Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Reaction Has Been Mixed to Madden NFL 16 Connected Franchise News
EA Sports recently revealed a wide range of improvements and additions on the way for Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 16. Initial response to the news seemed to be decidedly mixed within the community, with some looking forward to consumer-requests being met, while others find themselves lamenting features still absent or questionable ones that EA seems to have doubled-down on. (more…)...
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The NBA 2K15 Finals Sim Was Eerily Close to Having an Identical Game One Ending
Earlier this week I posted a comprehensive simulation of the NBA Finals with NBA 2K15 at Hit the Pass. It included game summaries with highlight clips, stats, and analysis. When publishers complete and hype their own simulations they typically just hit a button and provide the result. Actually watching the games leads to the emergence of storylines and the ability to identify drama that takes place within them. As Game One played out last night - the Warriors outlasting the Cavaliers i...
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Madden NFL 16 To Have a Proper Soundtrack; New Spotify Music Channel Features Songs From Past Games
In late April on Twitter, EA Sports let it be known that Madden NFL 16 would have a real soundtrack rather than utilize NFL Films music again. EA had gone away from soundtracks with the last three editions in the series but now EA Trax will return. The songs featured in the game will not be revealed however until this summer. The company also announced that they have teamed up with Spotify to offer a new Madden NFL channel on the streaming service. You can check it out here. The ch...
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Spike Lee’s NBA 2K16 MyCareer Mode is More Story-Focused and Less About You
We've known about Spike Lee's involvement with NBA 2K16 since April but today 2K Sports finally confirmed his presence with the game and explained the role he's had in shaping the popular story mode first introduced in 2K14. Lee has written and directed the mode for NBA 2K16 and it appears it'll no longer feature your created MyPlayer, at the very least in name. Instead the story focuses on a player named Frequency Vibrations - and no that's not a joke - whose "personal exploits off the c...
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First News on PES 2016 Coming Next Week
Even though Konami is largely moving out of the console gaming market one of the few properties of theirs that will continue on is Pro Evolution Soccer. A "full reveal" for PES 2016 is being planned for Friday, June 12. There's significance to that date as it comes just days before E3 begins. As always the FIFA series, PES' direct competitor, will have a big presence at the event - from any announcements and/or trailer at EA's press conference that following Monday to the game being ou...
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Detailed Breakdown of the 2015 NBA Finals as Simulated by NBA 2K15
After a week's wait for the 2015 NBA Finals to begin, they'll finally tip-off tomorrow night. The Golden State Warriors take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a series heavily favored to go the Warriors' way. Over at Hit The Pass, the new website headed by myself and Rich Grisham that launched today, is a run-through of the entire series as simulated in NBA 2K15. Every single minute of every game was watched and noted and then highlights were pulled along with statistics and analysis. Rost...
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Amid Corruption and Criticism The King of Sports Franchises Faces New Challenges
The last week has been eventful to say the least in the world of FIFA. Not only were top executives in the organization arrested on corruption charges, and the video game associated with the governing body of the sport having announced that women would be in the product with FIFA 16 for the first time, but today FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced his resignation after just being reelected to the position on Friday. On one front EA Sports finds themselves in a situation where t...
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Three of the New Classic Teams for NBA 2K16
2K Sports recently revealed three new historic teams for NBA 2K16, and strongly hinted that there are other teams being added as well. It's been a few years since new teams were introduced into the series so it's fairly big news. They are the 99-00 Toronto Raptors, 00-01 Los Angeles Lakers, and 07-08 Boston Celtics. In a piece written for Sporting News the three teams are examined in greater detail including the level of success they had, their rosters, and the role classic te...
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