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Madden NFL 16 Week One Roster Update
The roster update following week one of the season is now available for Madden NFL 16 on all consoles. The update is notable for a few reasons, including Tony Romo being made "clutch" and Peyton Manning's rating dropping to its lowest point since 1999. (more…)...
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Top rated shooting guards in NBA 2K16
2K Sports today revealed the top 10 shooting guards in NBA 2K16 after yesterday unveiling the point guards. The ratings system this year has changed, with the scale now considering a 99 to be the best of all-time. That means ratings in general will appear lower than in the past. James Harden - Houston Rockets - 92 Overall Klay Thompson - Golden State Warriors - 87 Overall Jimmy Butler - Chicago Bulls - 86 Overall Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat - 86 Overall Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers -...
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NBA Live 16 demo impressions
Last year with NBA Live 15, EA Sports was able to get the series back to a level of respectability. It still lagged far behind the competition in just about every aspect however and question remained on its viability in today's marketplace. For NBA Live 16 the company is going all-in with two new online modes, both of which fall under Live Pro-Am, and continued improvement to gameplay. Will that be enough when the rest of the game is essentially unchanged? (more…)...
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Top rated point guards in NBA 2K16
2K Sports today revealed the top 10 point guards in NBA 2K16. The ratings system this year has changed, with the scale now considering a 99 to be the best of all-time. That means ratings in general will appear lower than they have in the past. Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors - 93 Overall Chris Paul - Los Angeles Clippers - 90 Overall Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder - 89 Overall Kyrie Irving - Cleveland Cavaliers - 87 Overall John Wall - Washington Wizards - 87 Overall ...
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Giveaway: NBA 2K16
Now deep in the heart of the sports gaming season brings another opportunity to win one of this year's premier games! A copy of NBA 2K16 on the platform of choice will go to the winner. [Update] The winner has been drawn and contacted, and requested their name not be displayed on the app. Thanks everyone who took the time to submit entries! More giveaways will be coming up soon. For a second opportunity at winning a copy of NBA 2K16 make sure to enter the giveaway currently running ...
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Former 2K and THQ community manager goes on Twitter rant dismissing the value of community feedback
Aubrey Sitterson, former community manager at THQ and 2K Sports for the WWE franchise, had a bit of a meltdown on Twitter today in discussing the usefulness of forums - something he says he argued to be shut down during his time with those publishers. That later would move on to how consumer feedback is approached and stating that companies put out the products that they do, in the state they do, because they believe people will buy it regardless - and that consumers are not entitled to anyt...
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10 hour trial for FIFA 16 now available through EA Access on Xbox One
FIFA 16 is out now to download as a timed trial with EA Access on Xbox One. Subscribers to the service will get 10 hours of playtime after which it will expire. The timer is ticking down whenever the game is loaded regardless of whether it is being played, menus are being navigated through, or if there is any activity taking place at all. So make sure to exit out and close the application from the Xbox One home screen when not in use. The 10 hours are there to play whether or not it...
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The 12 new classic teams for NBA 2K16
2K Sports recently finished revealing the 12 new classic teams for NBA 2K16 which brings the total number of them to 46. All of the new ones are from 2000-2013. There had been only a single team (2001 76ers) that fell in that time period previously. The additions are the 99-00 Trail Blazers, 99-00 Raptors, 00-01 Lakers, 02-03 Mavericks, 03-04 Pistons, 03-04 Timberwolves, 04-05 Suns, 05-06 Heat, 06-07 Cavaliers, 07-08 Rockets, 07-08 Celtics, and 12-13 Heat. Check out profiles on all ...
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