The Line Drive for December 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •The biggest risers and fallers in NBA 2K16 so far this season
   •Taking a look at the new cards revealed for MLB The Show 16
   •Impressions of the first MLB The Show 16 news (video/podcast)
   •H...
The Line Drive for December 6
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •Holiday gift guide for the sports gaming fan
   •Winner of McGregor-Aldo gets second UFC 2 cover spot
   •PES attempting to change the norms of sports gaming (video)
   •Press Row Podcast: The T...
Press Row Podcast: The Top Stories of 2015
Before getting to the handing out of awards, its important to review the year by revisiting the biggest stories. There are numerous that have wide-ranging effects - influencing the direction of franchises and even the genre as a whole.
That's what the panel digs into with the latest episode of the Press Row Podcast. From the detrimental release schedule, to the success of Rocket League, the rise of EA Access, and online stabilizing in major franchises, there were quite a few major deve...
The Line Drive for November 29
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •Holiday gift guide for the sports gaming fan
   •Many of the Black Friday deals continue to be available
   •Stephen Curry takes the throne as highest rated player in NBA 2K16
   •The top candidate...
The Line Drive for November 22
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •The top candidates to get the cover of MLB 16: The Show
   •Discussing the first feature news revealed for EA Sports UFC (video)
   •Was the choice of Ronda Rousey for the UFC cover an ill-advised one?
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Press Row Podcast: Sports Games as Platforms
With massive patches recently released for NBA 2K16 and Madden NFL 16, and extensive updates being made to Rocket League, discussion on this week's Press Row Podcast focuses on how post-release support has gone from just making fixes to significantly improving the products and adding value to them. There's also the message they send to consumers, contrasted with games that don't provide that same support such as NBA Live 16.
Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android w...
The Line Drive for November 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •Ronda Rousey's defeat is also one for EA Sports' UFC franchise
   •Even without in-season sports games EA Access is proving its worth
   •Three tips videos with Da Czar on basics to improve your play in NBA 2K16
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Press Row Podcast: Topics of the Week
The latest Press Row Podcast combines the audio from two video segments produced for Hit The Pass this past week plus a third only for the podcast. For those who would prefer to watch the two videos those have been embedded in this post as well.
The featured subjects are MLB 16: The Show and what people are looking for out of the game as the first news nears, whether publishers have any moral obligation to handle players who have committed misdeeds in a different manner, and impressions o...