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RaychelSnr · 08-24-2010, 05:04 PM

We recently had a chance to interview David Littman, creative director at EA Canada for NHL Slapshot, NBA Elite and the NHL series. He helped to oversee the re-imagining of the NHL series when the current-generation consoles were released, and he is now filling a similar role for NBA Elite 11. We wanted this interview to focus on the differences between the rebuilds of NHL and Elite, and we also wanted to get a bit deeper into why NBA Elite is going in a different direction this year.

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Positive Chance · 08-24-2010, 05:06 PM

Nothing new here for me . I've been hearing it a lot, and hopefully the game comes out great .

Jano · 08-24-2010, 05:23 PM

Great interview!! This exactly the direction I've been wanting to see a basketball game go in. It hit on so many points I've been thinking about for years now, the whole animations arm's race bit in paticular.

To some this interview won't sound like much but the things he was talking about here are what I've been wanting to see in bball games since I played Live 2003.

This interview was so in-tune with my view of how a basketball game should be played its scary lol

mlp111 · 08-24-2010, 05:34 PM

nothing new, still losing interest in this game more and more as the days past by!!!!!!!!

noshun · 08-24-2010, 05:48 PM

I thought this was about basketball..read so much hockey info...didnt even finish reading.

TreyIM2 · 08-24-2010, 05:49 PM

I can't wait to test this pup out in the demo. I just hope that the animations, smoothness and fluidity is there unlike much of what I've seen in the vids shown thus far. By far, this is my most anticipated game for the rest of the year.

ehh · 08-24-2010, 06:03 PM

This was much more in depth but still pretty much the same, and only, thing EA has been talking about in regards to Elite.

brs2305 · 08-24-2010, 06:15 PM

Great interview! Always interesting to see things from a producer standpoint.

Of course there are doubts, but think about the past. Whenever somebody came up with something absolutely new to people, these guys got laughed at at first or in many cases even worse (think about the world is round not flat kind of stuff).

Of course this will be far from away from a "round world theory", but it's the same problem (convincing people).

So all what I am saying is, that I will definitely try this game out. The worst thing that could happen is that it blows. But there is also a chance that it might be the beginning of something great like NHL 11.

08-24-2010, 05:04 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman We recently had a chance to interview David Littman, creative director at EA Canada for NHL Slapshot, NBA Elite and the NHL series. He helped to oversee the re-imagining of the NHL series when the current-generation consoles were released, and he is now filling a similar role for NBA Elite 11. We wanted this interview to focus on the differences between the rebuilds of NHL and Elite, and we also wanted to get a bit deeper into why NBA Elite is going in a different direction this year. Read More - NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3

08-24-2010, 05:06 PM	#2
Positive Chance Banned OVR: 15 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY ! No .... I don't like Jay-Z Posts: 439	Re: NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman Nothing new here for me . I've been hearing it a lot, and hopefully the game comes out great .

08-24-2010, 05:23 PM	#3
Jano You Dead Wrong OVR: 27 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,162	Re: NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman Great interview!! This exactly the direction I've been wanting to see a basketball game go in. It hit on so many points I've been thinking about for years now, the whole animations arm's race bit in paticular. To some this interview won't sound like much but the things he was talking about here are what I've been wanting to see in bball games since I played Live 2003. This interview was so in-tune with my view of how a basketball game should be played its scary lol Last edited by Jano; 08-24-2010 at 05:29 PM.

08-24-2010, 05:34 PM	#4
mlp111 MVP OVR: 9 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman nothing new, still losing interest in this game more and more as the days past by!!!!!!!!

08-24-2010, 06:03 PM	#7
ehh Hall Of Fame OVR: 44 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 28,922 Blog Entries: 9	Re: NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman This was much more in depth but still pretty much the same, and only, thing EA has been talking about in regards to Elite. __________________ "You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier "Beware of geeks bearing formulas." - Warren Buffet

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08-24-2010, 05:48 PM	#5
noshun MVP OVR: 14 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Salt Lake City	I thought this was about basketball..read so much hockey info...didnt even finish reading.

08-24-2010, 05:49 PM	#6
TreyIM2 MVP OVR: 30 Join Date: Apr 2009 Blog Entries: 24	I can't wait to test this pup out in the demo. I just hope that the animations, smoothness and fluidity is there unlike much of what I've seen in the vids shown thus far. By far, this is my most anticipated game for the rest of the year.

08-24-2010, 06:15 PM	#8
brs2305 Rookie OVR: 7 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany	Great interview! Always interesting to see things from a producer standpoint. Of course there are doubts, but think about the past. Whenever somebody came up with something absolutely new to people, these guys got laughed at at first or in many cases even worse (think about the world is round not flat kind of stuff). Of course this will be far from away from a "round world theory", but it's the same problem (convincing people). So all what I am saying is, that I will definitely try this game out. The worst thing that could happen is that it blows. But there is also a chance that it might be the beginning of something great like NHL 11.