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Concern Grows Over Possible EASHL Omission from NHL 15 on Xbox One and PS4
Unlike many other sports titles this year NHL 15 will be releasing on the Xbox One and PS4 will extra development time behind it. That has resulted in somewhat higher expectations, and while media impressions have generally been positive EA Sports has actively hidden gameplay and been vague about the feature set. Only one brief video exists from E3Ă‚Â and the features list released only highlights new additions and not what will carry over. It's far from unusual that every feature being c...
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EA Access Now Live to All on Xbox One
With timing that will raise even more eyebrows, Electronic Arts has announced that the EA Access program is now rolling out wide to everyone on the Xbox One. It had been in beta for dashboard preview participants since the end of July. EA Access is a subscription service for $30 a year or $5 a month that offers a library of older games to play, 10% off digital purchases, and the ability to play games in the days leading up to their release for a limited stretch of time. It's represents a ...
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Press Row Hangout Clips: O’Bannon’s Court Victory, The Show Addictions and More
The latest Press Row Hangout was recorded on Friday night and tackled many recent news stories of significance. In one segment from the show the panel raves about the lasting enjoyment of MLB 14: The Show, the next relates to the big ruling yesterday in the Ed O'Bannon v. NCAA case, and the final one runs through a number of topics in a "Lightning Round". Those include the changes implemented by Twitch, Zynga announcing two mobile sports games, and The Golf Club's release likely falling on o...
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O’Bannon Wins Case Against NCAA
The judge in O'Bannon v. NCAA has ruled that the NCAA violates anti-trust laws by preventing players from being paid for their name and likenesses. This does not appear to be a ruling however that threatens the core of the NCAA - one in which some surmised a more devastating ruling could bring down the organization entirely. It's certainly far from the worst case scenario for them. That could be a good thing for the future of college sports video games depending on how the NCAA attempts t...
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Top Rated Wings and Centers in NHL 15
EA Sports has released the top five rated left wingers, right wingers, and centers for NHL 15.Ă‚Â Earlier the company revealed the highest rated goalies and defensemen. Sidney Crosby comes away as the best player in the game by three full points at 96 overall. A handful of players follow behind with 93. Left Wing Alexander Ovechkin (93), Henrik Zetterberg (92), Zach Parise + Taylor Hall + Jamie Benn (90) Right Wing Corey Perry (92), Marian Hossa (91), Phil Kessel (90), Patrick Kane (...
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Zynga Developing NFL and Tiger Woods Mobile Games
Social gaming company Zynga today announced a new brand to be known as Zynga Sports 365 with football and golf being the first projects under the umbrella. The NFL and NFLPA licenses have been secured for the football game and Tiger Woods has been partnered with for golf. One of the names behind these games will be immediately recognizable to many Madden fans. Ian Cummings, who was the creative director for Madden NFL 10 through a good portion of '12, is a design director at the new Zynga...
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EA Sports Extends Partnership with Premier League and FIFA 15 Benefits Immediately
In an announcement yesterday EA Sports confirmed an extension of the agreement with the Premier League as "official sports technology partners" and a few ways in which the company has taken advantage of the access for FIFA 15. All 20 Premier League stadiums will appear in the game, additional effort has been put into crafting the player likenesses, special broadcast presentation will attempt to replicate the television viewing experience, and audio has been captured from actual matches. I...
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Top Rated Goalies and Defensemen in NHL 15
EA Sports has now begun the process of revealing player ratings for NHL 15. In similar fashion to Madden NFL 15, they're doing it by showing off the top five at each position before moving on to complete rosters. The first two positions are the goalies and defensemen. The most glaring omission is probably P.K. Subban, who despite making it to the finals of the NHL 15 cover athlete selection process gets shut out of the top five. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist + Jonathan Quick (93), Carey Pri...
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