NBA Live 13 News Post

NBA Live 13 Will NOT be Shown Tomorrow, When Will It?

04:04 PM - August 1, 2012 by Steve_OS

Jon Robinson just posted via Twitter, NBA Live 13 will not be shown at the EA Sports media event tomorrow. After we got our hopes up yesterday.

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	Just got word that NBA Live will no longer be at the EA Sports media event tomorrow, but will have its own event at a later time.

Kotaku's Owen Good asked EA for a release date and received this head-scratching response.

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	Asked EA Sports: "At this stage, will NBA Live 13 release on 10/2, or prior to NBA's 10/30 tipoff?" Reply: "At this stage, yes."

Let the rumors fly, because after all... That is all we have at this point.

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# 61 mlp111 @ 08/02/12 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by yaboythecib


	really tho u only need a month to market a game really.... honestly september will be cutting it close... but really tho i think silence is the best way to market this game. EA should only i mean only market the game when the game is ready 4 the community. Cuz that was that was the mistake ea made wit elite 11 there where hyping a product that clearly wasn't ready to be shown nor released. I believe EA not goin to show nba live 13 till they believe the game is ready to be shown to a community that ready don't believe in them. showing anything least then a soild product is stupid. But in Silence EA got the community attention regradless of the negative feedback it bring. But at the same time Support or haters both want to see NBA LIVE 13. I believe that the silence is a new market stragery. i could be wrong....but idk

lol bro..... wow i guess you dont realize that the game isnt even in a playable beta stage, how in the world will they have time to make it a foundational full retail game??? some it takes about a year to get it in beta stage, and then they can pull a full version out in less two months or less... i'm sorry but that statemant is just hilarious

# 62 MavsManiac4Life @ 08/02/12 01:54 AM

they're still not showing this to ANYONE?

# 63 champsbasketball @ 08/02/12 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyacid


	EA still has Madden to push and NHL..Once madden is released and they still haven't gave up any info on live then all the talk is warrant. We dont even know much about 2K besides j being the executive producer and guitar hero slam dunk contest. So just take it easy, calm down. I know EA has more on the line maybe that why they not rushing to show the game off yet. Just give them till september.

I agree. Both games haven't show much of anything, so EA said by the end of the summer let's see.

# 64 authentic @ 08/02/12 02:52 AM

Everyone needs to chill. We aren't buying this game tomorrow.

Live '13 is going to release, in my opinion. If it doesn't, EA is done with basketball on this generation of consoles.

We should be happy that these companies decide to even show us gameplay months before the game releases. If EA was to release a video tomorrow in one world, and released the same video 2 days before release in another world, would it really change your mind on buying or not?

Either way, some people will buy a game on ratings, some will buy it because of the name. I guarantee one person on OS is going to buy Live 13 if it releases and will have an opinion. No need to hit the panic button because personally, it's not important in my life, no game is.

When EA releases some videos or information it will be exciting, but until then, let's just stop speculating about delays or cancellations. When EA says they are canceling, it's done. We can speculate all we want, but it's just going to create frustration among posters.

Everyone is going to have mixed reactions on this game, no matter what. It happens for every game.

What people fail to realize is that EA said they are taking bits out of Elite, which is the physics and building on Live '10. If they can update Live '10 with the physics and better player movement, they could release a passable game.

I hope EA releases information soon because I'm excited to see what the competition is going to be like this year, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

Whatever happens, we'll have a decent game to fall back on in 2k13. It's not like football where if the games bad, we're doomed.

Relax and stay patient. Be happy EA isn't coming out saying they have huge announcements and crazy hype tactics. In my opinion, I'd rather have that than what 2k did with the Jay Z announcement, which has turned out to be a huge let down in my opinion.

EA will release information when they're ready. As for the game not being in a beta state yet, I hardly buy that. Many games are released as betas and have minimal problems. Many sports games are released sort of as a beta, like NCAA Football. Beta is just a term used as "pre-patched" in my opinion and less polished.

# 65 DonaldKerabatsos @ 08/02/12 03:07 AM

What if everyone on this forum is doing the marketing for EA? Hmmm..

# 66 23 @ 08/02/12 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by authentic


	What people fail to realize is that EA said they are taking bits out of Elite, which is the physics and building on Live '10.

Link??

I dont think you are very accurate at all

They just said theyre trying to get into beta... after 2 years thats ridiculous

I dont know if they'll release or not but lets not act like people dont have any reason for concern in any area

# 67 Muzyk23 @ 08/02/12 07:03 AM

And people were laughing when some of us here were ridiculing the fact that the game was 60% complete.

The process of delivering a beta version to the users is called beta release and this is typically the first time that the software is available outside of the organization that developed it.

