EA Sports Server Shutdown Next Week Means NBA Live is Finished
EA Sports Cancels NBA Live 13
See NBA Elite 11, Streaming Live [Update: Nope]
The guy who won an eBay auction for a bona fide retail copy of the indefinitely-postponed NBA Elite 11 will be playing the game and streaming it live in about 40 minutes.
NBA Jam For 360, PS3: 'We're Trying To Throw It All In There'
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The creative director for NBA Jam has said the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game will now have as much of the Wii version's content as possible. Previously, 360/PS3 Jam was to lack the "Remix Tour" mode.
Elite's Meltdown May Get More Into A Jam — But Not On The Wii
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Coming back from E3 in June, I decided I'd seen my excuse to go get a Wii. NBA Jam, which we'd given a best-of nomination, and which was absolutely thronged inside Electronic Arts' booth, open to close.
Someone Claims To Have A Retail Disc Of NBA Elite 11
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NBA Elite 11 was indefinitely postponed on Monday, a week before its commercial release. I didn't receive any disc pre-release (for review), but conceivably they might exist somewhere in the wild. One allegedly just sold on eBay for $255.
NBA Elite's Cover Star Learned Of Postponement Over Twitter
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Kevin Durant, the cover athlete for NBA Elite 11, "spoke with noticeably more sullenness" in his first comments since EA Sports indefinitely postponed the game. Hearing the news first via Twitter probably did not help his mood.
Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite
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The most fateful day for NBA Elite 11 was not Monday, Sept. 27, the day it was postponed indefinitely. It's Sept. 21, the day it was crucified.
NBA Elite 11 Delayed; NBA Jam To Ship Separately By Holidays
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Just one week before it was scheduled to hit shelves, EA Sports on Monday indefinitely delayed NBA Elite 11 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, indicating that quality concerns raised by the demo's dismal showing necessitated the postponement.