Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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What will be your sports game of December?
Though there are fewer sports games released on a yearly basis than ever before, 2015 was one of the strongest in terms of the crop consisting of high quality products. There's been the stellar NBA 2K and MLB: The Show, improving Madden, two good competing soccer titles, and even the breakthrough hit Rocket League. What sports game do you anticipate you'll be playing the most in December? Vote in the poll below and leave any thoughts in the comments! Sports game of December...
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Free-to-play edition of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 coming next month to PlayStation 4
Konami has announced that an "entry level" free-to-play edition of PES 2016 will release on Tuesday, December 8. The new version splinters off features from the complete game and will only be available on PS4 and PS3. The free-to-play edition includes seven teams in exhibition mode, Training mode, and the full myClub experience (the Ultimate Team equivalent in PES). Those with this version of the game will also receive all previous and future patches, updates made to MyClub, and - shou...
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2015 Black Friday Deals – Gaming and More
Because of the proximity to their respective releases, the majority of each year's sports video games get considerable discounts through Black Friday and occasionally Cyber Monday deals, marking their value high-point as their seasons are still very early on. Of course there's a lot more than just the games to contemplate picking up, whether it be for yourself or others, so here's a roundup of the most relevant deals through various retailers. The best deals on sports games will be found ...
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Rocket League on sale for PS4
By launching for free to PlayStation Plus subscribers in July, Rocket League was able to gain significant traction through fantastic word of mouth. That special offer went away after the first month however and the game has been $20 ever since. Now though for a limited time PS+ subscribers can get it for $12 while those who don't have the service still get a discount down to $14. The deal is available through November 30. Rocket League is one of the best games of the year and it jus...
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UEFA Euro 2016 content coming for free to Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 next year
Earlier this year Konami announced they had acquired the license to the UEFA Euro tournament which had been with EA Sports since 2000. The next one, being held in France, begins June 2016 and runs for a month. Now the publisher has announced a basic plan for how that license will be utilized. (more…)...
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Chaos Run DLC and a new arena coming to Rocket League next month
Whether it be free new arenas, mutators changing up the way the game can play, or DLC for new vehicles, Rocket League has been on a roll with terrific post-release support. In addition to a mutator that will transform the soccer into something more like hockey next month, another new arena and a DLC pack are on the way. (more…)...
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New Xbox One Experience is live; NBA Jam OFE now playable on the system
On Monday Microsoft revealed the list of backwards compatible 360 titles for Xbox One. As expected there was very little representation from the sports genre with only NBA Jam: On Fire Edition included. Today the backwards compatibility has been activated along with the significant "New Xbox One Experience" console update. Other features introduced with the update include a new home screen, guide, community section and store, plus avatars, the ability to remap buttons on the controller...
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Mutators have arrived in Rocket League
The free content update for Rocket League adding in mutators went out today on PS4 and PC. The update also includes other new content, gameplay improvements, and bug fixes. A special playlist has been added that features the five new ways to experience the game. (more…)...
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