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  • Press Row Podcast: All Our Rowdy Friends (Part 1)
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    Posted January 5th, 2018 at 10:00 am No Comments »
    A Press Row Podcast tradition continues with a gathering of friends of the show to tell us their favorite sports games of 2017. There are no rules other than pick your favorites! This week’s episode is the first of two, featuring great friends Gus Ramsey in one segment and Cicero Holmes in another. Many know Gus from his days at ESPN and the Bill Simmons podcast. Cicero, one of the creative forces behind Spawn On Me, has been a contributor for years. Both played their fair share of sports ...
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Mobile Game of 2017
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    Posted January 5th, 2018 at 7:45 am No Comments »
    With 2017 having come to a close we look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode, Best Team-Building Mode, Best Presentation, Best Online Play, Best Post-Release Support and Best Racing Game can already be voted on! Categories still to come...
  • AO Tennis has released on mobile in advance of the upcoming console version
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    Posted January 4th, 2018 at 6:15 pm 3 Comments »
    In December publisher Big Ant Studios made the surprise announcement of AO Tennis for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The game is set to release on January 16 but only in Australia and New Zealand, with a worldwide launch happening at some point this spring. In the meantime developer Tennis Australia today launched a mobile game under the same name. AO Tennis is the official game of the Australian Open. Create your own player, take them through the complete Australian Open tournament, right th...
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Racing Game of 2017
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    Posted January 4th, 2018 at 11:00 am 4 Comments »
    With 2017 having come to a close we look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode, Best Team-Building Mode, Best Presentation, Best Online Play and Best Post-Release Support can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Gam...
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Post-Release Support of 2017
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    Posted January 3rd, 2018 at 2:15 pm 5 Comments »
    With 2017 having come to a close we look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode, Best Team-Building Mode, Best Presentation and Best Online Play can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or N...
  • Mutant Football League releasing on PS4 and Xbox One this month
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    Posted January 2nd, 2018 at 3:15 pm 2 Comments »
    Having debuted in late October for PC the return of Mutant Football League (in spiritual successor form to 1993's Mutant League Football) will be complete when it reaches consoles later this month. Mutant Football League now has an official digital release date of January 19 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game (which I reviewed on PC) is rough around the edges but features some elements missing from the genre for far too long. Those who paid into a Kickstarter tier for a copy of th...
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Online Play of 2017
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    Posted January 2nd, 2018 at 11:45 am 2 Comments »
    With 2017 having come to a close we look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode, Best Team-Building Mode and Best Presentation can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Gam...
  • Press Row Podcast: Biggest stories of 2017
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    Posted January 1st, 2018 at 10:15 am No Comments »
    With the Press Row Podcast’s 2017 Sports Game of the Year and Racing Game of the Year determined we now turn to discussing the most important stories in the sports gaming world from the last year. These stories not only impacted the games in 2017 but could influence the direction of the various franchises and even the genre and the entire industry as a whole. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and ...