Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Online Franchise has been cut from MLB The Show 18
As Ultimate Team and Diamond Dynasty modes exploded in popularity and their ability to generate digital revenue soared, Online Franchise in games not named Madden began to be seen as fringe by developers. They've been left lacking core features, rarely been updated, and issues with them have often been ignored in post-release support. NHL for one decided to just dump it for good after struggling to get it to run properly. Now MLB The Show is also going away from the mode completely. The m...
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Press Row Podcast: The march towards upcoming games
2018 is shaping up to be a strong one for the sports gaming genre due in large part to independent developers. The latest game to be announced is The Golf Club 2019 which will act as the third entry in the well-regarded series that began in 2014, but concern is raised whether it will be able to sustain much less grow its consumer base in a graveyard of once annualized sports franchises. Also on this episode discussion regarding the new features revealed for MLB The Show 18's Diamond Dynasty ...
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First big price drop for EA Sports UFC 3
UFC exploded onto the video game scene in 2009 with the birth of THQ's UFC Undisputed series. However ever since then with each subsequent release representing the fight promotion sales numbers have steadily dropped. Though specific numbers on EA Sports UFC 3's sales are not known the placement at #13 in January NPD is an alarming indication that popularity and interest has hit another all-time low. That brings into real question whether the series has a future ahead of it or if the two comp...
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Third entry in The Golf Club series to release later this year
The Golf Club is a two-time winner of the PCA for Best Non-Yearly Sports Game (2014, 2017) but with the announcement today that the next edition in the series will release in the July-September quarter of 2018 it'll be losing its eligibility in that category to the probably delight of fans. Golf games, and unlicensed games or those that don't have significant roster turnover in general, have really struggled in recent years selling themselves to the marketplace without extended layoffs b...
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Out of the Park Baseball 19 partners with EA for Origin distribution
Out of the Park Developments today announced that the upcoming OOTP Baseball 19 will be distributed through Origin on PC, joining both Steam and direct download from its own website as ways to purchase and play the game. Not only will OOTP now be available on Origin but due to the partnership with Electronic Arts the game will be included as part of the Origin Access subscription service which goes for $30 a year or $5 month-to-month. This team-up appears to be beneficial to both parties....
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New Diamond Dynasty features for MLB The Show 18
It's Diamond Dynasty week for MLB The Show 18 and the news begins with the primary features and improvements being laid out in a new video. Earlier promotional weeks centered on gameplay, features, and presentation. New this year is a flexible Program system, attributes ratings that can well exceed 100, collectible souvenirs, created player progression tied to position specific programs, and 30 new legends. Maybe somewhat surprising though is there's no mention of anything to do with m...
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The Line Drive for February 25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Archived developer stream on presentation improvements in MLB The Show 18. ♦Bob Gibson has been revealed as the latest new legend for MLB The Show 18. ♦Trailer goes over new 3 inning games in Franchise Mode for MLB The Show 18. ♦Brand new screenshot has been released for the upcoming Super Mega Baseball 2. ♦PSVR will be ge...
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Press Row Podcast: Going from Past to Present
After a week venturing into the history of baseball video games the Press Row Podcast returns to present day with more discussion on MLB The Show, the announcement of a Casey Powell Lacrosse sequel, the latest eSports developments for NBA 2K18 and FIFA 18, and the NPD results for January which includes an alarmingly low landing spot for EA Sports UFC 3. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and ...
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