NBA Live 13 News Post

Interview with NBA Live 13 Developer Scott O'Gallagher

06:51 PM - July 16, 2012 by DustinT

When Andrew Bynum made his debut as the Lord and Savior, the future of EA Sports basketball was in immediate danger. The backlash of the YouTube video and NBA Elite 11 demo led to the series being shut down for two years.

When Scott O’Gallagher tore his hamstring last June, his wife asked him what he wanted to do if he couldn’t play professional basketball anymore. He responded with what he considers, a joke.

“I told her I wanted to make video games,” O’Gallagher said.

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# 101 striker3771 @ 07/19/12 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	Its a bit suspect when someone affiliated with EA says a game by a competitor that has been pretty much universally seen as one of the best basketball games ever...describes the game as not a "true representation of the sport." Gamechangers aren't the same as employees of EA but imo they are part of EA's marketing machine. So anytime comments like these come from a GC, I'm a little suspect. No matter if they say its coming from a fans perspective.

I'm surprised that Steve has given these GC guys the VIP treatment on this site. I agree, they are biased towards EA as part of their marketing blitz.

# 102 VUUAASSHHH! @ 07/19/12 11:19 PM

Give us the demo, Jesus!

oh wait O.o"

# 103 sportjames23 @ 07/20/12 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by noshun


	Elite 11 = cancelled by Hard8times.

# 104 Viz105 @ 07/22/12 10:16 AM

I hope LIVE 13 has SIGNATURE dunks.. No generic bull like Elite 11. I really hope they've implemented that this year.

# 105 scottyp180 @ 07/23/12 12:43 PM

I am a little surprised by the lack of news and info for both games. Madden, NHL, and even Fifa have been releasing a lot of info, screens, and videos for the past couple months; however it is a little over 2 months until the release of the NBA games and there is little info about either title. I was expecting EA and the NBA Live team to come out swinging this year knowing they have something to prove but the longer they keep quiet the more I suspect a lack of confidence in their title. They hyped the **** out of Elite and it was garbage...I wonder if they are afraid to over sell their game at the risk of fans being utterly disappointed. I have a feeling that 2K is just waiting for EA to make the first move and show something off so 2K and throw a counter punch and blow Live out of the water. 2k has said that they feel like this year was a big step for the game, saying its a similar leap as 2k10 to 2k11, so I am expecting a lot from them this year. Can't wait to see what both games have to offer.

# 106 22cedric @ 07/23/12 01:05 PM

NBA 2K team said that NBA Lives return doesn't affect them & that NBA 2Ks competitors are themselves do you think that the NBA 2K team is being a lil cocky or over confident ?

# 107 scottyp180 @ 07/23/12 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Agree to disagree I guess. I think Live 10 was better than 2k10 in nearly every way. Better player control, better passing, better contact animations, and most importantly, more realistic stats. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Live 10 is the ONLY basketball game I've ever owned that produced realistic stats when playing 12 min quarters, right out of the box with no slider adjustments. With 2k I spend more time tinkering with sliders than I do playing the game, which gets really old and frustrating. I'll give 2k credit where it's due, they knocked 2k11 out of the park, and 2k12 was a good, not great, game. I guess for me it's just about wanting something new and refreshing. I saw that brief gameplay demo of 2k13 a month or so ago, and honestly I couldn't tell the difference at all between it and 2k12. Same crappy dribbling, same crappy collision animation, etc. I stopped playing 2k around January this year out of sheer boredom, so the thought of another nearly identical game coming next year just doesn't excite me....at all. I'll agree that the lack of gameplay footage so far worries me about this year's Live, but it's gonna have to be really bad for me to not at least give it a chance. Hopefully it's at least good enough to, as you said, compete with 2k and force their hand a bit in the innovation category.

I have always preferred 2k over Live and I can remember playing the demos for 2k10 and Live 10 and not knowing which game I was going to purchase. I ended up going with 2k10 but looking back I think I would have enjoyed Live more. After 2 years without Live I admit that I am also getting bored with 2k. Its not a bad game by any means and there is a lot I like about it but I the same time there has not been any big game play enhancements over the past couple years. The control has been tweaked and improved, as well as presentation and animations being updated but it is not making the changes that a lot of the other sports games are making, NHL, FIFA, and now even Madden (the game that is notorious for being the same year in and year out) have made gameplay changes over the year, most notably new animation/physics engine which make the games look, feel, and play better and more realistically. Yet 2k is still on the same engine from dreamcast. Based on 2ks history I am not going to hold the E3 footage against them because early 2k footage typically looks nothing like the finally product; however I am 2k can deliver with something that, at the very least, feels and controls better than past games.

I'm in agreement with DBMcGee3 that I am ready for something new and different. I won't buy into Live13 just because its something different than 2k, it needs to prove that it is at least on par with Live13. For 2k however I am expecting a lot; I am done buying 2k for little tweaks that seem almost unnoticeable after playing for about a month. if neither game impresses then this could be the first year in over 10 years that I go without buying a basketball game.

# 108 Tyrant8RDFL @ 07/23/12 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by leoribas3


	what the hell people ? all we know about the game is that the passing game is more advanced and realistic now ? thats ALL we know about the damn game... CHILD PLEASE

I share your fustrations, but having a solid passing game is very important. Im sure the game will offer more than a solid passing game.

2k annoys me with its passing game.

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Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM


	I have personally met Scott once and had a lot of interaction with him via twitter. He is a very knowledgeable and likable guy. Hopefully they can out his knowledge to good use. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

I'm with you on this. I really hope EA can translate his knowledge of the game accurately into NBA Live 13.

