There has been a lot of speculation around NBA Live 13 given the actions of EA Sports. The game is being hidden right now and they are actively cultivating a perception that something is severely wrong with the title. That the discussion amongst consumers about Live 13 is trending towards whether it will even release or not - and EA doesn't seem to mind that stories have to be written saying they haven't actually cancelled it yet - says a lot about their confidence towards the product should...

EA Sports was unable to generate excitement for NBA Live 13 at E3 - in fact they left the event with perception of the game taking a large hit from its already fairly low level of regard from the media. Since then the company has gone largely quiet regarding Live - with the exception of tweeting out first round draft pick overall ratings - which projects the impression that they don't have what is needed to generate positive momentum or may not be confident in the product at this point in ti...

The overall ratings from NBA Live 13 that EA Sports provided for the rookies drafted in the first round won't tell you much about the player's skill levels or effectiveness in the upcoming game. They're essentially empty numbers with no context and varying by only a few points here and there between most of the picks made their reveals fairly uninteresting. What is evident however from those overall ratings is that the new development team is reverting to a more traditional ratings scale ...

EA Sports went largely silent on NBA Live 13 following its disappointing appearance at E3. The company however reemerged to promote the returning series by taking advantage of the news and excitement generated by the NBA Draft - revealing rookie overall ratings in the game as players were selected throughout the evening. (more…)...