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Why Charles Barkley Isn’t Appearing in NBA 2K12

01:13 AM - August 24, 2011 by Steve_OS

In a follow up article we linked to the other day, Kotaku has revealed why Charles Barkley isn’t appearing in NBA 2K12.

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	2K Sports attempted to include basketball great Charles Barkley in NBA 2K12's "NBA's Greatest" mode, showcasing dozens of superstars spanning the game's history, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement bringing the hall-of-famer to the video game. He will not appear in NBA 2K12. "There's no doubt in our minds that Charles is and should always be a key part of the conversation as it relates to who are the NBA's Greatest players of all time," a 2K Sports spokesperson told Kotaku. "We have a very positive relationship with Sir Charles and while we were unable to include him in-game this year for a variety of reasons, we share everyone's hope that he may one day appear in our game."

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# 1 jd@os @ 08/24/11 01:16 AM

Thanks Steve.

Too bad there are too many, "He may this" and "It may be that". Definitive answers would be nice, but the authors and Charles don't owe us anything. He's not in, and we can move on...until next year.

# 2 DJ @ 08/24/11 01:24 AM

Confirms what most of us suspected. Good idea for 2K to release a statement so people will get off their backs.

# 3 qpc123 @ 08/24/11 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jd@os


	Thanks Steve. Too bad there are too many, "He may this" and "It may be that". Definitive answers would be nice, but the authors and Charles don't owe us anything. He's not in, and we can move on...until next year.

Keeping my fingers crossed that in the future they can include in a "Dream Team" type scenario. They already have all the others except him and Laettner (who shouldn't be hard to sign.

# 4 23 @ 08/24/11 01:26 AM

Still wish there were some pieces of facial parts where we could construct our own look alike

The ones people make now are cool, but they make him look like a fat face

# 5 jd@os @ 08/24/11 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 23


	Still wish there were some pieces of facial parts where we could construct our own look alike The ones people make now are cool, but they make him look like a fat face

Oh the days of NBA Live 97, where you could type something in and then a light-skinned black guy who went to Auburn would magically be there.

http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/nba-live-97-saturn-1771

# 6 youvalss @ 08/24/11 01:38 AM

Wow, this Barkley issue has become bigger than any other article about the game. 2K should have created a trailer showing Barkley and saying "He will not be there on Oct. 4". It would have drawn much more attention to the game.

# 7 23 @ 08/24/11 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jd@os


	Oh the days of NBA Live 97, where you could type something in and then a light-skinned black guy who went to Auburn would magically be there. http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/nba-live-97-saturn-1771

Doesnt even have to be that though, that might cause legal issues

but hey you cant sue if a variety of facial features, brows, noses, mustaches, mouths, etc... happened to be there and if you got the puzzle right, you just happened to make a generic look alike with your "editing skills"

Not sure if its possible but there has to be something...importing, editing, something

# 8 jd@os @ 08/24/11 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by youvalss


	Wow, this Barkley issue has become bigger than any other article about the game. 2K should have created a trailer showing Barkley and saying "He will not be there on Oct. 4". It would have drawn much more attention to the game.

I know right. They could have said, "Places Charles Barkley will not be found", then show a picture of a treadmill at a YMCA, then show the NBA 2K12 logo.

# 9 23 @ 08/24/11 01:54 AM

This game is great and looks great also

as of now this is the best we can do

# 10 LM1213 @ 08/24/11 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve_OS


	http://kotaku.com/5833796/why-charle...ng-in-nba-2k12 This is a follow up to The Curious Case of Charles Barkley, and NBA 2K12. http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-nba-2k12.html

good job on the follow up steve. I was looking out for this. was gonna post it when I saw it. shoulda known I wouldn't beat you.

# 11 Spanky @ 08/24/11 03:35 AM

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	This game is great and looks great also as of now this is the best we can do

This looks like Barkley's porn-star alter ego.

# 12 Behindshadows @ 08/24/11 03:44 AM

For us PC Gamers - The Real Barkley will be in the game....

# 13 May29th @ 08/24/11 04:37 AM

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	For us PC Gamers - The Real Barkley will be in the game....

And that's why the PC are better then any console...

# 14 ctu130 @ 08/24/11 06:55 AM

i hope they at least give us those jerseys though

# 15 coolcras7 @ 08/24/11 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by May29th


	And that's why the PC are better then any console...

except when it comes to getting support from 2k.

# 16 VDusen04 @ 08/24/11 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ctu130


	i hope they at least give us those jerseys though

For real. That'd be enough for me.

# 17 bigsmallwood @ 08/24/11 11:19 AM

I really wish he would have been in the game! Arrrrgghhh

# 18 ffaacc03 @ 08/24/11 11:26 AM

"Maybe" would have suffuced to offer him as well a huge portion, if not all, of a paid DLC ... anyways, they tried and it takes 2 to have an agreement ... so I move on.

# 19 yessam430 @ 08/24/11 02:26 PM

wheres reggie miller

# 20 jd@os @ 08/24/11 02:48 PM

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	wheres reggie miller

Probably somewhere throwing Kobe Bryant into a scorer's table and owning him.

Anyway...here's to NBA 2K12 blowing up and having Kenny Smith talk about it--so much so that Charles caves in and signs to be on NBA 2K13.

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