NBA Live 13 Officially Cancelled

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Posted September 27th, 2012 at 2:00 pm

It’s been a tumultuous summer for the return of the NBA Live series which, early on, actually looked somewhat promising. Things began to crumble though with a sham of a promotion for a community event, a horrible showing at E3, EA Sports going into hiding despite rumblings of trouble and various rumors, and leaked footage that showed the game in a poor light. The game was recently “delayed” though cancellation looked to be the most likely outcome.

The final nail in the coffin was likely that footage which was far more representative of what a final product would have been than the company would admit to. They may have also come to their senses on plans to release the game as a digital download.

In covering Live 13 the prospect of an outright cancellation was something realistic and mentioned frequently and that ultimately did come to fruition. The brand will be far less damaged – if there are long term hopes from EA and they do claim there will be a Live 14 – by cancelling rather than delaying and releasing a sub-par product. That though won’t deflect the embarrassment of being unable to ship a basketball game for three years and potentially longer.

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  • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

    All I have to say is LMFAOOOOO, if anything they shouldn’t of put out news for NBA Live 13 and skipped it and just did a 14. Because now obviously no one will take them seriously.

    • Juukbox

      That would of been the best thing to do. Jus keep it under the hood until they knew they had a good game on their hands. instead they rushed the damn thing again. it’s sad.

      • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

        I know NBA 2k is good now, but imagine how much better it could be if EA would get their shit together with basketball and give them competition, NBA 2k knows for a fact that they will not have competition each year now, especially now that EA pulled this shit.

        • http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

          We’ll see come the next gen consoles. That’s like the last chance they’ll have to “try” to come back. But they’re already the butt of all jokes now, pretty much.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Yea thats why I said they should of not even put out information about NBA Live 13 coming out so early, Idk if they could do this, but they should have sat on Live 13 untill like maybe a month or 2 before the release date they would have in mind, and if they thought it was good announce its release, if they didn’t think so much of it don’t release any information about the game, especially not a trailer lol. Now when ever next year comes around and they release information about NBA Live 14 every one will shrug it off and not take it serious, because before all the bad shit started with NBA Live 13 people actually considered on giving it a shot. Now those people wont even pay attention to it. It was a very bad move for EA, to release all this information, a trailer, then close it down. It’s just sad to see.

          • Truth in reporting

            People will laugh at EA next year too. Same people, same game, same propensity to fail.

            How long have you people been gaming, and when will you kids ever learn?

          • Riposte

            Once NBA 2K was actually the butt of the joke, SCEA MLB too. We see how that turned out.

          • Truth in reporting

            And when, in your dream world of a factual mind, was that? Go ahead, pull about three paragraphs of your wanna be intellectual bullshit, out of your pasty tight ass. We’re all used to reading it around here from you EA fanboys.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Ok if you are referring to me when you say “EA Fanboys” you are dead wrong idk about that riposte dude but I am definitely not a EA fan boy. If you actually would have read what I typed you will notice I said they would not take another NBA Live game seriously, but I guess your little brain got hurt after you read the first sentence right?

          • Truth in reporting

            If I was referring to you, I would say “Caleb, the kid at back of the barn, who all the farm animals won’t turn their backs to”.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Then don’t put yall under my part of the comments dumb ass. Oh and nice attempt at a joke, #fail.

          • Big Dre

            yall??? do all the little wannabe homeboys talk like that now? I don’t see where he wrote “yall” anywhere on this whole page. son…try and stay as white as you can, for as long as you can. you ain’t gonna be the next eminem no time soon. respect yourself on the internet boy, because ain’t nobody else gonna do it for you. thats the best advice I could give you right now little dude.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            No actually “y’all” is a term used quite frequently down south. You are very sad because ever sense I claimed you to be an “internet thug” you keep trying to put that title on me by stating simple words that I use. I’m not the one coming on this internet site trying to harass people. You are very sad by the way, did you really just post as “Big Dre” and say, “I don’t see where “HE” wrote yall.” LMAO you are the biggest loser ever!!!!!!! Please go get a social life before it is to late. You are the most sad piece of shit my eyes have ever seen. you really need to go get a life. It’s not even a joke anymore, this is really bad you absolutely need to do something about this situation you are in. I hope you the best of luck with your life but I honestly do not see you getting far in life.

          • Dr. Phil

            Sad…..it sounds like you’re the one who is sad. He’s not the one writing a whole wall of text, crying about how some stranger on the internet is haunting his dreams. You’re wasting time far too much and emotion responding. Maybe YOU are the one who needs a real social life.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Ok, lets start off with this, I’m not crying about how some stranger on the internet is haunting dreams, I said he comes on pastas site every day and he throws insults at people for no reason, if you honestly are sticking up for someone like that then you are a dumb ass, I have a social life, you do not see me coming on here every day to insult people. No I come on here to see what the news is on certain games, not to call people faggots……..

