Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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Reviews of Disc Jam and 3on3 Freestyle
Two untraditional sports games have recently arrived in Disc Jam and 3on3 Freestyle. The former a tennis and air hockey mashup generating great word-of-mouth while the latter the first street basketball game for a console in 10 years and free-to-play but gone largely unnoticed. With Disc Jam free to PlayStation Plus members (it's also available on PC where it's on sale for its first week) both of the games offer the opportunity to play without any initial investment. Disc Jam will b...
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Disc Jam now available on PC and PS4 where it’s free to PS Plus subscribers
Disc Jam is now available to download on both PlayStation 4 and PC. While the game is on sale for $10 the first week on Steam (it'll be $15 regularly) it's free to PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS4 as long as downloaded in the month of March. Coming off a beta that produced enthusiastic word-of-mouth, Disc Jam is taking a page out of the Rocket League playbook by releasing for free through PS+. That tactic propelled Rocket League to extraordinary success, eventually selling hea...
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EA running digital game sale on PS4
While unfortunately the PlayStation 4 still doesn't offer the EA Access subscription program its existence has resulted in one benefit for those on the Sony side of console gaming. Titles that have reached the EA Access Vault, or are expected to soon, have more often had their digital versions offered at considerable discount. The sale now live includes several sports games. FIFA 17 - through PlayStation Store for $19.79 FIFA 17 Deluxe - through PlayStation Store for $26.39 NHL 17...
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Disc Jam is one of the free PlayStation Plus games for March
On the heels of fantastic consumer response from the open beta the game drawing natural comparisons to Rocket League looks to be utilizing its playbook for success as well. A leaked promotional image showed Disc Jam as one of the free games that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers in March to download and keep as long as the sub is active and now it's confirmed. That PS Store update would be scheduled for Tuesday, March 7. Rocket League was propelled to huge popularity due i...
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Microsoft to offer its own game subscription service on Xbox One
EA Access has proven to be a success on Xbox One providing it an advantage over the PS4 and now Microsoft is about to double-down on the concept with a subscription service of their own. Xbox Game Pass will launch this spring at a cost of $10 a month and include unlimited access to over 100 XB1 and backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles. NBA 2K16 is one of the games being promoted for the service and will be there for its launch. Though 2K16 is one season outdated it's understandable why it...
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PRP: The first next Rocket League?
There has been a resurgence of creative sports game concepts thanks to independent developers over the last few years and the latest to break onto the scene is Disc Jam. Reminiscent of the 90's game Windjammers, and evoking natural comparisons to recent smash hit Rocket League, Disc Jam appears to have a great deal of potential based on reaction to the beta that just came to a close. This episode of the Press Row Podcast also includes discussion on everything Diamond Dynasty mode for MLB ...
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Old Time Hockey gets release date and price
V7 Entertainment today announced finalized plans for the release of the arcade throwback Old Time Hockey. The digital game will go out March 28 for both PlayStation 4 and PC through Steam with a price point of just $12. (more…)...
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Disc Jam archived gameplay live stream
Disc Jam's beta opened late last week and response to the game has been overwhelmingly positive, evoking natural comparisons to the immensely successful Rocket League and the 90's game Windjammers. With the beta ending in just a few days here's a look at gameplay from a live stream held with ThatSportsGamer that includes a late appearance from MillenniumOS. Please enable Javascript to watch this video...
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