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Originally Posted by jwtucker710


	Five Strategies that can make LIVE 13 great: 5). Superior Online play. (no lag or drops during games that occur frequently in 2K) 4). In-depth Dynasty mode! Or Career mode. Legend's Fantasy Draft. '92 Olympic team as an unlocked feature. 3). Glitch FREE. No bugs at all. I mean NONE. At this point in the game, there really shouldn't be any. NextGen games have been out for 7 years. No reason to keep seeing the same glaring/annoying glitches found in other sports games. 2). Make the sliders as real to a live NBA game as possible. 1). From a marketing view: release it a week after 2K, and price it at $49. Profit margins won't be as good, but you'll make up for it in volume. Note to EA: bring back NCAA BB. And please include the option of exporting the collegiate players into LIVE 13. Do that, and I guarantee you'll be back "In The Game."

Once I read the 3 option I had to stop reading. Why would you even put something like this on the list?

# 109 Muzyk23 @ 07/23/12 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 22cedric


	NBA 2K team said that NBA Lives return doesn't affect them & that NBA 2Ks competitors are themselves do you think that the NBA 2K team is being a lil cocky or over confident ?

Ask this question to yourself : how many years do you think it takes to have a polished baketball game that gamers can appreciate?

Hint: Live hasn't been competetive since Live 2005.

# 110 NikeBlitz @ 07/23/12 04:07 PM

It's not really fair to compare what could be NBA Live 13 to NBA 2K12. I'm pretty sure the passing was very high on their "things-to-improve-list".

NBA Live will need consistency through the years. I'm glad O'Gallagher played in Europe, he knows the fundamentals and the balance between core basketball and flashing lights.

# 111 22cedric @ 07/24/12 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bifflefan30


	I wonder if we'll see a all-star weekend event or just the all-star game in NBA Live 13. Has anyone heard of anything or all-star weekend?

i'm sure that it will since @hiphopgamer mentioned it to a NBA Live developer.

# 112 Nicox707 @ 07/25/12 03:24 PM

Nba live 13 has great concepts which would make it better then 2k, but the gameplay will probably suck so bad its unplayable. I already heard it was no different then elite 11 on youtube from people who played it at e3.

# 113 Paul84 @ 07/25/12 03:34 PM

They should bring the game out for like 30$, seriously!

# 114 NealN42 @ 07/25/12 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicox707


	Nba live 13 has great concepts which would make it better then 2k, but the gameplay will probably suck so bad its unplayable. I already heard it was no different then elite 11 on youtube from people who played it at e3.

Umm...you do realize that Live 13 wasn't playable at e3 this year right? All they had was a behind closed door presentation for a select few. So whoever told you they played it is lying.

# 115 jmood88 @ 07/25/12 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 22cedric


	NBA 2K team said that NBA Lives return doesn't affect them & that NBA 2Ks competitors are themselves do you think that the NBA 2K team is being a lil cocky or over confident ?

No I don't.

# 116 JerzeyReign @ 07/25/12 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 22cedric


	NBA 2K team said that NBA Lives return doesn't affect them & that NBA 2Ks competitors are themselves do you think that the NBA 2K team is being a lil cocky or over confident ?

Nope because its true. Live is fighting against itself -- not 2k.

Well, then again -- its a little cocky lol

# 117 22cedric @ 08/22/12 11:16 PM

You can follow Scott on Twitter at @ScottOGallagher

http://www.facebook.com/scott.ogallagher

# 118 Thunder Storm @ 08/22/12 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 22cedric


	NBA 2K team said that NBA Lives return doesn't affect them & that NBA 2Ks competitors are themselves do you think that the NBA 2K team is being a lil cocky or over confident ?

Live is no longer competing with 2K. 2K studios are correct here.

Live is basically in the position that NBA : The Life was in 06'.

# 119 DaveDQ @ 08/23/12 08:39 AM

"After an unimpressive showing of a way too early build of NBA Live 13 at E3, EA received backlash from all corners of the Internet. The community wasn’t necessarily outraged, but you could sense that 2K Sports' NBA 2K series was slowly pulling away from the competition."

I would have to disagree there. NBA Live is not even remotely close to the NBA 2K Series. That's not because it's an EA vs 2K thing or because I still sleep with my NFL 2K5 bed sheets.

NBA Live was an average game that was not gaining momentum this generation. It was the release of NBA 2K8 that really separated the two games for this gen and clearly outlined which game was superior. With NBA Live 09 and 10, EA did show an improved game, but what came next was a huge mistake for their basketball franchise.

The idea of NBA Elite was an admission on EA's part that their basketball title was getting beat and getting beat badly. Instead of trusting that building on what they had would benefit their title, they tried a gimmick in renaming the title and claiming it was under newer more dynamic development. We know how that ended. You put that up against the year that 2K introduced Jordan in their game and EA's basketball ambitions were crippled.

"Slowly pulling away from the competition" is not very accurate. 2K basketball is enjoying the benefits of a long, focused effort on a title that is just better than its competitor's. EA had something good going but they didn't trust it would pull them any closer to what 2K was doing, and after what happened with Elite, and even with what is going on now, EA is further away from their goal than ever before.

# 120 Boilerbuzz @ 08/25/12 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Storm


	Live is no longer competing with 2K. 2K studios are correct here. Live is basically in the position that NBA : The Life was in 06'.

Didn't EA Sports say the same thing about Madden? Why wasn't that called "cocky"? Taking the statement out of context aren't we. Live/Elite hasn't been on the market. What else would you say?

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