          • Dr. Phil

            You don’t have life, and sadly, you feel the need to respond to every challenger who insults you on the internet. Do you care so much about what some stranger, who doesn’t know anything about you except for the info you offer up so willingly, says to or about you? Why on earth are you giving some internet stranger all of the power over you? Let it go. Ignore him. He’s obviously enjoying toying with you, and you are the one who’s so upset about it. What kind of life is that? I’ve also witnessed your inclination to call everyone a “dumb ass”, who dares to challenge your opinions. Young man, please get off of the internet until you can firmly handle your interactions with others without getting emotional. Oh, and stop trying so hard to be black. Its just plain shameful.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Ok and who are you to say I don’t have a life? You say I respond to everything, that is true but you have responded to me also, no one has any power over me, if I spot a dumb ass I put them in their place. I’m not emotional at all, however I do enjoy you accusing me of being emotional from you simply reading something I type. You think it is emotional because of the way you are reading it. Personally I don’t give two shits what he says about me, once again you are taking up for a low life scum bag. You say I am trying to act black? I love how you accuse me of being black when you have no clue who I am. Let me guess you looked at my picture right? So your mind is sooooo bright that you see I am wearing a flat bill hat, chucks, high socks, and levis, but i guess everyone who wears that is automatically black right? You name yourself Dr.Phil however you are a very ignorant person. After this comment I write this is the last response I post because I can not take the stupidity that I am seeing on this post, from idiots that waste their life coming on here trying to insult people, to the idiots that come on here and back them up (you). Good Bye, have a great day.

          • Dr. Phil

            You wanna know something interesting son? Your Twitter feed. Its linked to your profile here. Go read it. You wanna be a “brother” soo bad, its killing you inside. Stop the madness right now. Go and find yourself. Go and find that little Caleb. Try being “him” again. It can’t be that bad. OK???

            This therapy session is over, now get off of my fucking couch, you ungrateful little shit.

          • Truth_Juice

            lmao! This dude is crazy!

          • Riposte

            I’m an EA fanboy because I wrote that? Wow. I actually do enjoy NBA 2K, but there was a time when NBA Live was the more hyped franchise. NBA Live 06 used to be the peak of NBA gaming pre NBA 2K11, I remember playing the Slam Dunk contest. Bet you don’t remember MLB pre The Show either, hell I bet you don’t even know MLB.

            But hey, that escalated quickly huh? The way you’re coming at me, it’s almost as if I shot your dog or something? And uh, Wanna-Be Intellectual bullshit over three sentences of retardation any day. Easily.

          • Truth in reporting

            Bitch, your game got cancelled…AGAIN. Stop crying in your milk.

          • Riposte

            Someone can’t read. Said I enjoyed NBA 2K and Live, that’s possible mate.

        • CSaintSwag is a Fag

          “NBA 2k knows for a fact that they will not have competition each year now, especially now that EA pulled this shit.”

          2k already knew that since 2006, you clown.

  • sim gamer

    Poor Tim aka Daley” quote from youtube
    “BREAKING NEWS: EA has officially decided NOT TO RELEASE NBA Live 13 and has instead opted to take another year in preps to release the game next year. IT’S A WRAP FOLKS. I won’t be playing basketball for another year I guess. Sorry for the bad new yall.”

    • sim gamer

      So much for all your yapping:
      http://www.youtube.com/user/daley7199

      • sdot

        LMFAO AT EA AFTA BEIN ON “IR” FOR 3YRS NOW SAYN DAT NX WILL B DA YR

        LOL 4YRS TO MAKE 1 GM & IT WILL STILL B TRASH O LORD

    • daley7199

      I never knew you were my bitch sim gamer. You stalking me bro. Don’t be mad, go find yourself a girlfriend or a boyfriend if thats what your into.

      • Guest

        bitch, you’re all over youtube with your stupid opinions. that isn’t stalking. thats you not having a fucking life.

        • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

          You are the last person that should be saying someone does not have a life.

  • hungryandrew

    NBA LIVE IS DEAD AND BURIED. R.I.P. TO EA SPORTS NBA VIDEGAME FRANCHISE

    • Amen_Ra

      AHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

      What a fiasco!!!!

      Daley, Don’t go out like that mayne! Show ya face!

      • daley7199

        RA you should know better than that. Its all good. Plenty of room in the wallet for the 60$ I would have spent on Live 13. At least I am not a sell out like you. I had more respect for you when you stuck by your guns and refused to play Madden. I told you last year that you would cave to this years game and I was right. You wont see me bitch out and buy 2k13, that I can assure you. I am smart enough not to waste 60$ on a game I don’t like. I expect more from you RA. You have certainly lost major respect RA. Don’t be a sellout. Trade your Madden 13 TODAY and restore your self respect.

        • Guest

          now you are just lashing out like a bitch.

        • Amen_Ra

          Once again, you failed to see reality. I always said I would buy Madden when they got a true online franchise. I was never consumed with blind hatred like you. They got the Online mode and I bought it.

          I never expected All-Madden would play like rookie level. LOL, I never knew EA could fail to get something so simple so wrong.

        • joel0078

          what I don’t understand is why you continue to read posts about 2k and then respond about how much you hate it. You’ve admitted you played the demo, yet you’ve been bashing on the series for years…..Did you really think that you were gonna DL it and like it? And if you did, do we expect that you’d actually come back here and admit to everyone that you bought it? We get it, you hate 2k sports. It sucks you don’t have an EA basketball game to play….I really think your desire to piss off all these posters is what drives you to post at all….

