Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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The latest updates to Rocket League
Including one that just went liveĂ‚Â today there have been two significant patches for Rocket League to go out within the last week. With the game finally coming to Xbox One on Wednesday, and popularity still extremely high for those on PS4 and PC, the fantastic post-release support remains extremely relevant. A new season for online has begun, new arenasĂ‚Â are available, and a number of bugs have been addressed.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Rocket League set for release on Xbox One next week
The release of one of the best all-around games last year is finally imminent for Xbox One. Rocket League will go out on Tuesday, February 17 and for the original price of $20. It will include all of the paid downloadable content that has released since last summer to those with the game on PS4 and PC - Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-Cars, and Chaos Run. Additionally there are two exclusive vehicles for those on Xbox One: Gears of War's Armadillo and Halo's Warthog, along with oth...
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EA drops E3 in favor of fan-centric event
Electronic Arts has long had an immense presence at E3, holding down the prime spot right at the entrance of the Los Angeles Convention Center South Hall, and holding a press briefing between those of Microsoft and Sony on the Monday before the show floor would open. That's all changing this year. EA will not have a booth at E3 and their press briefing will now take place on Sunday, June 12. Instead they'll be holding their own fan-centric event rather than being housed within the industr...
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Dangerous Golf could be this year’s Rocket League
For a period of a few years it appeared the creative arcade-style sports game had gone completely extinct. While that's still the case with licensed offerings, what has started to emerge in their place are unique unlicensed takes on sports. Super Mega Baseball was the first out the door, and then Rocket League blew the roof off expectations and provided a blueprint of how to be incredibly successful and reach an audience that goes beyond just sports fans. The latest game that looks like i...
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Final Set of 2015 Pastapadre Community Award Winners
After a few weeks of collecting votes – the total of which exceeded 28K – it’s time to announce the final group of winners of the 2015 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. The first five awards were handed out last week. In this set of reveals the categories being awardedĂ‚Â are Best Online Play, Best Franchise Mode, Best New Feature, Best New/Non-Yearly Sports Game, and Best Sports Game of the Year. (more…)...
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2015 featured three sports games that finished in top ten of sales
Every year there are three constants in the final end-of-year NPD sales rankings. Madden, NBA 2K, and FIFA are undoubtedly going to be found taking up 3 of the 10 slots. For the third time in the last four years the Madden NFL franchise has finished second in sales in North America over the 12 month period. Madden NFL 16 only sold fewer copies than Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Along with Madden NFL 15 and Madden NFL 13, which were second place finishes, and Madden NFL 25...
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First Set of 2015 Pastapadre Community Award Winners
After a few weeks of collecting votes – the total of which exceeded 28K – it’s time to announce the winners of the 2015 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. In this half of the reveal the categories being examined are Best Gameplay, Best Presentation, Best Post-Release Support, Best Career Mode, andĂ‚Â Best Team-Building Mode.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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EA Sports UFC 2 and MLB The Show 16 among pre-orders discounted at Amazon
Last year many Amazon offered $10 promotional credits on many video game pre-orders in order to compete with the Best Buy Gamer's Club. Now the online retailer has gone even further by discounting practically all game pre-orders by 20% for Amazon Prime members. Upcoming sports titles EA Sports UFC 2 and MLB The Show 16, both slated to release in March, are among the deals now available. That makes each $48 for the standard versions or $56 for the versions that include extra content. EA...
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