Posts Tagged ‘e3’
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What to expect from Franchise mode in Madden NFL 17
EA Sports promised a "renewed focus on Franchise mode" for Madden NFL 17 and today the company revealed just what improvements and additions have been made. It's not a reboot of the mode, like with Connected Careers four years ago, but rather a series in refinements to the systems that are in place and the introduction of some long-requested features. Franchise will include a real-time score ticker, full player editing, practice squads, and more injuries plus allowing for decisions to be ...
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FIFA 17 will have a cinematic story mode
EA Sports today announced a brand new cinematic-style story experience for FIFA 17. Given that EA began hiring for positions that included a "Narrative Designer" back in 2015 the news doesn't come as a surprise but is very significant as it represents the first time in eight years that the company will be introducing a substantial new way to play in the FIFA series. The mode will be known as "The Journey" and involves starting as a 17-year-old in London who will choose a club in the Engl...
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E3 2016 Preview
The biggest event of the year for the gaming industry which always delivers new insight into the upcoming crop of sports games is almost here. E3 takes place next week with the big press conferences that precede the event happening on Sunday and Monday. Here’s the lineup for when everything is taking place, what to expect, and where to watch. (more…)...
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Breaking down some of the NBA Live 16 footage out of E3
Yesterday the first breakdown of Madden NFL 16 footage was posted, taking a closer look at that game out of E3. Today attention turns to NBA Live 16 which EA Sports hopes will see a resurgence this year. The company is making some big claims that will draw additional scrutiny should they fail to live up to them but at this point they really have nothing to lose. It's important to be somewhat cautious in analyzing basketball games played by people, more so than other sports games, becau...
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Popularity of EA Sports games gauged through E3 trailer views
EA Sports rolled out new trailers for their upcoming games at E3. What kind of traction have they had on Youtube and is there anything to be gleaned from view numbers? What probably stands out the most is how Madden really isn't drawing at a rate that would be representative of its sales numbers - something that seems to be a trend over recent years. (more…)...
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E3 video collection for NBA Live 16
Based on the E3 presser it's clear that, if NBA Live is going down, they're going to do so swinging. Not only did EA Sports take shots at their 2K rival but the features announced - a face scanning app and a yet to be revealed multiplayer online mode - are an attempt to attack the competition's weaknesses. Ultimately though no one is going to put much stock into what they say, but rather what is shown. There wasn't much in the way of footage to come out of E3 but there are a few videos at...
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E3 video collection for Madden NFL 16
[gfycat data_id="ThoroughMeagerAffenpinscher"] In recent years EA Sports has placed escalating restrictions on capturing off-screen gameplay video at E3. Still a few videos manage to make their way out, to compliment the handful of professionally produced ones for major media websites. Here are all the videos for Madden NFL 16 to emerge to this point, plus our Hit The Pass discussion on how the game has fared out of the event this week. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 16: Improvements to passing
On Monday EA Sports detailed the work that had been done for defense, AI on offense, and penalties in Madden NFL 16. Now they've followed up with specifics on the passing game. We've known about the improvements to the battles between pass-catchers and defenders but there's a lot more that has gone into the passing game than just that. (more…)...
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