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The Line Drive for September 29
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦EA Sports will be releasing a new trailer for next-gen Madden NFL 25 on Monday.
♦Get NCAA Football 14, the last game to be made in the series, for $40 at Amazon.
♦Draft class exporting from NCAA 14 to Madden NFL 25 next-gen will NOT work.
♦As Andrew Wilson takes over as EA CEO the new head of EA Sports is Patrick Söderlund.
♦Operation Sports posted a video with the entire roster of player ratings in NBA 2K14.
♦2K Sports with new developer video blog for NBA 2K14 going over the Pro Stick controls.
♦The Real 2K Insider listed all the Signature Skills for each player in NBA 2K14.
♦Special Press Row Podcast talks with senior designer Mike Wang of NBA 2K14.
♦Special Press Row Podcast talks with the brand manager for PES 2014.
♦Eurogamer has posted a new off-screen gameplay video of FIFA 14 on the PS4.
♦2K Sports revealed the complete roster of wrestlers for WWE 2K14.
♦EA Sports released a new NBA Live 14 screenshot featuring cover athlete Kyrie Irving.
♦The next NBA Live 14 trailer now doesn’t have a date set except for being in October.
♦Scientific American goes into how FIFA 14 got its physics right.
♦Microsoft has posted a direct feed video of Forza 5 on Xbox One.
♦The Kickstarter for a new Mutant Football League game has adjusted some plans.
♦Check out the white sleeved jerseys the Warriors will wear every Saturday home game.
♦You can vote on the new alternate jersey design for the Dallas Mavericks.News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site.
♦DVD/Blu-ray Releases This Week. Headlined by This is the End and The Croods.
♦Trailer for Need for Speed. The film stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul.
♦2013 Emmy Results. Breaking Bad and Modern Family win top awards.
♦FX Developing American Psycho Series. Sequel taking place years after the movie. -
Press Row Podcast: Episode 46
The latest Press Row Podcast tackles the big news that broke Thursday as EA Sports has canceled their college football series. What led to the decision and what does it mean going forward for the genre? Panel reviews of FIFA 14 and NBA 2K14 are also discussed.
Check out the podcast through iTunes, on Android with the Stitcher app, or in the streaming player below. As always leave any feedback on the show or topics to discuss for future podcasts and hangouts in the comments!
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EA and CLC Only Out $40 Million in Player Likeness Case Settlement
When the settlement to the likeness case was announced yesterday many wondered what it was about the agreement that resulted in the shuttering of EA Sports’ college football series. With the dollar amount of the settlement now known it has become clear that it wasn’t the money involved but rather the avoidance of future litigation and terms that made the series no longer a viable product going forward. Read more
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Madden NFL 25 Roster Update #5 Details
The Madden NFL 25 roster update following week three of the season is available to download now on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update includes the trade of Trent Richardson to the Colts and the Bucs move at QB benching Josh Freeman in favor of Mike Glennon.
Notable ratings climbs include Jimmy Graham (+1 to 98), Drew Brees (+1 to 97), Ndamukong Suh (+1 to 96), Justin Houston (+3 to 94), Jordy Nelson (+2 to 93), Michael Johnson (+2 to 92), Kam Chancellor (+1 to 91), Cameron Jordan (+2 to 89), Andrew Luck (+1 to 89), Jordan Cameron (+4 to 84), Josh Gordon (+3 to 84), Dontari Poe (+3 to 84), Ryan Tannehill (+2 to 84), Darnell Dockett (+3 to 82), Julius Thomas (+2 to 82), Barry Church (+4 to 79), Bilal Powell (+3 to 77), and Brian Hoyer (+5 to 76) despite throwing three picks with a poor 31.4 ESPN Total QBR.
Heading downward are Aaron Rodgers (-1 to 97), Tom Brady (-1 to 96), Nick Mangold (-2 to 92), Roddy White (-1 to 91), Ben Roethlisberger (-1 to 91), Jared Allen (-2 to 89), Eli Manning (-2 to 88), Colin Kaepernick (-1 to 88) along with 14 other 49ers that drop, and Kenny Britt (-2 to 79).
Aaron Rodgers did not lose his “Clutch” trait in this update despite a mountain of evidence that he does not deserve the designation.
Check out all the changes in the spreadsheet here and leave any thoughts on the latest Madden NFL 25 roster update in the comments!
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EA and CLC Settle Player Likeness Lawsuit
Soon after the news broke that EA was ending their college football series a release was made regarding the settlement of the player likeness lawsuit that was at the center of the entire situation that threatened the future of college video games and still could take down the NCAA as it remains as the lone defendant. Games were just a small part of the claim in which players believe they are entitled to a share of broadcasting and merchandising revenues. Read more
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EA Sports Cancels NCAA Football Series
EA Sports has officially canceled their NCAA Football series which was going to be renamed College Football next year. The news comes on the heels of individual institutions expressing a desire to get out of the video game business by pulling their licenses. The NCAA was first to withdraw licensing, multiple conferences followed, but losing the schools was when EA began to see the writing on the wall that the series would not be sustainable.
EA is currently seeking to settle the player likeness lawsuits that have led to the current situation. [UPDATE] EA and the CLC have in fact settled. More on all the news later today…
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First Patch Out Now for FIFA 14
EA Sports released a relatively minor patch today for FIFA 14 that addresses some general stability issues and delivers a few fixes to game modes including the Skill Games and Creation Centre. Those items were identified early on allowing them to be included in a patch made available just a day after the game came out.
Work continues on other areas including gameplay for the next patch. EA addressed that in a statement today. Read more
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Fourth Uniform Pack Out for NCAA Football 14
For the third consecutive week EA Sports has released a $1 DLC uniform pack for NCAA Football 14. On the surface that kind of post-release support sounds great until the actual content being provided is examined to find the majority of items are just gloves while teams with full uniforms and helmets still missing from the game continue to get bypassed.
The fourth uniform pack involves Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC. With the exception of all but one school this is a pack for gloves. Michigan State gets a new uniform, helmet, and gloves. The other five only receive new gloves.
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