Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Press Row Podcast: Life for NCAA but none for NBA Live
Two huge news stories have dropped as the NCAA appears ready to open up to college athletes profiting off their likenesses and NBA Live 20 has predictably been canceled. The the ramifications of both are discussed on a brand new Press Row Podcast. Why does the NCAA news make it more likely that EA Sports brings back NCAA Football video game and when could that happen? Why has NBA Live been canceled for the 4th time in 9 years and does it have any chance of success releasing on the next gene...
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The barriers to the return of college video games have nearly been cleared
When California passed a new law to allow college athletes to capitalize on their name and likeness it became an inevitability that eventually, whether through their own relenting or exhaustion of legal challenges, the NCAA would have to accept the change to the organization's way of operating going forward. More states have started to work their way through a similar process since then putting even more pressure on the them. The NCAA may have finally come to the realization that they're ...
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Madden NFL 20 roster update details following week seven
The roster update for Madden NFL 20 factoring in performance and other transactions through the first seven weeks of the season is now available to download on all platforms. With just one more week until the trade deadline a number of deals were completed and executed in this update: Emmanuel Sanders (89 Overall) to the 49ers, Mohamed Sanu (82) to the Patriots, Quandre Diggs (79) to the Seahawks, and Gareon Conley (78) to the Texans. The Patriots defense is the biggest beneficiary of ...
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Madden NFL 20 patch juggles Superstar players and adds new abilities
Just two weeks after a major patch to enhance Franchise Mode and EA Sports has delivered another - this time with a focus on Superstar players and their abilities as well as a number of adjustments to gameplay. Several players have entered the Superstar tier replacing those who have slipped from their previous position and eight new unique abilities have been introduced. It wouldn't be a sports video game patch if issues weren't immediately identified after deployment. One of them was dem...
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Madden NFL 20 roster update details following week six
The roster update for Madden NFL 20 factoring in performance and other transactions through the first six weeks of the season is now available to download on all platforms. The Rams will see a big makeover in their defensive backfield after the acquisition of Jalen Ramsey, departure of Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib's move to the IR. At 95 Overall Ramsey is the second best corner in the league trailing only Stephon Gilmore. Notables on the move this week include Gilmore (+3 to 97), Russ...
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Madden NFL 20 roster update details following week five
The roster update for Madden NFL 20 factoring in performance and movement through the first five weeks of the season is now available to download on all platforms. The most significant surge this week belongs to Russell Wilson who was bumped 2 points to 95 Overall. After starting the season at 91 Overall he has seen his rating rise all in just the last 3 weeks while having jumped to the front of the MVP discussion. Along with Patrick Mahomes, who is already at 99 Overall, the other name i...
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Madden NFL 20 roster update details following week four
A full quarter of the season is in the books (for most teams outside of those with byes and last night's game) and usually that's when a real trend with player ratings movement starts to be seen. The latest roster update includes changes that react to the week four results but will also start to bring into account a significant portion of the season as players move up and down. Despite that timing this update didn't turn out to be one with majorly significant changes. In fact the league's...
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Madden NFL 20 patch delivers Franchise Mode upgrades and more
With two months now having passed since release Madden NFL 20 has now received its third major patch. Earlier updates to the game have added an entirely new mode in Superstar KO and new offensive line abilities along with various fixes and improvements. This latest patch does some work towards making Franchise Mode more compelling with considerable enhancements having been made to news and scenarios. Keenan Allen replaces Antonio Brown as a Superstar X-Factor, updates have been made to li...
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