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Is the NBA Live 13 Cover Athlete, LeBron James?

01:05 PM - August 6, 2012 by Steve_OS

Just received this NBA Live 13 cover art featuring LeBron James, from an anonymous source.

Take it with a grain of salt for now, but it is something we can chew on, while we wait for EA Sports and the NBA Live 13 team to make any announcements, on well... anything.

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# 41 Blue @ 08/06/12 02:18 PM

I've been searching around other sites seeing if that background has been used before for a fake one, I did find a rumor from back in June saying lebron may be the cover athlete, Ill keep looking

# 42 kb2310 @ 08/06/12 02:18 PM

I don't care whos on the cover if the game suck then it sucks

# 43 Bellsprout @ 08/06/12 02:21 PM

How is that the cover?

EA tends to keep a consistent template for all their sports titles in a given year, and that's nothing like the rest of their game covers.

# 44 NoTiCe_O @ 08/06/12 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayman


	How is that the cover? EA tends to keep a consistent template for all their sports titles in a given year, and that's nothing like the rest of their game covers.

It may not be the official cover because it was sent in by an anonymous person, but it could be a big hint of what's to come.

# 45 liberaluser @ 08/06/12 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayman


	How is that the cover? EA tends to keep a consistent template for all their sports titles in a given year, and that's nothing like the rest of their game covers.

I agree there. How hard would it be for a fan to take a photo of LeBron and add all these swirly colors on top of it? Not very difficult at all.

If the cover had a bunch of background elements composited together then I may think it looked way too professional for a fan's work, but this isn't at all.

# 46 liberaluser @ 08/06/12 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilson24


	Whats with the OS marketing on it?

OS put their logo on the photo so other sites can't steal their scoop without crediting the original source.

# 47 TreyIM2 @ 08/06/12 02:39 PM

Love this cover real, fake or otherwise

# 48 Blue @ 08/06/12 02:43 PM

Found the image of lebron
http://www.statesman.com/sports/nba-...e-2352357.html

# 49 THE YAMA @ 08/06/12 02:48 PM

I don't think even LeBron is even that dumb enough to endorse such a terrible series.

# 50 liberaluser @ 08/06/12 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by THE YAMA


	I don't think even LeBron is even that dumb enough to endorse such a terrible series.

Has a cover athlete in the history of video game sports ever been negatively affected by the quality of the game they're on?

LeBron banked millions so a desperate EA could use his likeness. He probably could never get such a sweet deal from 2K or even EA when they were on better footing.

I'd say LeBron is one smart mfer.

# 51 mvb34 @ 08/06/12 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by THE YAMA


	I don't think even LeBron is even that dumb enough to endorse such a terrible series.

Yeah I'm sure he keeps track how good or bad a video game is..

# 52 bsurocksrule @ 08/06/12 03:00 PM

never mind

# 53 MavsManiac4Life @ 08/06/12 03:04 PM

If real it could help Live 13 sales. If casual fans will buy a game because of a rap artist, they'll for sure buy it if the guy that by most is considered the best in the league is on the cover.

# 54 poster @ 08/06/12 03:20 PM

No other OS-exclusive screen shots have the logo up top like that, it usually is in the bottom right corner.

Perhaps the anonymous source, really loves OS!

# 55 GisherJohn24 @ 08/06/12 03:21 PM

i want it to succeed. I lvoe b'ball. Wouldn't mind having 2 awesome games.

# 56 liberaluser @ 08/06/12 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MavsManiac4Life


	If casual fans will buy a game because of a rap artist, they'll for sure buy it if the guy that by most is considered the best in the league is on the cover.

Yeah but they won't include any meaningful content with LeBron in the game. Not like how 2K intergrated the Jordan challenge, the legendary teams, or Jay-Z executive producing the entirety of 2K13.

Sure that is all marketing but at least there is great content beyond the cover.

# 57 Blue @ 08/06/12 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by liberaluser


	Yeah but they won't include any meaningful content with LeBron in the game. Not like how 2K intergrated the Jordan challenge, the legendary teams, or Jay-Z executive producing the entirety of 2K13. Sure that is all marketing but at least there is great content beyond the cover.

Yeah that's true extra stuff helps, but do you really think the older nba lives need that I'm talking 03,04 etc. they had the classic teams based on era which was enough for me, having lebron related stuff will just make the lebron haters mad and they'll ask why not durant or rose or Kobe?

# 58 jmood88 @ 08/06/12 03:37 PM

That looks like it came from someone's deviant art page.

# 59 Dantecamp21 @ 08/06/12 03:44 PM

I'm a professional graphic designer and by the consistency of the art (pay close attention to the background which has the same visual flavor of the polygons on his right forearm) I'd say it could be the real deal. It's really different from the other EA covers but as somebody wrote earlier, they might want to make the game stand out from the pack.

EA would be wise to make a splash and going with LeBron. They need all the help they can get to get the Live brand going right now.

# 60 liberaluser @ 08/06/12 03:54 PM

If this turns out to be a fake, it is the nail in the coffin for Live at this critical junction. So many people will be more disappointed than they already are.

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