Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive for March 12
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Make sure to get in on the MLB The Show 17 MVP Edition giveaway! ♦Game reviews published this week: Disc Jam and 3on3 Freestyle. ♦Unfortunately Konami has completely wasted the license for the World Baseball Classic. ♦New update has added another Journey and more sets to Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team. ♦The MCCS has the tw...
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MLB The Show 17 archived live stream focused on Franchise Mode
Compared to other areas of the game the reveal of Franchise Mode improvements for MLB The Show 17 has proven underwhelming. One new feature, Player Quirks, will affect team construction and gameplay, while most of the other work has gone into features that assist people who want to get through games and seasons faster. Critical Situations and Quick Manage join Player Lock and Quick Counts as optional methods that can be utilized to speed through games while still having at least some influen...
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Reviews of Disc Jam and 3on3 Freestyle
Two untraditional sports games have recently arrived in Disc Jam and 3on3 Freestyle. The former a tennis and air hockey mashup generating great word-of-mouth while the latter the first street basketball game for a console in 10 years and free-to-play but gone largely unnoticed. With Disc Jam free to PlayStation Plus members (it's also available on PC where it's on sale for its first week) both of the games offer the opportunity to play without any initial investment. Disc Jam will b...
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Press Row Podcast: Racing into 2017
Racing games have had a fantastic resurgence in the past year, and looking forward into 2017 that great trend looks to continue. The newest episode of the Press Row Podcast gathers our Hit The Pass racing experts together for a really fun discussion on all the titles that we have to look forward to - which games have the most potential, which ones we're concerned about, and a whole host of questions and answers from the people that know this space best. Check out the podcast through iTune...
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Soundtrack for MLB The Show 17
Despite the importance of soundtracks in sports games having greatly deteriorated over the years with the ability to use custom music or stream through services like Spotify, and with copyright claims threatening streams and videos leading many to simply turn off music completely, developers still put time and money into cultivating them for those who don't make any changes to what they hear from the games. Thankfully those options are on hand considering The Show has historically p...
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MLB The Show 17 MVP Edition Giveaway
With less than three weeks until MLB The Show 17 releases here's the first of what will likely be two opportunities to win a copy of the game! Up for grabs is the MVP Edition which besides the game and special Ken Griffey Jr. jersey cover provides 5K Stubs, Gold Season Starter Pack, Sponsor Pack, 10 Standard Packs, limited edition steel book, and PS4 themes for every team. The winner has been drawn and contacted via DM on Twitter. Thanks to all those who entered and keep an eye out for fu...
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Disc Jam now available on PC and PS4 where it’s free to PS Plus subscribers
Disc Jam is now available to download on both PlayStation 4 and PC. While the game is on sale for $10 the first week on Steam (it'll be $15 regularly) it's free to PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS4 as long as downloaded in the month of March. Coming off a beta that produced enthusiastic word-of-mouth, Disc Jam is taking a page out of the Rocket League playbook by releasing for free through PS+. That tactic propelled Rocket League to extraordinary success, eventually selling hea...
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MLB The Show 17 introduces Player Quirks
The video for MLB The Show 17 yesterday presented two new features for Franchise Mode designed for those that are looking to skip all or large portions of games rather than those who actively play them. One feature however that will appeal to those who want on-the-field and front office improvements was described in more detail today. Similar in concept to the Player Traits introduced in Madden NFL 12 and Signature Skills which followed in NBA 2K13, MLB's Player Quirks feature is designed...
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