According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas will appear on the cover of EA Sports' "NBA Live," the WASHINGTON TIMES reports.
Tremendously popular on multiple video game consoles, "NBA Live" has featured Tracy McGrady, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan on the cover.
Arenas, who suffered a torn meniscus earlier this month and is out for the season, is an avid video game player who often goes online and challenges other gamers.
Do you think someone like Dirk or Nash ever get any consideration?
just seems funny that they are the "supposed" most valuable players in the league yet they can't get their face on a game cover. Mind you, i guess it all comes down to marketability.
I doubt EA "chose" Gilbert or anyone else over Lebron. Lebron must be holding out for some insane amount of money to lend his face to one of these games. Big scorers and high flyers are who sell games - that's who kids want to pretend to be.
If I was 2k though, I would look to sign Nash at this point. It'd be a way to play up the fact that Live is an arcadey superstar oriented game, and 2k is a realistic sim. A pass-first point guard is a good symbol for a sim game. Duncan would be another great way to convey that, but he'd probably sell fewer copies.
I doubt EA "chose" Gilbert or anyone else over Lebron. Lebron must be holding out for some insane amount of money to lend his face to one of these games. Big scorers and high flyers are who sell games - that's who kids want to pretend to be.
If I was 2k though, I would look to sign Nash at this point. It'd be a way to play up the fact that Live is an arcadey superstar oriented game, and 2k is a realistic sim. A pass-first point guard is a good symbol for a sim game. Duncan would be another great way to convey that, but he'd probably sell fewer copies.
Excellent points. 2K has always been the more realistic of the two (and my person favourite). What better way to express that to gamers than by putting your duncans and nash's on the front.
I doubt EA "chose" Gilbert or anyone else over Lebron. Lebron must be holding out for some insane amount of money to lend his face to one of these games. Big scorers and high flyers are who sell games - that's who kids want to pretend to be.
exactly... gilbert probably did it for considerably less money than bron would have done it for. i recall a couple years ago when gilbo was so desperate for his own shoe commercial that he told adidas he would pay for it himself. the guy just wants to get his face out there.
knowing bron's camp, they probably asked for eight zero's.
Arenas over Bron for Live Cover...
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