The Line Drive for October 12
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦ Madden NFL 15 can currently be had for $40 on Xbox One and $45 on PS4.
♦The MyNBA 2K15 app is now available on iOS after being out earlier on Android.
♦MyTeam mode and MyPark mode now are suffering the most NBA 2K15 probs.
♦Details on the patch that just went out on Xbox One for The Golf Club.
♦EA Sports has laid ou...
Press Row Podcast: First Days of NBA 2K15
The latest Press Row Podcast features panel discussion on early experiences with NBA 2K15. The product offers a lot of good - from gameplay to presentation and variety of content - but has been hampered by severe struggles in areas such as the servers and face scanning.
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 in the streaming player below.
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The Daily Dish for 10/10/14
A number of topics are hit on in the final Daily Dish of the week. First up is the latest roster update for Madden NFL 15 and that's followed by an alert to the deal available just through the end of today for FIFA 15. Then it's back to NBA 2K15 and its server issues with an explanation of why 2K Sports insists on tying so much of the game to their shaky servers plus a mention of pre-order bonuses coming through for those who bought digitally. Finally the new Press Row Podcast is out and loo...
Madden NFL 15 Roster Update #7 Details
The roster update that follows week five of the season is now available on all systems for Madden NFL 15. Check out the spreadsheet with the complete details of the update here.
Players on the rise include Von Miller (+1 to 97), Marshawn Lynch (+1 to 96), Eric Weddle (+1 to 96), Darrelle Revis (+1 to 96), Luke Kuechly (+1 to 96), Demaryius Thomas (+2 to 94), Justin Houston (+1 to 94), Philip Rivers (+1 to 94), DeMarco Murray (+1 to 94), Russell Wilson (+1 to 93), Arian Foster (+2 to 92), ...
FIFA 15 Available Today for 20% Off
As with most sports games these days if you wait a few weeks to buy opportunities will emerge to pick them up at a discount. FIFA 15 hasn't even been out three weeks but already it's available for 20% off. Amazon has the game on Xbox One, PS4, PS3, 360 and PC today only for $48.
As publishers heavily push pre-orders and day one sales, along with a greater number of consumers going digital, games become even more front-loaded than they had been in the past. Sports games have always relied ...
The Daily Dish for 10/9/14
The latest on NBA 2K15 is covered in this episode of The Daily Dish. There is now a mobile companion app out on Android for the game and a server status page to confirm that yes, indeed, the servers aren't working properly. Then T.J. Lauerman (@ThatSportsGamer) joins me to discuss the Extra Life charity and his plans for the big donation drive this month.
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NBA 2K15 Server Status Page
Having trouble accessing NBA 2K15 or particular modes within due to server trouble? You're not alone as documented yesterday. 2K Sports is now offering a status page where you can check on the servers specific to each platform.
Right now PS4/XB1/PC are facing "temporary service interruptions that may affect various game modes" while MyTeam mode is completely down on 360/PS3. Those messages haven't changed since the status page was launched yesterday. [Update] 360/PS3 is now said to be ful...
NBA 2K15 Companion App Out on Android
Last year 2K Sports offer a mobile app to accompany NBA 2K14 in which, among other things, you could earn bonus Virtual Currency for the game. The companion app returns for NBA 2K15 and is available now on Android through Google Play. It has not yet gone out for iOS. [Update 10/11] The app is out now on iOS as well.
The MyNBA2K15 app once again will let you earn VC and you can now redeem Locker Codes, purchase items in the MyPlayer Store, and utilize a chat function from your ...