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Patch Available Now for Super Mega Baseball
One of the best sports games from last year just got better thanks to a patch that went out today on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. A ton of improvements and fixes are accompanied by some new features which primarily center on customization. Metalhead Software recently announced Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings which is headed to Xbox One and PC this summer. The additional content found in that is expected to make it to PS4/PS3 versions as downloadable content. (more…)...
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MLB 15: The Show Week Nine Roster Update
Today's roster update for MLB 15: The Show was expected to be an especially intriguing one for a couple reasons. The first was the addition of heralded Texas Rangers prospect Joey Gallo. The second related to Oakland A's "switch-pitcher" Pat Venditte. (more…)...
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The Line Drive for June 7
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out this week’s articles written for Sporting News:    •NBA 2K16 covers feature Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Anthony Davis    •NBA 2K15 Finals simulation nearly predicted the exact end to game one    •Three new classic teams revealed for NBA 2K16 ♦Check out some of the co...
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Press Row Podcast: The Trouble with FIFA
This week's Press Row Podcast hones in on the news surrounding the FIFA organization and the video game that has the license to use its name. How should EA Sports react to the corruption charges against FIFA executives and the use of slave labor (and extraordinary number of deaths) in Qatar? Discussion then turns to the inclusion of Women's National Teams in FIFA 16. Did EA do enough to make represent them well and what took them so long in the first place? Check out the podcast through i...
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Reaction Has Been Mixed to Madden NFL 16 Connected Franchise News
EA Sports recently revealed a wide range of improvements and additions on the way for Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 16. Initial response to the news seemed to be decidedly mixed within the community, with some looking forward to consumer-requests being met, while others find themselves lamenting features still absent or questionable ones that EA seems to have doubled-down on. (more…)...
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The NBA 2K15 Finals Sim Was Eerily Close to Having an Identical Game One Ending
Earlier this week I posted a comprehensive simulation of the NBA Finals with NBA 2K15 at Hit the Pass. It included game summaries with highlight clips, stats, and analysis. When publishers complete and hype their own simulations they typically just hit a button and provide the result. Actually watching the games leads to the emergence of storylines and the ability to identify drama that takes place within them. As Game One played out last night - the Warriors outlasting the Cavaliers i...
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Madden NFL 16 To Have a Proper Soundtrack; New Spotify Music Channel Features Songs From Past Games
In late April on Twitter, EA Sports let it be known that Madden NFL 16 would have a real soundtrack rather than utilize NFL Films music again. EA had gone away from soundtracks with the last three editions in the series but now EA Trax will return. The songs featured in the game will not be revealed however until this summer. The company also announced that they have teamed up with Spotify to offer a new Madden NFL channel on the streaming service. You can check it out here. The ch...
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Spike Lee’s NBA 2K16 MyCareer Mode is More Story-Focused and Less About You
We've known about Spike Lee's involvement with NBA 2K16 since April but today 2K Sports finally confirmed his presence with the game and explained the role he's had in shaping the popular story mode first introduced in 2K14. Lee has written and directed the mode for NBA 2K16 and it appears it'll no longer feature your created MyPlayer, at the very least in name. Instead the story focuses on a player named Frequency Vibrations - and no that's not a joke - whose "personal exploits off the c...
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