Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Out of the Park Baseball 16 on sale through the World Series
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    Posted October 27th, 2015 at 10:15 am No Comments »
    The highly acclaimed PC baseball simulator Out of the Park 16 is now on sale through November 4. The game is being offered for $75% off - that's just $10! It can be purchased on Steam or directly from its official website. OOTP 16 features for the first time in series history the MLB.com license which means all the real league and team branding is built-in, joining all the real players which have always been included. Additionally the game has a number of improvements and additions from p...
  • What is your go-to sports game right now?
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    Posted October 26th, 2015 at 1:45 pm 44 Comments »
    With all the sports games out for the year attention turns towards actually playing them instead of just following news and developments in anticipation of them. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 has emerged from the group as the highest rated sports game since 2013, while FIFA 16 and NBA 2K16 are dominating in terms of worldwide sales. Of course there's also Madden NFL 16 which has a strong hold on many, some may be settling in with NHL 16, revisiting MLB 15: The Show due to postseason interest,...
  • The Line Drive for October 25
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    Posted October 25th, 2015 at 11:15 am 6 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:      •Madden and NBA 2K say Peyton Manning would beat Dirk Nowitzki in a race      •Da Czar teaches the Pick and Roll mechanic in NBA 2K16 (video)      •Continue to send in your court/uniform designs from NBA 2K16   Â...
  • Press Row Podcast: A Tale of Two Basketball Games
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    Posted October 24th, 2015 at 2:15 pm 15 Comments »
    The latest Press Row Podcast focuses in on the NBA 2K16 and NBA Live 16. Discussion relates primarily to impressions of the 2K Pro-Am mode and the state of Live considering the dire straits it finds itself in due to miserable sales numbers. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and Windows. Subscribe and review to help support the show! You can also listen with the streaming player below. http:/...
  • How can SCEA improve the postseason experience in MLB: The Show?
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    Posted October 23rd, 2015 at 1:45 pm 12 Comments »
    MLB 15: The Show does some great things for postseason games and exposes consumers to them more than probably any other sports series. The game offers up a standalone Postseason Mode and incorporates the presentation into The Show Live, rather than just being there only for those who reach the playoffs in Franchise Mode. Despite that there there are many ways in which it could be improved. Watching the real postseason games this year have made that obvious. Based on community feedback ...
  • Madden NFL 16 Week Six Roster Update Details
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    Posted October 22nd, 2015 at 3:00 pm 24 Comments »
    The roster update following week six of the season is available to download now in Madden NFL 16. Tom Brady returns to the class of 99 Overall rated players and in doing so joins Aaron Rodgers, J.J. Watt, Rob Gronkowski, Von Miller, and Marshal Yanda. Check out the full details of the roster update with the spreadsheet here. Other players on the rise include Luke Kuechly (+1 to 97), Le'Veon Bell (+1 to 96), Mike Daniels (+1 to 95), Fletcher Cox (+1 to 95), DeAndre Hopkins (+1 to 94), Came...
  • The future of NBA Live appears bleak
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    Posted October 22nd, 2015 at 8:30 am 45 Comments »
    The news on NBA Live 16's abysmal sales has brought into greater focus the precarious position the series finds itself in now. With a brand that seems irreparably damaged, at some point EA Sports will be forced into the decision of shutting it down for good, or spinning it into something dramatically different than it is now. With that in mind, Rich Grisham and I discuss the current situation for NBA Live, how it ended up in this place, considerations that the company has been and will be...
  • Back to the Future Car Pack available now in Rocket League
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    Posted October 21st, 2015 at 1:15 pm 1 Comment »
    The new content keeps flowing for the phenomenal Rocket League, and the latest addition is as timely as they come. The DeLorean featured in the classic Back to the Future film trilogy is available to download now for $2 on both PlayStation 4 and PC. The car comes with its recognizable custom wheels and trail. Today of course is the actual day that Marty McFly traveled to in Back to the Future II. This acts as the first licensed downloadable content for Rocket League. With that windo...