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The best of Amazon Prime Day 2016
Last year Amazon hyped the first ever "Prime Day" as a huge event that would feature the most deals ever. While that may have been true in terms of how many items were discounted, the vast majority were unappealing, and it was deemed as a huge disappointment. Today is the second Prime Day and so far it's offering a much better slate of deals. For those who don't have Amazon Prime, you can sign up for a free trial (Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial) in order to qualify for all the deals p...
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Madden NFL 17 trailer goes over what will make it the most authentic entry in the series
Please enable Javascript to watch this video EA Sports has released a brand new trailer for Madden NFL 17, and while there's nothing new it does a good job of summarizing many of the improvements that have been made for the game this year in terms of audio and gameplay. Those include the new ball-carrier moves, the enhanced defensive AI, long overdue work done to special teams, and new commentary team. ...
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The Line Drive for July 10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Put together a step-by-step walkthrough for getting updated rosters in NBA 2K16. ♦The roster with rookies/trades/signings (PS4 pastapadre) is up-to-date in NBA 2K16. ♦The Golden State Warriors will open as the best team of all-time in NBA 2K17. ♦Make sure to catch the inaugural Bullpen Banter HR Derby live on Monday night! â...
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New All-Star packs have shaken up the MLB 16 The Show Diamond Dynasty marketplace
Three new All-Star themed packs have arrived in MLB The Show 16's Diamond Dynasty mode for a limited time. As is the case with any packs it's a gamble to buy them, and these pricey ones offer no guarantees of pulling something worthwhile. Regardless though of whether or not as an individual you purchase them the introduction of the new packs affects everyone. The influx of Gold and Diamond cards has resulted in prices plummeting in the marketplace - some players reached all-time lows y...
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Press Row Podcast: 2016 Sports Game Power Rankings
It’s the second annual Sports Game Power Rankings! Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham navigate the sports gaming landscape to determine which franchise stands atop the genre and how they compare to each other within. The assessment relies on criteria that includes sales, reviews, cultural impact and more, so can NBA 2K repeat or will a new series take the crown? Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Andro...
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More features detailed for Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
Back in May publisher Konami revealed the first set of gameplay related improvements to look forward to with PES 2017. Now they've provided a more complete list of featuresĂ‚Â for theĂ‚Â game. One promise of note is forĂ‚Â weekly roster updates. That's important coming off a year where once again post-release support was unacceptable with the most glaring issue the 11 weeks it took to get a simple roster update out for the game.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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MLB The Show 16 roster update details going into the All-Star break
Released early this morning the latest roster for MLB The Show 16 features an update to the All-Star Game rosters and some major ratings movement - most of which is for players headed upwards - along with big new Flashback card additions for Diamond Dynasty mode. In moving up 2 points to 98 Jose Altuve now stands alone as the third highest rated player in the game trailing only Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout. He's hitting .346 this year (.420 in June) with 14 HR and 49 RBI. Chang...
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A look at the rewrite to set pieces in FIFA 17
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Some of the biggest gameplay improvements for FIFA 17 relate to set pieces and that's the focus of the latest video from EA Sports. Included this year are user-controlled throw-ins and fakes, free runs at penalty kicks and free kicks, and a targeting system on free and corner kicks. ...
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