The latest version of Midway's Ballers series has just been announced, with NBA Ballers: Chosen One coming out next spring.
The sequel to NBA Ballers will again feature one-on-one and two-on-two gameplay, with the focus being on becoming the "Chosen One" and living the NBA lifestyle. The game will feature new "action movie" style camera angles of moves, and like in the original Ballers, you'll travel around the world to a series of different courts, but this time as part of the "Chosen One Tournament". With the original Ballers' affection for referencing other Midway games, let's hope this is Shang Tsung-related.
You'll also be able to develop new super moves to shut down opposing stars while you play defense (if so inclined, Zach Randolph fans), and with online mode, you'll be able to play against other super balers and become, theoretically, the Chose nest One.
Joystiq via ESPN writes: "Electronic Arts and Midway have shelved their competing arcade-style basketball franchises, as ESPN reports that both NBA Street and NBA Ballers have been benched.
Regarding NBA Street, EA Sports boss Peter Moore explains to ESPN that the division is reevaluating its mixture of licensed and original IP, adding that "we need to develop some new things." But don't go expecting anything particularly edgy to come out of this moment of clarity. "If Wii Sports has taught us anything," adds Moore, "it's that people will sit there and play big head tennis all day long. We need to be able to tap into that audience.'"
thank goodness, nba street was refreshing when it first came out but the premise and lack of innovation got old real quick
this guy just doesn't get it does he ...yo MR.Moor IMPROVE the madden game from arcady to pure sim. what goes on in the nfl not that arcady over the top pick up and play wack azz madden ...
Midway Games games today announced that Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic will appear on the cover of NBA Ballers: Chosen One next installment in the popular NBA Ballers franchise coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Spring of 08. Al Horford of the Hawks will also be featured in the package.
Industry insider "surfer girl" has come to reach on twenty five more things on new game titles being developed as we speak. Contains information on: Gears of War trilogy, the next Hitman game, Far Cry on PS3, Prince of Persia 4, Resistance: Fall of Man 2, and more.
Far Cry 2.... SYPHON FILTER AND RESISTANCE 2.... HOW DARE THE BLASTPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PSS is heating up baby... wait did it say FAR CRY!!!!!
WTH!? Next Hitman for Wii? Haven't they realiszed that violent games are not for Wii (Just look at current Manhunt 2 controversy and how all TV stations and media are talking of horrible things and such about Manhunt with motion sensetive controles?)
I hope Surfer Girl is wrong about Hitman and next 47 comes to PC, PS3 and 360.
most of them comments were for the wii, even tho u could of predicted every one of them, what is suprising is that the gears trilogy is on 360, which means that its going to be around a few more years yet
I really wonder who the hell it is though. I would like to hear more about some unreleased Sony first party games.
Nice find.
"et's hope this is Shang Tsung-related."
Good one, MK FTW!