    • daley7199

      down but not out son. Enjoy your fanboy moment. I know how good it feels. I remember when EA signed that exclusive NFL license back in 2005. It was a great day. Unfortunately Live WILL be back where as your beloved NFL2k ……..WILL NOT. Hmm, Maybe I’ll play a game of Madden now why you can masturbate to Chris Bermann on your NFL2k5

      • Guest

        youre really taking this news kinda hard. poor baby. the pain will pass, but you’ll still be a bitch when its all gone.

      • http://www.facebook.com/makin.edwards Makin Edwards

        Is this religion or a product market. At the end of the day the better product won who cares its not religion its just a product market unless your employed by 2k or ea or have some stock invested its all pointless arguing

      • Sniper

        Cocaine is a helluva drug!

  • hungryandrew

    FIRST…NBA DEAD 13

    • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

      The sad thing about this is that you were not even the first to post here…

  • Juukbox

    WELP!

  • Keyon

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! DALEY WHERE U AT?!?!?!?

  • tish

    can’t…stop…laughing

    seriously did anyone actually think that this ice skating game..err i mean basketball game would make it to market?

    • afridgetofar

      lol Live was loose as shit but 2k has human beings that move around the deceleration rates of mac trucks and the agility of fucking snowmobiles. I’ve struggled for years to determine which irritates me the most.

  • CLEfan4LIFE

    having to take a shit right after you shower > NBA DEAD 13

    • daley7199

      Thats what the Almighty equates to having created Cleveland. At least the doo doo brown color is fitting.

  • tish

    guys don’t pick on daley so much. he’s like 37 years old and mentally retarded.

    • daley7199

      Im bullet proof son. You gumps couldn’t pick your own nose let alone pick on me.

      • Guest

        sob,…sniffle…sob, sob.

      • Daley’s BFF

        daley when you gonna come home and make love to me?

  • Geeznutz

    What if EA had the exclusive rights to the NBA ………………………….Damn the thought makes me sick

  • Geeznutz

    What if EA had the exclusive rights to the NBA ………………………….Damn the thought makes me sick

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Well things wouldn’t be the same. It could very well still have become a mess – but I don’t think EA if they had no competition – would’ve gone the reboot route with Elite 11 and instead would have kept building on what they had with Live 10.

      They felt they had to do something different as the competition surged past them. They had to differentiate. Failed completely but they were definitely influenced by their place in the market vs competition.

      • Khadeem

        that is completely true…losing leads to desperation…desperation leads to one taking chances…the took a chance n that lead the current status of basketball failure

      • daley7199

        Agreed. What is perplexing to me is that reasoning for waiting til after the 2k Demo launched to finally pull the plug. EA obviously knows what 2k has to offer. Its not Like2k13 is as ground breaking as 2k11 was. Further more EA knew what kind of product they had at E3 yet they touted how they were coming back in a big way. E3 wasn’t that long ago. They certainly had to know that they were no where near being where they needed to be. My assertion is that EA is gun shy. It seems to me that they cower under the intense fanboydom of 2k supports, so much that they ignore their own loyal fans. This is twice now that they have allowed mass negative acclaim from 2k fanboys to influence them into scrapping a game. Its like they can’t accept being #2. EA needs to put the ego aside and give us Live fans our game. They don’t have to be #1 to be successful. Coke has Pepsi, McDonalds has Burgerking and 2k has EA. There is plenty of room for 2 basketball games. EA just needs to man up and suck it up. Be #2 for a while while you regroup. Don’t just cower in the corner AGAIN. So sad EA.

        • Skopin

          Honestly, just playing the demo I am noticing a larger improvement from 2k12 to 2k13 than from 2k10 to 2k11. 2k11 didn’t really do much outside of adding Jordan. This year it seems that they actually worked on the in-game action.

          • daley7199

            Your a 2k fan so of course your going to say that. I played the demo and I see the same old 2k game. I don’t see anything different or impressive. To be honest the transition form 2k10 to 2k11 was monumental when compared to the transition form 2k12 to 2k13. If your online features work well this year then it will be a monumental victory. If not, well its just another typical 2k release.

          • Skopin

            Really? I am one of the only people who criticizes 2k on this forum, and you’re going to call me a 2k fan? You are out of your mind. Also, please learn the difference between “your” and “you’re.”

          • Guest

            aw, he was your BFF too. thats so sad. he just mad baby. give him time.

          • http://www.facebook.com/bishoparvinpresents Nebraska’s Own Bishop Arvin

            CORRECTION….The transition from Live 10 to Live 13 was “monumental.” I don’t understand these fanboy” comments. How can you continue to call some a fanboy when you defend a company that can’t even produce a game?! This is crazy to me. People that play NBA 2K aren’t fanboys, they are good consumers. lol. Live is nowhere near being as good as 2K. It hasn’t been in ten years. Open your eyes. And if its online feature work well “it’ll be a monumental victory?” PLEASE! bro, it is already a victory without it. They literally ended a franchise without a excusive license. Smh.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            I would also add if I had wrote this, that I enjoyed 2k11 more then 2k12.

