Press Row Hangout: Episode 17
A panel of four featuring myself, Rich Grisham (GamesRadar), Owen Good (Kotaku), and Mike Suszek (Joystiq) discuss the latest in sports gaming and GTAV in this week's Press Row Hangout. Topics touched on include FIFA 14, PES 2014, NBA 2K14, NBA Live 14, and Andrew Wilson being named EA's CEO.
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FIFA 14 Now Available to Download for Season Ticket Subscribers
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the early release digital download of FIFA 14 on both the Xbox 360 and PS3.
The digital copy of FIFA 14 will expire early Tuesday (6am ET) after which a retail or digital copy will have to be purchased to continue playing. All game saves and achievements will transfer over.
The Season Ticket costs $25 and runs for a period of one year – providing over three days of early access and a 20% discount on any DLC purcha...
Madden NFL 25 Releases on Android
The mobile version of Madden NFL 25 that came out in late August on iOS has now arrived for Android devices and can be downloaded through Google Play. For the first time Madden on mobile is free-to-play (FIFA will be that way as well later this month) and with that in mind the primary focus has shifted to an "Ultimate Team" concept.
Features for Madden NFL 25 include the front-and-center Ultimate Team, solo challenges for the team to play through, offensive shootout mode, head-to-head tur...
Madden NFL 25 Roster Update #4 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 25 following week two of the season is available to download now on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. In order to get it from the main menu go to Customize – Manage Rosters – Update Rosters or start an online game. The changes were locked Wednesday morning so the trade of Trent Richardson to the Colts and signing of Willis McGahee by the Browns that followed will have to wait until next week.
Notable movement in this update includes Eddie Royal s...
List of Currently Revealed Player Ratings for NBA 2K14
Rather than make a complete release of player ratings for NBA 2K14, 2K Sports has been posting a few each day through social media since last week. Leading the way of course is cover athlete LeBron James who holds on to the rare 99 overall. Trailing behind him are Chris Paul and Kevin Durant at 94. Continue on to check out the entire list so far of known overall ratings and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
Mobile Game NFL Runner Launches
NFL Runner: Football Dash released today for both iOS (download from iTunes) and Android (download from Google Play) devices.
Similar to games like Temple Run or Subway Surfers the challenge is to run for as long as possible. NFL Runner is free to play and supported by microtransactions. Players swype the screen left and right to move laterally, up to jump, and down to slide in an effort to collect coins and power-ups and avoid obstacles that would bring the run to an end.
EA Sports cu...
First NBA Live 14 Gameplay Trailer
EA Sports today released the first trailer for NBA Live 14 featuring actual footage from the game. At E3 the company showed off next-gen trailers for Madden NFL 25 and FIFA 14 but unlike those the Live trailer was entirely pre-rendered.
NBA Live 14 will release on November 19 landing three days in advance of the Xbox One but four days late for the PS4. Known features thus far include the Ignite Engine, BounceTek dribbling system, signature dribble moves for 50+ players, "Rising Star" care...
Andrew Wilson Named EA CEO
Executive vice president of EA Sports Andrew Wilson has been elevated to CEO of Electronic Arts. Former chairman and CEO Larry Probst had been holding the position on an interim basis since John Riccitiello resigned in March.
Wilson outlined three areas he will be focusing on:
1. Continued transformation for our digital future;
2. Delivering amazing games and services across platforms; and
3. Instilling a culture of execution that will drive profitable growth.
Promoting from within ra...