Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • First glimpses at EA Sports UFC 2 gameplay
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    Posted December 7th, 2015 at 5:45 pm 7 Comments »
    With UFC 194 nearly here, and the announcement that the winner of the main event between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo will get the second cover spot, EA Sports released very brief gameplay highlights intended to display some of the improvements that will be found in the sequel. These amount to "blink and you'll miss them" moments, relating to the new Knockout Physics System, Next-Level Submissions, and Dynamic Grappling. It's not much, but it's more than would be typical from a game that ...
  • Does a limited free-to-play version of a sports game interest you?
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    Posted December 7th, 2015 at 1:15 pm 3 Comments »
    Tomorrow a free-to-play version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will go out on PS4 and PS3. It's a unique strategy, built upon offering a few features but with a focus on providing the complete myClub experience, that looks to be another step towards a future where sports games are delivered in a different manner than the traditional yearly packaged product. Things have been trending towards free-to-play emerging on consoles, and sports games that are struggling in the marketplace have the m...
  • The Line Drive for December 6
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    Posted December 6th, 2015 at 11:30 am No Comments »
    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:      •Holiday gift guide for the sports gaming fan      •Winner of McGregor-Aldo gets second UFC 2 cover spot      •PES attempting to change the norms of sports gaming (video)      •Press Row Podcast: The T...
  • First trailer for MLB The Show 16; Josh Donaldson named cover athlete
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    Posted December 5th, 2015 at 11:30 am 49 Comments »
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video At PlayStation Experience today SCEA revealed the first trailer for MLB The Show 16 featuring pre-beta footage. Additionally AL MVP Josh Donaldson has been named the cover athlete (correctly predicted here) and the game is set to release on March 29, 2016. ShowTime Experience baseball's most epic moments like never before. Slow down gold glove plays, and come through in the clutch with this empowering tool that allows finer, more focused comman...
  • Press Row Podcast: The Top Stories of 2015
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    Posted December 4th, 2015 at 4:00 pm No Comments »
    Before getting to the handing out of awards, its important to review the year by revisiting the biggest stories. There are numerous that have wide-ranging effects - influencing the direction of franchises and even the genre as a whole. That's what the panel digs into with the latest episode of the Press Row Podcast. From the detrimental release schedule, to the success of Rocket League, the rise of EA Access, and online stabilizing in major franchises, there were quite a few major deve...
  • Madden NFL 16 Roster Update – Week 12
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    Posted December 3rd, 2015 at 3:30 pm 4 Comments »
    The roster update following week 12 of the season is now available for Madden NFL 16. Check out all the changes in this week's update with the spreadsheet here. Notable players on the rise include Mike Daniels (+1 to 98), Ndamukong Suh (+1 to 98), Zack Martin (+1 to 97), Carson Palmer (+1 to 97), Fletcher Cox (+1 to 97), Cam Newton (+1 to 95), Richard Sherman (+1 to 95), A.J. Green (+1 to 95), Cameron Jordan (+1 to 95), Adrian Peterson (+2 to 94), Odell Beckham Jr. (+1 to 94), Geno Atkins...
  • Second EA Sports UFC 2 cover spot will go to winner of Aldo vs McGregor
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    Posted December 3rd, 2015 at 8:45 am 4 Comments »
    EA Sports has ensured that the cover of the UFC sequel won't feature two fighters coming off losses. After the disruption to the marketing plan for EA Sports UFC 2 that came with Ronda Rousey getting demolished - and she won't be back to fight before the game comes out - the person joining her will be the winner of the upcoming main event at UFC 194. Jose Aldo, returning from an absence of over a year, takes on Conor McGregor with the winner leaving as the undisputed featherweight champio...
  • New update for PES 2016 delivers updated rosters, faces, kits and another stadium
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    Posted December 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 am 2 Comments »
    The second post-release patch for Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 arrived today and brings with it the long-awaited updated rosters and some new content. Though its accuracy is yet to be determined, if it turns out to be sufficient it will have been an absurd 11 weeks for the game to get a simple roster update, something that Konami had to publicly apologize for. Though the game initially got fantastic reviews the roster situation has damaged perception of it significantly in the time since....