# 68 ForeverVersatile @ 08/02/12 08:47 AM

What did EA say in 2010 when that game got cancelled?? Had Kevin Currant looking like damn fool in those interviews knowing the game looked like a pile baby poop. Why release a game in beta only to lose money? Beta is not going to stand a chance with NBA2K13

# 69 King_B_Mack @ 08/02/12 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack


	I cannot wait to see how the EA guys spin this one. 2K was gonna send some undercover guys to the event tomorrow to steal some more ideas. Eminem was supposed to EP Live but 2K found out and stole that idea so they had to go even more secret to save ideas. I don't know what it's gonna be this time, but I can't wait to see it.

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Originally Posted by kennyacid


	I still think this game will be fine

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Originally Posted by yaboythecib


	really tho u only need a month to market a game really.... honestly september will be cutting it close... but really tho i think silence is the best way to market this game. EA should only i mean only market the game when the game is ready 4 the community. Cuz that was that was the mistake ea made wit elite 11 there where hyping a product that clearly wasn't ready to be shown nor released. I believe EA not goin to show nba live 13 till they believe the game is ready to be shown to a community that ready don't believe in them. showing anything least then a soild product is stupid. But in Silence EA got the community attention regradless of the negative feedback it bring. But at the same time Support or haters both want to see NBA LIVE 13. I believe that the silence is a new market stragery. i could be wrong....but idk

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Originally Posted by TreyIM2


	I'm really starting to think EA is pulling some Tom-foolery on us all. I've been thinking about that interesting supposed tweet a couple weeks ago from dude from EA saying they're doing something a bit unconventional for them wit marketing for game. Vagueness and smoke could very well be it. Remember, 2k was known for being extremely quiet about their game until recent yrs.

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Originally Posted by kennyacid


	EA still has Madden to push and NHL..Once madden is released and they still haven't gave up any info on live then all the talk is warrant. We dont even know much about 2K besides j being the executive producer and guitar hero slam dunk contest. So just take it easy, calm down. I know EA has more on the line maybe that why they not rushing to show the game off yet. Just give them till september.

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Originally Posted by �roke


	I think I've figured it out... D. Howard is the cover boy and they're waiting for him to decide... lol Seriously now, the only plausible explanation I can find right now (and I'm trying really hard) is that they got LeBron (or any other guy playing in the Olympics) on the cover and they're waiting for him to be in this "big event". They can throw LeBron saying "we're not gonna beat 2k in 1 year. Not in 1, not in 2, not in 3..." and then the words "3 YEAR PLAN" on a big screen... At this point, laugh at themselves can be a good start...

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Originally Posted by captaintuna


	Brilliant marketing by EA. There's absolutely no need to FEED the public right now by giving them any info about Live 13 in early August when the release date is still 2 months away. I'm sure they have an "ace" up their sleeve and when the time is right an announcement will be made. In the meantime, create "buzz" by keeping everyone guessing if or not the game will even be released and what exactly is being hidden. Reverse marketing at it's finest and the masses are eating it up. This is getting better and better. Again, THANK YOU EA!!!!

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Originally Posted by authentic


	Everyone needs to chill. We aren't buying this game tomorrow. Live '13 is going to release, in my opinion. If it doesn't, EA is done with basketball on this generation of consoles. We should be happy that these companies decide to even show us gameplay months before the game releases. If EA was to release a video tomorrow in one world, and released the same video 2 days before release in another world, would it really change your mind on buying or not? Either way, some people will buy a game on ratings, some will buy it because of the name. I guarantee one person on OS is going to buy Live 13 if it releases and will have an opinion. No need to hit the panic button because personally, it's not important in my life, no game is. When EA releases some videos or information it will be exciting, but until then, let's just stop speculating about delays or cancellations. When EA says they are canceling, it's done. We can speculate all we want, but it's just going to create frustration among posters. Everyone is going to have mixed reactions on this game, no matter what. It happens for every game. What people fail to realize is that EA said they are taking bits out of Elite, which is the physics and building on Live '10. If they can update Live '10 with the physics and better player movement, they could release a passable game. I hope EA releases information soon because I'm excited to see what the competition is going to be like this year, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Whatever happens, we'll have a decent game to fall back on in 2k13. It's not like football where if the games bad, we're doomed. Relax and stay patient. Be happy EA isn't coming out saying they have huge announcements and crazy hype tactics. In my opinion, I'd rather have that than what 2k did with the Jay Z announcement, which has turned out to be a huge let down in my opinion. EA will release information when they're ready. As for the game not being in a beta state yet, I hardly buy that. Many games are released as betas and have minimal problems. Many sports games are released sort of as a beta, like NCAA Football. Beta is just a term used as "pre-patched" in my opinion and less polished.

Big shout out to you guys. Thank you. This has been everything I hoped it would be. Keep it coming please.

# 70 SageInfinite @ 08/02/12 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by authentic


	We should be happy that these companies decide to even show us gameplay months before the game releases.

# 71 23 @ 08/02/12 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilson24


	Seriously people need to chill out... All the previews have stated the graphics, controls and espn presentation look good. It's the animations and contextual stuff that needs work and there is still time.

