Press Row Podcast: E3 On-Location Special
The latest Press Row Podcast deviates from the usual formula to tackle some presentations and a number of interviews with developers and attendees at E3. (more…)...
Features Detailed for FIFA 14 Next-Gen
EA Sports has released descriptions on the features for the Xbox One and PS4 versions of FIFA 14. Unlike their other next-gen games at E3, FIFA 14 was in a fully playable state, and the feature list includes summaries going beyond just what relates to the Ignite Engine but also what can be expected to carry over from the 360 and PS3 versions. (more…)...
NCAA Football 14 Demo Coming Next Tuesday
The demo for NCAA Football 14 is set to release on June 18 for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. No details besides the date have been provided so the structure of the demo and teams included remain unknown for the time being.
The demos for recent iterations in the series have included multiple match-ups (last year six teams involved) along with the ability to unlock Nike Pro Combat jerseys for use in the retail version. The Hesiman Challenge was also featured last year and with a big focus for ...
Eight Gameplay Feature Descriptions for EA Sports UFC
At their E3 press conference EA discussed only two of the promised eight gameplay features for EA Sports UFC. The presentation made to attendees of E3 went into all of them however and now the company has released full descriptions of each. Though it's the game that is the farthest out from releasing of the next-gen bunch that was put on display this week it may have been the most impressive on a technical level and in the substance shared. (more…)...
Team Ratings in NCAA Football 14
Over at Tradition Sports Online the full team ratings for NCAA Football 14 have been posted. Yesterday the site listed the top 15 rated players and now every program has their overall, offense, and defense ratings to review and digest.
Alabama tops out with a 99 rating in all three categories. They're followed by Oregon and Ohio State at 95 and close behind Virginia Tech, Texas, Notre Dame, LSU, and Clemson at 93. Head over to TSO for all the ratings and leave your thoughts on how the tea...
Press Row Hangout: E3 Day One Edition
A special edition of the Press Row Hangout went live late last night featuring myself and Rich Grisham from GamesRadar. Discussion of course centered on everything we saw on the show floor on the first day of E3 plus thoughts on the console reveals and anything else that happened to come to mind. Thanks to everyone who has let us know about the appreciation for the hangouts and podcasts and we're glad you've been enjoying them!
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Madden Next-Gen to be Fully Featured; EA Didn’t Push DRM to Console Manufacturers
Time to clean up on some of the other news to break since the start of E3 which includes word from Cam Weber that Madden NFL 25 on Xbox One and PS4 will be fully featured and EA denying having placed any pressure on Microsoft or Sony to institute severe DRM restrictions and reiterating they got rid of the Online Pass for unrelated reasons. (more…)...
Quick Thoughts From E3 2013 Day One
Here are some basic impressions from the first day being on the show floor of E3 which featured prominently the upcoming EA Sports games. The company shut down any recording of the games at their booth so unlike past years the number of videos and images coming out will be limited. Included at the end of this piece are the short videos of Madden NFL 25 captured before that point as the taking of them had been approved to begin the day.
Thoughts on all the games will be expanded upon i...