Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Presentation of 2017
With 2017 coming to a close it’s time to look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode and Best Team-Building Mode can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Ga...
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Nike City Edition jerseys added to NBA Live 18
Given that NBA 2K18 mistakenly leaked all the Nike 'City Edition' jerseys two weeks ago it's ironic that NBA Live 18 is the first of the two games to roll them out officially. The new jerseys were revealed by NBA teams yesterday and in an update out now for Live 18 those new designs are fully available for use.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The biggest sports gaming stories of 2017
2017 featured a solid slate of sports video games that surprisingly lacked a true standout. Nearly every major sports game offered something great, but also had detrimental flaws or deficiencies that were difficult to ignore. Much of the press this year related to the business side of the genre, with late 2017 dominated by publisher-led attempts to further monetize games now facing a real challenge from reviewers, consumers and even lawmakers. Check out the full piece at Sp...
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Team-Building Mode of 2017
With 2017 coming to a close it’s time to look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here. Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode and Best Franchise Mode can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Mobile Game, Best R...
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The Line Drive for December 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Still need gifts? Amazon gift cards or digital game/sub codes are quick and easy. ♦Vote for open awards categories: Gameplay - Career/Story - Franchise. ♦NBA Live 18 is still available for $10 on PS4 and now $12 on Xbox One. ♦Check out the ratings changes in the latest roster update for Madden NFL 18. ♦Exclusive digital fo...
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Knockouts improved following EA UFC 3 beta
Changes that have been made to EA Sports UFC 3 based on feedback out of the beta continue to be detailed with a new video explaining what has been done to make knockouts look more natural and noting that a specific camera zoom in the moment has been removed. Previous videos have focused largely on stamina and animation speeds. .@GeoffHarrower, lead gameplay engineer on #EAUFC3 highlights the 3rd round of updates based on beta feedback. pic.twitter.com/YEYTN9xbUW— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPO...
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PRP: 2017’s Best Racing Games
For the first time the Press Row Podcast awards its Racing Game of the Year. 2017 was a banner year for racers, with a slew high quality releases that featured every kind of racing imaginable. Simulation titles, arcade games, cars, bikes, and karts all made big noise this year. To settle on a champion, noted friends of the show and avid racing game fans Greg Sewart, Dr. Ken Parker, Pete Dodd, and Dave Benrey gathered with Rich Grisham to count down their top three favorites and determine ...
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More changes based on feedback out of the EA Sports UFC 3 beta detailed
Coming out of the beta for EA Sports UFC 3 the developers have considerable feedback which they are acting upon to improve the game in advance of its release at the end of January. Earlier this week a video showed off the changes that have been made to stamina. Now another video goes into detail on adjustments to slow down the speed of certain combos, submission escapes being made more reasonable, and more related to striking and countering. .@GeoffHarrower, lead gameplay engineer on #EAUFC...
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