Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Importance of Franchise Mode to Madden Apparent as Consumers Wait for More Info
On Monday EA Sports turned to promoting Ultimate Team mode for Madden NFL 15. After months of consumers waiting on Franchise news, it was the most disconcerting development yet. Typically Ultimate Team is held for last, when the greatest number of people are seeking out information on the upcoming game, as the company attempts to draw in that more casual audience to their revenue-generating mode. Franchise has been talked about in May and June in the past, when those paying attention are...
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Top Rated Defensive Tackles and Linebackers in Madden NFL 15
EA Sports has continued revealing the highest rated players going position-by-position for Madden NFL 15. The latest are the defensive tackles, middle linebackers, and outside linebackers. The schedule laid out calls for corners, safeties, and special teams through the end of the week, followed by ratings for complete team rosters at a rate of two divisions per day. Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh (97), Geno Atkins (96), Gerald McCoy + Kyle Williams (95), Jurrell Casey (93) Middle Line...
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EA Access Announced for Xbox One; Exclusive Pre-Release Play Periods and Library of Games With Subscription
Electronic Arts today announced "EA Access" a new program that provides membership-style access to a back catalog of games plus the chance to play games up to five days prior to their release and get 10% off digital purchases. Both of those benefits are similar to the now discontinued Season Ticket. EA Access will go for $5 a month, or $30 for the full year, and is exclusive to the Xbox One. It's in beta right now and will open to all soon. ♦EA Access membership unlocks The Vault, a...
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Press Row Hangout Clips: Importance of Commentary and Some Viewer Questions
The next clips from the most recent Press Row Hangout involve a discussion over the importance of commentary in sports games and answering the first viewer questions. Even more of those will posted tomorrow. Commentary is a big factor in immersion and delivering authentic television-style presentation but many complain about it and go so far as to turn it off or listen to something else when it grows tired. Is commentary an area developers should focus on more? What consoles will lead ...
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First Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Info Involves Two New Features
It's not much, but it comes on the heels of EA Sports promoting Ultimate Team earlier today which had many wondering whether anything was improved upon in Franchise mode with Madden NFL 15. A retailer blurb related to Connected Franchise has appeared and notes a couple new features - the ability to develop players and a system for projecting "Confidence" levels on to players that fluctuates to affect their performance. Interact and build your team with more control in Game Prep all-new to C...
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Details on Ultimate Team for Madden NFL 15
With just four weeks until release EA Sports still has two main modes for Madden NFL 15 to discuss. Connected Franchise which has really slipped this year - typically news on that has come out in May and June - and Ultimate Team which is generally the last thing the company rolls information out on prior to release. Those concerned about Franchise will be even more so now that the company has moved on to talking Ultimate Team. A short video released today teases Ultimate Team for this ...
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Press Row Hangout Clips: Are Patches Helping or Hurting Games and Publishers Fail to Provide Specifics on Last-Gen Editions
The latest Press Row Hangout tackled a number of topics and the first two are featured in the clips below. More will be posted throughout the week and the full show audio will be featured on Friday's Press Row Podcast. 1) Patches have allowed developers to continue working on games right up to and beyond release. But is that resulting in better games or simply ones that are left unfinished while relying on consumers to hope that fixes and improvements are made later? 2) It's the first ...
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The Line Drive for July 27
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Make sure to get entries in for the giveaway that opened up late last week! ♦Price drops have held for EA Sports UFC and MLB 14: The Show at $40 each. ♦Madden NFL 15 blog released going over War in the Trenches for a second time. ♦Madden NFL 15 blog released going over Player Sense 2.0 for a second time. ♦Madden NFL ...
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