 were for us, to have a current game and try to give us the presentation and gameplay mechanics they thought we'd enjoy. Small amount of people had a freezing issue, and a few issues with things that could have been patched, but the game sold so poorly, they just gave up on the title, plus EA as a corporation overall were doing some shifting in employees and having major layoffs. In return we got burned on any chance of updates. The game is still enjoyable and playable, it wasn't nearly as bad as complete closing doors on future projects. Especially when some of the things are the best we had in years. But if you think your celebrating, constant bashing and ignorance towards this company is hurting them, then your wrong. It's hurting us as gamers. Because now, the 1 company who at least decided to stay in the race, are now dropping off as well. Majority of you were knocking this game even before a release, just because EA sports published it. Not everyone at EA is a dick or an ***. But you all judged them all equally, even the ones who were trying to give us a fun and enjoyable experience. They lost sales for many reasons, not because of the lack of interest in NCAA Basketball or College Basketball....however you want to label it. They lost sales for lack of marketing, lack of consumer interest, due to biased opinions of EA as a whole. And they lost sales due to lack of content in stores. This game was scarce and bare at almost every retail location. Same as NCAA Basketball 09. Then you have the thousands of biased fanboys, just like in OS. That were seeking nothing but flaws, when there is so much done right. Then you have Lamestop employees telling customers that this game is bad, because EA made it. I mean I got that from 9 different locations in Dallas alone. With the whole I heard it from a friend story. And I'm sure that's a nationwide thing at all locations. But again, to celebrate at this news is insulting and just down right childish. No matter what your problem is with this series or what your issue is with EA sports. At least they were trying to give us a game. And now it looks like College Basketball games are dead in the video game market. Again we all lose in this news! And for anyone to be happy is just wow!!!! We lose! We lose! Get it through your skull! WE LOSE!!! GAMERS LOSE!!!

very well said.

[Behindshadows]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigsmallwood

What is your beef with 2K? Before your statements I haven't heard too many people "celebrating". Most people actually like this game and only want a patch for it...and nobody...I'll repeat it for you: NOBODY wanted to lose two College Basketball games...smh I think that despite peoples personal preferences.....we all would love to have a college hoops game....Now we have none.

My problem isn't with 2k! My problem is with negative / bias 2k fans, and yeah there has been post, and the mods have been deleting them little by little.

But from some of the post that remain, people's comments are very bias. If I had a beef with 2ksports, I would be spending hundreds of hours updating 2k8.

But some people have come to the conclusion that they can do no wrong. And continue to overlook that Take Two, is killing their sports genre, 1 game at a time. Almost 1 game each year. Minus 2008 where it was 2 games. But can honestly come in here and be glad that EA is canceling this titles. Look at the polls above the forums and look at the good bye and who cares votes.

I mean as a College basketball fan, no one should ever choose that option.

As a sports gamer, they should never choose that answer, it was obviously because of their hatred for Electronic Arts as a whole, not as a development team.

People are so negative and constantly creating the come on EA threads, when no one read into the fact they laid off 1700 + employees and shifted the remaining. Just their own selfish post to make everyone else miserable who are enjoying the game. Just to point out flaws that a lot of others are seeing or experiencing.

I love 2ksports as a company, I love Visual Concepts, because of their talents and level of details they put into anything they lay their hands on. But I'm also mad at all the flaws their games have had over the last 2 seasons. And the outdated gameplay engine they've had since Dreamcast and Original Xbox and PS2.

But I don't make threads every 15 minutes encouraging consumers to run them into the ground, write them a letter, calling out Rob Jones and others.

I blame Take Two, for the lack of financial backing to get the 2k series where it should be, and for canceling a college series at it's greatest year.

Overall, my problem is with negative / bias 2k fans and people who have the nerve to honestly think that EA's decision to cancel this series is a good thing.

[Mos1ted]

In my entire 26 1/2 years of existence, I've only purchased two college basketball games from EA - March Madness '98 (the very first one, didn't even have a crossover button while NBA Live '98 did) and March Madness 2002 (which only had exhibition and tournament modes, no season mode of any kind). Both games were lackluster efforts in my opinion during their releases.


The only thing I look for in a game is effort and polish; and in sports games - year to year improvements over previous titles. If a game is lacking in either category, I won't purchase it. I downloaded the NCAA BB 09 demo, but never bought the game. I thought the gameplay was decent, but judging from reviews I read both professionally and on here, I viewed the game as lacking polish (missing teams, etc.) and thus didn't purchase it.

When NCAA 10 demo dropped, I noticed that the menu system was exactly the same from last year ( strike 1). The presentation was better, but the gameplay seemed virtually unchanged to me (strike 2). Plus, a lot of people complained about freezing issues and lack of patches (strike 3). Despite updating the presentation, I wrote this game off as lacking effort, and thus didn't purchase it.

I'm not sad to see this series go honestly. I'm a big college sports video game fan, but I'm seeing this genre diminish more and more each year. I was a annual purchaser of NCAA Football (until this console generation) and College Hoops (I owned every single College Hoops title ever released until it's demise). I'm hoping 2K or some other developer can get back into the college basketball mix and that EA can deliver with NCAA Football this year. But if either game lacks polish and effort, my cycle will continue...

