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FC Barcelona dazzles in new PES 2017 trailer
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Konami today announced a three year marketing partnership with FC Barcelona that’ll allow for greater access to the club, resulting in better representations of the team, players, and stadium for the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise. A new trailer celebrates the news with Barça highlight footage and glimpse at MyClub and Master League. PES 2017 will release on September 13 and is now available for pre-order at Amazon where Prime members will get it for 20% off. For an overview of all the features in the game check out the article from earlier this month.
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Top rated tight ends in Madden NFL 17
Rob Gronkowski is the cover athlete for Madden NFL 17 and he’s also now the first player to receive the coveted 99 Overall Rating for the game. Most of the defense has yet to be revealed however, and he’ll likely be joined by a few from that side of the ball.
#5 Jimmy Graham – 89 Overall
#4 Tyler Eifert – 90 Overall Read more -
What’s new with NHL 17 Hockey Ultimate Team
The beta for NHL 17 is now just two days away and with Hockey Ultimate Team being one of the modes of play EA Sports has gone into greater detail on what to expect this year. HUT will replace “Chemistry” with a new “Synergy” system, introduces Dynamic Sets for rewards, and has improved item management. Read more
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Top rated defensive tackles and offensive linemen in Madden NFL 17
The latest ratings to be revealed for Madden NFL 17 are for the offensive line and the interior of the defensive line. So far the trend with the ratings has been that despite actual attributes either staying the same or rising from the conclusion of last season their Overall numbers have gone down and that continues at these positions. While the players making up the top 5 at DT are the same finished off Madden 16 there’s one new member of the top 10 on the OL.
#5 Kawann Short – 92 Overall
T-#3 Ndamukong Suh – 93 Overall
T-#3 Fletcher Cox – 93 Overall Read more -
Press Row Podcast: Summer Rush
With the release nearing of this year’s main crop of sports games there’s a great deal of news to catch up on. That includes the first real game info on NBA 2K17 and expected Olympics-related announcements to come soon, observations from the first Madden NFL 17 player ratings and what they mean, the potential of cross-network play for Rocket League, and impressions out of an NHL 17 press event. The show wraps up with a segment between Rich Grisham and NHL producer Sean Ramjagsingh discussing this year’s game!
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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The Line Drive for July 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Marco Reus has won the fan vote to become the global cover athlete for FIFA 17.
♦Going through the top 10 in the Sports Video Game Power Rankings for 2016.
♦Top player ratings for Madden NFL 17: Rookies – Quarterbacks – Running Backs
♦Overall ratings in Madden NFL 17 are down but actual attributes are on the rise.
♦Look for the Olympics-related announcements for NBA 2K17 to possibly come this week.
♦Pre-orders of NBA 2K17 are 20% off for Amazon Prime members including the $100 edition.
♦Pre-orders of Madden NFL 17 are live and 20% off for Amazon Prime members.
♦Pre-orders of FIFA 17 are live and 20% off to Amazon Prime members.
♦The Show and OOTP break down the Cubs-Mariners and Red Sox-Padres trades.
♦New Press Row Podcast features discussion on news related to several upcoming games!
♦Cross-network play between XB1 and PS4 is ready for Rocket League but needs Sony’s OK.
♦The new Xbox One S 2TB console launch edition is up for pre-order releasing August 2.
♦Brief teaser video provides a look at the in-development Sociable Soccer due out in 2017.
♦Turn 10 has announced the first set of cars that’ll be found in Forza Horizon 3.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Hardcore Henry and Barbershop: The Next Cut. -
The top wide receivers in Madden NFL 17
Wide receiver is the latest position to have the top five players revealed for Madden NFL 17 along with some of their key ratings. The retirement of Calvin Johnson opened up a spot for Odell Beckham Jr. to claim but the other four return with the rankings they finished off with last season and with a few increases made to specific attributes.
T-#3 DeAndre Hopkins – Â 93 Overall
T-#3 A.J. Green – 93 Overall
T-#3 Odell Beckham Jr. – 93 Overall Read more -
Last season’s best running backs remain at the top of the class for Madden NFL 17
EA Sports has revealed the top five running backs for Madden NFL 17, and with Marshawn Lynch retired it’s the group that finished up Madden NFL 16 at the very top and they’ll start the new game even in the exact same order.
#5 Lamar Miller – 88 Overall
#4 Jamaal Charles – 89 Overall Read more
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