Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Improvements to Pro Clubs in FIFA 17
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    Posted August 15th, 2016 at 5:30 pm No Comments »
    EA Sports today revealed the improvements coming to Pro Clubs in FIFA 17. Similar to the game's Career Mode the Pro Clubs look to have been somewhat refined and built-upon rather than having received any new game-changing type features.  (more…)...
  • Lack of info on NBA 2K17 enters unprecedented territory with a month to go
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    Posted August 15th, 2016 at 12:00 pm 30 Comments »
    There's now just barely over four weeks until NBA 2K17 releases. It's the second-earliest a licensed NBA video game will have ever released (NBA Shootout 2002 came out 9/1/2001). Yet here with are with practically nothing known about the game even still. Now, 2K Sports is pretty well known for releasing info later in the yearly cycle than other publishers. But what's different this time around is that it's much later than even their typical M.O. for handling the massively popular NBA 2K f...
  • The Line Drive for August 14
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    Posted August 14th, 2016 at 10:45 am 11 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Only a few days left to get entries in for the first giveaway of Madden NFL 17! ♦First looks at NHL 17 World Cup of Hockey and FIFA 17 UT Tuesday at Gamescom. ♦Make sure to follow Pastapadre on Twitter for Madden info and live streams this week! ♦You can still pre-order all versions of Madden NFL 17 and get 20% off with Amazon Pr...
  • New features for FIFA 17 Career Mode
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    Posted August 12th, 2016 at 4:45 pm 5 Comments »
    EA Sports today detailed what to expect from Career Mode in FIFA 17. The franchise mode for the series hasn't received many dramatic changes in recent years and for FIFA 17 it looks to be more of the same in the way of relatively minor enhancements that add depth to what's already there. The features provide "even greater control over your club's season, the option to compete in the J-League, and your fully rendered manager avatar roaming the sideline."  (more…)...
  • Soundtrack for NBA 2K17
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    Posted August 12th, 2016 at 8:45 am 24 Comments »
    With the likes of Jay-Z, Pharrell, and LeBron James helping to make the selections for NBA 2K soundtracks in recent years 2K Sports has put a lot of weight behind the music found in the series. Curated by Imagine Dragons, Noah Shebib, and Grimes the soundtrack (which can be listened to on Spotify) for NBA 2K17 was revealed today. (more…)...
  • MLB The Show 16 roster update details for week 18 of the season
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    Posted August 12th, 2016 at 5:30 am 5 Comments »
    The latest roster update for MLB The Show 16 features a few high-profile players taking a big hit to their ratings. After reaching the rare 99 Overall Rating earlier this season Bryce Harper's decline has been steady. He's dropped 2 more points this week down to 93. He hit just .176 in July and his attributes at the plate in MLB The Show 16 are suffering for it. He's gone down 6 points in Power vs Righties, 5 points in both Contact vs Righties and Lefties, and 2 points in Power vs Lefties...
  • Rocket League getting much more than just Rumble mode next month
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    Posted August 11th, 2016 at 8:00 pm No Comments »
    Earlier this week Rocket League developer Psyonix announced a free new mode that features randomized power-ups which will be out in September. Now there are some more details on what's coming with the big update next month as it'll also include a new arena and spins put on two of the existing ones. There's even more that'll be revealed at a later date. Available for both Online and Offline Exhibition play, “Octagon” is VR-themed like other Rocket Labs Arenas, but the large, eigh...
  • SSX now included in the EA Access Vault
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    Posted August 11th, 2016 at 8:30 am 2 Comments »
    The latest addition to the EA Access Vault on Xbox One is a game that released on the last generation of consoles. While the 2012 reboot of the SSX series struggled with sales it was generally well-received and was supported admirably by the publisher post-release. Thanks to backwards compatibility the game can now be played on Xbox One and for essentially free to those with an active EA Access subscription. SSX joins the likes of Madden NFL 16, FIFA 16, NHL 16, NBA Live 16, and Rory McIl...