Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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EA has created a Competitive Gaming Division headed by Peter Moore
Though late to the party Electronic Arts has been attempting to make a push into eSports, and that's been evidenced by recent feature additions within Madden NFL 16 and FIFA 16, and others that will play a role in various EA Sports titles emerging in the space. Yesterday the company announced the creation of a Competitive Gaming Division which will be headed up by former EA Sports president and current EA COO Peter Moore, noting three "core pillars": Competition To create highly-enga...
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Madden NFL 16 Roster Update – Week 13
The roster update following week 13 of the season is now available in Madden NFL 16. Aaron Donald is the latest player to reach 99 Overall, making it now 8 players at 99, 9 players at 98, and 11 players at 97 - an issue of being top-heavy that may be addressed next year. Check out all the changes made in the roster update with the spreadsheet here. Notable players on the rise include Ben Roethlisberger (+1 to 98), Cam Newton (+2 to 97), Michael Bennett (+1 to 97), Reshad Jones (+1 to 97),...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best Gameplay of 2015
With 2015 coming to a close it’s time to begin looking back on the developments that have taken place and award the various efforts in sports gaming. To start will be the first of the Community Awards. You can check out the winners from previous years here. The categories to look forward to are Community Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Online Play, Best Presentation, Best Franchise Mode, Best Career Mode, Best Post-Release Support, Best New Feature...
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Steph Curry reaching an even more elite status in NBA 2K16
The start to the season for the Warriors and reigning MVP Stephen Curry has been unprecedented and unbelievable, and now NBA 2K16 is beginning to represent that. Ratings keep on rising and for Curry that means reaching a level that in the history of the league only includes a few players. Now rated 96 Overall, Curry is tied with peak Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Shaquille O'Neal, and 1988-89 Michael Jordan. The only players above him now are peak Magic Johnson, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-...
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Now you can play against friends in Madden NFL 16 Draft Champions
A fourth patch for Madden NFL 16 on Xbox One and PS4 went out today adding another variation on Draft Champions. When the mode debuted at release, it was fairly limited, and offered practically no stakes which meant a high likelihood of an opponent quitting. Since then a "ranked" pay-to-enter mode was introduced to interest Ultimate Team players and with this latest patch a highly requested option has been added which will appeal to a wider audience. Now people will be able to play ...
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Alternate court for the Milwaukee Bucks added to NBA 2K16
Last week 2K Sports introduced the first alternate court in NBA 2K16, appearing when the Hardwood Classics uniforms are selected for the Golden State Warriors. It was notable that unlike the uniform additions that are made during the year any new floors will show up even within modes that were already in progress. Now the other team that has an alternate court this year has received it in the game. The Milwaukee Bucks utilize the court when wearing the black alternate uniforms...
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Free-to-play myClub edition of PES 2016 out now on PS4 and PS3
The free-to-play version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is now available to download on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. While "Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 myClub" is centered around offering the full myClub experience it also includes seven teams for use in offline exhibition matches and the Training mode. The 22GB download be queued up for PS4 here. Based on the returns so far in yesterday's poll, it appears people are at least open to the concept of limited FTP editions of sports ...
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Reacting to the first MLB The Show 16 news
It may be nearly four months out but some of the early details on MLB The Show 16 have already been provided. That's not out of the norm for the series which tends to have first info on base-features and improvements out annually in early-mid December. In fact, there is far less substance this time around than in recent years of promotion. Still there's a lot to chew on, including one feature that is being met by a predictably mixed response, some good news on Road to the Show and a...
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