        • sim gamer

          Tim, you know im the reason you dont post on OS sports. i called you out then, and I still do to this day. You wont ever call out EAs faults but instead blame Lives failures on 2k fans as to why Live folded. how about you blame EA for not listen to Live fans, making changes noone asked for etc? oh thats right you blame ea for listening to 2k fans. why cant you blame ea for listening to nba fans in general
          Such a cop out Tim.. again.. called you out on OS.. ill let you figure it out. better start backtacking Tim.

          • daley7199

            Elite 11……Completed Game, Live 13……..Completed game. Results, both games scrapped after intense negative scrutiny from 2k fanboys. I would hope your not as ignorant as you portray yourself. Its not coincidental by any stretch that EA scrapped both games shortly after a period of intense scrutiny. Its obvious that the Leaked game footage and the trailer were a litmus test for EA to gauge how their game would be received. The problem I have is that EA is more concerned about an irrational and immature fan base that could care less about Live as a game and just bash it for sport, all the while neglecting the real live fans who want this game. We wanted Elite and We equally wanted Live 13. There were well over 500000 people who bought live 10 so its not like the audience isn’t there. As far as you calling me out. First off hiding behind some made up name give you zero credibility and you are calling me out on nothing. I expect your whole life revolves around being a lemming for the mainstream. You have probably never had an original thought or opinion in your life.

        • Guest

          yep, we did everything we could to force a cancellation, and it worked. don’t be mad at EA. be mad at us, the 2K fanboys.

          and we’re still LOL-ing @ you dumbass.

      • daley7199

        Without competition it would be the same as Madden. With only one game to play the 2k zealots would still be playing live and crying about it just like they do with Madden today. All you have to do is look at how horrible MLB2k8 was. The game was more of a train wreck than Elite 11 yet since it was the only game Xbox users could play they bought it anyway. They were well aware of just how terrible that game was and they still bought it. That is what bothers me about EA. The Live fans would have still bought Live 13 regardless of how it played. I am pretty sure it couldn’t have been as bad as MLB2k8.

        • Amen_Ra

          LOL, true dat

      • Jonathan Glapion

        They were influenced by their own ignorance and unwillingness to reach out to it’s community. They’ve lack quality leadership for far to many years to produce anything decent in terms of basketball. But the worse crime is all the denial. I called FAIL the minute i read that they were using things from Elite. Why did everyone seem to not pay attention to this? So basically instead of dealing with the truth they kept trying to build on to a house termites already destroyed. Stupid is as stupid does. No you don’t need competition as long as you have a company that truly takes a level of pride 2k has. They’ve proved it in the NBA2k13 demo alone. Still i’ll admit i was pulling for live to get their shit together but didn’t hold my breath.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Iown-You/100000775565221 Iown You

        “Well things wouldn’t be the same.”

        Yeah, sure. Madden 06, 07, and 08, were easily as broken/lackluster as NBA Elite 11 and 13. Madden 06 and 08 specifically should’ve been cancelled as the number of glitches were enormous to the point that both games were nothing more than poorly tested beta’s. In terms of features, functionality, and gameplay those games didn’t even have a modicum of the quality management of NFL 2K5.

        The only thing saving Madden is the exclusive license. And even that hasn’t reaped EA the rewards they thought it would (i.e. see stock prices in 2004, and see stock prices today… much lower today, MUCH lower).

    • Keith.

      I think the better question is, what if EA didn’t have the exclusive rights for football? No doubt Madden would’ve suffered the same fate as Live.

      • Sniper

        I totally agree. Madden would be DONE! EA knew it, that’s why they ran and got the exclusive license. 2K scared the living shit out of them with ESPN 2K5 Football.

    • daley7199

      If EA had the exclusive rights to the NBA you wouldn’t be a 2kfanboy. I know the thought of not having Ronnie 2k’s nuts bouncing off the bridge of your nose makes you sick but don’t worry, David Stern doesn’t believe in exclusivity so you are safe. You better dig deep. With out Live to rant on your going to have to work hard to get all your 2k rants ready for launch day. I’ll have my popcorn ready for this. I rather enjoy watching 2k launch day deflate that bubble head of all you fanboys. Lets take a poll. What will be the biggest complaint on launch day? My bet will be a broken game mode for sure. They always have one of those.

      • Guest

        Lets take a better poll. Will EA ever dethrone 2K? Not without an exclusive
        license bitches.

        2K’s new motto should be “Our games are so good, they make EA cancel theirs”.

      • Guest

        LOL 2k beat the competition w/o taking the license. EA had to take the license for football. If they didn’t 2k would’ve probably put EA out with that too

  • LiveSince95

    there will be a Live 14?
    Are we supposed to believe that crap?

    • daley7199

      does it really matter whether you believe it now or not. When they show the game then you will know. The real question LiveSince 95 is whether you going to sell out and buy 2k. If you are then you need to scrap that name. Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs. Now that’s a name sake son.

      • da troof

        Nah. the real question is why you haven’t figured out that you are the biggest joke on the internet. Your EA cheerleading screams of insecure fanboyism and your immature rants screams your foreveralone status on facebook.

