Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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New Info on Goalies for NHL 16
EA Sports unveiled the "complete" list of features for NHL 16 last month. One of the biggest complaints gameplay wise with the series has related to the goalies and they weren't touched on at all in that list. The latest information about the game, added to the previously detailed features, is goalie-related. Control the Crease The fate of your team is at your fingertips with all-new enhanced goalie controls. Precision Skating captures the authentic look and feel of a goaltender’s m...
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PES 2016 Teaser Trailer
While Konami is almost entirely bowing out of the console gaming market, the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise will remain there, and today the company announced Neymar as the cover athlete. Last year it was Mario Gotze, with PES 2014 there was no player on the cover, and prior to that for a few years Cristiano Ronaldo was the frontman. "Neymar Jr. is a player that perfectly fits the PES brand and what we want to achieve," added Erik Bladinieres, European Brand Director of Football. "His uni...
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NBA Live 16 Announced: Russell Westbrook on Cover, Some Features Teased
EA Sports today made NBA Live 16 official by announcing Russell Westbrook as the cover athlete.Ă‚Â Considering how poor sales have beenĂ‚Â for Live 14 and Live 15 there has been legitimate concern that the series would be cancelled. The former was a disaster and the latter provided some stability but failed to do anything more. The series is getting at least one more go at it and it'll need to show considerable growth to justify it continuing beyond this year.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Situation with College Sports Video Games Examined
Though the developments related to college-based video games have been covered extensively here over the years, the reasoning for their disappearance and the potential of their return remain the most inquired about subject from readers. It's difficult to summarize everything that led to their downfall or the chances of another being made without going through the entire history behind it all and how we got to where we are now. With that in mind, one of the launch articles I put together a...
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Patch Available Now for Super Mega Baseball
One of the best sports games from last year just got better thanks to a patch that went out today on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. A ton of improvements and fixes are accompanied by some new features which primarily center on customization. Metalhead Software recently announced Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings which is headed to Xbox One and PC this summer. The additionalĂ‚Â content found in that is expected to make it to PS4/PS3 versions as downloadable content. (more…)...
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MLB 15: The Show Week Nine Roster Update
Today's roster update for MLB 15: The Show was expected to be an especially intriguing one for a couple reasons. The first was the addition of heralded Texas Rangers prospect Joey Gallo. The second related to Oakland A's "switch-pitcher" Pat Venditte.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for June 7
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out this week’s articles written for Sporting News:    •NBA 2K16 covers feature Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Anthony Davis    •NBA 2K15 Finals simulation nearly predicted the exact end to game one    •Three new classic teams revealed for NBA 2K16 ♦Check out some of the co...
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Press Row Podcast: The Trouble with FIFA
This week's Press Row Podcast hones in on the news surrounding the FIFA organization and the video game that has the license to use its name. How should EA Sports react to the corruption charges against FIFA executives and the use of slave labor (and extraordinary number of deaths) in Qatar? Discussion then turns to the inclusion of Women's National Teams in FIFA 16. Did EA do enough to make represent them well and what took them so long in the first place? Check out the podcast through i...
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