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More Feature Descriptions for Madden NFL 16
Retailer information earlier provided a hint of what was to come with Madden NFL 16 regarding new controls related to receiver-defender interactions. Now expanded details have gone up that describe more to do with that aspect of the game and it's accompanied by vague improvements to presentation and Connected Franchise.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Details on the Second Patch for MLB 15: The Show Which Went Out Today
Three weeks ago the first post-release patch for MLB 15: The Show went out and that one focused primarily on fixing bugs and exploits. The latest patch available for PS4 and PS3 appears to be somewhat of an extension on that one rather than a more comprehensive patch that incorporates consumer feedback in executing adjustments and improvements. This update includes more being done to reduce the effectiveness of bunting, the elimination of another exploit that had been harming the online e...
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Latest FIFA 15 Patch Involves Ultimate Team
Another patch released for FIFA 15 today on all systems and for the most part it only affects Ultimate Team mode. Support continues on the game, which was notably just added to EA Access, because of Ultimate Team. The rest of the game isn't being hampered by it (at this point) because complete focus would have turned to FIFA 16 long before now otherwise. The launch of "Team of the Season" had been delayed due to the desire to address more coin exploits with this patch. Some dramatic chang...
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MLB 15: The Show Week Five Roster Update
The fifth in-season roster update for MLB 15: The Show arrived today. The most significant new rookie additions to the roster are catchers with Austin Hedges and Blake Swihart both getting 'A' Potential.Ă‚Â In terms of ratings changes the biggest surges have been made by Matt Harvey (+3 to 94), Zack Greinke (+3 to 92), and Andrelton Simmons (+4 to 88).Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for May 10
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:    •With FIFA 15,Ă‚Â EA Access now has all 2014 EA Sports games    •Four players up for the cover of Madden NFL 16 ♦Seems that a true soundtrack will be returningĂ‚Â with Madden NFL 16. ♦EA released an infographic with some gaming statsĂ...
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Press Row Podcast: The Age of Ultimate Team and Social Media
The latest Press Row Podcast features panel discussion on the prevalence of Ultimate Team and other revenue-generating modes in sports games, and how publishers are utilizing social media and the generally poor relationship they have with consumers on those platforms. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the Stitcher app for Android – subscribe while there to help support the show! You can also listen with the streaming player below. http://traffic.lib...
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FIFA 15 Now Available in EA Access Vault
FIFA 15's addition to the EA Access “Vault” today brings the total number of titles offered by the service to 11. Like NHL 15 last month FIFA 15 has been introduced before its "season" has even come to a conclusion. In the case of FIFA we'll just refer to the Premier League in that sense which still has a few weeks to go - though its champion is a foregone conclusion. The Vault now contains all of 2014's EA Sports games: FIFA 15, NHL 15, Madden NFL 15, NBA Live 15, and EA S...
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Jon Jones No Longer Fronting EA Sports UFC Mobile Following Update
EA Sports took an unnecessary risk in having Jon Jones represent their UFC mobile game, which released just over two weeks ago, and they were placed in a tough spot immediately because of it. The game was out only a matter of days before he was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run, had his light heavyweight title stripped, and now even his manager is saying he may never fight in the UFC again. EA changed their Facebook and Twitter pages to generic images immediately after the news...
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