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MLB 15: The Show Diamond Dynasty Market Report for Late-June
The roster update on June 22nd for MLB 15: The Show has brought with it an onslaught of hot corner upgrades. In the last Market Report we examined the fall of Adrian Beltre which made Josh Donaldson the highest overall rated third baseman. This week, Donaldson went even higher, and broke into the “Diamond” tier with his new 93 Overall rating. Read more
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Breaking down some of the NBA Live 16 footage out of E3
Yesterday the first breakdown of Madden NFL 16 footage was posted, taking a closer look at that game out of E3. Today attention turns to NBA Live 16 which EA Sports hopes will see a resurgence this year. The company is making some big claims that will draw additional scrutiny should they fail to live up to them but at this point they really have nothing to lose.
It’s important to be somewhat cautious in analyzing basketball games played by people, more so than other sports games, because poor or erratic play can make not only the user-controlled side look bad but the CPU as well. That being said here’s a look at the relevant plays from E3 footage for NBA Live 16 – what’s new, what looks good, and what still needs some work. Read more
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Popularity of EA Sports games gauged through E3 trailer views
EA Sports rolled out new trailers for their upcoming games at E3. What kind of traction have they had on Youtube and is there anything to be gleaned from view numbers? What probably stands out the most is how Madden really isn’t drawing at a rate that would be representative of its sales numbers – something that seems to be a trend over recent years. Read more
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Breaking down some of the Madden NFL 16 footage out of E3
Though limited, there was enough footage out of E3 to start and evaluate how Madden NFL 16 is shaping up. I’ve gone through one of the videos and pulled out the relevant segments to identify what’s new, what looks good, and what maybe still needs some work. Read more
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MLB 15: The Show week 11 roster update
The latest roster update for MLB 15: The Show went out this morning! Two more highly touted prospects recently made their Major League debuts and have been added to the game. Byron Buxton has been given a 70 Overall Rating and ‘A’ Potential. SCEA has for some reason however placed him in AAA rather than on the Twins. Rated even higher is the Indians’ Francisco Lindor who starts at 76 Overall with ‘A’ Potential.
In terms of ratings movement the big winners were Josh Donaldson (+3 to 93), Manny Machado (+6 to 92), Todd Frazier (+4 to 91), and Eddie Rosario (+9 to 71). Notables heading the wrong direction are Jose Altuve (-2 to 89), Adrian Gonzalez (-1 to 89), Carlos Gomez (-1 to 89), and Josh Collmenter (-7 to 75). Read more
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The Line Drive for June 21
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Check out articles written and videos recorded for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:
   •Madden NFL 16 takes on fantasy football spin with new mode
   •E3 News round-up w/ trailers, feature announcements, and screenshots
   •The (sad) saga of Joe Montana Football
   •Madden NFL 16 E3 evaluation
   •Rory McIlroy PGA Tour E3 evaluation
   •NBA Live 16 E3 evaluation♦MLB 15: The Show on PS4 is still available for just $40 at Amazon.
♦Show support for NCAA Football 14 being made backwards compatible on Xbox One.
♦The guys behind “NBA 2K in real life” have come out with a new 2K15 video.
♦The final NBA 2K15 roster update went out and frees everyone up from injuries.
♦The release date for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 has been announced as September 29.
♦2K Sports announced the first six wrestlers for the roster of WWE 2K16.
♦Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will for the first time feature dynamic weather effects in-game.
♦IGN has a lengthy gameplay demo of PES 2016 out of E3.
♦Scoring goals with these forwards in FIFA 15 will count as MLS All-Star Game votes.
♦The only footage out of E3 comes from IGN and Gamespot for FIFA 16.
♦There’s a cover vote ongoing in just a few countries for who will join Messi on FIFA 16.
♦FIFA 16 will offer a few new ways to improve skills w/ FIFA Trainer and Skill Games.
♦Another game update with improvements and additions has gone out for Driveclub.
♦Those who bought The Golf Club DLC will get the Highlands course theme for free.
♦Out of the Park Baseball 16 is available for 25% off its original price on Steam today. -
Press Row Podcast: E3 2015 Wrap-Up
This week’s Press Row Podcast brings together all the audio out of the videos produced this past week over at Hit The Pass – discussion on the games that appeared at the E3 press briefings plus Joe Montana Football 16 – but before getting to all that Rich speaks with Kat Bailey about her hands-on impressions from the show floor which includes thoughts on Madden NFL 16, NHL 16, FIFA 16, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.
Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the Stitcher app for Android – subscribe while there to help support the show! You can also listen with the streaming player below.
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E3 video collection for NBA Live 16
Based on the E3 presser it’s clear that, if NBA Live is going down, they’re going to do so swinging. Not only did EA Sports take shots at their 2K rival but the features announced – a face scanning app and a yet to be revealed multiplayer online mode – are an attempt to attack the competition’s weaknesses.
Ultimately though no one is going to put much stock into what they say, but rather what is shown. There wasn’t much in the way of footage to come out of E3 but there are a few videos at least to see the actual game in action. Continue on for those videos along with the Hit The Pass video which features discussion on how Live 16 fared at E3 and whether it can survive a ridiculously crowded marketplace. Read more
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