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Press Row Hangout: Episode 6
The latest edition of the Press Row Hangout features myself, Richard Grisham from GamesRadar, and Owen Good from Kotaku. Joining us is Brad Cook from Out of the Park Baseball 14 to discuss the game which releases today for those who pre-ordered and goes wide Monday. Other topics include our progress in Tiger Woods 14, the Madden NFL 25 cover vote, the possibility of another NBA game from EA Sports, and answering viewer questions related to college basketball gaming and the player likeness la...
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Patch for Tiger Woods 14 Nearing Release
In a post on the official forums for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 producer Sean Wilson has confirmed that the first significant patch for the game was set for submission to first party certification late this week. Generally once in the hands of Microsoft and Sony the process takes 10-14 days. It's possible that it could be out next week but far more likely to be the week after. The patch-in-process details were first posted two weeks ago but since then a few additions have made their way i...
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First NHL 14 News Arrives on Monday
EA Sports today announced that the first trailer and feature reveals for NHL 14 will be made on April 15. This comes as somewhat of a surprise as typically the company hasn't started marketing the upcoming NHL releases until late May followed by more in June along with E3. The news will come before even anything on Madden NFL 25 which releases weeks prior to NHL. There hasn't even been a multi-month long cover vote for NHL to go through! The first screenshot will be out tomorrow in advanc...
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Player Face Comparisons Between MLB 13: The Show and MLB 2K13 – The Results
With plenty of time having passed to vote on the player faces in the 2013 editions of the MLB games here are the results. Over 73K total votes were collected through the process and the results were definitive to say the least. While 2K Sports has at least put up a fight in the three years prior, coming out on top 30% of the time, this battle proved to be a far greater mismatch. MLB 13: The Show won 35 of the 40 over MLB 2K13. Most of the pairings were routs with The Show taking 26 of the...
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Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote Reaches Bracket Finals as Only Four Players Remain
The cover campaign featuring both legends and current stars for Madden NFL 25 has reached the finals in the two brackets. The “Old School” and “New School” participants have been shaved down to two each with the eventual winners from each side facing off for the cover honors. Barry Sanders goes up against Jerry Rice while Arian Foster will take on Adrian Peterson. Foster's run is the only thing that could be considered a surprise especially having quit social me...
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Masters Tournament Now Open in Tiger Woods 14 Country Club
To coincide with the Masters being played April 11-14 a live tournament has been set up in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Xbox 360 Country Club and started this morning. At times there has been one or two slots available in the club. If that is the case for those who didn't join earlier the password is padre. At time of publish the club was full. This is the first time the Masters has been used within the club and the increased difficulty of the course should prove interesting when it comes ...
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First Trailer for Elysium
The first trailer has arrived for the highly anticipated upcoming sci-fi action film Elysium. This is the first project for director Neill Blomkamp since debuting with District 9 in 2009. Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, and Sharlto Copley Elysium is slated to release on August 9. In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Fost...
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Your Thoughts on the First NCAA Football 14 Gameplay and Feature News
Last week EA Sports offered the first look at NCAA Football 14 and provided some details on what to expect in the way of improvements and additions. The game will feature a refined "Infinity Engine" physics system. Enhanced player control in the way of cuts, acceleration bursts, and jukes. The introduction of Ultimate Team and Season modes. New "Coach Skills" in Dynasty and work done to the presentation (a big area of weakness in recent years) are also in the cards. Coming off two stra...
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