Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Press Row Hangout Season Opener Clips: FUT Changes, Joe Montana Football, NBA 2K14 Server Shutdown
The "season premiere" of the Press Row Hangout was held live late last night. The episode was intended to clear the deck for the upcoming release of MLB 15: The Show, Out of the Park Baseball 16, and other news to come as the crop of yearly sports games near their respective promotion schedules. Topics include the significant changes to FIFA 15 Ultimate Team mode, EA Sports teasing the start of promotion for PGA Tour, the upcoming Forza Furious 7, rumors regarding Joe Montana Football 16,...
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Retail Release Announced for The Golf Club
In a case of incredibly unfortunate timing, considering the EA PGA Tour news this morning, at practically the same moment that news broke HB Studios announced that The Golf Club will be getting a retail release on April 28. Actually, we're left to assume that and find the listings on retail sites, since the press release from the company didn't specify much of anything about the product including how it will differentiate itself from the digital versions. The Golf Club Collector's Edit...
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Rory McIlroy Takes Over As Face of EA Sports PGA Tour
EA Sports today announced Rory McIlroy is taking over as the face of the PGA Tour franchise. The series, which dumped Tiger Woods before taking its year off to develop for the new consoles, will now be named Rory McIlory PGA Tour. McIlroy has been on the cover of the series before, Tiger Woods 11, where he shared it with Woods.Ă‚Â Check out screenshots and the official cover art in the FB album. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour will release in June. This will be the first EA Sports title to use t...
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The Line Drive for March 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Don't miss out on the opportunity to win a copy of MLB 15: The Show! ♦JoinĂ‚Â the NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge - winner receives $20 Amazon gift card. ♦Press Row Hangout will broadcast live tonight at at 11ET - archived video up tomorrow. ♦The NCAA's firstĂ‚Â appeal of the O'Bannon case decision will be heard this week. ââ...
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Press Row Podcast: Pax East 2015 Panel
Last weekend at PAX East the "Sports Games at the Crossroads" panel was held featuring Rich Grisham, T.J. Lauerman, Samit Sarkar, Garnett Lee, andĂ‚Â Kevin Larrabee. The audio from that panel is presented as this week's Press Row Podcast. Topics include difficulty and accessibility of sports games, the development focus shifting to revenue-drivenĂ‚Â modes, and how to expand on the games and reach new consumers without alienating the core fans. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOSĂ...
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Giveaway – MLB 15: The Show
The semi-regular site giveaways returnĂ‚Â with this one an opportunity to win a copy of MLB 15: The ShowĂ‚Â on the system of choice! Thanks to those who entered. The winner has been contacted. There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and will run through March 26thĂ‚Â when the winner will be randomly selected and contacted for delivery details. Good luck!Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Strong Interest in MLB 15: The Show as Release Approaches
Though the individual features may not necessarily be generating excitement fans of the series are clearly anticipating the upcoming MLB 15: The Show. The results of the poll posted last week showed high levels of commitment to purchasing the game with relative few still on the fence. The Show is probably the steadiest of all the sports video game franchises with sales that don't fluctuate much year-to-year so this shouldn't come as a surprise. 48% of respondents declared that they ...
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Patch for NBA 2K15 Fixes Shoe Glitch
A third post-release patch for NBA 2K15 released today on PlayStation 4 and PC and is expected to go out on Xbox One in the coming days. The primary purpose of the patch is to address a glitch that has prevented users from applying different shoes to their MyPlayer characters since the last patch in late December. The issue with the shoes was important to fix given that actual money has been spent by consumers on them only to find that they could not use what they purchased. Even if no...
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