Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Full features list for NHL 17
Back in April EA Sports revealed a few of the major features for NHL 17Ă‚Â such as franchise relocation, the World Cup of Hockey tournament, and uniform/arena creation. Now the publisher has unveiled the entire list of features for the upcoming game including the introduction of Draft Champions and various improvements to gameplay.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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First news on FIFA 17 and teaser trailer
EA Play and E3 are right around the corner, with the big EA press briefing taking place on Sunday, but the company has pushed out the first news on FIFA 17 in advance of the event. The game will feature the Frostbite Engine, which has been used to power the Battlefield series and others like Need for Speed, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, and Star Wars Battlefront.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Review of Dangerous Golf
With fewer sports games than ever before there's an opening for independent developers to have success with creative unlicensed takes on different sports. Dangerous Golf is the latest to enter that space and it comes from the creators of the Burnout series, and borrows the concept behind its popular Crash Mode. Replacing cars with golf balls and hitting into destructive environments sounds like a recipe for success but unfortunately the fun wears off quickly. Whether it's frustratin...
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The Line Drive for June 5
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The big E3 press briefings are nearly here! Next Sunday (EA) and Mon (Sony/MS). ♦With the news last night look for EA to quickly get Brock Lesnar into UFC 2. ♦NBA 2K17 will release earlier than ever before and breaking down the three editions. ♦The full NBA Finals simulation with NBA 2K16 predicted a Warriors 4-1 series victor...
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Press Row Podcast: The Broken Sports Game Release Schedule
While basketball fans may be excited that NBA 2K17 will be out earlier than ever before with its move up to mid-September, it only further compresses the window where the majority of the sports games for the year are released. Within a four week span, six major sports games will go out, and there may be even others still yet to be announced. In this episode of the Press Row Podcast presented by Hit the Pass, the discussion centers on what has led to this situation coming about, how it aff...
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Some of May’s best performers get the spotlight in new MLB The Show 16 card pack
While there are unfortunately no new Flashback cards being introduced this week, the latest limited-time Diamond Dynasty card pack in MLB The Show 16 includes six players - three of which come from a pool comprised of the best performers from the month of May. At 2,500 Stubs each, are these Players of the Month packs a good investment vs standard packs of spending in the Marketplace? Here's a look at what I got with the four that were purchased....
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MLB The Show 16 roster update details for week eight
There's lots of ratings movement in today's roster update for MLB The Show 16. Bryce Harper is the highest rated player to be adjusted, and after reaching peak 99 Overall just one month ago he's now down to 97. He hit just .200 in the month of May and his Contact ratings in the game have suffered for it. Meanwhile Dodgers phenom pitcher Julio Urias has been added to the game and is rated 75 with A Potential. Other players taking ratings hits this week include David Price (-1 to 93),Ă‚Â Fe...
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Two new fighters and Ultimate Team features added to EA Sports UFC 2
The latest patch for EA Sports UFC 2 released today and has introduced some new features to Ultimate Team mode, made a series of gameplay improvements, and taken the total number of fighters added to the roster post-release to nine.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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