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Review of The Golf Club 2
Released in 2014 The Golf Club was among the first wave of sports games from independent developers that helped lead to the resurgence in the genre where sports (or unique takes on them) not being sufficiently covered by the big publishers are taken on by smaller studios. It was a great effort despite lacking in content and having a barrier of extreme difficulty, and was even rewarded with the Pastapadre Community Award for Best New Sports Game.
Now the sequel has arrived for $40 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (or $32 for Amazon Prime members). With a Career Mode, the new Online Societies social feature, tutorials and practice options, The Golf Club 2 is a considerable upgrade over its predecessor. Check out the full review which has just been posted at Sporting News.
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Patch limitations raise another concern for third party games on Nintendo Switch
It has now been over six weeks since NBA Playgrounds released and yet half the game is still missing. A patch to add online play originally promised for a few days after release remains in limbo. Meanwhile the other versions of Playgrounds on XB1, PS4, and PC have received multiple updates improving the game and adding other features. The president of development studio Saber Interactive has made comments on Facebook providing insight on why that is, and it appears Nintendo is at fault for extremely restrictive patch guidelines. Read more
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The Line Drive for June 25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦By acquiring Jimmy Butler the Timberwolves got the #2 rated SG in NBA 2K.
♦Download NBA 2K17 post-draft rosters from EmbraceThePace (PS4) & BryanDfor3 (XB1).
♦Statement released about post-patch slo-mo pitching animations in MLB The Show 17.
♦The details of that relatively minor patch are laid out here for MLB The Show 17.
♦Connor McDavid was named cover athlete for standard and special editions of NHL 18.
♦Three month Xbox Live Gold membership for limited time includes free Rocket League.
♦An eSports event for Rocket League will be broadcast on NBC Sports next month.
♦EA Sports has revealed the first five FUT Icons that will be found in FIFA 18.
♦Details on a new Awards Program that has rolled out in NBA Live Mobile.
♦Price of $20 and July 10 release date was announced for Fire Pro Wrestling World.
♦The new DLC for Steep called the Extreme Pack releases on Tuesday the 27th.
♦The 14th patch recently released for the arcade-style game Old Time Hockey.
♦Look for a full review of The Golf Club 2 to go up on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
♦The Golf Club 2 can still be had for $32 by Amazon Prime members in time for release.
♦Don’t miss the many deals on PC sports games through the Steam Summer Sale. -
Press Row Podcast: E3 impressions and NHL 18 news
Having extensively discussed all the big news that came out of EA Play and E3 in the last two podcast episodes, Kat Bailey is now welcomed to the show to go over some hands-on impressions from the show floor for Madden NFL 18, FIFA 18, and Pro Evolution Soccer 18 before turning to a breakdown of all the news on NHL 18 which includes several confirmed features (NHL Threes arcade mode and Expansion) and an upcoming online beta.
Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and Windows. The show can also now be found on the recently launched Google Play Music for podcasts. Subscribe and review to help support the show! You can also listen with the streaming player below.
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details and Diamond Dynasty content for June 23
After taking a week off from producing roster updates the one that released today in MLB The Show 17 carries a lot of weight. The majority of the activity has taken place in the high-Silver/low-Gold area of the ratings. Read more
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Annual Steam Summer Sale includes a number of sports games
The always highly anticipated Steam Summer Sale has kicked off for this year with deals available until July 5. Discounted PC offerings include a fairly recent release in NBA Playgrounds, the still incredibly popular Rocket League, and NBA 2K17 as it begins to fade away in favor of its successor. The list below encompasses the sports games of most interest but the promotion has lots of games that may be worthy of a purchase especially at the reduced prices.
NBA Playgrounds for $13.39 (33% off)
Disc Jam for $9 (40% off)
NBA 2K17 for $15 (75% off)
Rocket League for $12 (40% off)
Rocket League GOTY Edition for $15 (40% off)
Out of the Park Baseball 18 for $20 (50% off)
Franchise Hockey Manager 3 for $10 (50% off)
OOTP 18 and FHM3 Bundle for $27 (55% off)
Football Manager 2017 for $17 (66% off)
Motorsport Manager for $11.89 (66% off)
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017 for $12.49 (50% off)
The Golf Club VR for 22.49 (25% off)
Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings for $4 (80% off)
Steep for $30 (50% off)
F1 2016 for $18 (70% off)
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NHL 18 gets Connor McDavid for the cover and online beta in July
EA Sports has now revealed the cover athlete for NHL 18 and accompanying features for the game. Surveys sent out to gauge reaction to potential features months ago revealed much of what to expect out of NHL 18 and now many of those have been officially confirmed. Connor McDavid has been chosen for the cover and the special edition goes with the theme of “Young Stars” while an online beta has been announced. Read more
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Steep’s Road to the Olympics expansion coming in December
First announced by publisher Ubisoft at E3, the mountain sports game Steep will be getting a major expansion on December 5 called Road to the Olympics. Now additional details on the DLC which releases on December 5th have been provided. Read more
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