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Triumph in FIFA 13 Sends Marco Di Vaio to MLS All-Star Game
The final spot on the MLS All-Star team will be filled by Marco Di Vaio of the Montreal Impact. Goals scored in FIFA 13 for the week of July 3-10 determined the winner and Di Vaio outpaced everyone with 73,838 of them.
The runner-up was Robbie Keane of the Los Angeles Galaxy with over 69K of his own. In all 488K goals were scored between the 26 qualifying players displaying just how dominant those two were compared to the rest of the pack. Di Vaio and Keane accounted for 29% of all the scores during the promotion.
The MLS All-Star Game takes place on July 31 with AS Roma from Italian Serie A taking on the best from MLS.
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NHL 94 Anniversary Mode for NHL 14 Announced With Trailer
There was never any doubt that NHL 94 would play a role in NHL 14 and today EA Sports revealed details on its place in the game. NHL 94 Anniversary Mode will be included in NHL 14 and combines the current day gameplay engine with the controls, presentation, and lack of rules featured in ’94 but unfortunately won’t be playable online. Read more
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LeBron James Choosing NBA 2K14 Sountrack and Seeking Fan Suggestions
Jay-Z isn’t on board to “executive produce” NBA 2K14 but the soundtrack is being handled in another unorthodox manner. This time cover athlete LeBron James is choosing all the songs and he wants to hear from fans on what some of them should be. Read more
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NCAA Football 14 Named Rosters Now Available to Download
The first sets of named rosters for NCAA Football 14 are now available to grab through the Roster Share feature. These are fully named with no other edits made so they should work for online play. There will be some inaccuracies but this roster is likely sufficient for most who want to get a jump on Dynasty now rather than waiting for more enhanced sets. When those come around though I’ll switch the file hosted under my gamertag on the 360 and point to another on the PS3.
♦Xbox 360: Pastapadre
♦PlayStation 3: JeffDLoweIn order to grab the rosters go to Team Management from the main menu, then Roster Share, Download Roster, hit Download Roster which is first in the list, and enter the gamertag there.
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Early Impressions of Ultimate Team Mode in NCAA Football 14
Upon the first announcement of NCAA Football 14 receiving an Ultimate Team mode the initial reaction of many including myself was to express how it really didn’t seem to be a good fit and its appeal would be limited. An agreement with the NFLPA allowed for access to active professional players that would be recreated as their collegiate selves. Read more
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Individual Challenging Attorney Fees Delays EA Football Pricing Settlement Payouts
The class action settlement that came down from the lawsuit that claimed EA raised the price of football games after securing exclusive licenses is now being held up by an individual taking issue with the cut the lawyers received in the deal. An extension to the period to make claims was enacted back in April with payouts expected to be made over the summer. That time frame now looks to be pushed back to next year according to Kotaku who reports on the person who filed an objection and is now appealing after its initial dismissal. Read more
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Current NCAA Athlete Seeking Protection If Added to Player Likeness Lawsuit
A decision on class action certification in the player likeness lawsuit being faced by the NCAA, CLC, and Electronic Arts may still be a ways off but the wheels continue to turn in the aftermath of the hearing last month. Lawyers for the plaintiffs want protection against any retaliation towards a current collegiate athlete that would get involved in the case. Read more
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NCAA Football 14 Initial Impressions
Coming off two very weak efforts EA Sports needed to reestablish the NCAA Football franchise as something other than an also-ran to Madden. What used to be an innovative series has been anything but in recent years – and when trying for new features they’ve failed miserably with the implementation and their assessment of what consumers truly desired out of the product.
While NCAA Football 14 doesn’t break any new ground actual effort is immediately recognized in areas that have desperately needed it. The challenge from the CPU – which can now execute all manner of plays – along with the physics engine and incredibly responsive player control makes the game fun again. Read more
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