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The Line Drive for October 20
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦NBA 2K14 can be had for $51 on PS3, $50 360 and PS3 for FIFA 14 and NHL 14.
♦Make sure to vote in the Sports Game of the Generation polls!
♦EA Sports with a blog detailing improvements to the trenches in Madden NFL 25.
♦A new screenshot can be found in the FB album for NBA Live 14.
♦Six young players have signed marketing deals for NBA Live 14.
♦A special Press Row Podcast features an NBA Live 14 gameplay designer.
♦The second song announced for NBA Live 14 is “DDFH” by Run The Jewels.
♦The Hollywood Nights jerseys for the Lakers have been added to NBA 2K14.
♦A special Press Row Podcast features a next-gen Madden NFL 25 designer.
♦A Kickstarter campaign is now active to help fund a new Lacrosse game.
♦2K Sports introduced a new annoying way to earn extra VC for NBA 2K14.
♦2K Sports posted a new gameplay video centered on “The Streak” for WWE 2K14.
♦Out of the Park Baseball is being offered for $20 (half off) through the World Series.
♦The mobile version of OOTP is on sale for just 99 cents through the World Series.
♦A significant update has been released for New Star Soccer on iOS.
♦The PC download of Bioshock Infinite can be had through today for just $10.
♦Trailers for Homefront, That Awkward Moment, and Mandela.
♦DVD/Blu-ray releases this week headlined by The Conjuring and The Internship. -
Best Sports Game of the Generation Tournament: Round of 64 Region D
With the current generation coming to a close – there will continue to be releases but they’ll no longer be the focus of development or marketing – it offers an opportunity to reflect on the continually shrinking sports genre and how things have developed in the last eight years. In order to find what the community determines to be the best sports game of the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii generation is a tournament that will run over the next several weeks.
64 games were chosen to be part of the field based on a number of factors. Obviously not all of these games were great or even good but those included at the very least did something innovative that may have had some influence on the genre since. The max number of entries from a single series was limited to three.
Seeding was determined (1 vs 16, 8 vs 9, ect) however the numbering left off the brackets and ordering mixed up in order to avoid that tainting the voting in any way. Cast your vote in each pairing based on the game you got the most enjoyment out of, did the most to try and earn your money, or meant the most to the sports gaming genre.
This is the final region to open for the first round. Make sure to cast your votes for Region A, Region B, and Region C as well. Continue on for the voting and feel free to leave your thoughts on the matchups and what games should advance in the comments! Read more
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Madden NFL 25 Roster Update #8 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 25 following week six of the season arrived on Thursday for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and now the full list of details have been provided. The document is not sorted by team as is typically the case but rather biggest increases in overall on down to biggest decreases. Changes at QB for the Vikings (Josh Freeman) and Texans (Case Keenum) came too late in the week for the moves to be made.
Moving up in the latest roster are Vernon Davis (+1 to 96), LeSean McCoy (+1 to 96), Tamba Hali (+1 to 92), Justin Blackmon (+2 to 84), Tyrann Mathieu (+3 to 78), Nick Foles (+2 to 78), Eddie Lacy (+2 to 78), Joseph Fauria (+3 to 74). Notable names sliding include Ray Rice (-2 to 90), Jared Allen (-1 to 88), Robert Griffin III (-1 to 88), Eli Manning (-2 to 84), and Kenny Britt (-1 to 77).
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New Trailer and Blocking Videos for Next-Gen Madden NFL 25
EA Sports today released a new gameplay trailer for Madden NFL 25 along with three clips showing the rewritten offensive line blocking logic in action with a focus on pass blocking.
The problem EA has faced as of late is that many of the improvements they have touted aren’t translating properly or being recognized and flashy trailers aren’t going to change that now that real gameplay and replay footage have circulated. Those who have seen the game up close and played it have reported there isn’t much of a visual jump and the gameplay feels largely the same as current-gen. The blocking examples shown today do a far better job of demonstrating some tangible advancements being made however. Read more
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Best Sports Game of the Generation Tournament: Round of 64 Region C
With the current generation coming to a close – there will continue to be releases but they’ll no longer be the focus of development or marketing – it offers an opportunity to reflect on the continually shrinking sports genre and how things have developed in the last eight years. In order to find what the community determines to be the best sports game of the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii generation is a tournament that will run over the next several weeks.
64 games were chosen to be part of the field based on a number of factors. Obviously not all of these games were great or even good but those included at the very least did something innovative that may have had some influence on the genre since. The max number of entries from a single series was limited to three.
Seeding was determined (1 vs 16, 8 vs 9, ect) however the numbering left off the brackets and ordering mixed up in order to avoid that tainting the voting in any way. Cast your vote in each pairing based on the game you got the most enjoyment out of, did the most to try and earn your money, or meant the most to the sports gaming genre.
The third region opens up for voting today. The final one will do so tomorrow. Make sure to vote in Region A and Region B! Continue on for the voting and feel free to leave your thoughts on the matchups and what games should advance in the comments! Â Read more
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New Trailer for NBA Live 14
EA Sports has released an extended gameplay trailer for NBA Live 14. When the company promised 5-on-5 footage for today, and released a short video clip as a teaser, the implication was that it would be actual gameplay footage. They certainly needed to come with something fairly significant after the horrible reception that clip received. Instead they send out a flashy trailer on the heels of the competition’s far more impressive one that offers little of value considering what has already been seen.
There definitely appears to be more influence from NBA Live 10 than the previous two attempts at basketball games that got cancelled. If four years hadn’t passed and a whole new console generation arrived that would have been more encouraging to discover. Continue on to check out the trailer and leave your thoughts in the comments! Read more
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Best Sports Game of the Generation Tournament: Round of 64 Region B
With the current generation coming to a close – there will continue to be releases but they’ll no longer be the focus of development or marketing – it offers an opportunity to reflect on the continually shrinking sports genre and how things have developed in the last eight years. In order to find what the community determines to be the best sports game of the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii generation is a tournament that will run over the next several weeks.
64 games were chosen to be part of the field based on a number of factors. Obviously not all of these games were great or even good but those included at the very least did something innovative that may have had some influence on the genre since. The max number of entries from a single series was limited to three.
Seeding was determined (1 vs 16, 8 vs 9, ect) however the numbering left off the brackets and ordering mixed up in order to avoid that tainting the voting in any way. Cast your vote in each pairing based on the game you got the most enjoyment out of, did the most to try and earn your money, or meant the most to the sports gaming genre.
The second region opens up for voting today. The other two will come later in the week. Continue on for the voting and feel free to leave your thoughts on the matchups and what games should advance in the comments! Read more
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NBA Live 14 Disappoints With First Look at Actual Gameplay
EA Sports plans to release extended 5-on-5 footage of NBA Live 14 on Friday but the reveal of a brief teaser clip has eroded what little may have been left of the remaining optimism that anyone could realistically still be carrying at this point for the game. Though a decent amount of information feature wise has been discussed the company has held back from showing the game until now. The first look at the game in action – which was deliberately selected because they felt it would impress or convey something it clearly did not – adds to a rough week which included more deflating Madden NFL 25 next-gen footage. Read more
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