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9 Innings Manager has launched on mobile
One of the most popular sports games on mobile, 9 Innings Pro Baseball, has now been joined by a management simulator. Com2us just released 9 Innings Manager for iOS devices and Android devices. It'sﾃつfree-to-play but of course relies onﾃつin-app purchases.ﾃつ (more…)...
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MLB 15: The Show week 22 roster update
The latest roster update for MLB 15: The Show was expected to carry some significance, not for the ratings changes this time around but rather the new players that would beﾃつadded. WithﾃつSeptember call-ups many players would become eligible to make their debut in The Show following their appearances in a Major League game. Surprisingly however, zero new players have been addedﾃつto the game's roster this week.ﾃつ (more…)...
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The Line Drive for September 6
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didnﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢t necessarily warrant their own postings. ﾃ｢邃｢ﾂｦCheck out articles written and videos recorded for Sporting News and Hit The Pass: ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ｢The top 50 rated players in FIFA 16 ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ｢The top rated players by position in NHL 16ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ｢HTP contributors compete to draft the best team for Madden ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ｢Making an independent sports game, Sup...
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Press Row Podcast: NBA 2K16 Preview
This week's Press Row Podcast presented by Hit the Pass features a look ahead to the highly-anticipated NBA 2K16. Scott O'Gallagher and Nino ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ泥a Czarﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ Samuel from 2K Sports are the featured guests for a lengthy show that goes into great detail on the upcoming game. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOSﾃつandﾃつtheﾃつStitcher app for Android- subscribe and review to help support the show! You can also listen with the streaming player below. http://traffic.libsyn.co...
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Only two new classic teams left to be revealed for NBA 2K16
Next week 2K Sports will announce two final classic teams to round out the 12 that make their debut in NBA 2K16. The latest ones to be unveiled are a popular Phoenix Suns team (sorry, not one with Charles Barkley) and two Miami Heat teams from the last decade. The 2004-05 Suns were knocked out of the Western Conference Finals in five games by the Spurs. The roster features Steve Nash (in his first season back with the team after a long stint in Dallas), Amar'e Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Qu...
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Tuning update for Madden NFL 16 addresses aggressive catch success rates
A tuning update for Madden NFL 16 went out today, the primary purpose of which appears to be adjusting the risk/reward aspect of deep passes. Tuners allow EA to push out tweaks to the way the game plays without going through the lengthy patch process. While some have felt the balance proved close to fair between pass-catchers and defenders, there have definitely been some head-shaking situations where catches were pulled in that probably shouldn't have been - and those not being limited t...
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Madden NFL 16 stands alone as the highest rated sports game since 2013
As many Madden NFL 16 owners continue wait on starting their Franchise (on the advice of many including EA themselves) and the fixing of other detrimental bugs, the game has cruised to a very good score of 84 on Metacritic. Reviewers as a whole are rewarding the game with a score that has jumped significantly fromﾃつMadden 15 (81) and Madden 25 (74). In fact, Madden 16 now rates out as the highest rated traditional sports game since 2013. The community seems more vocal about this year's ...
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Improvements to Career Mode for FIFA 16
With FIFA 16's release nearing EA Sports has gone into detail on the upgrades that have been made for the game's Career Mode. Those include Pre-Season Tournaments, Player Training, and feedback-based additions and adjustments.ﾃつ (more…)...
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