Out today for NBA Live 09 Community Event
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UPDATE: Unfortunately we have been asked to hold back on posting details from the event until sometime next week. I’ll have a ton of info and impressions to share at that point.
I expect to be away from the computer for most of the day due to the NBA Live 09 Community Event. The schedule is packed full of play time along with producer presentations and interaction. The NBA Draft follows and I’m unsure if I will have an online connection during that time. Continue to drop any thoughts or suggestions you’d like me to consider here and I may be able to take note of them.
In the meantime check out some of the latest screenshots for the game in the gallery, most of which are not very inspiring and one in particular that is terrible. Visuals have been one of the strengths of the Live series the last few years so it is worth noting that the images that EA has released for 09 are not impressing to the same extent. In the end though the more important thing will be how it all comes together during gameplay.
June 26, 2008 at 9:00 am
first!!!!!
June 26, 2008 at 9:22 am
yo pasta ask them do they have career stats system in live where you can view there career stats
June 26, 2008 at 9:24 am
I was checking out the screenshot gallery. We sure Bargnani isn’t the cover boy?
June 26, 2008 at 9:25 am
Have fun Pasta, and thanks for the future info!!
June 26, 2008 at 9:39 am
those screens suck
June 26, 2008 at 9:54 am
they look good to me
June 26, 2008 at 9:54 am
The jerseys look very detailed best looking Nba Live ever.
June 26, 2008 at 10:01 am
Can you check if they’re going to update the shoes, as well as add more alternate uniforms? Thanks.
June 26, 2008 at 10:13 am
oneof the producers said theyll have new shoes
June 26, 2008 at 10:27 am
Will they finally put in the hardwood classic throwback jerseys this year.
June 26, 2008 at 10:29 am
Can you change player’s gear (shoes, armbands, headbands)? Can player be set to have only one position ( Shaq having to be a Center / Foward)?
June 26, 2008 at 10:45 am
pasta, do you know what the fiba teams are?
hopefully they include like the Philippines as one of the fiba teams!
June 26, 2008 at 10:46 am
dont worry guys you can edit everything
June 26, 2008 at 11:20 am
Too cartoony… EA should make a Superstar team with American Captain, Spiderman, Batman…and the Loony Tunes on the bench with Michael Jordan…
June 26, 2008 at 11:24 am
Can you ask them if they will update the Raptors jerseys, because the changed the stripe a little bit before last season.
June 26, 2008 at 11:37 am
first of all the screen shots look terrible but that does not tell whether the game is good or bad i just hope that it has updated arena names like the izod center and more alternate and throwback jerseys like the sixers red alternate jerseys and also new presentation like madden steve kerr is not an anouncer anymore he is gm with the suns but it is early in development
June 26, 2008 at 12:07 pm
the screenshots are not terrible dude
June 26, 2008 at 12:08 pm
the screenshots are descent i like them. the jerseys almost look like 2k
June 26, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Hey Pasta we have all this talk on NBA live when will you have stuff on March Madness 09????
June 26, 2008 at 3:29 pm
co-sign on the career stats, i would be able to see a players career stats year by year like a player card system. is sit in this year.
June 26, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I love this site, but I’m not excited at all about Live 09. I was a huge ea guy until around 2003 when it seems that at least on the basketball side they dropped the ball(pun intended). I still play Madden and NCAA religiously but Live is just bad. Just had to get that out.
June 26, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Hey while you are up there doing the devils bidding, could you pass on a note to the Wii devs and let them know that while making ports of games is fun, leaving KG as #21 is not.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2008/174/948807_20080623_screen002.jpg
I could hire a monkey who could catch this stuff. I mean you can’t even get QA from EA on screenshots.
June 26, 2008 at 8:46 pm
MrEncinas – The Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol will be featured on packaging in Spain, while the Toronto Raptors’ Andrea Bargnani and the Chicago Bulls’ Luol Deng will be featured in Italy and the United Kingdom, respectively. (From press release.)
June 26, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Ask Mike Wang and the other former 2k producer if they think that live 09 will be better than 2k8, or 2k7?
June 27, 2008 at 1:13 am
Pasta, please spread the word on the messed up jerseys. I’ ve already warned Julien Carron (presentation and visuals producer) on the official NBA Live forum and he gave me his word that he was aware of that. But those new screenshots are scaring me to death. Besides, this has nothing to do with the new clothing engine. NBA Live 08 had the same problem with 3rd uniforms. Please Bryan, make an extra effort on this, the game MUST not ship that way. Thanks.
June 27, 2008 at 5:50 am
I haven’t had much chance to look at the jerseys in the screens. Can you tell me what exactly is wrong with them and I’ll add them to my list of suggested improvements I’m sending in? Thanks
June 27, 2008 at 7:29 am
The collars, they are all messed up. Take a look at the very first screenshot of your own NBA Live gallery here on the site. The one wich Parker is guarded by West. The collars are all weird. That happened with the majority of the 3rd uniforms in NBA Live 08 (Hornets, Pacers, Bulls, Lakers, Suns, Sonics, just to name a few). Please take a moment to boot up the game and see the bug for yourself. I don’t think they are fully aware of it. Just like with Madden, we as part of the community must make an effort to fix that. Thanks!
