Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive for March 22
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:    •Offseason winners and losers for Madden NFL 16    •Rory McIlroy takes Tiger Woods' place with PGA Tour    •Most anticipated features for MLB 15: The Show ♦For those who haven't yet get entries in for the MLB 15: The Sho...
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Press Row Podcast: Hangout and More
The latest Press Row Podcast is a good demonstration of just how much can change over the course of a single week. The entirety of last Sunday's Press Row Hangout is included and accompanied by follow-ups pertaining to two of the subjects: the Rory McIlroy PGA Tour announcement and Joe Montana Football 16 screenshot. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the Stitcher app for Android – subscribe while there to help support the show! You can also listen with...
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Online Servers for MLB 14: The Show Being Shut Down in June
SCEA has announced that online functionality for MLB 14: The Show will cease on June 18 for all systems. The server shutdown will occur with only 13 months having passed since its release on PlayStation 4 last May. It also means MLB 15 will be on the market for only 10 weeks by the time MLB 14's online is closed. Recently 2K Sports announced that NBA 2K14 would have online servers shut down after just 16 months had passed since releasing on the new systems. That one had the potentia...
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Press Row’s Most Anticipated Features for MLB 15: The Show
In the past few months interest towards MLB 15: The Show has been gauged through a number of polls. A few related directly to features (check out results here) and now along with fellow Press Row panelists Rich Grisham and T.J. Lauerman we've settled on our consensus five features being looked forward to the most. The piece went up at Sporting News today and is accompanied by the Press Row Hangout Short discussing the top five anticipated features and improvements as well as a few other p...
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OOTP 16 Available Tomorrow for Pre-Orders; Last Chance to Do So Today
Out of the Park Baseball 16, which will for the first time in the series feature MLB.com and MiLB licensing, will release tomorrow for all those that have pre-ordered the game. The early access period lasts for the weekend as come Monday it'll go out wide with its traditional launch. Check out the new features and improvements for OOTP 16 here. It's still possible to pre-order the game and receive it tomorrow. There is no longer the $5 discount, given to those who pre-ordered prior ...
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Your Thoughts on Potential Interest in Unlicensed Football Games
It's been nearly five years since a console football game last released that didn't carry with it NFL and NFLPA licensing. Backbreaker in 2010 followed All Pro Football 2K8 from 2007 and neither received a sequel. The last truly successful unlicensed game was Blitz: The League which came out in 2005. The limited market, greater development costs, and higher consumer expectations have made projects such as those increasingly difficult to justify and stay alive beyond the conceptual process...
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Most Improved and Weakened Teams This Offseason for Madden NFL 16
In a piece put together for The Sporting News today I broke down the five teams that have benefited the most, and the five that have taken the biggest hit, in terms of how appealing their rosters will be for Madden NFL 16 following trades and the first stage of free agency. The AFC East, other than the reigning champion Patriots, have really improved their stature for the upcoming game. The Jets and Bills still don't have a good quarterback but they do have two options to consider now ...
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Joe Montana Football 16 Screenshot Appears to Confirm an Unlicensed Game
After months of speculation revolving around Joe Montana Football 16, and more recently faulty rumors backed by questionable motivations, an image provided by the game's namesake on Twitter has seemingly cleared up one of the major questions about the upcoming product: it won't carry with it any NFL licensing. (more…)...
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