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Improvements to Goalies in NHL 14
EA Sports has released details on the work that was put in to improve goaltending for NHL 14. A great deal has been done to both the AI and animations to make goalies smarter, more situationally aware, and able to make some spectacular saves. Continue on to check out the full list of enhancements to goalies and new trailer showing the result on the ice. Read more
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NCAA Football 14 Ultimate Team Bonuses Through Skills Trainer
Those excited for the introduction of Ultimate Team mode in NCAA Football 14 certainly have plenty of opportunity to get their hands on additional packs and cards as a boost to the initial formation of their teams. The demo offered up a bonus pack and card. Pre-order bonuses provide a pack concentrated to specific conferences. Each team also gets to start out with a “freshman” version of Bo Jackson.
In addition to all those incentives a bonus card is given upon completion of each tutorial with “Gold” standing in NCAA Football 14’s Nike Skills Trainer. Awkwardly enough one tutorial ends with the presentation of an Aaron Hernandez card however he’s been switched out and Alex Smith is given instead. Continue on for the full list of Skills Trainer rewards. Read more
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The Line Drive for July 7
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦First set of NBA 2K14 (360/PS3) screenshots have been added to the FB album.
♦The number should be under the “T” so 2K got the Heat jersey wrong in those shots.
♦New screenshot showing first card selection in Madden NFL 25 Ultimate Team.
♦It’ll probably be 5-7 days until named rosters are out for NCAA Football 14.
♦Kotaku explains why NCAA Football 14 is without the Baylor fight song.
♦The Gaming Tailgate with a video showing all offensive plays in NCAA Football 14.
♦EA Sports released a trailer celebrating the launch of NCAA Football 14.
♦MyMaddenPad posted a new video interview from E3 with Madden 25’s Rex Dickson.
♦For some reason EA put together a video of Tim Tebow catching passes in Madden 25.
♦EA scanning faces and bodies of fighters and other personalities at the UFC Fan Expo.
♦EA says they abandoned the Wii U and Facebook because no sports gamers were there.
♦The Ultimate Warrior will be a pre-order bonus for WWE 2K14.
♦New screenshot features Tyler Seguin with Dallas from NHL 14.
♦Operation Sports noted some PES 2014 details that came out of a Twitter Q&A.
♦Check out the five different helmets Kansas has for this upcoming season.
♦The Patriots have revealed a new logo for the upcoming season.
♦PlayStation Plus deals include Fight Night Champion for just $6 running 7/9-16.
♦Day one pre-orders for the Xbox One and PS4 launch bundles still available at Amazon.News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site.
♦DVD/Blu-ray Releases This Week. Headlined by Spring Breakers and The Host.
♦Next Terminator Reboots for New Trilogy. Heading towards June 2015 release.
♦Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 Trailer. Sequel to 2009 hit coming in September. -
NCAA Football 14 Gameplay Videos
It’s too early to make any definitive declarations on NCAA Football 14 – early impressions will be posted on Monday followed by the Hits and Misses review late in the week or early the week after. What I would say however is that I found myself enjoying NCAA 14 far more on its day one than I did the previous two iterations on theirs.
Until then here is a collection of gameplay videos captured on the first day of the Season Ticket release. All are played on All-American difficulty without any alterations being made to sliders. One is from Dynasty mode and another features the new Coordinator camera angle. More will be added over the course of the weekend. Read more
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 30
The latest Press Row Podcast offers up a panel discussion regarding the current state of sports gaming coverage. The other portion of the episode is made up of NCAA Football 14 impressions from the few who had a copy early to evaluate.
Check out the podcast through iTunes and now on Android with the Stitcher app or through the embedded player at Operation Sports. As always leave any feedback on the show or topics to discuss for future ones in the comments!
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NCAA Football 14 Now Available to Download Through Season Ticket
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the early release digital download of NCAA Football 14 on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Read more
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Running the Option in NCAA Football 14
With just one day before early release through Season Ticket – the download goes live Friday at 1PM ET/10AM PT – EA Sports has released a new blog going over the option game in NCAA Football 14. The addition of the pitch and read icons, improvements to blocking, runner cutbacks, CPU decision making, and how the defense plays the option are all briefly touched upon in the post which also includes some video examples showing the improvements in action.
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Your Turn Football Impressions
Your Turn Football has been out for about a week and in that time has become the sole game being played on my phone. The competitive nature of the turn-based gameplay – which has surprisingly produced fairly realistic results on the field and relies on some strategic decisions being made – has proven to be addictive and fun. Read more
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