Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Stephen Curry widens lead over LeBron James and Blake Griffin’s hands take a hit in new NBA 2K16 roster update
There are a couple very interesting developments out of today's roster update for NBA 2K16. The top rated player in the game has opened up a bigger lead over the next highest individual, while a player in the spotlight for the wrong reasons has been hit with some punitive action. LeBron James had held the throne as the highest rated player in the NBA 2K series since 2010. Earlier this season Stephen Curry tied him and then surpassed him. With the latest roster update Curry has taken a two...
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Lengthy EA Sports UFC 2 stream focused on Ultimate Team and gameplay
The closed beta for EA Sports UFC 2 opens up today and in advance of that the publisher held a live stream to go over the new Ultimate Team mode, which was detailed thoroughly yesterday, and feature stretches of gameplay. The audio from creative director Brian Hayes and UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was out of snyc but it's an informative look at a few elements of the upcoming game that runs for over two hours. (more…)...
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Much more on EA Sports UFC 2 Ultimate Team
Details and a new video released today have gone further into detail on how Ultimate Team will work in EA Sports UFC 2. The mode features "teams" of up to five fighters in different weight classes, coins to purchase packs containing special items boosting fighter performance, and customization to improve and alter moves and attributes. There are components of both online and offline for playing the mode. (more…)...
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EA drops E3 in favor of fan-centric event
Electronic Arts has long had an immense presence at E3, holding down the prime spot right at the entrance of the Los Angeles Convention Center South Hall, and holding a press briefing between those of Microsoft and Sony on the Monday before the show floor would open. That's all changing this year. EA will not have a booth at E3 and their press briefing will now take place on Sunday, June 12. Instead they'll be holding their own fan-centric event rather than being housed within the industr...
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More on Road to the Show and ShowTime in MLB The Show 16
MLB The Show 16 had the first reveal of feature details and teaser trailer early last month. That included "Showtime" (a bullet-time type feature for Road to the Show and Player Lock), retractable roofs, six classic stadiums, new cards for Diamond Dynasty, and mention of two new modes that were being held back to announce at a later date. Today SCEA went further into detail on Road to the Show as well as how ShowTime factors into the mode. In addition to not having to go back to the menu ...
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Dangerous Golf could be this year’s Rocket League
For a period of a few years it appeared the creative arcade-style sports game had gone completely extinct. While that's still the case with licensed offerings, what has started to emerge in their place are unique unlicensed takes on sports. Super Mega Baseball was the first out the door, and then Rocket League blew the roof off expectations and provided a blueprint of how to be incredibly successful and reach an audience that goes beyond just sports fans. The latest game that looks like i...
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Roster and ratings for the welterweight division in EA Sports UFC 2
With extensive footage of EA Sports UFC 2 having leaked out via live stream along with it was the roster of the welterweight division and their respective ratings. There are 38 fighters available in the division. As was the case with the first UFC game the ratings are inflated for the middle and bottom of the roster keeping them in range of the elite fighters. While 85 was the lowest rating in EA UFC, 83 is the lowest from the welterweights in UFC 2. (more…)...
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Minor patch released for NBA 2K16 in advance of Pro-Am competition
2K Sports today released the fourth post-release patch for NBA 2K16, a minor one that prepares the game for the upcoming competition that will be utilizing the 2K Pro-Am mode. Earlier patches have focused on getting the Pro-Am up and running weeks after the game launched, made extensive changes to virtually every mode and gameplay based on community feedback, and delivered fixes to various issues. Additionally the latest patch includes: ♦Fixed an issue where users were able...
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