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Sports Games Desperately Need Alternative Online Experiences
In a recent Press Row Podcast episode I proposed the idea again that MLB: The Show, which has struggled mightily with online performance and stability since inception, should offer an "Extra Innings" mode online. That proposal generated a significant response from listeners on social media and forums intrigued by the concept and the benefits it would offer - along with expressing hope that other sports games could include unique online experiences. (more…)...
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Fast & Furious Themed Forza Horizon 2 Expansion Coming Next Month for Free
A standalone expansion to Forza Horizon 2 was announced today. Releasing on March 27 Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious will be available to download for free to everyone on Xbox One and 360 through April 10. Owning or even having played Forza Horizon 2 is not required. After that point it will cost $10 but those who downloaded previously will keep it for free. The promotion coincides with the release of Furious 7 on April 3rd. In Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furiou...
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Features for Franchise Hockey Manager 2 Coming This Spring
In 2013 OOTP Developments, creators of the Out of the Park Baseball franchise, debuted Franchise Hockey Manager. The game was met with mixed reviews that trended negative as a large number of users cited frequent crashes and other elements deemed disappointing or troublesome. Later this year the company will release Beyond the Sidelines Football in an attempt to break into the untapped market in that sport for PC management sims. With response to the first Franchise Hockey Manager in m...
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Rugby 15 Nearing Release However Reviews Suggest Best to Avoid New Series
Though it doesn't have a following in North America there is one sports game due out this month. Rugby 15 is set to release February 24 on PS4, Xbox One, and PS3. Amazon has it listed for $50 (PS4/XB1) and $40 (PS3) but is also including a $10 promotional credit with pre-orders. Rugby 15 comes from developer HB Studios whose most recent effort is The Golf Club - released last year and still being actively worked on. Rugby is published by Maximum Games, which it appears will also be handli...
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After a Year Off EA Sports PGA Tour Faces Identify Crisis and Tougher Launch Climate
EA Sports may may never be able to recapture the dominating presence they once had in golf games. The Tiger Woods series hemorrhaged sales ever since Woods' image became tarnished and his inability to get back on top of the golf world prevented that from being overcome even years later. The quality of the product however was steady with the last release, Tiger 14, considered to be one of the best in the series' history. Now though there's a distinct sense of conflict for the series that w...
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EA Looking Towards Future of “Free-to-Start” Console Games
EA's stock hit a seven year high yesterday following the report of third quarter fiscal results which highlighted soaring digital revenue. The primary drivers behind that success have been the Ultimate Team modes in sports games and free-to-play mobile games. The inevitability of free-to-play reaching consoles has never been more evident than now. CEO Andrew Wilson essentially laid out plans for that during the quarterly investor call. Gamespot noted the comments in an article ea...
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Release of EA Sports PGA Tour Now Confirmed to be Moving Back
Last month it was noted that retailers were listing EA Sports PGA Tour for a June release. Having not discussed the product for months EA had given no indication of a delay though the absence of promotion spoke for them in this regard. Multiple retailers listing its release date in June was obviously no coincidence. Out of yesterday's investor call EA released the schedule of games that will have released through the end of the fiscal year. In past quarterly reports PGA Tour was lis...
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Latest Articles Posted to Sporting News
Considering how offended Doug Baldwin gets by being called average, one has to wonder how he'd react to Madden NFL 15's evaluation of the Seahawks wide receivers. They rate out one spot from the bottom of the league, even behind a team like the Chiefs that went a whole season without a receiver catching a single touchdown! Maybe they shouldn't be higher, but there's a number of teams then that are slightly or significantly overrated at the position. Russell Wilson had the worst game of hi...
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