Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive for December 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Amazon continues to have Xbox One consoles available for purchase. ♦Deals on Xbox One/PS4 FIFA 14 for $49, Madden NFL 25 for $49, NBA Live 14 for $45. ♦Madden NFL 25 was #4 in November North America sales, NBA 2K14 #6, FIFA 14 #10. ♦Forza 5 receiving a significant update including adjustments to the in-game economy. ...
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Extensive Discussion on NBA 2K14’s VC Now Available in Podcast Form
For those who prefer to listen to podcasts as opposed to watching the Press Row Hangouts, the latest episode focusing on the VC controversy with NBA 2K14 is out now as a Press Row Podcast! For anyone who may have missed it be sure to check out the full article on the topic and here you can watch the Hangout episode if you'd prefer to do that instead. This is an important issue for fans of sports gaming to keep talking about, to make voices heard with word of mouth and through social...
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Madden NFL 25 Roster Update #16 Details
The roster update following week 14 of the season for Madden NFL 25 is now available to download on the Xbox One, PS4, 360, and PS3. Check out the complete details of the latest update in spreadsheet form here. Players receiving significant ratings bumps include Drew Brees (+1 to 98), Joe Thomas (+1 to 98), LeSean McCoy (+1 to 97), Darrelle Revis (+1 to 97), Vernon Davis (+1 to 96), Matt Forte (+2 to 95), Marshal Yanda (+2 to 95), Tamba Hali (+1 to 95), Larry Fitzgerald (+1 to 94), Matt P...
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Alexander Gustafsson Wins Vote To Join Jon Jones on EA Sports UFC Cover
The timing couldn't have been worse for a planned announcement today of the winner through fan voting to share the cover of EA Sports UFC with Jon Jones. One of the two finalists, Georges St-Pierre, this morning announced that he is officially taking an indefinite leave of absence from the UFC and in the process will vacate the welterweight title. The belt will now go to the winner of Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler at UFC 171. GSP comes off a controversial win by split-decision over He...
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Press Row Hangout: The Controversy Over VC in NBA 2K14
The latest Press Row Hangout focuses entirely on the Virtual Currency aspect of NBA 2K14 on the Xbox One and PS4. What it is and why it has prompted an outroar, how it adversely affects gamers and they way they're forced to play a certain way or spend cash, and what to do in order to influence change for the future. For those who prefer to listen to podcasts over the video hangouts, the show will be offered in audio form within the next day or two and a new posting will go up at that time...
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First EA Sports UFC In-Game Screenshots
With a planned roster reveal expected to stretch over a period of months not days or weeks, EA Sports today released the first official screenshots for the Xbox One and PS4 UFC game due out this spring by featuring cover athlete Jon Jones. The fighter joining him on the cover, either Georges St-Pierre or Alexander Gustafsson, who will have won the position through a fan vote will be announced tomorrow and likely will be accompanied by more screens. Click the images to view them full si...
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Polls Show Wide Range of Opinions on Next-Gen Launch Sports Games
Now nearly a month into the new generation of consoles the sports games have proven to represent the best and worst of the Xbox One and PS4's launches. FIFA 14 is the standout while NBA Live 14 failed to reach even the lowest of consumer standards. The polls posted last week to gauge satisfaction levels generated nearly 20K total votes. Continue on for how the results shook out and what it means to the games in question.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Great Deals on MLB 13: The Show and NHL 14 for PlayStation Plus Members
Though a relevant time of the year due to the Winter Meetings and free agency period, December is not when baseball video games sell. Events taking place now will only be reflected in the next game out and that wait will stretch until 3/4/14 with the release of MLB 14: The Show. That makes it an effective time to offer a deal on the PS3 version of MLB 13: The Show and capitalize on some of the interest in the media right now. Sony is offering the game digitally for just $10 to PlayStation...
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