<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
NBA	O
Playoffs	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
sales	O
had	O
dropped	O
off	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
2K	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
released	O
installment	O
to	O
date	O
was	O
2018	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
an	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
cancellations	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
20	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
21	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
any	O
official	O
confirmation	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
more	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
predecessor	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
the	O
NBA	O
Playoffs	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
Lakers	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Celtics	I-Application
,	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
MS-DOS-compatible	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
later	O
adapted	O
for	O
consoles	O
in	O
early	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Details	O
such	O
as	O
Horace	O
Grant	O
's	O
goggles	O
are	O
clearly	O
visible	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Air	O
Reverse	O
Layup	O
"	O
is	O
animated	O
with	O
very	O
high	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
Bulls	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Lakers	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Bulls	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Blazers	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
Olympic	O
basketball	B-Application
spinoff	O
game	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
USA	I-Application
Basketball	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
NBA	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
94	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
before	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
naming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YearGame	O
TitleFeatures	O
1989	O
Lakers	B-Application
versus	I-Application
Celtics	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
Playoffs	I-Application
NBA	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
signature	O
moves	O
in	O
team	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1991	O
Bulls	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Lakers	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
Playoffs	I-Application
Co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
replay	I-Application
in	O
team	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1992	O
Team	B-Application
USA	I-Application
Basketball	I-Application
International	O
player	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1992	O
Bulls	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Blazers	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
Playoffs	I-Application
NBA	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
custom	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1993	O
NBA	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
Multiple	O
custom	O
team	O
,	O
3rd	O
party	O
in	O
game	O
advertisement	O
,	O
all	O
NBA	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
‘	O
94	O
,	O
the	O
annual	O
EA	O
basketball	B-Application
release	O
received	O
a	O
simpler	O
title	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
naming	O
pattern	O
using	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
year	O
has	O
continued	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
varying	O
to	O
use	O
of	O
all	O
4	O
digits	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
2000	B-Application
to	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
16	O
consecutive	O
seasons	O
of	O
releases	O
,	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
retool	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
NBA	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
11	I-Device
met	O
with	O
development	O
troubles	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
hiatus	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
returned	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
14	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pioneer	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
95	I-Application
release	O
was	O
for	O
fourth	O
generation	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
96	I-Application
included	O
the	O
first	O
fifth	O
generation	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
version	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixth	O
generation	O
production	O
started	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
continued	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
through	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2009	I-Application
on	O
the	O
high	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
06	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
hit	O
seventh	O
generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
14	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
EA	O
continued	O
its	O
run	O
on	O
into	O
eighth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
each	O
season	O
until	O
support	O
was	O
pulled	O
after	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
08	I-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
featured	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
that	O
included	O
some	O
biggest	O
names	O
from	O
five	O
decades	O
(	O
50s	O
to	O
90s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
was	O
on	O
the	O
'	O
90s	O
team	O
through	O
2004	O
before	O
being	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
08	I-Application
,	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
international	O
teams	O
were	O
added	O
under	O
FIBA	O
's	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform.NBA	O
Live	O
09	O
added	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Dynamic	O
DNA	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
concept	O
of	O
daily	O
updates	O
changing	O
tendencies	O
,	O
rosters	O
,	O
and	O
hot-cold	O
streaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
attempted	O
to	O
retool	O
the	O
series	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
with	O
NBA	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
next	O
installment	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Fall	O
2012	O
and	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
name	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
announced	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
cancel	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
had	O
sold	O
33.54	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
since	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
just	O
falling	O
short	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
's	O
37.24	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
features	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
WNBA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
on	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
female	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
20	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
trying	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
teams	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
21	O
was	O
also	O
cancelled	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