      • Sniper

        LOL! This guy just doesn’t quit does he? Dude, give it up. Your shit got CANCELED! Deal with it!

  • Gee

    Hey all, I am doing a NBA LIVE 13 Give-away!!! On all consoles, maybe even PC.
    It will go to the first 5 comments! Oh snap make it 20 comments!!!
    Lets GO!

    • CnD21

      ill comment 20 times then burn all the copies that way no one will suffer

  • Deus Legend

    Keith says…

    • The Baddest Mexican

      ummm…he was right about Live 13 being cancelled, and that dude “Deus Legend” is a little hater bitch?

      • Deus Legend

        Proof he was right? Anyone with half a brain knew 2 years ago Live wasn’t coming back. Looks like you’re the hater.

        • The Baddest Mexican

          “Anyone with half a brain knew 2 years ago Live wasn’t coming back.”

          yeah, cause you’re really perceptive, huh? I expected you to say something stupid like that. you also knew what my reply was, before even finished typing it, didn’t you? you half a brain having idiot. keith says so too. oh, I forgot….you knew that already.

  • plo

    anyone surprised? not really…. this game was awful, from bottom to top. only good thing was the ESPN License…. RIP EA BASKETBALL

  • SUPRA98

    HAHAHA NBA RIP 13… THIS IS FUNNY GOOD AND BAD NEWS ALL AT THE SAME TIME

  • finch

    This is not good news at all. I hope they continue so they can release on time for next year. But you gotta come out on time and with positive buzz for your product

  • ”daleys girlfriend”

    you lied to me daley!!!

  • ParedsucksDick

    Hahahahahahahaha! Suck it, EA!

  • Keith.

    Can’t wait to hear how Riccotello and Moore spin the monumental waste of money spent developing Live these last 3 years to the shareholders during the next quarterly conference call in October. Fun times.

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Maybe Riccotello will go with the infamous “We’re EA Sports for Christ’s Sake” again!

      • Keith.

        I’d forgotten about that quote (EA has had so many gems like that over the years that it’s hard to keep track of ‘em all) and had to Google the article, which is well worth a re-read. Can only imagine how many millions of dollars EA’s blown in the last 3-4 years on this game. What a waste.

        http://kotaku.com/5704605/how-a-big-video-game-was-killed

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/EZECRJLYNVWTXBSLYDWYS23GXY Tuan N

    nba LIVE? how ironic

  • MONNYB

    wow…i wont lie,i wouldve bought the digital download of nba live 13 for $20. im a basketball. honestly i may have hardly played it but to have options is good. dont get me wrong. im crazy hyped to get it in on 2K13.Damn,how gratified can 2KSPORTS feel knowing they shut the competition down the old fashioned way…not by making LAME A$$ EXCLUSIVE LICENSE DEALS!!!! NBA 2K13 LET’S GOOOOO…

  • MONNYB

    wow…i wont lie,i wouldve bought the digital download of nba live 13 for $20. im a basketball fan. honestly i may have hardly played it but to have options is good. dont get me wrong. im crazy hyped to get it in on 2K13.Damn,how gratified can 2KSPORTS feel knowing they shut the competition down the old fashioned way…not by making LAME A$$ EXCLUSIVE LICENSE DEALS!!!! NBA 2K13 LET’S GOOOOO…

  • dilladawg

    wow…i wont lie,i wouldve bought the digital download of nba live 13 for $20. im a basketball fan. honestly i may have hardly played it but to have options is good. dont get me wrong. im crazy hyped to get it in on 2K13.Damn,how gratified can 2KSPORTS feel knowing they shut the competition down the old fashioned way…not by making LAME A$$ EXCLUSIVE LICENSE DEALS!!!! NBA 2K13 LET’S GOOOOO…

  • Rob

    DALEY!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU???? Come out, come out, where ever you are!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

    Keith will remember this day more than the birth of his kids…

    • Maury P.

      Wow, sometimes you have to just listen and you will hear the despair that people are really feeling inside.

      You’ve been hanging around this forum for awhile now. Is there something else you’re really trying to say, son? Are you able to share it with the group? This isn’t really about NBA Live 13 is it? You can tell us.

      Is Keith your daddy, Jwaan?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

    Sad, I used to be a Live fan…like 8 years ago. Still, wish they would get it together for the better of both series. Competition breeds competition, and that only benefits consumers in the end…oh well, 2k13 it is.

    • CSaintSwag is a Fag

      shut up stupid. they were never competitors. that’s like saying a friggin steak was competing with a can of spam. do you like to eat spam over choosing eating a steak? shut up stupid.

      • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

        Of course they’re competitors…even if one is dominant. People considered Yankees-Red Sox a rivalry all the years that Boston was getting crushed.

        Where competition matters more than just in who sells most is innovation. Say what you will about NBA Live, but its online was excellent, and Online Team Play led to 2K putting in Team Up two years after. Now 2K is using a control scheme more similar to Live’s. There’s nothing wrong with that being influenced either – but that comes from competition and testing consumer likes and dislikes year after year.

        • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

          Pasta don’t even mind that dumb ass he obviously has nothing better to do with his time other than to troll your site. He has no friends so he comes on here and pretends to be a thug.