[dickey1331]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mos1ted

In my entire 26 1/2 years of existence, I've only purchased two college basketball games from EA - March Madness '98 (the very first one, didn't even have a crossover button while NBA Live '98 did) and March Madness 2002 (which only had exhibition and tournament modes, no season mode of any kind). Both games were lackluster efforts in my opinion during their releases. The only thing I look for in a game is effort and polish; and in sports games - year to year improvements over previous titles. If a game is lacking in either category, I won't purchase it. I downloaded the NCAA BB 09 demo, but never bought the game. I thought the gameplay was decent, but judging from reviews I read both professionally and on here, I viewed the game as lacking polish (missing teams, etc.) and thus didn't purchase it. When NCAA 10 demo dropped, I noticed that the menu system was exactly the same from last year ( strike 1). The presentation was better, but the gameplay seemed virtually unchanged to me (strike 2). Plus, a lot of people complained about freezing issues and lack of patches (strike 3). Despite updating the presentation, I wrote this game off as lacking effort, and thus didn't purchase it. I'm not sad to see this series go honestly. I'm a big college sports video game fan, but I'm seeing this genre diminish more and more each year. I was a annual purchaser of NCAA Football (until this console generation) and College Hoops (I owned every single College Hoops title ever released until it's demise). I'm hoping 2K or some other developer can get back into the college basketball mix and that EA can deliver with NCAA Football this year. But if either game lacks polish and effort, my cycle will continue...

You obviously should play the game since you are very wrong about it. It is night and day to NCAA BB 09.

[jetercanoturn2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Behindshadows

You have a true statement here my friend! Reading others post for the last few pages, just shows me why we are in the situation we are in now as consumers. A lot of haters, and 2k fanboys hear this announcement and just laugh and rejoice. And just get ready to pull out their, I hate EA tablets and get to reading pages and posting the words in this thread. EA sux, forever 2k, blah blah blah! First off as a gamer and a sports gamer, this is a terrible day. You can swing on 2k's ..... all day! But they left on their own, just as majority of their other titles did. But instead of lashing out on Take Two, you blamed EA, and started making up false accusations about a NCAA License deal, etc. I mean grow up already and re-direct your ignorant blame on 2ksports / Take Two. I think it's highly sad and pathetic, that you can seriously celebrate that we are losing this series. Because in the end, fact is 2k dropped out first, and now EA is doing the same, mainly because they still tried to make an effort, and you can say it was for profit, all you want! But a lot of the ideas put into NCAA Basketball 10 were for us, to have a current game and try to give us the presentation and gameplay mechanics they thought we'd enjoy. Small amount of people had a freezing issue, and a few issues with things that could have been patched, but the game sold so poorly, they just gave up on the title, plus EA as a corporation overall were doing some shifting in employees and having major layoffs. In return we got burned on any chance of updates. The game is still enjoyable and playable, it wasn't nearly as bad as complete closing doors on future projects. Especially when some of the things are the best we had in years. But if you think your celebrating, constant bashing and ignorance towards this company is hurting them, then your wrong. It's hurting us as gamers. Because now, the 1 company who at least decided to stay in the race, are now dropping off as well. Majority of you were knocking this game even before a release, just because EA sports published it. Not everyone at EA is a dick or an ***. But you all judged them all equally, even the ones who were trying to give us a fun and enjoyable experience. They lost sales for many reasons, not because of the lack of interest in NCAA Basketball or College Basketball....however you want to label it. They lost sales for lack of marketing, lack of consumer interest, due to biased opinions of EA as a whole. And they lost sales due to lack of content in stores. This game was scarce and bare at almost every retail location. Same as NCAA Basketball 09. Then you have the thousands of biased fanboys, just like in OS. That were seeking nothing but flaws, when there is so much done right. Then you have Lamestop employees telling customers that this game is bad, because EA made it. I mean I got that from 9 different locations in Dallas alone. With the whole I heard it from a friend story. And I'm sure that's a nationwide thing at all locations. But again, to celebrate at this news is insulting and just down right childish. No matter what your problem is with this series or what your issue is with EA sports. At least they were trying to give us a game. And now it looks like College Basketball games are dead in the video game market. Again we all lose in this news! And for anyone to be happy is just wow!!!! We lose! We lose! Get it through your skull! WE LOSE!!! GAMERS LOSE!!!

Right on the damn money Shadows, I doubt most of the people blasting this game even played 10's version. This game is the best college basketball game to hit since ever. Yea I said it... This game does so many things right, and just feels like CBB. I am really angry that this series is gone, because had they had one more year, this game could have been incredible. They nailed the presentation with the CBS integration, along with ESPN they introduced something never done before, with two groups of well know announcing teams in college Basketball. They made us feel like we were watching College basketball on TV, and brought all the overlays and presentation elements we have become accustomed to.

They nailed the college feel with motion offense, spacing, and fun defensive schemes down to a T. Sure there were some problems with gameplay and post play, but with accurate ratings, and sliders it pretty much ironed that out and we had a very good game to play. It's unfortunate their were some freezing problems in Dynasty mode. (I have yet to encounter) But this game did a hell of a alot right. And was alot more fun then 2K which I played. If this series had one more year, Oh the possibilities...