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Dangerous Golf could be this year’s Rocket League
For a period of a few years it appeared the creative arcade-style sports game had gone completely extinct. While that's still the case with licensed offerings, what has started to emerge in their place are unique unlicensed takes on sports. Super Mega Baseball was the first out the door, and then Rocket League blew the roof off expectations and provided a blueprint of how to be incredibly successful and reach an audience that goes beyond just sports fans. The latest game that looks like i...
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Roster and ratings for the welterweight division in EA Sports UFC 2
With extensive footage of EA Sports UFC 2 having leaked out via live stream along with it was the roster of the welterweight division and their respective ratings. There are 38 fighters available in the division. As was the case with the first UFC game the ratings are inflated for the middle and bottom of the roster keeping them in range of the elite fighters. While 85 was the lowest rating in EA UFC, 83 is the lowest from the welterweights in UFC 2. (more…)...
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Minor patch released for NBA 2K16 in advance of Pro-Am competition
2K Sports today released the fourth post-release patch for NBA 2K16, a minor one that prepares the game for the upcoming competition that will be utilizing the 2K Pro-Am mode. Earlier patches have focused on getting the Pro-Am up and running weeks after the game launched, made extensive changes to virtually every mode and gameplay based on community feedback, and delivered fixes to various issues. Additionally the latest patch includes: ♦Fixed an issue where users were able...
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The Line Drive for January 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Kirk Herbstreit made some grossly misguided comments about NCAA Football. ♦Will Mike Tyson impact the potential success of EA Sports UFC 2? ♦Only 19% of poll respondents feel Tyson will affect their UFC 2 purchase decision. ♦Putting together a competitive discount Ultimate Team squad in FIFA 16. ♦Defense and special tea...
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RBI Baseball 16 coming this spring
The reboot of RBI Baseball will be returning for its third season. MLBAM announced today that RBI Baseball 16 will release this spring on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and mobile. It remains the only licensed MLB game on XB1, but has recently been joined by the terrific unlicensed Super Mega Baseball to give fans at least a choice of games on the console. It has been a rough return for the series, with the game having been met coldly due to lack of features, poor post-release support, hi...
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First gameplay footage of EA Sports UFC 2 comes from an early stream of the beta
The closed beta for EA Sports UFC 2 won't kick off for most people until late next week but footage has already made it out thanks to a live stream held by UFC fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. The game was streamed for nearly three hours and though it isn't high quality, parts of the screen are obscured by various windows and text, and the audio is primarily of Jackson and his buddies, it's an extensive look at gameplay particularly at this still somewhat early stage. The ga...
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Madden NFL 16 Divisional Round Roster Update Details
The roster update following the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs is available to download now in Madden NFL 16. More teams are affected than just those that played over the weekend as end-of-year reevaluations continue to be made, however there are far fewer players that received adjustments this week than has been typical with the updates throughout the season. Check out all the changes made in the spreadsheet here. Notable players on the rise include Khalil Mack (+1 to 9...
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Kevin Love’s ratings plummet in latest NBA 2K16 roster update
Only one player was adjusted dramatically in today's NBA 2K16 roster update. The struggling Kevin Love got dropped by 3 points and now stands at 82 Overall. Love took significant hits in attributes like Offensive Consistency (-15), Defensive Consistency (-10), multiple Defensive IQ categories and multiple Shooting categories. He has averaged only 12.5 points since the start of December, shooting 37%, and has remained a liability on defense. He played especially awful in the re...
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