Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Your most anticipated new feature so far announced for MLB The Show 16
Though the first news on MLB The Show 16 turned out to be somewhat less substantial than the first reveals of recent years, there was still plenty to chew on, particularly when realizing there are still well over three months until the game releases. Whether it's the addition of retractable roofs, return of classic stadiums (Polo Grounds, Griffith Park, Forbes Field, Sportsman Park, Shibe Park, Crosley Field), new "bullet time" type feature called ShowTime as an option in Road to the S...
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Latest NBA 2K16 patch fixes some more issues
As far as post-release patches go, NBA 2K16 has now received three of them, with the latest having gone out today on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The first patch was primarily intended to get Pro-Am working, while the second one had wide reach influencing pretty much every mode in the game with changes based on community feedback. The new patch delivers a number of fixes to the game, including getting the couch co-op that was broken with the previous update back to being functional, and affects...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best Post-Release Support of 2015
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Post-Release Support. These days publishers can't get away with simply releasing and moving on. Consumer expectations include multiple patches, to just not fix any glaring problems but further improve the game and offer new content, along with constant updates in areas such as rosters and team-building modes. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay - Best Presentation - Best Post-Release Support T...
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New mode for Rocket League transforms the soccer into hockey with Winter Event
Last month developer Psyonix released free "mutators" for Rocket League with a dedicated playlist featuring the new twists on the game. At the same time another one was announced, for many maybe the most intriguing of them all, as the soccer foundation of the game would transform into hockey with a special new mode. That hockey form of Rocket League debuts today with the "Snow Day" playlist on PS4 and PC along with new holiday-themed drop items that are earned by playing games: ââ‚...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best Presentation of 2015
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Presentation. This is a category that has simply been owned by the NBA 2K franchise, having taken home the award all five years. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay - Best Presentation NBA 2K16 looks to be in strong position to extend that to six in a row, after adding pre-recorded cutaway interviews during games, featuring a studio show with three quarters of the Inside the NBA crew, and even...
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The Line Drive for December 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out the latest content created for Sporting News and Hit The Pass:    •The biggest risers and fallers in NBA 2K16 so far this season    •Taking a look at the new cards revealed for MLB The Show 16    •Impressions of the first MLB The Show 16 news (video/podcast)    •H...
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Paul George continues to rise in ratings with latest NBA 2K16 roster update
Steph Curry is understandably getting a lot of attention to his NBA 2K16 ratings, as he now stands among the all-time greats based on his current positioning, but there are many other players exceeding expectations this season as well as those who have fallen short of them. In a piece on Sporting News this week I went through the players who have moved up the most and those that have fallen most in NBA 2K16 since the start of the season. Another roster update for NBA 2K16 went out today a...
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Fourth patch for FIFA 16 bringing significant changes to gameplay
Currently available on PC and arriving soon on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the fourth post-release patch for FIFA 16 looks as though it'll have a tremendous impact on gameplay. Based largely on consumer feedback, EA Sports prioritized the improvements implemented in the latest patch through four key areas: penalties and referee decisions, passing, defensive pressure, and player positioning. (more…)...
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