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First Roster Update for MLB 14: The Show Won’t Be Out Until April 8
MLB 14: The Show released on PS3 and Vita today but the wait will continue one week until new rosters are provided. For the time being the rosters included in the game do not represent any transactions that took place after mid-February.Ă‚Â Unfortunately that means consumers may feel the need to wait until April 8 before starting up Franchise, Road to the Show, or Season mode. The first roster update will include signings, player movement, and injuries that have occurred since mid-Februar...
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MLB 14: The Show Video Rolls Through Many New Features and Improvements
To coincide with the release of MLB 14: The Show on PS3 and Vita tomorrow SCEA has pushed out a new video that goes over 30 features that might not be known about the game. Many of them will be familiar to those who have followed information on this year's edition but there are others which haven't received the same level of attention mixed in. Keep in mind that all of these features - even though most of the footage used is PS3 - will apply to the PS4 version which is now five weeks away fr...
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Press Row Hangout Clip – Lightning Round
In a segment from the latest Press Row Hangout the "Lightning Round" debuts. Quick takes are given on a number of topics: ♦The lack of any Madden news as typically promotion begins long before now. ♦The release date for EA Sports UFC still not having been solidified. ♦RBI Baseball 14 supposedly out in less than two weeks but important details remain hidden. ♦Has recent 2014 FIFA World Cup promotion altered any anticipation levels. ♦College athletes unioni...
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The Line Drive for March 30
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦This last Thursday marked the seventh anniversary of the website! Thanks for all the support over the years and the many more to come. ♦Another user-created gameplay video from PS3 version of MLB 14: The Show. ♦Operation Sports has screenshots showing lineups and rotations for MLB 14. ♦How players are helping to make MLB: T...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 1
Anchorman 2 With the 70's behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.' Also back for more are Ron's co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) - All of whom won't make it easy to stay classy... while taking the nation's first 24-hour news channel by st...
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Press Row Hangout Clip – On The Eve of MLB 14: The Show’s First Releases
With MLB 14: The Show arriving on Tuesday for the PS3 and Vita this extended segment from the latest Press Row Hangout includes some of the hottest topics related to the game as it heads into its release. The decision not to release a demo on the PS3, the lack of any "trade-up" promotion for those with both the PS3 and PS4, and initial assessments of the Quick Counts feature after seeing it in action are all discussed. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "tycThnbDq5S6B7GLVDdPlmcm9kn...
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EA Sports UFC Won’t Offer The Ability To Share Created Fighters
In an interview with MMA Junkie, EA Sports has confirmed there will be no "Fighter Share" feature in the upcoming launch of the UFC franchise. This deviates from the company's boxing games which have included the ability to create fighters and even use Game Face - which allows for taking actual photographs to craft a likeness - with the ability to upload the finished products for others to retrieve through "Boxer Share". (more…)...
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Start of Madden NFL 15 Promotion Has Slipped Well Beyond The Cycle Norm
Usually by this point in the year not only has the upcoming Madden been officially "announced" but the marketing cycle kicked off with cover related activities. The trend of fan voting to choose representatives for the cover has lost significant steam as of late however and it seems evident now that Madden NFL 15 is unlikely to feature a tournament and may go away from fan cover selection completely.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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