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NBA and 2K announce licensing deal extension
The NBA and Take Two (parent company of 2K Sports) today announced a seven-year extension of their licensing deal which includes the incredibly popular NBA 2K series and now also NBA Playgrounds, NBA 2K Online (China), mobile apps and an esports league. The news is of course no surprise at all, the partnership has been exceedingly successful for both parties, but some of the details are interesting to examine. Not only have the sales of NBA 2K risen considerably since the terms of the las...
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Rocket League becomes the second game to have full cross-platform play
After being resistant for years Sony has finally relented and activated cross-platform play capability with Rocket League. Along with Fortnite they are the only games that offer cross-platform play linking owners on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Players can now be part of a massive pool of competitors (over 40 million have played Rocket League) and join up with friends that have the game on other systems. Back in 2016 cross-platform play went live with Rocket Leagu...
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The Line Drive for January 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Vote for Sports Game of the Year and other categories in the annual PCAs! ♦Details on the ratings changes following Wild Card round in Madden NFL 19. ♦Super Mega Baseball 2 was the most played indie game on XB1 in 2018. ♦Complete a survey regarding OOTP Baseball and get a chance to win OOTP 20. ♦EA Sports revealed the players for Team of the Year...
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James Harden gets a big ratings bump from latest NBA 2K19 roster update
The first roster update of the new year for NBA 2K19 has delivered a big shift at the top of the player ratings. James Harden has been on fire for the last month and has been rewarded with a two point boost taking him up to 96 Overall. That's good enough for the second-highest rating in the league (tied with Kevin Durant in that spot) only trailing LeBron James. The 96 Overall for Harden is actually the rating that he had at the start of the season, which was followed by a drop down to 94...
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Sports Game of 2018
With 2018 having come to a close it’s time to start looking back on the developments that have taken place in sports gaming and acknowledge the various efforts that have been made in the genre with the 10th Annual Pastapadre Community Awards. You can check out all of the PCA winners from previous years here. The categories will include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Racing Game, Best Gameplay, Best Online Play, Best Presentation, Bes...
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Post-Release Support of 2018
With 2018 coming to a close it’s time to start looking back on the developments that have taken place in sports gaming and acknowledge the various efforts that have been made in the genre with the 10th Annual Pastapadre Community Awards. You can check out all of the PCA winners from previous years here. The categories will include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Racing Game, Best Gameplay, Best Online Play, Best Presentation, Best Fra...
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The Line Drive for January 6
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Cast your votes for categories currently open in the annual PCAs! ♦Details on the Playoffs Program for Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 19. ♦EA Sports opened the first of several planned consumer surveys regarding Madden. ♦It'll likely be another month before getting first feature details/trailer for MLB The Show 19. ♦NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 remains on ...
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Madden NFL 19 roster update details heading into Wild Card round
The roster update for Madden NFL 19 featuring ratings changes based on regular season performance through all 17 weeks has gone live to download on all systems just in time for the playoffs to begin. Cover athlete Antonio Brown has not been altered despite skipping out on the Steelers' must-win season finale. There is some big movement however as corrections are made on some players that have over or underperformed over the course of the season. Notables on the move in ratings this week i...
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