New Press Row Podcasts: Madden NFL 17 First Impressions and NBA 2K’s antagonistic relationship with fans
Two brand new episodes of the Press Row Podcast have gone live today! The first is a discussion on early impressions of Madden NFL 17 (full panel review roundtable will be next week). We go into personal experiences and features that are being delivered upon and some issues that need to be resolved or improved. The second episode is an examination of the contempt-filled treatment by 2K Sports of their fans on social media, which lately has been fueled by consumers aggressively attempting to ...
Madden NFL 17 has already received a commentary update
The new commentary team of Brandin Gaudin and Charles Davis has proven to be one of the most promising changes made for Madden NFL 17. One of the assurances from EA Sports is that the duo will be recording new audio for the game regularly throughout the season.
"This means that if a player or team has a monster week, you will hear about it shortly after in the game. Brandon and Charles will be in studio with us throughout the course of the season, recording the latest content to help bridge...
MLB The Show 16 roster update details for week 19 of the season
While it's one of the lighter weeks as of late in terms of ratings changes for MLB The Show 16, many new Flashback Cards have made it into Diamond Dynasty with today's roster update.
Mookie Betts has achieved Diamond status by earning a point to get to 93 Overall, while teammate Xander Bogaerts has fallen out of the Diamond tier by dropping 2 points to 91. The move up for Betts in attributes are minor (+3 Power vs R, +2 Power vs L, +1 Con vs R) but it's enough to get him that big Overa...
First set of Madden NFL 17 videos
Madden NFL 17 is now available through EA Access on Xbox One, so consumers (those it's working for currently) on at least one of the two big consoles can now spend considerable time with it whether that be to get a jump-start with the game or to determine whether it's going to be worth a purchase. Over the coming days look for some mode-specific impressions, videos, multiple podcasts, and then on Monday a review for Sporting News. Until then here are the first few videos featuring unedite...
Release date and beta announced for Steep along with a new trailer
One of the most intriguing reveals out of E3 was the mountain sports game Steep which will be out December 2. Ubisoft has released a new trailer out of Gamescom and also opened up registration for future "beta phases" on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Tying in with the news is a pre-order incentive just added (outside of 20% off to Amazon Prime members) featuring three nighttime challenges, three night outfits, glowing equipment, and wingsuit rocket flare.
Ride a massive open world of the Alps. ...
The new features for FIFA 17 Ultimate Team
Due to the revenue it generates it should come as no surprise that the mode in FIFA 17 to have received the most resources is that of Ultimate Team. Multiple brand new ways to play have been added to FUT this year. (more…)...
NHL 17 trailer provides the first look at the World Cup of Hockey
The introduction of a mode dedicated to the World Cup of Hockey was one of the first pieces of news to hit related to NHL 17 and the feature was even floated in a consumer survey back in 2014. For the first time ever in the NHL series A full international tournament is represented with all the accurate teams, players, and uniforms. Today EA Sports revealed a first look at the tournament in the game with a trailer out of Gamescom.
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Madden Mobile has relaunched for the new season
Rather than releasing a brand new app every year EA Sports has instead opted to dramatically update and reset those that already available on the marketplace. That process took place today for Madden NFL Mobile, the popular Ultimate-Team based free-to-play mobile game that is now in its fourth iteration. Available now to download through iTunes for iOS or Google Play for Android, it'll update upon logging in for those who are continuing with the game. (more…)...