Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Press Row Podcast: Monetization Under Fire
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    Posted May 28th, 2019 at 8:15 am No Comments »
    New legislation has been introduced that would end the practice of loot boxes and other forms of digital monetization in video games. It has bipartisan support and notable momentum but the lengthy process will likely see it's scope and directives altered. Still, with the potential damaging ramifications for the industry and in particular licensed sports games, it's important to understand what it all means at this stage and in the bill's current state, and whether there is real reason for...
  • The Line Drive for May 26
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    Posted May 26th, 2019 at 8:00 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦NBA 2K19 correctly predicted Warriors-Raptors Finals before the season began. ♦Legislation has been introduced to ban essentially all forms of in-game monetization. ♦New podcast coming this week will cover ramifications of such a law on the industry. ♦Amazon has Madden NFL 20 pre-orders with price guarantee listed for just $50.94...
  • How the new RPOs work in Madden NFL 20
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    Posted May 24th, 2019 at 6:15 am No Comments »
    Two weeks ago EA Sports went into detail on a variety of gameplay improvements for Madden NFL 20. Now the developers have laid out the work done to playbooks and specifically centered that on the introduction of RPOs. (more…)...
  • The Line Drive for May 19
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    Posted May 19th, 2019 at 9:15 am No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The NCAA is forming a group to explore compensation for names and likenesses. ♦While it could that realistically is unlikely to lead to the return of NCAA Football. ♦Developer blog details additions and improvements for MUT in Madden NFL 20. ♦Archived dev stream going over what's new for Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 20. ♦Cl...
  • The Golf Club 2019 now free with Gold sub on Xbox One
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    Posted May 15th, 2019 at 6:30 am No Comments »
    Subscribers to Xbox Live Gold can now get The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA Tour for free on Xbox One. The game is part of the Games with Gold promotion which offers up a handful of titles every month. The Golf Club 2019 is available to download by June 15 to keep for good as long as the Gold membership remains active. The third game in the series is the first to feature PGA Tour licensing with a Career Mode and seven real-life courses to go with the endless number of created courses. 2K S...
  • Latest patch for MLB The Show 19 works on fielding, hitting, framerate
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    Posted May 14th, 2019 at 9:00 am No Comments »
    MLB The Show 19 has received a handful of patches that were put out to quickly address issues with the game identified following its launch in late March. Yet another update has gone live and it tackles more areas of concern and takes into account for the first time some consumer feedback about how the game is playing. Some critical changes are being made to fielding and hitting while for the first time the framerate problems being experienced by many have been acknowledged. (more&hellip...
  • The Line Drive for May 12
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    Posted May 12th, 2019 at 6:00 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦New legislation being introduced would bring an end to microtransactions in video games. ♦Archived developer stream going over various gameplay improvements for Madden NFL 20. ♦A look at the new signature animations for Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers in Madden NFL 20. ♦Full look at the Zone and Superstar Abilities for Patrick Mahom...
  • More on Madden NFL 20’s Superstar Abilities and various gameplay improvements
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    Posted May 9th, 2019 at 8:00 pm No Comments »
    Madden NFL 20 recently kicked off its promotional cycle with the reveal of its new Career Mode and also the introduction of a new element to gameplay intended to better differentiate the superstars of the league from everyone else. That's the biggest gameplay-specific initiative, at least on the surface and in terms of marketing, known as 'Superstar X-Factors.' The just-released developer blog is comprehensive on how these special abilities are distributed, how they play a role in Franchi...