# 72 roadman @ 08/02/12 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack


	Big shout out to you guys. Thank you. This has been everything I hoped it would be. Keep it coming please.

I knew this was coming the minute you posted it.

# 73 swac07 @ 08/02/12 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 23

# 74 bigeastbumrush @ 08/02/12 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilson24


	Seriously people need to chill out... All the previews have stated the graphics, controls and espn presentation look good. It's the animations and contextual stuff that needs work and there is still time.

The two components that actually deem a game as being playable or not. Great.

Yet they admitted to investing thousands of man hours on faces.

But animations and contextual "stuff" gets rushed at the backend.

# 75 truintellectplaya @ 08/02/12 12:35 PM

I got it figured out. T.I. is going to drop some more smash singles like "Whateva U Like", "Live Your Life", and "Dead and Gone" right before Sept 4th to save his album, Trouble Man.. Then EA is going to show the game and it will be the greatest game you ever saw, and the marketing scheme will be "You Thought We Were In Trouble". That's it Live executive produced by TIP.

# 76 theprocess @ 08/02/12 12:39 PM

They should just release '05 with better textures and graphics. For the box art, photoshop a Knicks jersey on Melo. Put the files on a Blu-Ray disc, better yet... Strictly PSN store. Xbox marketplace $9.99 or free with the purchase of a Hornets Road game

# 77 scottyp180 @ 08/02/12 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by yaboythecib


	really tho u only need a month to market a game really.... honestly september will be cutting it close... but really tho i think silence is the best way to market this game. EA should only i mean only market the game when the game is ready 4 the community. Cuz that was that was the mistake ea made wit elite 11 there where hyping a product that clearly wasn't ready to be shown nor released. I believe EA not goin to show nba live 13 till they believe the game is ready to be shown to a community that ready don't believe in them. showing anything least then a soild product is stupid. But in Silence EA got the community attention regradless of the negative feedback it bring. But at the same time Support or haters both want to see NBA LIVE 13. I believe that the silence is a new market stragery. i could be wrong....but idk

the only way you can successfully market a game in a month is if the game is good..really good. The only thing i can think of is that EA is going with an opposite strategy than what they did with Elite. For Elite all they did was talk, saying things like "This game is going to be the evolution of basketball games", "There will be unprecedented control", "We're not just adding more animations (clearly taking shots at 2k) that lock you in and take away control, our system is organic and allows full control at all times". And then the demo dropped and it seemed like everything positive they had with Live10 (which is arguably the best live game of all time) was gone.

Maybe, just maybe the strategy is to keep quite, don't speak or say too much, take a modest approach and let the game speak for itself. The only problem is that their competitor 2k, which is already king when it comes to basketball games, has barely shown anything themselves. I'm thinking that 2k is just waiting for EA to make a move so that any kind of hype that Live can build, 2k will kill it once they show off their game.

# 78 theprocess @ 08/02/12 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by atomant94


	Looks like NBA Live 13 is going to be a digital release: http://www.pastapadre.com/2012/08/02...igital-release

Did I just call it, again?

# 79 King_B_Mack @ 08/02/12 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyp180


	the only way you can successfully market a game in a month is if the game is good..really good. The only thing i can think of is that EA is going with an opposite strategy than what they did with Elite. For Elite all they did was talk, saying things like "This game is going to be the evolution of basketball games", "There will be unprecedented control", "We're not just adding more animations (clearly taking shots at 2k) that lock you in and take away control, our system is organic and allows full control at all times". And then the demo dropped and it seemed like everything positive they had with Live10 (which is arguably the best live game of all time) was gone. Maybe, just maybe the strategy is to keep quite, don't speak or say too much, take a modest approach and let the game speak for itself. The only problem is that their competitor 2k, which is already king when it comes to basketball games, has barely shown anything themselves. I'm thinking that 2k is just waiting for EA to make a move so that any kind of hype that Live can build, 2k will kill it once they show off their game.

I have no clue why people keep saying this. 2K is not sitting around waiting for Live to do something to make a move. 2K is on they're normal marketing schedule. Show the game at E3, give a little taste, throughout June and July get the cover guys out there and make a few announcements or two with the majority of gameplay stuff and insights kicking up around Gamescom time. The King of the Genre is not going to sit around waiting for underlings before he goes about his business.

# 80 scottyp180 @ 08/02/12 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack


	I have no clue why people keep saying this. 2K is not sitting around waiting for Live to do something to make a move. 2K is on they're normal marketing schedule. Show the game at E3, give a little taste, throughout June and July get the cover guys out there and make a few announcements or two with the majority of gameplay stuff and insights kicking up around Gamescom time. The King of the Genre is not going to sit around waiting for underlings before he goes about his business.

I feel like for 2k11 and 2k12 the hype started building a little earlier than it did this year...maybe I was just more excited for those games than this one. You are right though, 2k usually starts releasing gameplay info and screens at the end of july early august and typically it starts with some kind of preview about new features. so if we get something in a week or 2 they are right on schedule.

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