NBA Live 2016’s glitches aren’t as bad as “Jesus Bynum,” but they’re still out in force

It is very rare for a game to get pulled once a company has invested a large amount of money in it, and it is even rarer for a company to pull a game once a public demo has been released for it. And to take things a step further, it is pretty much unheard of for a company to pull a game once copies have been printed. However, back in 2010 that is exactly what happened with NBA Elite 11.

Ahead of release, everything was looking great, with EA touting they were ready to release one of the best NBA games they had ever made. However, when the demo of the game hit in September of 2010, forums, comments sections, and social media were all ablaze commenting that the game was a glitchy mess. A video of NBA star, Andrew Bynum doing an impression of Jesus, was also a big hit on Youtube because of his unintentionally hilarious in-game exploits.

Things got so bad, that EA cancelled the release of the game just a few weeks before release – commenting they were not happy to “ship a product [we’re not] proud of and compete for marginal share.” It was such a last minute decision that a few copies of the final version of the game got into the wild, and started selling on eBay for extravagant prices.

Now, almost five years later, EA might be having a problem with a Basketball game all over again – NBA Live 2016. The Elite branding may be long gone, but it seems bugs persist throughout the years. Thankfully, rather than being absolutely game-breaking the bugs in the recently released demo are sort of entertaining. The even better news is that they don’t seem to be widespread. However, they are still fun to watch! Here is a few.

You’re Throwing The Wrong Way…

Teleport Time…

Lose Weight Fast…

Are My Arms Supposed To Bend This Way?

Thanks to NeoGAF user XiaNaphryz for sourcing the videos.