In 2010, Electronic Arts waited until the last second to cancel its flagship NBA game. This year, it’s bowing out long before the season begins.

The leader in video game sports has quietly announced plans to bypass this season and release its next installment of NBA Elite (formerly called NBA Live) in the fall of 2012. That will create a three-year gap between releases, a significant fall for what used to be the leading basketball sports simulation.

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