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MLB 15: The Show week 11 roster update
The latest roster update for MLB 15: The Show went out this morning! Two more highly touted prospects recently made their Major League debuts and have been added to the game. Byron Buxton has been given a 70 Overall Rating and 'A' Potential. SCEA has for some reason however placed him in AAA rather than on the Twins. Rated even higher is the Indians' Francisco Lindor who starts at 76 Overall with 'A' Potential. In terms of ratings movement the big winners were Josh Donaldson (+3 to 93), M...
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The Line Drive for June 21
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out articles written and videos recorded for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:    •Madden NFL 16 takes on fantasy football spin with new mode    •E3 News round-up w/ trailers, feature announcements, and screenshots    •The (sad) saga of Joe Montana Football    •Madden NFL 16 ...
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Press Row Podcast: E3 2015 Wrap-Up
This week's Press Row Podcast brings together all the audio out of the videos produced this past week over at Hit The Pass - discussion on the games that appeared at the E3 press briefings plus Joe Montana Football 16 - but before getting to all that Rich speaks with Kat Bailey about her hands-on impressions from the show floor which includes thoughts on Madden NFL 16, NHL 16, FIFA 16, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2016. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the St...
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E3 video collection for NBA Live 16
Based on the E3 presser it's clear that, if NBA Live is going down, they're going to do so swinging. Not only did EA Sports take shots at their 2K rival but the features announced - a face scanning app and a yet to be revealed multiplayer online mode - are an attempt to attack the competition's weaknesses. Ultimately though no one is going to put much stock into what they say, but rather what is shown. There wasn't much in the way of footage to come out of E3 but there are a few videos at...
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Deal on MLB 15: The Show for $40
The first significant discount on MLB 15: The Show is available today at Amazon where the PS4 version of the game is just $40. For a period of time MLB 15 had been going for $52 but this is the first it's dropped below that point. At $40 it's undoubtedly a great deal for anyone that has interest in baseball and it's unlikely to go any cheaper during the season. For those on the fence about the game check out the review that was written for Sporting News, which is intended to help in...
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E3 video collection for Madden NFL 16
[gfycat data_id="ThoroughMeagerAffenpinscher"] In recent years EA Sports has placed escalating restrictions on capturing off-screen gameplay video at E3. Still a few videos manage to make their way out, to compliment the handful of professionally produced ones for major media websites. Here are all the videos for Madden NFL 16 to emerge to this point, plus our Hit The Pass discussion on how the game has fared out of the event this week. (more…)...
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Joe Montana Football news brings a temporary end to a bizarre saga
It all began nearly a year ago. Joe Montana teased what at the time was believed to be a mobile game by tweeting out a picture that was accompanied by the hashtags #youvewaitedlongenough and #joemontanafootball16. Ever since fantastical rumors have swirled, inexplicably fanned by the CEO of the company developing the game, leading to some unfortunate misinformation and seriously unrealistic expectations. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 16: Improvements to passing
On Monday EA Sports detailed the work that had been done for defense, AI on offense, and penalties in Madden NFL 16. Now they've followed up with specifics on the passing game. We've known about the improvements to the battles between pass-catchers and defenders but there's a lot more that has gone into the passing game than just that. (more…)...
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