          • CSaintSwag is a Fag

            Yeah, because he uses “Wwag” in his name, eh little Caleb? Why don’t you just go by Caleb instead of a flashy wannabe homeboy name? LOL…when I think of the name Caleb, I imagine a farm animal at a rape crisis center, trying to pick your little punk ass, out of a police line up.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Ok me using the word Swag in my name is not me trying to be flashy in any way. The definition of the word swag is simply someones appearance or the way one presents himself. You just keep digging yourself further and further, you keep trying to make fun of me over the internet and I must say it is very lame. I have come to a conclusion that you have absolutely no life. Obviously you have no life if you come on a sports gaming site and insult people. I don’t even know why you continue how about you go out into the real world and go up to someone and talk like that to them and get your ass beat. No one has respect for people like you, I also love how you keep saying things like little Caleb and stuff like you are a higher power than me lmfao!!! You are so pathetic it’s funny, keep hiding behind your computer screen and see how far that gets you in life, loser.

          • CSaintSwag is a Fag

            LOL…stop that crying Caleb. Your mascara is running.

          • Big Dre

            LOL…for real dog. He prolly got the hiccups and them snot bubbles coming outta his nose.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            and crimson again

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            And the immaturity continues this is sadly not surprising coming from you crimson.

          • BANE

            Actually, the word SWAG started in the 60′s out in San Fransico. It was a way for the under ground gay community to communicate. S.W.A.G means secretly we are gay or well it did. Not quite sure how the urban ghetto community took it to mean ‘cool’.

          • Khadeem

            he’s the least objective person on here man…hes completely biased towards 2k

          • Truth in reporting

            Completely.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            crimson again

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            And i have no clue what you are talking about, I was talking good about 2k you dumb ass.

          • Khadeem

            i was referring to keith u clown…n when say biased towards 2k that does mean someone is saying favorable things about the game…look at u getting mad over the internet

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Well I’m sorry I took it the wrong way then. But I do not see Keith anywhere on this comment. I thought you were talking shit about me because the dude Truth in reporting aka (Crimson) was talking shit about me all day and he agreed with you, my bad.

        • daley7199

          I wonder how much of this decision is based upon the rumors that the next gen consoles will be out by next christmas which will give them a leg up and a fresh console to debut the return.

          • Guest

            wow, such optimism. a leg up. 2k put their leg up too. they put their leg up, then took a piss on EA, marking their territory. LOL

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Crimson again. you know you really do not have a life if you come on here and post as several different people just to try and insult someone. You honestly need to get a life.

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Daley please stop trying to say the NBA Live 13 is better then 2k it really isn’t and you know it.

      • Truth in reporting

        “There’s nothing wrong with that being influenced either – but that comes
        from competition and testing consumer likes and dislikes year after
        year.”

        Thats not influence. That’s called change. It’s called having options. 2K is always changing how there game plays, and controls, while keeping the previous control schemes, and options in tact. If you don’t wanna shoot with the stick, you can use the button to shoot, etc,etc.

        2K wasn’t even hardly competing with EA over who makes the best, most fun game of basketball They’re so far ahead of EA, that it’s a joke to compare “Live anything” to what NBA 2k has been. The same thing would have happened to that sorry ass Madden 13, that you yourself, tried so hard to influence an increase in sales for by. You can probably admit to everyone here right now that you were wrong about Madden taking all of these so called “risks”, but you won’t. Madden 13 is just plain all around TERRIBLE.

        As far as innovation??? Are you friggin kidding me? That NBA Live 13 gameplay looked like a huge pile of orangutan shit compared to NBA 2K 7 thru 13. EA cancelling one of their crappy sports game 2 years in a row? That’s EA innovating.

        • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

          annnnnnnnnnnnnnd its crimson

      • daley7199

        Stupid is as stupid does Gump. Get a clue fool. First off Live has been around long before 2k was even a thought. You must be one of those 2k babies who is ignorant and doesn’t even know about Pre NBA 2k. Do some research and learn your history. Ignorant posts like yours just show your immaturity and lack of perspective. If you were smart you would want EA to launch a game. It forces 2k to stay on their toes. With no competition 2k will have no pressure to improve. How do you think EA got into this mess in the first place fool. Next gen consoles are coming and I guarantee 2k isn’t preparing for the future. Even Mike Wang left EA because he did believe in Real Time Physics. He is still beholden to Canned Animations and I bet 2k will carry that crap into the next gen while EA will have the head start into Real time physics. Just look at the improvement in Madden this year with its physics based infinity engine. EA is improving while 2k is stuck on stupid. You will still be playing this bullshit canned animations on your PS4 or Xbox 720 while EA will be perfecting Real Time Physics. 2k can enjoy its stay on top for now but the day of reckoning will be upon them soon enough. Think I am lying. Just look what happened to NHL2k and MLB2k. You think NBA2k is bullet proof? Only a Gump like you would think that.

        • Guest

          Bitch, your game got cancelled. Stop crying. Ain’t no sympathy for you around here, just laughter. Write another paragraph or two about that. LOL

          • http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag

            Crimson again.

