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The Line Drive for September 2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Reviews are coming next week for NBA Live 19, NBA 2K19, and PES 2019. ♦All the top rated players coming in at 87+ Overall revealed for NBA 2K19 ♦Eligible games to receive a $10 promo credit on pre-orders with Amazon Prime. ♦One of Madden NFL 19's top rated players Khalil Mack was traded to the Bears. ♦Details on the consid...
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Press Row Podcast: Impressions Party
It was an incredibly busy week for sports games. The Golf Club 2019 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 released. NBA 2K19 has delivered The Prelude and NBA Live 19 is out through its EA Access trial. First impressions on those games and more are discussed in this episode of the Press Row Podcast, while the panel also finds time to express a high level of distress over the sheer number of quality games coming out in the next two months sports and otherwise. Check out the podcast through iTun...
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The Prelude for NBA 2K19 is out now
Get an early start on NBA 2K19 with The Prelude which is now available to download free on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Acting as a demo of sorts for the third straight year, The Prelude offers character creation and the early portion of the story mode, which this year goes international and includes the G League, plus the 2KU scrimmage tutorial. Progress made in The Prelude will carry over to the full game if purchased. Last year with NBA 2K18 it was The Neighborhood at the ce...
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10 hour trial for NBA Live 19 now available through EA Access on Xbox One
NBA Live 19 can now be downloaded as a timed trial with EA Access on Xbox One. Subscribers to the service will get 10 hours of playtime after which it will expire. The timer is ticking down whenever the game is loaded regardless of whether it is being played, menus are being navigated through, or if there is any activity taking place at all. Because of that make sure to exit out and close the application from the Xbox One home screen when not in use. The 10 hours are there to play immedia...
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A look at The Neighborhood in NBA 2K19
"The Neighborhood" was introduced in NBA 2K18 and arguably represented the worst of what the game had to offer. Not only was it built around virtual currency and advertisements but it was a major culprit of time wasting. What was likely good in concept despite being overhyped was not in execution, as it took what could be accomplished in simple fashion through menus and instead made basic tasks take minutes to complete. 2K Sports has just debuted a trailer for the second year of The Neigh...
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The Golf Club 2019 available now; 2K on board as publisher
The Golf Club 2019 is now available to download digitally for $50 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam for PC. Physical editions of the game are planned for this fall. The third iteration in The Golf Club series comes just over a year after the release of the second. The big move was made by acquiring the PGA Tour license, taking The Golf Club from a franchise for hardcore fans of golf to one that could see its appeal widen to a much greater audience. 2K Sports has now taken on the ...
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The Line Drive for August 26
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Only hours left to lock in pre-order discounts w/Prime before Amazon discontinues them. ♦The Golf Club 2019 finally has an official release date announced for Tuesday, August 28. ♦EA Sports has revealed most of the top 50 rated players for the upcoming NHL 19. ♦NBA 2K19 will be adding private matchmaking to the online Pro-Am M...
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Press Row Podcast: Calm Before the Storm
News of the week is discussed including details on a major patch for Madden NFL 19, trailer for MyCareer Mode in NBA 2K19, and comments from EA regarding the possibility of MVP Baseball making a long-awaited return. Before that Bryan and Rich update on progress with the Madden 19 Online Franchise and early returns from the experiment running with the Arcade setting combined with All-Pro difficulty and slider adjustments. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android wi...
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