E3 2017: EA Reveals new NBA Live 18 Mode for both League and Street Basketball

<p>Today’s EA Play conference was not just news about <em>Battlefield<&sol;em> and <em>Star Wars<&sol;em> content&comma; EA Sports also had a presence and revealed news about the latest additions for <em>NBA Live 18&period; NBA Live 18<&sol;em> will feature an all-new career mode called &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The One” which will allow you to become a pro for the NBA&comma; while also participating in games on real-life street basketball courts&comma; blending street basketball and pro basketball in one career mode&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;mJ9HYF3bma0" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In The One&comma; you will be able to create your own player and customize him with gear that you unlock over the course of the mode&period; The two sides of The One are drastically different&semi; Organized&comma; regimented basketball games for the NBA&comma; and the freestyle street games outdoors&period; It has not yet been announced whether The One will feature any sort of narrative in <em>NBA Live 18<&sol;em>&comma; but it does seem to attempt to blend both NBA and Street basketball for fans of both varieties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>No matter where you decide to play&comma; you’ll find yourself rising in the ranks according to EA – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>the respect you earn in The Streets matters just as much as the rings you earn in The League<&sol;em>&comma;” which was quoted from the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;easports&period;com&sol;nba-live&sol;the-one" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">NBA Live website<&sol;a>&period; The street courts that were announced for <em>NBA Live 18<&sol;em> include real-life Venice Beach&comma; California&comma; and Rucker Park in New York&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"XcNqzazrg94" title&equals;"Welcome to The One &vert; NBA LIVE 18"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;XcNqzazrg94"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;XcNqzazrg94&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Welcome to The One &vert; NBA LIVE 18"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Player customization is not just cosmetic&period; Customization in NBA Live 18’s The One mode extends to a variety of playstyles based on what position you choose&comma; as well as a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Signature” ability that only you use in addition to various traits that are customizable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Interestingly enough&comma; EA took the time to stress that The One is not just a single-player experience in <em>NBA Live 18<&sol;em>&period; The One will also include &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;uniquely crafted Live Events” that will be playable in single-player&comma; co-op&comma; and multiplayer settings&period; If you are interested in trying out this new mode&comma; you will be able to give it a spin when NBA Live 18’s demo goes live and is free on Playstation 4 and Xbox One in August&period; Any progress you make in the demo will carry over to the full game when it launches if you choose to pick it up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; EA Play Conference<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;