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Inside Edge helping to make Diamond Dynasty a mode for everyone
One of the biggest complaints about team-building modes in sports games is that they're built around pressuring consumers into spending money in order to complete. MLB The Show 16's Diamond Dynasty mode however has introduced a new feature that is arguably the most consumer-friendly in the genre and has made it far more inviting for those who don't necessarily want to invest in it the same way that others chose to do so. Inside Edge is delivering ratings changes on a daily basis that make...
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False starts have become an issue with the latest update for Madden NFL 16
Yesterday a patch went out for Madden NFL 16 to add in the new Salary Cap Ranked mode to Ultimate Team. Soon after the update was applied reports started coming in from the community that false starts were occurring at an alarming rate. In a test run today on All-Pro with default settings there were a total of 10 false starts committed in just the first half of the game with 6 of them coming from the CPU. That's in line with what others have been seeing. Users can adjust and avoid doin...
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New features in NHL 17 to include relocation and World Cup of Hockey
EA Sports today announced a cover vote for NHL 17 but more importantly released a trailer that revealed a few big features for the upcoming game. NHL 17 will include franchise relocation in Be a GM mode and along with it appears to be the ability to create an arena, plus the eight team World Cup of Hockey tournament taking place in September will have its own mode. Please enable Javascript to watch this video...
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Salary Cap Ranked now available in Madden NFL 16 Ultimate Team
In an update that went out today the brand new mode Salary Cap Ranked has been added to Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 16. Not affecting any of the other ways to play, Salary Cap Ranked places a value on players who are selected from Item Binders, with 34 of them being chosen for the team while being fit under the assigned 1,000 point cap. There is an entry fee of one "Event Ticket" and once the teams are formed the challenge is to win six games before losing two, which is just like Draft Ch...
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Basketball has made it to Rocket League
Rocket League began as a very successful combination of racing and soccer.Ă‚Â Late last year though developer Psyonix added in a hockey mode which proved to be very well received. It was more than just changing the ball to the puck, but the different physics meant the game had to be approached in a completely different manner. The air-game was de-emphasized in favor of playing the boards to a greater degree. In a free update that went out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC today basketball has now ...
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MLB The Show 16 week three roster update
The third in-season roster update went out today for MLB The Show 16. While there were a number of ratings changes, very few of them affected upper-tier players. Only one name previously rated above an 84 moved up. After throwing his second no-hitter, Chicago Cubs' pitcher Jake Arrieta was bumpedĂ‚Â a point to 96, though it would seem justifiable for him and Bryce Harper to be all the way up at 99 now rather than a few points away still.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for April 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦This year's Madden Mock Draft looks at the best picks for each team in the first round. ♦Archived video stream of the first Diamond Dynasty showdown between PP and TSG. ♦Examining the first of the new cards added to Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 16. ♦80 minutes of Diamond Dynasty discussion in the new episode of the Press Row P...
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MLB The Show 16 gets its first new packs of the regular season
Two new card packs began being offered in the MLB The Show 16 store yesterday. The "Prime Time Performers" and "Swing For The Fences" packs go for 5,000 coins and contain 3 player cards with a higher chance them being Gold or Diamond. The math doesn't really add up to make one of these packs a good value purchase however. Take 5,000 Coins and either buy one of these new packs getting 3 player cards that have 2X chance of being a Gold or Diamond OR you open 5 regular packs and get...
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