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Interview on The 4 Verts Podcast
I recently appeared on The 4 Verts Podcast for an interview to discuss the journey of Pastapadre.com, creation of Hit The Pass, and writing for Sporting News. The conversation then turns to Madden and the differences between the development team now and in the past, the impact of Ultimate Team, areas in which the series has struggled the most, and what needs to be done for it to join the elite class of sports games in a shrinking marketplace....
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Nascar expansion available today for Forza 6
Nascar has come to the Forza Motorsport series on Xbox One. An expansion released today for Forza 6 that features a new Nascar World Tour Career, Homestead-Miami Speedway, and 24 cars/16 drivers including Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, and Danica Patrick. The Nascar expansion is being sold for $20 and will go out later today. How would American stock cars fare against Australian V8s at Bathurst, or...
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New MLB The Show 16 patch is here to fix the baserunning broken by the last patch
Two weeks ago a patch went out for MLB The Show 16 that addressed various issues with the game including the auto-baserunning that had not worked properly since the game released in late March. Unfortunately, the patch wrecked manual-baserunning in the process, and messed up several other areas of the game along with it. Today the fourth patch for the game went live. It's intended to fix multiple problems with baserunning, cloud saves, and other issues. (more…)...
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The Line Drive for May 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Von Miller missed out on the Madden NFL 17 cover then he got punked in the screenshots. ♦Rob Gronkowski has claimed the Madden NFL 17 cover after finishing runner-up last year. ♦The NBA Live series faces an uncertain future following yet another game delayed. ♦Pre-orders of Madden NFL 17 are live and 20% off for Amazon Prim...
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Press Row Podcast: Track and Field
The current state of sports games - on console, PC, and mobile devices - is ever-changing and evolving at a rapid pace. Former creative director of the Madden NFL series Ian Cummings returns to the Press Row Podcast joining me and friend of the show Rich Grisham to discuss his own mobile game as well as the "bigger picture." For starters, Ian describes his mobile game Photo Finish Horse Racing that is gaining steam on iOS and Android, the evolution of it from a one-man side project to a f...
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New pack in MLB The Show 16 goes heavy on speed and introduces some new cards
The fourth special pack to release during the regular season is now available for a limited time in MLB The Show 16. For 3,000 Coins it contains six player cards for a chance at some of the fastest players in the game and a “doubled chance” at Gold and Diamond cards. As with the first three packs it’s questionable whether anyone should risk their coins on these given the nature of the supposed increased odds, not having the two item cards found in standard packs, ...
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Another three fighters have been added to the EA Sports UFC 2 roster
With a new update to EA Sports UFC 2 the number of fighters that have been added to the game's already enormous roster has now gone to seven. Cris Cyborg - Women's Bantamweight 91 Overall: 95 Stand-Up, 91 Clinch, 84 Ground Best Attributes: Blocking, Punch Speed, Kick Speed, Takedown Defense, Clinch Grappling Fighter Perks: Heavy Hands, Negative Reinforcement, Thai Terror, Razor Elbows, Vengeful Valentina Shevchenko - Women's Bantamweight 87 Overall: 88 Stand-Up, 86 Clinch, 85 Gr...
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MLB The Show 16 roster update details for week five
There's a new roster update out for MLB The Show 16 for this week and some big-name players have received ratings adjustments. Benefiting the most from the update is Robinson Cano (+3 to 91) having played at an MVP level so far this season. He leads the league in RBIs (33) and is second in home runs (12). He rose 19 points in Power vs Righties, 8 points in Vision, and 6 points in Power vs Lefties. However he also lost 17 points in Plate Discipline and inexplicably fell by 9 points i...
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