Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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New arcade-style basketball game with NBA licensing will release next month
After a decade absent of arcade-style street basketball on consoles 2017 will offer at least two games that fit that mold. The unlicensed free-to-play 3on3 Freestyle released earlier this year and now there's also one to look forward to that features NBA licensing and both current and legendary players with NBA Playgrounds. The game will release as a $20 digital download in May on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. NBA Playgrounds will be the first sports game from de...
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Review of MLB The Show 17
The MLB The Show series is nothing if not consistent and predictable, and that encompasses both the numerous ways in which it excels and any struggles or deficiencies it tends to carry over from one edition to the next. With MLB The Show 17 noteworthy effort has been put into sprucing up some areas of weakness such as incorporating story-like elements in Road to the Show and two new commentators in the booth, but otherwise there isn't a whole lot new to be spoken of feature wise. Diamond ...
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The first Diamond Dynasty Event has now opened a day late in MLB The Show 17
Events are a new feature in MLB The Show 17's Diamond Dynasty, providing an additional purpose for lower-rated cards which will be useful depending on the various themes that will be applied to them. The first one has gone live today involving rosters filled with only Common and Bronze players and will remain open into next Tuesday.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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MLB The Show 17 roundtable discussion
There's still a lot to cover with MLB The Show 17 including a full review and full panel podcast episode later this week, but first up is a piece put together by Kat Bailey at USgamer in which I contributed, as the two of us discuss initial feelings towards the latest entry in the series. We hit on first impressions related to Franchise Mode and the decision to improve it primarily through features intended to sim large portions of games/seasons, how well the story-elements added to Road ...
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Stat tracking and more added to Disc Jam with latest update
A significant patch went out today for Disc Jam which fulfills the promise of full stat tracking, along with skill ratings and skill-based matchmaking, some new flags, and gameplay adjustments. There are only a matter of hours left to grab Disc Jam for free through PlayStation Plus so make sure to do so if you're interested in the game and haven't already! Stat Tracking Press the STATS button on the main menu to display your lifetime statistics. Highlight any stat to see where you rank g...
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MLB The Show 17 stuff for Opening Day
It's officially Opening Day for most MLB teams and there are a number of features in MLB The Show 17 that take advantage of the events of any given day during the season to go along with occasional special events.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for April 2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Checking out the Braves' new SunTrust Park which debuts in MLB The Show 17. ♦The full list of 15 new legends that can be found in MLB The Show 17. ♦Ken Griffey Jr. has his hat on backwards in the HR Derby in MLB The Show 17. ♦Press Row Podcast ep w/ MLB The Show 17 impressions now also on Youtube. ♦Standard MLB The Show 17...
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Rocket League getting car featured in The Fate of the Furious as DLC
Another vehicle from a licensed Hollywood property will soon be featured in Rocket League. Developer Psyonix has teamed up with Universal Pictures and Dodge to introduce the Ice Charger driven by Dom Toretto in the upcoming film The Fate of the Furious. Beginning on April 4 the fully-customizable Ice Charger will be sold for $2 and comes with premium wheels and six premium decals. Please enable Javascript to watch this video This is the third movie tie-in for the video game, previou...
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