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EA Sports Hopes To Make College Football and Basketball Games in the Future
In testimony earlier this week in the Ed O'Bannon case vs the NCAA, an Electronic Arts representative expressed the desire the company has to develop college-based video games in the future. Joel Linzner, EVP of Business & Legal, stated EA would be "very interested in acquiring the rights" of players to use in the games. Of course this would require the NCAA to remove most if not all restrictions on the "amateur" status of athletes which is what the class action suit is attempting ...
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Limited Game Sharing Could Be A Realistic Option for Sports Franchises
One of the biggest surprise announcements of E3 came out of the Sony press conference relating to Far Cry 4. Those who own the game will be able to invite friends to play co-op along with them, even when they don't own the game themselves. Remembering back to the initial PlayStation 4 announcement Sony raised the idea of a feature where friends could not just spectate but participate without owning the games and that is starting to come to fruition now. The thinking behind this feature co...
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What Game Moved Anticipation Wise Up or Down Most From E3 Showings?
In what was a relatively uneventful E3, EA Sports pushed its slate of upcoming titles by focusing mostly on the fundamentals instead of hyperbole. Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15, NHL 15, and PGA Tour all debuted new trailers, appeared at the Electronic Arts press conference, and had additional feature details released. Madden went heavy on defense accompanied by some gimmicky visual indicators and new cameras. There was also info on aspects like QB accuracy finally mattering and long overdue pres...
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FIFA 15 Gameplay and Presentation Features Highlighted in Videos
Earlier this week EA Sports announced the primary new features coming to FIFA 15 related to gameplay and presentation. The company has followed up on that with a series of short video clips, all put together in one stretch below, showing off or noting some of the specifics. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "FpbGJhbjqGCfJAa9eXxRoYlZUItLiNmn",adSetCode: "c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb",site: "pastapadre",kw: ""});Please enable Javascript to watch this video...
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The Golf Club Pokes Fun at EA Sports PGA Tour’s Debut Trailer
Whether intentional or not, EA Sports initial reveal of next year's PGA Tour game has created the perception that it will be arcade in nature rather than the simulation the series has tended to strive for. HB Studios, who has a pure sim golf game releasing on Xbox One and PS4 this summer (already out on PC through Steam), took the opportunity to jab at the company which previously had utilized the studio for secondary golf and other sports titles. The Golf Club's trailer also features bo...
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First NHL 15 Video Out of E3
Despite the restrictions placed on recording footage a few videos have started emerging for the EA Sports games at E3. Here is the first to do so for NHL 15. As is the case with all videos and impressions out of the event, there is limited value to assessing them for much more than what is on the surface, and NHL 15's offers a chance to get a feel for the flow of the game in action and the NBC broadcast presentation. (more…)...
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Ultimate Edition Details Listed for Upcoming EA Sports Games
Early retail postings suggested Madden NFL 15, NHL 15, and FIFA 15 would have special editions. That has turned out to be the "Ultimate Edition" of each which offers up significant Ultimate Team content for $10 more. Now some details on those have surfaced. (more…)...
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First Features Announced for FIFA 15
Along with the release of the first gameplay trailer yesterday EA Sports has detailed a number of features for FIFA 15. The focus here is on gameplay and presentation rather than anything new to do with modes which should come later this summer. (more…)...
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