Archive for the ‘Podcasts and Hangouts’ Category
  • Press Row Hangout Clip – Reaction to the MLB 14: The Show Feature List
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    Posted February 20th, 2014 at 10:30 am 1 Comment »
    SCEA recently came through with a detailed listing of features to look forward to with MLB 14: The Show. In the latest Press Row Hangout the panel discusses which features and improvements are most anticipated, what areas maybe don't appear to have been addressed, and more related to the game's feature set! var complextvadtag = (typeof(cmnvideotagdefault) === 'function') ? cmnvideotagdefault('') : null;var options = {adSetCode: 'c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb'};if (complextvadtag !== nu...
  • Press Row Hangout Clip – What’s Going on With RBI Baseball 14?
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    Posted February 19th, 2014 at 10:45 am 1 Comment »
    It was back on January 15 that the return of RBI Baseball was announced. Though the news was initially exciting for many, it was accompanied by no details outside of expected platforms and that it was coming from MLB Advanced Media. In the time since no further information has been provided and consumer anticipation has plummeted. In a segment from the latest Press Row Hangout the topic of RBI Baseball 14 and what to think of it now was discussed. var complextvadtag = (typeof(cmnvideot...
  • Press Row Hangout: Post-Patch NBA Live 14
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    Posted February 12th, 2014 at 3:00 pm 9 Comments »
    A huge patch three months in the making arrived for NBA Live 14 earlier this week. While it had almost no chance of turning a sub-par game into a good one the message being sent with it was made clear - EA Sports is not giving up on the series. Praise however should be tempered as the work done to produce the update has not been an act of charity but rather necessity. Live 14 has improved in a number of areas now, some fairly significantly, but in general still falls short of reasonable c...
  • Press Row Hangout Clip: 2014 FIFA World Cup Announcement
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    Posted February 11th, 2014 at 10:00 am 3 Comments »
    2014 FIFA World Cup was made official last week but the majority of the discussion has not been centered on the trailer, screenshots, or features. Instead everyone is talking about the decision to only release the popular every-four-years game on the 360 and PS3 while bypassing the Xbox One and PS4. World Cup was first mentioned back during an EA Sports October financial call where it was grouped in with other titles that would be releasing on the next-gen consoles. At some point since th...
  • Press Row Podcast: Midwinter Roundtable
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    Posted February 7th, 2014 at 10:15 am 2 Comments »
    The latest Press Row Podcast features panel discussion on developments relating to the spring sports games. That includes the announcements of The Golf Club and RBI Baseball and whether they could be the start of a wave of fresh games for the new generation of consoles, the reason Olympic video games are not an attractive project for publishers, the challenges faced by companies creating for next-gen right now and the apparent delay to MLB 14: The Show, and responses to a number of listener ...
  • The Show Leads Pack in Spring Game Anticipation Levels
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    Posted February 5th, 2014 at 3:00 pm 4 Comments »
    The poll to gauge which of the five console games releasing through May were being most looked forward to was posted over a week ago and in that time the status for each of them has not changed. The most info out there relates to The Golf Club surprisingly, along with UFC which received a strong push back at E3. The Show carries over expectations but has not even solidified a release date. RBI and World Cup haven't been talked about at all yet.  (more…)...
  • Press Row Hangout Clips – The Golf Club and NFL License Stays With EA
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    Posted February 4th, 2014 at 11:00 am 11 Comments »
    Two more segments from the most recent Press Row Hangout feature discussion on one brand new game coming to the market and another series that will continue unimpeded for now. (more…)...
  • Press Row Hangout Clips – MLB 14: The Show Release Date Uncertainty and Online Franchise
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    Posted February 3rd, 2014 at 10:45 am 14 Comments »
    The most recent Press Row Hangout held over the weekend focused on a number of hot topics in sports gaming from last few weeks. Having broken the complete episode into segments, the two related to MLB 14: The Show can be watched below. The first involves discussion around why SCEA has not cemented release dates nor promoted the game in typical fashion to this point and what that could mean. The second tackles the leaked news of Online Franchise and whether that can work for baseball as well ...