Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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EA gambled in attempt to get NBA Live 16 positive publicity and they lost
The NBA Live franchise has somehow made it through arguably the worst five year stretch of any sports game of our time. A cancellation, a year off, another cancellation, a terrible release they later apologized for, and a decent effort that saw sales fall because of the previous year. EA Sports can't seem to catch a break - but often it's of their own doing. That's the case again after awful player faces for some of the professionals in the game went viral yesterday. Many of the faces ...
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More features revealed for NBA 2K16 MyCareer; video offers the first look at high school and college
2K Sports today released a new video that goes over some of the elements being introduced to MyCareer mode in NBA 2K16 besides the general story from Spike Lee. Included in the trailer is a glimpse of the playable high school and college aspects. Kansas is one of at least 11 universities that have been licensed to appear in the game. The others are believed to be Arizona, Arizona State, Georgetown, Louisville, Michigan, Texas, UCLA, UConn, Villanova, and Wisconsin. Other new f...
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Madden NFL 16 Week One Roster Update
The roster update following week one of the season is now available for Madden NFL 16 on all consoles. The update is notable for a few reasons, including Tony Romo being made "clutch" and Peyton Manning's rating dropping to its lowest point since 1999. (more…)...
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Top rated shooting guards in NBA 2K16
2K Sports today revealed the top 10 shooting guards in NBA 2K16 after yesterday unveiling the point guards. The ratings system this year has changed, with the scale now considering a 99 to be the best of all-time. That means ratings in general will appear lower than in the past. James Harden - Houston Rockets - 92 Overall Klay Thompson - Golden State Warriors - 87 Overall Jimmy Butler - Chicago Bulls - 86 Overall Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat - 86 Overall Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers -...
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NBA Live 16 demo impressions
Last year with NBA Live 15, EA Sports was able to get the series back to a level of respectability. It still lagged far behind the competition in just about every aspect however and question remained on its viability in today's marketplace. For NBA Live 16 the company is going all-in with two new online modes, both of which fall under Live Pro-Am, and continued improvement to gameplay. Will that be enough when the rest of the game is essentially unchanged? (more…)...
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Top rated point guards in NBA 2K16
2K Sports today revealed the top 10 point guards in NBA 2K16. The ratings system this year has changed, with the scale now considering a 99 to be the best of all-time. That means ratings in general will appear lower than they have in the past. Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors - 93 Overall Chris Paul - Los Angeles Clippers - 90 Overall Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder - 89 Overall Kyrie Irving - Cleveland Cavaliers - 87 Overall John Wall - Washington Wizards - 87 Overall ...
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Giveaway: NBA 2K16
Now deep in the heart of the sports gaming season brings another opportunity to win one of this year's premier games! A copy of NBA 2K16 on the platform of choice will go to the winner. [Update] The winner has been drawn and contacted, and requested their name not be displayed on the app. Thanks everyone who took the time to submit entries! More giveaways will be coming up soon. For a second opportunity at winning a copy of NBA 2K16 make sure to enter the giveaway currently running ...
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Former 2K and THQ community manager goes on Twitter rant dismissing the value of community feedback
Aubrey Sitterson, former community manager at THQ and 2K Sports for the WWE franchise, had a bit of a meltdown on Twitter today in discussing the usefulness of forums - something he says he argued to be shut down during his time with those publishers. That later would move on to how consumer feedback is approached and stating that companies put out the products that they do, in the state they do, because they believe people will buy it regardless - and that consumers are not entitled to anyt...
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