NBA Live 08 to feature FIBA World Championship teams

That's actually pretty cool. I just hope they don't terribly overrate a lot of foreign players, which I'm willing to bet will happen.

 

It's a good idea, but I'm skeptical about the same thing as Ed! They can't even get the proper player ratings for the NBA, so I doubt they do it properly for the Euroleagues.

Somebody needs to make a basketball-version of Football Manager.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Oh, that's too bad that it's on Live, or else it'd be a good idea.</div>

Bit of a contradiction there.

 

<div class="quote_poster">I-Miss-MJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Bit of a contradiction there.</div>

I don't see it. Live sucks, so it would be better if 2k would have the feature.

 

I wish the 2K Sports franchise does something better. It is way better than Live but need to come up with more gaming modes.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">Somebody needs to make a basketball-version of Football Manager.
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Do you mean NFL Head Coach?

 

Football=Soccer CLos

Anyway, good idea, but unless EA has international scouts going over to Europe and to numerous international competitiongs, I don't think that the teams and players will be realistically rated.

 

NBA Live 08 goes International

"The NBA has gone global. Now EA is taking Live across the world, having reached an agreement to exclusively host the FIBA World Championship in NBA Live 08 and future iterations. The real teams, the real players, and the true FIBA World Championship experience will be yours this October on PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360. This marks the first time the FIBA World Championship (the ultimate global hoops battle) has ever appeared in a videogame.

Gamers can play any of the eight international teams (including Team US) in the Play Now mode or in the new FIBA World Championship mode. The Championship mode is an eight team single-elimination tournament. More importantly, because the real international players will be added into NBA Live 08, they can also be brought in to your Franchise just as a real NBA team might draft an international player.

"We're very excited to count FIBA as a close partner," said Jordan Edelstein, Director of Product Marketing, EA Sports. "Adding the FIBA World Championship license to the NBA Live franchise, allows us at EA Sports to add a new layer of authenticity to the franchise, giving fans all over the world a deeper virtual basketball experience."

"We are very pleased to partner with the world's #1 videogame company to enable basketball fans worldwide to play the FIBA World Championship," said FIBA Commercial Director Matthew Osmon."

SOURCE:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/810/810495p1.html

i hate nba live 08, and if you watch the video trailer and check out the starting five images, you'll know why. the graphics suck. if nba 2k8, 2k9 were to do this, it would be 1000x better. i love 2k.

 

This has always been the problem with EA though. They run out buying exclusive licenses and then halfass the games, once they get the rights. They've done it with the Godfather, Marvel, Batman, Catwoman, ESPN, etc.

 

NBA Live's player ratings are always horrible.

 

There is already a thread about this here. But I guess this would really be a better forum to post it in.

 

oh, my bad, didnt see the other thread. you can close this if you have to.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Uhm, no. Live sucks. The idea is good, but NBA Live sucks hardcore.</div>

That isn't what you said though.

You said too bad it's on Live, else it would be a good idea.

 

Live has disapointed me since 06. did they take that superstar moves crap off. If not I probably wont buy it. its so easy to abuse the superstar moves that the game wasnt fun for me personally. I still play live 05 because IMO its the best NBA game because the game has defense and its all about you midrange game just like in real basketball.

This is coming from a guy who has played live since 98. and another thing; Please this isnt a debate about live so dont ry and convince me that live 06 and 07 were great. Because i emphasize that TO ME recent lives were not good games.

 

<div class="quote_poster">kobimel Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Football=Soccer CLos

Anyway, good idea, but unless EA has international scouts going over to Europe and to numerous international competitiongs, I don't think that the teams and players will be realistically rated.</div>

HAHA I didn't know what exactly you were talking about.

 

That's cool, but it has already been done years ago as a PC mod.

 

This sounds sick, I'm looking real forward to NBA Live this year, they've pretty much reworked the entire game from the sounds of things, and put alot of focus back into the basics. I have faith this game will kickass, the big time Game sites (IGN, GameSpot etc.) have already given it good praise in some of their previews, so I'm confident it will be a better product this year.

If not, I'm done with NBA Live for good.

 

I'll probably try the game out, but there is nothing that could convince me to buy a Live game ever again. 10 Mbit connection and a chipped PS2 baby!