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Vladimir Tarasenko gets the NHL 17 cover and first gameplay trailer
This evening Vladimir Tarasenko was announced as the cover athlete for NHL 17 during the NHL Awards broadcast. The St. Louis Blues forward won the cover competition by beating out Joe Pavelski in the finals of the eight man fan-voted tournament. While the full list of features was revealed earlier this month, NHL 17 has been somewhat out of the public eye as of late given that it didn't appear during EA's E3 press briefing. The trailer for the game was instead held back until now...
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FIFA 17 gameplay video out of EA Play
Please enable Javascript to watch this video EA Sports has made a big deal out of FIFA 17 moving to the Frostbite engine, with supposed benefits to gameplay and the ability to create things like the new story mode. However, despite being playable at EA Play last week, gameplay footage has been difficult to find as any recording was apparently restricted at the event. One off-screen video however made it out before being pulled and shows some of the new elements implemented this year....
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Rocket League’s latest update adds two new arenas and more
The update billed as the biggest yet for the incredibly popular Rocket League has just gone live on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. New to the game are two highly anticipated arenas plus new item types, trade-in system, and the start of a new competitive season. (more…)...
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Press Row Podcast: E3 2016 Reactions
In this episode of the Press Row Podcast presented by Hit The Pass, Rich Grisham and I go through our reactions to all the news that made its way out of E3 and EA Play and also discuss the considerable challenges that sports video games face in carving out their place in eSports. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and Windows. The show can also now be found on the recently launched Google Play M...
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What excited you most out of E3 2016?
This year's E3 was a fairly uneventful one for the crop of annual licensed sports games. FIFA 17 had the big announcement of a story mode and description of some gameplay advancements while Madden NFL 17 detailed improvements to Franchise mode. Arguably more interesting were the happenings with the somewhat less traditional sports titles. Ubisoft announced a new mountain sports game called Steep with a trailer and gameplay walkthrough that looks spectacular, the first...
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First trailer for PES 2017
Last month Konami revealed the initial set of gameplay-related features for Pro Evolution Soccer 2017. Now to coincide with E3 they've released the first look at the game in the form of a trailer. Additionally the first screenshots can be viewed in the FB album and go beyond just action shots as there are also menu images from various modes in the game. PES 2017 is founded around the ‘Control Reality' ethos, elevating the award-winning gameplay to a new level via incredibl...
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Sequel to The Golf Club announced
Released in 2014, The Golf Club is one of the recent successes from independent studios trying to reach a sports gaming audience. Though somewhat lacking in the overall feature set and absent any licenses the game was well-received for its realistic gameplay, impressive course creator, and admirable post-release support. Today developer HB Studios announced The Golf Club 2 to have a targeted release in early 2017, along with a debut trailer and feature expectations. (more…)...
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Steep is a new mountain sports game coming this December
More than one snowboarding game is shooting for release later this year. Joining the previously revealed Infinite Air will be Steep, which was just announced today at Ubisoft's E3 press briefing along with a trailer and gameplay walkthrough. Steep will involve more than just snowboarding however - skiing, wingsuits, and paragliding will also be part of the game which takes place in the Alps and Alaska and releases on PS4, XB1, and PC this December. Amazon Prime members get pre-orders for ...
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