Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Madden NFL 25 Week One Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
As often is the case week one of the NFL season provided a number of surprises as many underdogs were either able to win or keep the games dangerously close. The team that could take the hardest hit in this week's roster update for Madden NFL 25 is the Steelers who fell at home to Tennessee and lost three players including one of their best in Maurkice Pouncey to IR. Players likely to receive a bump after first week performances include Peyton Manning (possibly going up to 99), LeSean McC...
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Demo for FIFA 14 Available Now
The demo for FIFA 14 is out now on the Xbox 360 (queue it up for download here) and has since also arrived on the PS3. It released for PC yesterday through the Origin store. Eight Teams are included in the demo which features Camp Nou stadium: Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Boca Juniors, and New York Red Bulls. Games have three minute halves with adjustable difficulty. The Practice Arena is accessible as is the opportuni...
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Former Creative Director Talks About His Time Leading The Madden NFL Series and Feelings On The Current Product
A recent special Press Row Podcast featured Rich Grisham interviewing two intriguing guests - Gus Ramsey of ESPN and former Madden NFL creative director (10-12) Ian Cummings. For anyone with interest in the inner-workings of Madden development the segment with Ian, which begins at the 49 minute mark, makes for an especially enlightening listen. (more…)...
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Some Info on NBA 2K14 Association and MyCareer Modes
Outside of the NBA 2K14 features list 2K Sports hasn't gone into any detail on additions or improvements relating to the modes for NBA 2K14 despite the game releasing in just three weeks. Association and MyCareer weren't even touched upon in that features list which concentrated more on the changes to gameplay instead. Two recent previous however supply the first info on the two popular modes. (more…)...
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The Line Drive for September 8
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Look for FIFA 14 and NBA 2K14 giveaways to begin within the next two weeks. ♦Next-gen Madden NFL 25 will be able to import draft classes from NCAA Football 14. ♦EA Sports released a full guide to Hockey Ultimate Team for NHL 14. ♦EA Sports released facial renders for Kyrie Irving from NBA Live 14. ♦The Xbox 360 achievement...
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Press Row Hangout: Episode 16
The latest Press Row Hangout tackles a number of topics including impressions of NHL 14, the very disappointing sales numbers for Madden NFL 25, release dates now being official for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the NFL on Xbox One features, EA going free-to-play with mobile games, and much more! As always leave any thoughts on the show or suggestions for future podcasts and hangouts in the comments! ...
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Madden NFL 25 Roster Update for Start of Regular Season Out Now
EA Sports yesterday released the second roster update for Madden NFL 25. This one is largely shaped by the rosters being trimmed down to final 53s in preparation for week one of the NFL season but also includes some ratings adjustments. Depth chart shuffling and players being dropped or added since the cut-downs last Saturday make up the majority of the changes. Unlike previous years new roster updates are not being prompted for download during initial boot up to the main menu. Instead th...
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Sales of Madden Take Dramatic Tumble in Opening Week as Next-Gen Looms
While EA Sports expected sales of Madden NFL 25 to fall short of those for Madden NFL 13 they did not anticipate the dramatic 37% drop that it turned out to be. Madden NFL 25 sold just over 1 million copies its first week on the market. That is down from 1.6 million that were moved for Madden NFL 13 in the same period and 1.9 million back with Madden NFL 10. (more…)...
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