NBA Live 13 Has Been Canned

[jersez]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Not as much if they released a game though. The only thing they've lost right now is the fee they paid for the NBA license this year and the man hours for people who worked on the game.

Idk I mean, it was only 20 dollars and a digital download, so I doubt they were going to have respectable numbers. My point is we will never know because the game wasn't released, so we don't really know how many people actually still care about Live.

[yungflo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bulls321974

They could offer the whole thing to 2K. More sold copies, more money...

Fifa sells 6-8 million copies in a release window(a month or so after release)

2k sells 2-3mil after a year.

I think they'll stick around.

They don't have a contract just with nba, they have a contract with the whole eas.

[shadio5]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Has nothing to do with easy and everything to do with stubbornness. When EA lost to 2k10 with Live 10, they felt they had to change the game and make an entire new game with Elite. They thought selling a new physics engine and controls would be enough to overtake 2k but it wasnt. They still have that belief and thats why they wont take a step back and build off of 10. EA has been quoted as saying they took a year to look at Elite and see what was usable...completely ignoring Live 10. Also completely ignoring that many people preferred Live 10 to 2k10. We do know that EA owns the code to 10 so thats not a question.

Hey even if EA did own the rights to Live10, its still a completely different team brought in to handle the game now. That new team is being thrown into a situation of handling a engine they did not create, how far do you think they will get? Thats like asking for a blimpy sandwish at a subways restaurant, subways does not have that correct information needed to continue to make that blimpy snadwich....

You cant evolve or adapt on a game engine without its original maker or source...it will be a bootleg effort....without the real team, call it bootleg live10


VC/2k sports fan

[Bulls321974]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungflo

Fifa sells 6-8 million copies in a release window(a month or so after release) 2k sells 2-3mil after a year. I think they'll stick around. They don't have a contract just with nba, they have a contract with the whole eas.

You got insight into the contracts and the various clauses?

[Haval93]

Wow. Can't say I'm surprised. What is the NBA's opinion on this? Two straight games that have been cancelled. Wow, millions of dollars down the drain for EA.

P.S. In the past I have doubted Mike Wang's ability to lead a team to a good game. I always thought he was one dude but after seeing that even with leadership change, and no game. I am a Mike Wang believer.

[NINJAK2]

Quote: Originally Posted by MarvinOida

Probably instead of rebuilding, take the Live 10 Engine and Improve on that. Rebuilding is possibly worse then using the Elite engine.... USE THE Live 10 Engine!! Closest thing to NBA 2K13 from EA... (Since it was Mike Wang-produced.)

Trying to use that engine without the brain child Wang might be like trying to utilize/develop Tony Stark tech without Tony Stark..In the wrong hands it could prove disastrous.

[yungflo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bulls321974

You got insight into the contracts and the various clauses?

yes, they have a 15 year agreement

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sport...ory?id=1969067

[briggm]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

Tony looks disappointed