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The Press Row Podcast Top Three Sports Games of 2013
Last week the year-end Press Row Podcast was released with a discussion on the best sports games of 2013. The results shaping a top three were as expected at the top and maybe somewhat surprising at the bottom. The finally tally had next-gen FIFA 14 taking the crown of Best Sports Game of 2013. In second place was NCAA Football 14 and third was next-gen Madden NFL 25. MLB 13: The Show just missed out on making the top three. My submission which factored in had The Show as the top game, fo...
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Career Mode of 2013
The year-in-review process continues with another category to vote for in the Community Awards. Best Career Mode features NHL 14, NBA 2K14, and MLB 13: The Show to determine which offered the best experience for controlling a single player through a personal journey. It's a category that has previously been won by The Show and NBA 2K. (more…)...
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End of the Year Community Awards: Best Mobile Sports Game
The year-in-review process opened up earlier this week with the start of the Community Awards. Today the category is Best Mobile Sports Game. The number of nominees are being expanded to five in this category given the sheer number of mobile games and the unlikelihood that a majority of voters would have played any or all of what would have been a top three. (more…)...
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Second Next-Gen Patch for FIFA 14 Out on PS4 and Soon on Xbox One
Another patch has arrived for FIFA 14 on the PS4 today with it expected to go live on the Xbox One also within a matter of days. EA Sports has been supporting both the last-gen and new-gen FIFA exceedingly well as opposed to some other sports gaming franchises in a similar position which have seemed to suffer due to the split. The earlier patch addressed problems for those with Virtual Pro stats and attributes that carried over from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game and various st...
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End of the Year Community Awards: Best Gameplay of 2013
The year-in-review process opened up yesterday with the start of the Community Awards. Kicking it off was the Best New Feature and today the category is Best Gameplay. Since starting the Community Awards the three franchises nominated for the honor of Best Gameplay have remained the same. NBA 2K, MLB: The Show, and FIFA have established themselves as the finest in the sports gaming genre. NBA 2K11, FIFA 12, and NBA 2K13 have taken home the honors. This year it's NBA 2K14, MLB 13: The S...
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End of Year Community Awards: Best New Feature of 2013
With 2013 coming to a close it's time to begin looking back on the developments that have taken place and awarding the various efforts in sports gaming. To start will be the first of the Community Awards. You can check out the winners from previous years here. The categories to look forward to are Community Sports Game of the Year, Best Gameplay, Best Online Play, Best Presentation, Best Franchise Mode, Best Career Mode, Best Mobile Sports Game, and Most Disappointing Game. Kicking it off...
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Polls Show Wide Range of Opinions on Next-Gen Launch Sports Games
Now nearly a month into the new generation of consoles the sports games have proven to represent the best and worst of the Xbox One and PS4's launches. FIFA 14 is the standout while NBA Live 14 failed to reach even the lowest of consumer standards. The polls posted last week to gauge satisfaction levels generated nearly 20K total votes. Continue on for how the results shook out and what it means to the games in question. (more…)...
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How Have The Next-Gen Sports Games Lived Up To Your Expectations?
The arrival of the new generation of systems has been accompanied by a strong lineup of sports games. While Madden NFL 25 and FIFA 14 have attempted to transfer over complete feature sets while enhancing gameplay and atmosphere, NBA 2K14 went the route of revamping its franchise and career modes while impressing even more with its visuals. (more…)...
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