Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Madden NFL 17 has its commentary update from the fourth week of the regular season
The eighth commentary update for Madden NFL 17 went out today with the broadcast team of Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis reflecting on the events that took place and storylines that emerged from week four of the season. Madden will be receiving these real-world commentary updates regularly throughout the year which apply to Play Now and Online games. The duo will also be recording additional audio for modes like Franchise and Ultimate Team. Another commentary update is out for Madden NFL 1...
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Details on the third patch for Madden NFL 17
The third post-release update for Madden NFL 17 went live today on PS4 and Xbox One. Earlier patches have addressed various bugs in the game discovered following launch and the addition of the Color Rush uniforms. The latest update heavily influences gameplay and delivers fixes and improvements to Franchise and Ultimate Team modes.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Supreme Court will not hear O’Bannon case
The Ed O'Bannon v NCAA case that has been going through the legal process since 2009 will not be heard by the Supreme Court. That comes as no surprise considering the court doesn't even take on 1% of the cases that are brought before it for consideration. Both the plaintiffs and the defendants were appealing lower court rulings to the Supreme Court affecting the definition of amateurism and what that means for the compensation of student-athletes. The O'Bannon party was seeking a reversal...
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NBA 2K17 tuning update looks to bring outside shooting percentages back to reality
One of the bigger complaints about NBA 2K17 in the over two weeks since it has released has regarded shooting percentages, particularly when the shots are being contested. That has been at least somewhat addressed in a gameplay tuning update that went live over the weekend. Gameplay director Mike Wang provided details on some of the changes that have been made to shooting as well as CPU defense: ♦The main change was redefining what the game considers open vs covered vs crowded. S...
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New Gauntlet in Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team offers big rewards
One of the most common complaints with Ultimate Team modes in various sports games is the pressure put on users to pay money in order to build competent rosters and compete with others online. Madden has managed to avoid necessitating money be spent - though naturally they're happy to have those that do - by implementing an expansive system of "Solo Challenges" which provide coins, players, and packs for completion. Now easily the best sequence of challenges has been introduced in Madd...
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The Line Drive for October 2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Recent Reviews: NBA 2K17 - FIFA 17 - PES 2017 - Forza Horizon 3 ♦The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hear the O'Bannon appeals. ♦Those who hope for the return of college games should want that but it's unlikely. ♦Can still pre-order upcoming games like Infinite Air and Steep for 20% off. ♦Ubisoft announced t...
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Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings is free this month on Xbox One
Those with subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold should be familiar with the Games with Gold program that provides a new set of free games every month. Notable for October is the inclusion of Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings. Released August of last year on Xbox One, SMB: Extra Innings featured additional content and updates that had made it to the PS4 side in the months ahead of its eventual arrival on XB1. Normally priced at $20 the game can now be had for free until the end of the month. ...
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Flawed set heavily exploited in Madden NFL 17 Ultimate Team leading to market crash
Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 17 earlier today experienced its first major disruption of the year and the ramifications are significant and widespread. A new set introduced to the mode was supposed to require five NAT (which are untradeable and unsellable) Elite level cards in exchange for a player rated 87+ with no restrictions. Unfortunately the set was improperly programmed and accepted five Bronze cards instead. For several hours users who were aware of the issue were able to capitalize...
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