Archive for the ‘Podcasts and Hangouts’ Category
  • Press Row Podcast: 2014 In Review
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    Posted December 5th, 2014 at 1:15 pm 1 Comment »
    In the latest Press Row Podcast the panel takes a look back on the year in sports gaming - revisiting the biggest stories and those that will be remembered on a more personal level. Two weeks from now will be the Sports Game of the Year episode! Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the Stitcher app for Android – subscribe while there to help support the show! You can also listen in the streaming player below. http://traffic.libsyn.com/operationsport...
  • Press Row Podcast: Thanksgiving Hangout
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    Posted November 29th, 2014 at 12:00 pm No Comments »
    This week's live Press Row Hangout is now available as the latest episode of the Press Row Podcast! Topics include the idea that EA Sports could save NBA Live by turning it into a free-to-play game, an evaluation of post-release support from all of this year’s sports games, the Sony settlement over Vita false advertising, and reaction to the absurd nominations in the “sports” category from The Game Awards. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the...
  • Press Row Hangout: Episode 57
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    Posted November 26th, 2014 at 2:15 pm No Comments »
    The latest Press Row Hangout tackles a number of subjects heading into the holiday including the Black Friday deals to look forward to later this week. Also in the lineup is a discussion on the idea that EA Sports could save NBA Live by turning it into a free-to-play game, an evaluation of post-release support from all of this year's sports games, the Sony settlement over Vita false advertising, and reaction to the absurd nominations in the "sports" category from The Game Awards. For tho...
  • Press Row Hangout: Episode 56
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    Posted November 17th, 2014 at 1:00 pm 2 Comments »
    The latest Press Row Hangout is a crossover with the Doddcast and focuses on various hot topics in the gaming industry. That includes the botched and controversial launches of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Assassin's Creed Unity among others with problems, assessments of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One after a year, and various discussions around Sunset Overdrive, Pro Evolution Soccer 2015, and many of the sports games. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "g3ZWJycToXd-jooVKxz...
  • Press Row Podcast: Launch Disasters Raise Questions About Media Coverage and Consumer Expectations
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    Posted November 14th, 2014 at 2:45 pm 4 Comments »
    A special episode of the Press Row Podcast focuses on the recent botched launches for high profile games which is something that has certainly plagued the sports genre over the years. A number of areas are examined including the concept of "day one reviews", how embargoes can either serve or harm readership, whether widespread backlash to issues ultimately leads to any change, and opinions on how sports games are covered by the media at large and if consumer expectations of them are fair ...
  • Press Row Podcast: Revisiting Madden NFL 15 and EA’s Recent Strong Financials
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    Posted November 7th, 2014 at 2:30 pm 5 Comments »
    The latest Press Row Podcast features full panel discussion first focusing on Madden NFL 15 now over two months out from release. What has held up well, where has it slipped, and how could it be better? Then the talk shifts to Electronic Arts' strong financials as of late which has primarily been due to digital revenue through Ultimate Team and mobile. How is that focus benefiting or harming the genre? There's also some listener questions taken at the end including a wishlist discussion for ...
  • Press Row Hangout Clips: PS4 Share Play and Viewer Questions
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    Posted November 5th, 2014 at 10:45 am No Comments »
    The final two segments have been broken off from the latest full live Press Row Hangout broadcast below. Make sure to check out the first two that went up Monday or watch the show in its over two hour entirety through Youtube. In the first clip the panel discusses the recent PlayStation 4 system update and in particular the revolutionary Share Play feature. The other involves responding to a number of viewer questions that include the Xbox One price drop, controls in NBA Live 15 vs NBA 2K...
  • Press Row Hangout Clips: League Progress and Latest on the NBA Games
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    Posted November 3rd, 2014 at 12:15 pm 1 Comment »
    The latest live Press Row Hangout that was held over the weekend was focused on just a handful of topics but ran longer than we typical shoot for as it went for over two hours. So I've gone ahead and broken it into segments to make it easier to watch. If you'd prefer to watch in its entirety in a single sitting the complete video is archived on Youtube. Here though are the two segments from the broadcast and the remaining two will be posted tomorrow. The first video features the ...