        • foxdie

          daley daley daley don’t play yourself live might have been around before nba2k but nba2k has came saw and kicked lives @ss just deal with it dude even if live does make a decent return it wont ever force nba2k to cancel it’s game like live has done for the past 3 gonna be 4 yrs dude.If live was so important to EA why didn’t they start working on the game immediately after canceling it the first time,instead they waited all that time then thought they could put something together really fast……NOT……EA took a big dump on live fan’s face and that’s the bottom line…….just play the best basketball game money can buy and live with it daley live with it or just sit on the sidelines for yet another year hoping

        • Khadeem

          this “physics” enigine that you are speaking of is overrated…its doesnt even function in most aspects of the game

      • http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

        It’s funny how much of that “spam” can be found in the “steak” these days.

  • Daley7199

    During these troubling times, and in light of the recent news of EA’s flagship basketball game’s cancellation, the Daley7199 family would like to ask that everyone respect our privacy and allow us to grieve in peace. Thank you very much.

  • Daley7199

    (sob)

    NBA Live 13 Cancelled. 2nd year in a row. And my Mitt Romney is also doing very poorly in the polls. I so wish my Mitt’s Bain capital would aquire EA, and try and turn them around, even if it meant outsourcing those American jobs to Asia and India. Mike Wang’s name sounds like he comes from there. It might just work. I’ll have ask my dad to give Mittens a call and see if he can’t do something about this.

    (sob)

    I am so deeply hurt by all of this bad news. I need to be held right now by a really strong burly man. Anybody out there wanna share a snuggy with ole Daley7199 right now?

  • http://www.facebook.com/bishoparvinpresents Nebraska’s Own Bishop Arvin

    BEAT DOWN! Except it. These chumps cancelled cuz they know they could not produce a product superior to 2K. And now that 2K has showed its ability to produce online its a wrap! RIP Live. We won’t miss you.

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Don’t think it has anything to do with 2K. Even if Live 13 was a stellar product it would’ve been dwarfed in sales. EA just couldn’t even put together a viable product regardless of everything else which is even more sad.

      • Truth in reporting

        Same thing would happened to the Madden series if the NFL hadn’t sold out to the most incompetent bidder. Say it Pasta. Say it goddammit!!! You know damn well its true. Don’t keep being half honest. Tell the goddamn truth. I know your EA buddies like that Dan Frieske like to come in here and read the comments, answer questions. Let them hear the truth that the EA Gamechangers are allowed to reveal. Their sports franchises are finally dying off. They suck compared to 2K.

        • Truth in reporting

          edit: Let them hear the truth that the EA Gamechangers “aren’t” allowed to reveal.

        • Skopin

          I fail to see your logic. What makes you think that 2k would have an amazing football game now? They have made other games aside from NBA 2k: MLB 2k, NHL 2k, both of which died off because they were awful, and NHL 2k fell hard to EA’s NHL offering.

          2k also had their chance at a football offering this gen with APF 2k8. They simply rehashed NFL 2k5 and stripped the ESPN presentation.

          My point is that there is no guarantee things would be any different if EA didn’t have the NFL rights.

          • Guest

            “They simply rehashed NFL 2k5 and stripped the ESPN presentation”

            And amazingly, even that game was better than every Madden released this gen. What WAS your point again?

          • Skopin

            My point was that 2k could have been just as lazy as EA when it came to football. Hell, they really haven’t put that much work into the last few NBA games truthfully. This year’s game is the biggest improvement since 2k10.

          • Guest

            man, you are really reaching. its too bad your game got cancelled, but it couldn’t of happened to a better company.

          • Skopin

            This is hilarious. To Daley, I am a 2k fan. Then you say NBA Live is my game. Are you really that dumb?

            When did I mention Live in my previous posts? Oh wait, I didn’t. You are just trying to deflect the argument because you have no real response.

          • Greg

            Dude, you’re out of your fuckin mind. No way 2K would have been as lazy as EA with the NFL license. Did you see what 2K did with ESPN 2K5? They would have continued to build off that and more than likely got better and better each year because that’s what 2K strives for. How the hell can you say that this year’s game is the biggest improvement since 2K10? Hell, NBA 2K11 was a HUGE jump from 2K10. 2K has improved their NBA games every year since the newer consoles came out. I guarantee one 2K gets the NFL license back their goal will be to put Madden out of business! Trust me, and they’re gonna go all out to do so!

          • Skopin

            True: NFL 2k5 was great, but they did virtually nothing in 3 years, and rereleased it in the form if APF 2k8. That’s why I say it could happen.

            As far as the NBA 2k argument, they added Jordan and a new mode in 2k11, and other legends in 2k12, but not much else that was significant. Considering that the players have been thee in the form of CAPs for years (I was using Jordan as My Player in 2k10), they didn’t really do much real work.

            I will say that this year’s iteration actually shows work being done with gameplay and improves a lot if the areas I have had an issue with the last 4 years though. The one thing that still irritates me is the commentary. I just can’t listen to Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellogg anymore.

          • http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

            My imaginary friend has a copy of APF 2k13.

