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Improvements to Pro Clubs in FIFA 17
EA Sports today revealed the improvements coming to Pro Clubs in FIFA 17. Similar to the game’s Career Mode the Pro Clubs look to have been somewhat refined and built-upon rather than having received any new game-changing type features. Read more
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Lack of info on NBA 2K17 enters unprecedented territory with a month to go
There’s now just barely over four weeks until NBA 2K17 releases. It’s the second-earliest a licensed NBA video game will have ever released (NBA Shootout 2002 came out 9/1/2001). Yet here with are with practically nothing known about the game even still.
Now, 2K Sports is pretty well known for releasing info later in the yearly cycle than other publishers. But what’s different this time around is that it’s much later than even their typical M.O. for handling the massively popular NBA 2K franchise. Read more
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The Line Drive for August 14
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Only a few days left to get entries in for the first giveaway of Madden NFL 17!
♦First looks at NHL 17 World Cup of Hockey and FIFA 17 UT Tuesday at Gamescom.
♦Make sure to follow Pastapadre on Twitter for Madden info and live streams this week!
♦You can still pre-order all versions of Madden NFL 17 and get 20% off with Amazon Prime.
♦Check out this comparison shot of Kevin Durant in NBA 2K16 vs NBA 2K17.
♦EA Sports is now considered the “lead partner” for the Premier League.
♦EA Sports spending almost $30 million a year for the FIFA partnership w/ Premier League.
♦EA Sports created an infographic all about the online beta that just ended for NHL 17.
♦NHL Rewards members are entered for a chance to win a trip to get scanned into NHL 17.
♦Nascar Heat Evolution will feature 40-player races online with a server-based system.
♦Archived live stream features an extended gameplay session with Nascar Heat Evolution.
♦Fourth set of cars have now been revealed for Forza Horizon 3.
♦The first set of features has been revealed for WWE 2K17.
♦The PS4 DualShock 4 Dual Charger Dock is currently on sale for under $12. -
New features for FIFA 17 Career Mode
EA Sports today detailed what to expect from Career Mode in FIFA 17. The franchise mode for the series hasn’t received many dramatic changes in recent years and for FIFA 17 it looks to be more of the same in the way of relatively minor enhancements that add depth to what’s already there. The features provide “even greater control over your club’s season, the option to compete in the J-League, and your fully rendered manager avatar roaming the sideline.” Read more
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Soundtrack for NBA 2K17
With the likes of Jay-Z, Pharrell, and LeBron James helping to make the selections for NBA 2K soundtracks in recent years 2K Sports has put a lot of weight behind the music found in the series. Curated by Imagine Dragons, Noah Shebib, and Grimes the soundtrack (which can be listened to on Spotify)Â for NBA 2K17 was revealed today. Read more
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MLB The Show 16 roster update details for week 18 of the season
The latest roster update for MLB The Show 16 features a few high-profile players taking a big hit to their ratings. After reaching the rare 99 Overall Rating earlier this season Bryce Harper’s decline has been steady. He’s dropped 2 more points this week down to 93. He hit just .176 in July and his attributes at the plate in MLB The Show 16 are suffering for it. He’s gone down 6 points in Power vs Righties, 5 points in both Contact vs Righties and Lefties, and 2 points in Power vs Lefties. Read more
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Rocket League getting much more than just Rumble mode next month
Earlier this week Rocket League developer Psyonix announced a free new mode that features randomized power-ups which will be out in September. Now there are some more details on what’s coming with the big update next month as it’ll also include a new arena and spins put on two of the existing ones. There’s even more that’ll be revealed at a later date.
Available for both Online and Offline Exhibition play, “Octagon” is VR-themed like other Rocket Labs Arenas, but the large, eight-sided walls are what set it apart. Two more variants of classic traditional fields,”Urban Central (Dawn)” and “DFH Stadium (Stormy),” are coming as well. As always, both variants will be included for Online and offline play in Exhibition and Private matches, and the Ranked Playlists as they should be.
The Octagon arena will join the likes of Neo Tokyo, Pillars, Underpass, Double Goal, and Cosmic in the Rocket Labs playlists as post-release additions.
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SSX now included in the EA Access Vault
The latest addition to the EA Access Vault on Xbox One is a game that released on the last generation of consoles. While the 2012 reboot of the SSX series struggled with sales it was generally well-received and was supported admirably by the publisher post-release. Thanks to backwards compatibility the game can now be played on Xbox One and for essentially free to those with an active EA Access subscription.
SSX joins the likes of Madden NFL 16, FIFA 16, NHL 16, NBA Live 16, and Rory McIlroy PGA Tour which have all been added to the Vault this year.
EA Access is currently exclusive to Xbox One (and on PC with Origin) given that Sony continues to refuse the service for PS4. For $30 a year or $5 month-to-month, members get unlimited access to the back library of EA games on Xbox One which in addition to all the sports titles include the likes of Battlefield Hardline, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Titanfall. There’s also the 10 hour trials with every EA game that begin five days before release and 10% savings on all digital purchases whether it be the actual games or microtransactions within them.
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