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The Daily Dish for 10/28/14
It’s release day for NBA Live 15 so naturally there is some news related to it and that’s covered on today’s episode of The Daily Dish. The day one patch is available and a demo has gone out on the PS4 and six hour trial on Xbox One. In addition there’s the huge PS4 system update which includes Share Play, new fighters headed to EA Sports UFC soon, and a look ahead to the next Madden NFL 15 roster update.
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♦NBA Live 15 Release Day Patch Details
♦PlayStation 4 System Update 2.00
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Day One Patch Details for NBA Live 15
EA Sports released a patch today for NBA Live 15 to coincide with the game’s release. It’s likely the culmination of work done over the weeks that the game was delayed and addresses primarily visual details but also involves some minor gameplay adjustments. Included too is a roster update which is fitting and necessary as the season begins tonight.
♦Updated scanned heads for: Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Kawhi Leonard, Carmelo Anthony
♦Updated San Antonio Spurs championship jerseys.
♦Updated courts for Cavaliers, Pelicans, Hornets.
♦Updated jersey icons for MIN alt, MIA Floridians (H. Classics), PHI road, CLE alt 2.
♦Updated accessory colors for new Cavaliers uniforms.
♦Updated team shoe colors for Kings.
♦Updated Jordan shoes for players in Rookie Showcase.
♦Updated player shoes in the All-Star Game.
♦Updated steal rating for Kris Humphries and Jordan Hamilton.
♦Updated accessories on several players.
♦Updated rosters to reflect recent moves.
♦Updated player portraits in Live Ultimate Team.
♦Updated info on several players with playstyles, positions, jersey numbers, ect.
♦Updated “Pull the Chair” post move.
♦Updated catch animations on inbound passes.
♦Updated “Up and Under” layup animations.
♦Updated foot planting with pump fakes.
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PlayStation 4 System Update Today Includes Highly Anticipated Share Play Feature
Sony released the big 2.00 software update for the PS4 earlier today. Among the new features and improvements is Share Play, which was announced first at the original system reveal nearly two years ago, and again highlighted at E3 over the summer. Share Play is naturally well-suited for use with sports games which makes it even more exciting.
Share Play allows for someone to join a friend’s game even if they don’t own it for up to an hour at a time. The visitor can either take over the host’s controller and play it on their own or join in for local co-op multiplayer. So not only can a person play their friend’s game and possibly decide they want to buy it for themselves but it has potential to be an amazing teaching or assisting tool as far as sports games are concerned.
Other items in the update include Youtube uploading, USB music player, home screen themes, and new live broadcasting features. Read more
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Madden NFL 15 Week Eight Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
It was a weekend of spectacular performances and topped by Ben Roethlisberger who threw for 522 yards and 6 touchdowns in a victory over the Colts. With about half the regular season in the books now what players do you think most need attention in regards to their current ratings vs actual performance level?
Players to look for moving up this week include Tom Brady, Colt McCoy, Ronnie Hillman, Mark Ingram, Emmanuel Sanders, Martavis Bryant, Golden Tate, Rob Gronkowski, Anthony Barr, Justin Houston, Khalil Mack, Antonio Cromartie, and Bashaud Breeland. Among those that will probably fall are Geno Smith, Joe Flacco, Blake Bortles, Cam Newton, Eric Fisher, Paul Worrilow, AL Louis-Jean, Josh Gordy, and Mark Barron.
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The Daily Dish for 10/27/14
Is enough being seeing in NBA Live 15 for EA Sports to stick with the series or will it succumb to cancellation after years of continued failure? That’s the focus of The Daily Dish today coming off the posted impressions as well as the discussion on the latest Press Row Podcast. In addition I look ahead to tomorrow when Sony will push out an update for the PlayStation 4 that includes the revolutionary “Share Play” feature among other system improvements.
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♦NBA Live 15 Impressions
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NBA Live 15 Is The Game That Should Have Rebooted The Series
EA Sports isn’t treating NBA Live 15 like it’s a critical release for the series which desperately needs to establish itself on stable ground and show potential to achieve significant growth in the market within the next few years. In fact they’ve shown little urgency at all and even have basically admitted it’s not a stellar product. No one would have been fooled otherwise but it stands in stark contrast to the way the company promoted previous failed efforts where they instead presented a certain bravado and failed to back it up.
After spending the six hours with Live 15 through EA Access the murky picture has cleared up somewhat. No, it doesn’t really deserve credit for being “better than Live 14”, but standing on its own it’s a decent effort. That comes maybe a year or several years too late but the progress being made is evident and some may even find fun to be had from the product. Read more
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The Line Drive for October 26
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Catch up on the week’s news with the YT Playlist for The Daily Dish.
♦I was a guest on this weekend’s “Doddcast” talking about more general gaming topics.
♦EA Sports UFC is back down to $30 for both PS4 and XB1 through Amazon.
♦Michael Chiesa will be added soon to the roster of EA Sports UFC.
♦The first patch (check out the details here) for NBA 2K15 went out on PS4/XB1.
♦Flip through the six new courts added to NBA 2K15 in the FB album.
♦EA Sports offering $30 bonus Ultimate Team content to those who buy NBA Live 15.
♦Sony doesn’t list a demo coming Tuesday for NBA Live 15 despite EA’s announcement.
♦Here are the details on the feature patch released for The Golf Club.
♦Operation Sports tears apart the weak excuse for Online Team Play added to NHL 15.
♦During the World Series Out of the Park Baseball 15 and iOOTP 2014 are on sale.
♦Check out this week’s edition of the Breaking Madden series.
♦Microsoft laid out what to expect from the November system update for Xbox One.
♦Check out the first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Press Row Podcast: State of NBA 2K15 and NBA Live 15 Impressions
The latest Press Row Podcast features full panel discussion on how NBA 2K15 has settled in after a few weeks of release and then expectations for NBA Live 15. That is followed by a segment where I discuss at length complete impressions of NBA Live 15 following the six hours of the EA Access period.
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 in the streaming player below.
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