          • http://www.facebook.com/makin.edwards Makin Edwards

            I read an article forbes.com where ea was concerned last gen admitting they werent prepared for this generation of gaming. They didnt have proper gaming engines and their developers werent experienced enough for this generation. They also tried to attempted ot obtain a nba exclusive license but the nba wasnt interested in monopolizing video games. This next generation Ea admits theyre faults from the past and says theyre prepared so obviously they kept themselves relevant by acquing the licensing regardless of how much faith you have in EA they didnt have that much faith and that was their reason for signing EXCLUSIVE deal setting their COMPETETION back ten years but caring less about YOU the customer.Great Business deal for them but screwed the market.

          • http://www.facebook.com/makin.edwards Makin Edwards

            Also EA obtain exclusive deal with espn that visual concepts had before. Not saying 2k woud have been more successful or anything but it killed every other potential opportunity in the market. good for their business but unconcerned about t consumer’s choice

          • Sniper

            2K really didn’t have a fair chance at an NFL football game because EA had the NFL rights so 2K had to make an alternative game, and that was STILL better than Madden in terms of gameplay. Let’s see 2K and EA go HEAD UP with BOTH having the NFL rights next year and then we’ll see what’s up!

          • Skopin

            I was just stating that 2k was just as lazy with APF 2k8 as EA has been with Madden. It was a carbon copy if NFL 2k5, minus ESPN presentation and with different rosters.

      • Truth_Juice

        “Has nothing to do with 2k”? Are you serious?? The whole demise of Live directly correlates with 2k. Hilarious.

      • http://www.facebook.com/bishoparvinpresents Nebraska’s Own Bishop Arvin

        Think about it, pasta. They can’t but together a good product becuz they are comparing it to 2K. So you mean to tell me they can get every sport right but basketball??? Please! They are comparing their product to 2K and it doesnt measure up and they are not about to lose that money. The demise of this game has everything to do with 2K. If there was no 2K you bet you’re ass we’d be playing this current version of NBA Live 13. And EA would care less what we thought about it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/bishoparvinpresents Nebraska’s Own Bishop Arvin

    Why dont they just release a roster update for NBA Live 10? lol. Which was also wack to me.

  • JJ

    I hope they keep trying, Lives only job at this point is keeping 2K honest.

    • Truth in reporting

      Really? Live couldn’t even keep itself honest. That’s why it took so long for Live to cancel itself AGAIN.

      You want honesty?

      My crystal ball estimates that as of Sept 27, 2013, effective immediately, NBA Live 14 is cancelled too. (chuckle)

  • http://www.facebook.com/INFAMOUSDC Bernard Entrepreneurship Shank

    Awww I’m sure all of the EA fan boys are sad to bad no one cares about Live anymore

  • donofdons21

    Dam shame what happened to Live….

  • foxdie

    EA and NBA LIVE bow to your king of basketball NBA2K……..LMAO…..

  • CLE216

    this daley dude is gonna have cardiac arrest when something actually worth getting angry over occurs. if i were you id bench the salt and pick up a work out routine…

  • Guest

    I don’t get how some of yall that stand by EA still do it. The fact that they couldn’t release a game for the last 3 years is bad enough itself lol

  • Guest

    The next option for EA is to work really hard at getting an exclusive license. It’s the only way they can compete. Crappy developers == crappy games. Just look at the embarrassing fail that is Madden NFL. Madden used to be great, but since the exclusive it’s been awful, and it is nothing close to the gameplay of APF2k8. Their developers are awful and it shows in the final product. Some of their community managers aren’t even afraid to admit that the developers struggle with basic things like line play and they are still wondering how 2k managed to do it. None of this should come as a surprise.

  • MARZ76

    this is the reason why 2k took crew up out,just like last year. unlike last year 2k didnt know if live was coming,but this year they know an they put up there secret weapon until live comes out swinging. EA dam u come out already so crew mode will be back

    • Wake up

      until live “comes out swinging”? that’s hilarious! when the hell is that ever going to happen? too funny. you dreamers just never wake up to the reality that the people making nba live are incompetent. they don’t have a clue about how to make a good enough basketball game that would rival nba 2k. the live franchise is will be cancelled indefinitely. 2k owns the basketball marketplace. deal with it.

      • MARZ76

        yes u are right about live…i just want all the modes back in 2k. i stop playing live when 2k was dreamcast

  • http://www.facebook.com/bishoparvinpresents Nebraska’s Own Bishop Arvin

    Whats even funnier about this is people keep saying “without competition 2K will be like Madden and get worse.” WELL they ain’t had competition for 3 years now and the game keeps getting better!! lol. Live “fanboys” are fighting this to the grave. How can any true gamer defend a game (and I say game becuz I’m a EA & Madden fan) that is so terrible. I MEAN C’MON ITS BEEN THREE YEARS! lol.

  • CnD21

    I don’t get why people get so offended about a video game. In the next generation of consoles if live makes a comeback and is better than 2k I’ll just get live or both. i don’t understand why someone has to play the same game and just stick with it.

  • Soulblaze15

    EA dead sports 2014

  • Sniper

    STEVIE WONDER could see this shit coming! EA needs to just give it up already as far as basketball games go. They’re really embarrassing themselves with this nonsense. I think it’s safe to say we’ve seen the last of NBA Live.

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