Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive for April 3
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦EA Sports UFC 2 can still be ordered from Amazon for $40 on PS4 or XB1. ♦This is the last week Amazon Prime members can get 20% off MLB The Show 16. ♦Review: MLB The Show 16 builds on areas of strength. ♦Screenshots from never-before-seen perspectives taken in MLB The Show 16. ♦New episode of the Press Row Podcast is fo...
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Inside Edge is in effect for the Opening Day games in MLB The Show 16
One of the new features this year in MLB The Show 16 is Inside Edge which provides daily ratings adjustments. Based on that particular day's matchups and/or trends a player could see certain ratings temporarily boosted or dropped when using "Daily Rosters" in Play Now and with Diamond Dynasty including the Battle Royale and Conquest modes. Inside Edge is already influencing many players currently based off Opening Day projections. It's intriguing to see what stats are being cited...
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Press Row Podcast: Opening Day
With the release of several sports games this month the start to the 2016 campaign is here! Former host Rich Grisham returns in this episode of the Press Row Podcast for an early impressions discussion on MLB The Show 16 that covers new features in Diamond Dynasty, Road to the Show, Franchise and more! It’s also the start of something potentially big with the shipping of Virtual Reality headsets getting underway. The conversation transitions into thoughts on VR, whether sports game...
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Review of MLB The Show 16
There are always few surprises with MLB The Show. Consumers can trust they're going to get terrific gameplay and visuals with consistent offline modes and commentary that have arguably started to fall behind the times. Last year though Diamond Dynasty rose up to become a favorite of many and even pulled off an upset win for the Community Award of Best Team-Building Mode. That coincided with the first satisfactory online experience in series' history. Diamond Dynasty received the most u...
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The basketball mode for Rocket League will be arriving soon
Earlier this month Psyonix announced a basketball mode was in the works for Rocket League but didn't offer any clarification for when it would release outside of "later this year." Now the developer has revealed that the new mode called Dunk House will be free and available to all with the game on PS4/XB1/PC in April. Based on their past announcement-to-delivery time frames it could be just a week or two away now. Rocket League was built off soccer fundamentals with cars taking the pl...
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MLB The Show 16 Diamond Dynasty Videos
The servers for MLB The Show 16 were not activated until the game released. With online-related features now accessible I'll be going through them over the next couple days. Diamond Dynasty this year has new types of cards, the ability to play against friends, daily Inside Edge ratings adjustments, and two completely new ways to play. Check out the videos recorded so far from Diamond Dynasty, with the first 25 man roster draft and game in Battle Royale, first game played in Conquest, the ...
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NHL 16 added to the EA Access Vault
The second EA SportsĂ‚Â game released in 2015Ă‚Â has reached the Vault in EA Access. Madden NFL 16Ă‚Â was added last month and now NHL 16 joins it and all other games from the publisher to have come outĂ‚Â earlier this generation. EA Access is currently exclusive to Xbox One with Sony declining to offer the service on PS4. For $30 a year or $5 month-to-month, members get unlimited access to the back library of EA games on the console which in addition to Madden 16 now includes 2014â€â„...
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The new legends in MLB The Show 16
MLB The Show 16 will have a total of 30 new legends in addition to the 30 that debuted in the series last year. Only 25 of the new ones are available at launch however, with the remaining playersĂ‚Â being held in secret until unspecified dates in the future. Here's a look at those 25 new legends, their ratings, age, and contract demands for Franchise purposes. Cards for the legends will also be available within Diamond Dynasty.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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