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Fight Night Champion has been added to the EA Access Vault
Fight Night Champion was added to the list of backwards compatible titles on Xbox One back in May. At the time it was unclear when, or even if, FNC would find itself available in the EA Access Vault for subscribers. While Skate 3 had done just that being moved into the Vault after several months had passed following its introduction to backwards compatibility, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition has never made its way to the subscription service making it seem that licensing may have led to complicatio...
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New patch for NBA Live 19 adds features and addresses other consumer feedback
Already having been (temporarily) found at a massive discount, NBA Live 19 can now also offer a series of improvements to the game that have some real substance behind them. While they won't help Live 19 become more of an NBA game, the update does fill in some of the gaps otherwise with the addition of player editing for Franchise Mode, the ability to practice on your created court with your created player, new signature animations for a number of players, and considerable tuning having been...
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The Line Drive for October 7
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Details on an expansive first post-release patch out now for NHL 19. ♦A follow-up patch was released for Madden NFL 19 consisting of a few fixes. ♦Elite Nike gear has been added for three favored players and as an edit option. ♦Madden NFL 19 is still on sale for $40 on PS4 through Amazon. ♦An arcade-style cricket game has ...
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Press Row Podcast: Review Season with a dash of NASCAR
This week Bryan and Rich catch up on all the different sports games on the scene right now and their two varying approaches to them. Also, they talk about the challenges that they do (or did) have as reviewers, and how the importance of reviews has changed as the gaming industry - and sports games in particular - have evolved. Plus! Our resident racing game expert Greg Sewart stops by in a bonus segment to dive into the new NASCAR Heat 3, and whether or not racing game fans should give it a ...
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Madden NFL 19 roster update details following week four of the season
The roster update for Madden NFL 19 featuring ratings changes based on regular season performance through four weeks has gone live to download all systems. Khalil Mack is the first player to rise to 99 Overall this year after beginning the season at 95. Meanwhile Patrick Mahomes continues his meteoric rise having gone from 79 to now 87. Other notables on the move this week include Aaron Rodgers (-1 to 97), Todd Gurley (+1 to 94), Ezekiel Elliott (+1 to 92), Tyrann Mathieu (-2 to 91), Myle...
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New PGA course added in free update for The Golf Club 2019
The Golf Club 2019 has been out now for over a month and while the game has received hearty praise from fans and decent reviews, there were some significant aspects of the game that required tuning and fixes. Now some of those will come today with the first post-release updates that include the addition of Atlantic Beach Country Club and new character customization options through free DLC plus a number of fixes based in part on consumer feedback. (more…)...
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With the season still weeks away, NBA Live 19 is already being offered at a deep discount
Last year NBA Live 18 was sold for $40 pre-release, jumped back up to the contractually obligated $60 on release day, and then three weeks later was dropped down to $30 by various retailers. With NBA Live 19 there was a similar pre-order offer and now, again three weeks after release, the opportunity to get the game on sale but for even cheaper than that. Currently a digital copy on PlayStation 4 has seen the price has dropped to $30, but for PlayStation Plus subscribers an additional 20%...
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Forza Horizon 4 now available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers
Subscribers to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service now have full access to Forza Horizon 4. The game follows Sea of Thieves as first party titles added into the service at their release and going forward all Microsoft published games will be included as part of the standard plan. Set in Britain, with new dynamic seasons and regularly released content, Forza Horizon 4 is already receiving phenomenal reviews with a 91 on Metacritic. Besides the exclusive titles Xbox Game Pass feature...
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