""I left on pretty good terms.They were happy I stuck it out as long as I did."" NBA Live, at best a mediocre game since the advent of the Xbox 360, narrowed the quality gap with NBA 2K in this year's edition.Sales figures did not follow however; NBA Live 10 actually sold less this year than NBA Live 09.NBA 2K10, meanwhile, recently eclipsed the 2 million mark in copies sold.""People at EA Sports are not happy with replica Omega 2262.50 Watch those sales figures,"" Thomas said.""They're looking to go in a different direction, probably strongly in a different direction."" On its official blog, EA Sports posted a brief statement from NBA Live lead producer Sean O'Brien about Wang's departure.
""I wanted to take this opportunity to personally thank Mike for his contributions during the 18 months that he was working on NBA Live,"" O'Brien wrote.""His vision and leadership within gameplay on NBA LIVE 10 was part of the reason why that game was critically reviewed as having taken a tremendous leap in quality and at least as good as replica Omega 2293.52 Men's Watch any other basketball game on the market."" That leap in quality clearly irked 2K.As it battled problems with NBA 2K10's online multiplayer and readied patches amidst community grumblings, EA Sports was actually getting praise for its first big update.
That led to oblique insinuations, by 2K, that the Live team had been working on this patch prerelease knowing the retail code was inferior.EA Sports sniped back with screenshots and testimonials from gamers selling off their NBA 2K10 in favor of Live.Going forward, it's clear 2K Sports thinks it's stopped Live's comeback at one-and-done.Wang's stature within the basketball sim world made him a celebrity hire for EA Sports Vancouver, replica Omega 2236.50 Watch and he was frequently used in the media campaign spotlighting the game's development.Back at 2K, Wang is a member of a team - albeit an important one.Wang said there are no restrictions or agreements made on his return employment with 2K.""It wasn't a scouting mission,"" he said of his 18-month tenure at EA Sports.