June 27, 2008 at 8:27 am
they need 2 make player bodies and FACES seriously bad way better and please tell them 2 make monta ellis way better hes 2 underated his ratn should be at least an 87 based on the season he had and he is the fastest player in the nba. last is there goin 2 be a new shot macanic for the game cuz i heard it will be eaiser 2 shoot the ball now thnx
June 27, 2008 at 8:29 am
and please make dunks more realistic like when they dunk the goal doesnt shake at all and make more signurature dunks cuz there r mostly the same ones and please make more go to moves and shot animation if u play the demo ull prob notice what im sayn ok thnx in addvance
June 27, 2008 at 8:34 am
yo pasta you dont to tell me anything about the game just give me a thumbs up on thumbs down:)
June 27, 2008 at 9:36 am
[quote comment="26865"]and please make dunks more realistic like when they dunk the goal doesnt shake at all and make more signurature dunks cuz there r mostly the same ones and please make more go to moves and shot animation if u play the demo ull prob notice what im sayn ok thnx in addvance[/quote]
Dunks are much better, and I’ll explain why when I’m cleared to disucss the game.
[quote comment="26866"]yo pasta you dont to tell me anything about the game just give me a thumbs up on thumbs down:)[/quote]
I really wouldn’t be able to sum it up that simply.
June 27, 2008 at 9:59 am
well i guess i have to wait until coumunity day finished
June 27, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Is it better than NBA 2K8 from what you have played?
June 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Pasta, can you please just tell me if the score overlay is on the bottom of the screen this year?
June 29, 2008 at 7:09 am
well i guess the game wasn’t that impressive unless you just arent able to talk about it yet.
June 29, 2008 at 8:33 am
Kardishpride, silly question to Pasta, obviously he thinks that even NBA Live 06 was better, than 2k8.
Watching the pictures, I do not know, what EA is doing. It is another game, I would call “skinny rag-dolls hanging down on a rope”, aka marionett.
June 29, 2008 at 8:54 am
None of us who were at the event are allowed to talk about what we saw yet but that has nothing to do with the quality of what we saw but rather attorneys and the long arm of civil law. We were all told we’d be under embargo for about a week, with the “ground-breaking feature” to be kept under wraps until after the E3 announcement.
I’ve also got to give it up to Pasta for being the comeback king, as he once again took down my Bulls with his Sonics in the fourth quarter of our rematch from last year.
June 29, 2008 at 9:56 am
man this waiting is to long i want to see what the ground breaking feature is
June 29, 2008 at 12:00 pm
So now the whole community was threated by the EA lawyers…:D
Was was the reason to know about this “ground-breaking” feature 1 week before everyone else, and not to talk about it?
June 29, 2008 at 1:17 pm
If he reveals the “groundbreaking” feature before the embargo date, EA will probably stop inviting him to community events and maybe even stop communicating with him at all.
June 29, 2008 at 1:37 pm
[quote comment="27114"]
Was was the reason to know about this “ground-breaking” feature 1 week before everyone else, and not to talk about it?[/quote]
We’ll be able to provide much, much greater detail on the feature than will be made at the initial announcement or from any media site.
June 29, 2008 at 1:42 pm
[quote comment="26956"]Pasta, can you please just tell me if the score overlay is on the bottom of the screen this year?[/quote]
I could answer this question but just save it for after I’m cleared to talk about everything. I don’t want to start answering one and have that lead to many more.
June 29, 2008 at 1:43 pm
[quote comment="26952"]Is it better than NBA 2K8 from what you have played?[/quote]
I’ll have a way to look at that, but more from the perspective of Live 09 vs 08. I’m never going to make a comparison between Live and 2K.
June 29, 2008 at 1:48 pm
[quote comment="27109"]I’ve also got to give it up to Pasta for being the comeback king, as he once again took down my Bulls with his Sonics in the fourth quarter of our rematch from last year.[/quote]
That first game was easily the most entertaining one of the day for me.
June 29, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Pasta and ReignMan
I meant to say is that does NBA Live 09 beat NBA 2K8 animations wise, last year 2K8 beat Live in the animations aspect of the games. Never anything against Live I am one of the biggest NBA Live fans.
June 29, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I’ll be VERY interested to see what the community event had in store for YOU guys since I wasn’t invited…
Anyway, i wonder what kind of editing stuff they’ve added thanks to guys like me and playmakers….
June 29, 2008 at 11:15 pm
yo pasta i think monta ellis is way underrated he is the fastest playa in the nba and his shot in live sucks he cant make a midrange shot worth nuthn please tell the produrcers 2 address this and his rating should be at least an 89 in live 09 hes up and coming allstaer and will soon be the leader of the warriors so please tell the producers 2 make his rating change higher because i and oter ppl im sure think he should be better in nba live 09
June 29, 2008 at 11:19 pm
can u please tell da nba live 09 producers that the ratings need 2 be a little higher like in live 08 role players like jason terry and corey maggette had like an 80 rating i think great role players deserve about an 83 or 84 please address thiz 2 the producers
July 1, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I was just informed that “Canada Day” is today, which explains why I haven’t gotten any updates as to when we’ll be cleared to talk about the event. I should know more tomorrow.
July 1, 2008 at 3:18 pm
yea great news!!!!!