EA Puts NBA Street on Hiatus, Rumors Suggest Midway's NBA Ballers Is Dead
Electronic Arts has confirmed that its urban basketball series NBA Street is now on hold, with rumors suggesting that Midway's NBA Ballers franchise has been halted.
NBA Ballers: Chosen One, Left. Right, NBA Street Homecourt.
NBA Ballers: Chosen One, Left. Right, NBA Street Homecourt.
"We'll still do traditional sports, but we're going to do them a different way," EA Sports president Peter Moore explained to ESPN. "In the old days we had things like SSX that were our own intellectual property, but since then we've kind of moved away from that. We need a mixture of experiences that are not only for the hardcore."
"If Wii Sports has taught us anything, it's that people will sit there and play big head tennis all day long," he explained. "We need to have something for that sports fan who might not necessarily be a sports gamer, but who wants that 15-minute... Read more
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