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Press Row Podcast: April News Roundup
Spring is typically a fairly barren season as far as sports game releases go but it's seeing a resurgence this year. Several new games and expansions are slated for the weeks ahead. Host Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham discuss the latest news on them in this episode of the Press Row Podcast, including Forza Horizon 3's Hot Wheels expansion, the upcoming slate for Nintendo Switch, announcement of a new "Crash Mode" game from the Burnout creators and The Golf Club 2's release date being made off...
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Next Forza Horizon 3 expansion is Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels recently made a first appearance through Rocket League and now the brand is moving into another popular racing-based series. The next expansion for Forza Horizon 3 - which follows the terrific Blizzard Mountain - will involve six new themed mountains connected by Hot Wheels tracks along with 10 total new cars. Releasing on May 9 the expansion DLC will go for a price of $20 or is included with the Expansion Pass. (more…)...
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Release date set for The Golf Club 2 and new trailer puts Course Creator in spotlight
Though announced nearly a year ago it wasn't until today that the sequel to 2014's The Golf Club got an official release date. The Golf Club 2 will go out Tuesday, June 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Accompanying that news is a brand new trailer taking a new look at improvements that have been made to the popular Course Creator. (more…)...
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Burnout creators making new game modeled on its Crash Mode
When the original creators of the Burnout series opened their own studio the first effort was a destruction-based game set within various environments using a golf club and ball - having taken inspiration from the popular 'Crash Mode' of the Burnout days. Three Fields Entertainment today announced that their next game will go back to the Burnout roots with a game centered on creating the biggest most costly car crashes. Powered by Unreal Engine, Danger Zone combines real physical crashes wi...
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Survey reveals potential features and improvements for NHL 18
Over the years features for upcoming EA Sports games have sometimes leaked through consumer surveys distributed with the intention of gauging reception to certain ideas and then assessing respective priorities. The feedback would help shape the final feature set as not all laid out would end up making the cut. It happened with NHL 16 and the most recent one was for EA Sports UFC 3, which provides an idea of where that franchise will be headed in 2018. This last weekend a survey was sen...
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Press Row Podcast: Spring Break(down)
In this week’s episode of the Press Row Podcast, host Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham have a follow-up discussion on last week’s topic regarding consumer unrest before moving on to address other subjects. Those include whether it’s a good or bad idea to continually tinker with fundamental elements of games such as the constant changes being made to shooting in NBA 2K17, the potential of the upcoming arcade-style game NBA Playgrounds, what the WNBA could mean for NBA Live 1...
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FIFA 17 added to the EA Access Vault
The final EA Sports game from 2016 has now reached the Vault in the EA Access subscription service. FIFA 17 was added today making it available in full to all subscribers through EA Access on Xbox One and Origin Access for PC. EA Access is currently exclusive to Xbox One with Sony declining to offer the service on PS4 despite its remarkable value. For $30 a year or $5 month-to-month, members get unlimited access to the back library of EA games on the console which in addition to FIFA 17 n...
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Press Row Podcast: Community Uproar
In many ways these are great days to be a sports video game fan. However, certain segments of popular games have experienced significant problems, causing enormous issues within each of those games’ communities. The way titles are marketed at fans, persistent problems with certain modes, and perceived lack of communication between game makers players have embroiled fans and developers alike. This week Rich Grisham talks with Operation Sports community canager Millennium – a ...
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