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Press Row Podcast: EA Play 2017 News
Sports games always take center stage at Electronic Arts' annual mid-June press briefing. Those previously linked with E3 instead now represent the kickoff to their own event EA Play. Given the leading soccer, football, and basketball titles are always among the top selling games in both North America and worldwide their high-profile presence should come as no surprise. Madden NFL 18, FIFA 18, and NBA Live 18 all were prominently featured in this weekend's EA Play press briefing. Madden h...
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Gameplay improvements and second year of The Journey shown off for FIFA 18
The first news reveal for the biggest video game franchise in the world came out of EA Play today. FIFA 18 will be working to add player personality and overhaul dribbling, while The Journey goes into year two for star Alex Hunter. Ronaldo’s signature sprint, Sterling’s unique turns, and Griezmann's technique are all immediately recognizable in FIFA 18. For the first time ever, real-world movements, size and attributes inform how a player moves, allowing you to feel the life-l...
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Madden NFL 18 “Long Shot” Trailer
While several features for Madden NFL 18 were detailed earlier the introduction of the Story Mode had only been teased. Today out of EA Play it received a proper reveal. Going with the title of "Long Shot" the mode will include time both in high school and college. Some licensed universities will even be featured* with the trailer showing both Texas and Oregon. Dan Marino appears as a character, and other actors involved include Scott Porter and Mahershala Ali. After three years away fro...
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New Career Mode “The One” and Gameplay Details for NBA Live 18
After taking a year off - the fourth time in the last seven years that a game has failed to release - EA Sports is looking to earn some credibility back with NBA Live 18 this fall. At EA Play today the company revealed its big feature as a Career Mode called "The One" along with some gameplay details and the announcement of a free demo.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details and Diamond Dynasty content for June 9
Along with the latest patch out this morning new content in the form of additions to Diamond Dynasty and the weekly roster update have gone live in MLB The Show 17. The updates are significant as the new roster includes some major changes to ratings moving players up or down a tier while the Players of the Month for May have been introduced to Diamond Dynasty. Dallas Keuchel and Zack Greinke are the biggest winners of the update up 2 points to go from Gold to Diamond status. Surrendering ...
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Details on MLB The Show 17’s sixth patch
Work continues to try and fix various issues with MLB The Show 17 besides its continued server struggles. Earlier updates to MLB 17 delivered adjustments to AI manager decision-making, fixes for gameplay and presentation, the initial improvements made to gameplay, miscellaneous changes, plus a few early online and uniform fixes. The sixth post-release patch went out today and includes the removal of the broken PCI indicator from the pitching side of the equation and a re...
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E3/EA Play 2017 Preview
Though its relevance on the ground has been fading E3 still represents a massive yearly event for the gaming industry. The press briefings that take place prior to E3 are main draw for observers while Electronic Arts has left E3 to hold their own overlapping event known as EA Play and other companies have begun to take similar approaches. E3 and now also EA Play have traditionally delivered new insight into the upcoming crop of sports games slated for late summer and fall. Here’...
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Diamond Dynasty Event featuring Legends/Flashbacks has opened
The fourth weeklong online Diamond Dynasty Event went live earlier today in MLB The Show 17. The theme for this Event is "Time Warp" as it requires rosters to be made up of only Legends and Flashback cards.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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