Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Gamescom Trailers for NHL 15 and FIFA 15; NHL Demo Out August 26
New trailers for NHL 15 and FIFA 15 have come out of Gamescom coinciding with the Electronic Arts press conference and the first day of the event. With less than four weeks to go EA has yet to show gameplay or clarify the feature set even with rumors swirling that EASHL and GM Connected may not have made the transition to the Xbox One and PS4. That didn't change at the press conference but some other news was made. There will be a demo for NHL 15 and that is set to release on...
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The Golf Club Sets Price and One Release Date
Earlier this month HB Studios announced a likely date of the digital-only release of The Golf Club with hopes it could be out earlier. That has turned out to be the case on one of the consoles. The Golf Club will release Tuesday, August 19 on Xbox One. That date will also see the game leave "Early Access" for full PC release on Steam. The PlayStation 4 version is said to launch "later this month" so that one may land on the previously expected August 26 date. The price of The Golf Club...
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Press Row Hangout: EA Decides Against Releasing a Demo for Madden NFL 15
EA Sports made it official yesterday that there would be no demo for Madden NFL 15. Poor timing, that coincided with the EA Access subscription service moving out of beta and becoming available to all on Xbox One, compounded the frustration which was expressed by many through social media, news sites, and forums. I was joined by Rich Grisham and T.J. Lauerman to discuss the development on a special edition of the Press Row Hangout. What the lack of a demo means for Madden 15, for the futu...
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Concern Grows Over Possible EASHL Omission from NHL 15 on Xbox One and PS4
Unlike many other sports titles this year NHL 15 will be releasing on the Xbox One and PS4 will extra development time behind it. That has resulted in somewhat higher expectations, and while media impressions have generally been positive EA Sports has actively hidden gameplay and been vague about the feature set. Only one brief video exists from E3Ă‚Â and the features list released only highlights new additions and not what will carry over. It's far from unusual that every feature being c...
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Full Soundtrack for NBA 2K15
2K Sports today revealed the full listing of songs included on NBA 2K15. Last month the company announced that Pharrell Williams selected the tracks this year,Ă‚Â coming off previous editions of the series which had soundtracks that were put together with the help of LeBron James and Jay-Z. 2K15 features songs from Red Hot Chili Peppers, One Republic,Ă‚Â Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, No Doubt, The Black Keys, and many more. ...
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Press Row Hangout Clips: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise News and The Importance of Franchise Modes
In the final two clips from the most recent Press Row Hangout the panel discusses the details that were released for Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 15 and how companies are now approaching Franchise/Dynasty modes. The first segment is primarily about Madden's upgrades and what might still be lacking while the second examines how 2K Sports is putting effort into Franchise with MyLeague in NBA 2K15 while EA Sports believes its relevance is slipping and instead is shifting focus to othe...
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No Demo Coming for Madden NFL 15
EA Sports today finally addressed the topic of an upcoming demo for Madden NFL 15 by telling Polygon there will be no demo at all. This is another in a line of traditional promotional steps that the company has deviated from with Madden 15 but certainly the one that will stand out above them all.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for August 10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The official Madden 15 strategy guide is just $10 and includes $9 in Ultimate Team packs. ♦New blog posted looking at the Item Binder feature for Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 15. ♦EA Sports posted the top 15 base players available in Madden 15's Ultimate Team. ♦Looks like no demo for Madden NFL 15 this week which is a deviat...
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