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Black Friday Blitz promotion now underway in Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team
While the Thanksgiving program in MUT remains open minus the Ultimate Feast portion, EA Sports has just rolled out a brand new one coinciding with Black Friday that includes some big potential rewards that will be active until the same endpoint on November 29. Black Friday Blitz currently doesn't have a full Solo Challenge campaign available. Instead there's one limited time solo that awards a pack with 3 Blitz Tickets. Blitz Packs are being sold for 50,000 Coins or 500 Points (equival...
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Second update for PES 2017 strengthens presence of Liverpool and Dortmund
The second content update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 went out today on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and delivers new kits, updated and enhanced player likenesses, three new stadiums, and a number of presentation elements designed to mirror key matchday experiences. 100 player likenesses will also undergo improvements, with the new update adding updated visual representations of the likes of Marco Reus, Neymar Jr, Adrian Ramos, Sadio Mane and Lionel Messi, amongst others. The thumbnail im...
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2016 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals – Gaming and More
Because of the proximity to their respective releases, the majority of each year’s sports video games get considerable discounts through Black Friday and occasionally Cyber Monday deals, marking their value high-point as their seasons are still ongoing or very early on. Of course there’s a lot more than just the games to contemplate picking up, whether it be for yourself or others, so here’s a roundup of the most relevant deals through various retailers. [Update] Even th...
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Madden NFL 17 has its commentary update from regular season week 11
The 14th commentary update for Madden NFL 17 has gone out with the broadcast team of Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis reflecting on the events that took place and storylines that emerged from week 11 of the season. Madden will be receiving these real-world commentary updates regularly throughout the year which apply to Play Now and Online games. The duo is also recording additional audio for modes like Franchise and Ultimate Team. Another commentary update is out in Madden NFL 17. Here'...
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Deal on Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
While most sports games see considerable discounts at retailers within weeks of release, Pro Evolution Soccer is the rare one that lags far behind with any price drop given that it doesn't move a great deal of copies in North America. Amazon today though has the latest game in the series for $40 on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There has been no sign given that PES 2017 will be found for cheaper anywhere later this week. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 received a 9/10 review and is a...
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Major update to NHL 17 improves gameplay, adds new uniforms and goal celebrations
EA Sports today released a significant patch for NHL 17 on both Xbox One and PS4 that not only looks to deliver improvements to gameplay and various modes, but also adds in new content in the form of uniforms, equipment, and goal celebrations. (more…)...
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Details on the fourth patch for NBA 2K17
The fourth post-release patch for NBA 2K17 is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well as on PC. The earlier updates made to the game have addressed the ability to release roster updates, added PS4 Pro support, fixed the shot meter and various bugs, and tweaked gameplay and presentation. Despite that major issues have remained most notably related to CPU defensive AI and the game's online Pro-Am mode. The new patch doesn't note any changes to the big defensive AI concerns...
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PC management sims offer something new for sports gaming fans late in the year
While nearly all the console sports games for the year released prior to October three prominent team management games for PC have just hit the market. The latest edition in the long-running Football Manager franchise is joined by two games from the Draft Day Sports series (college football and pro basketball) created by Wolverine Studios. I'll be taking a look at the games in upcoming reviews but until then here's some info this year's editions. (more…)...
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