Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Mutant Football League now available for PC through Steam Early Access
Mutant Football League has just released for PC through Steam Early Access in what essentially acts as a paid open beta period. The game is being sold for $25 as improvements and additions continue to be made leading up to its official release which will occur in approximately a month. Mutant Football League be coming to consoles in early 2018. (more…)...
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Sociable Soccer to enter PC Early Access stage in October
Independent developers have helped to bring back arcade-style games to various sports in recent years and now soccer is next in line to get a much-needed injection of arcade-style fun. The fast-paced game Sociable Soccer is the "spiritual successor" to the 1992 game Sensible Soccer from the same lead designer Jon Hare. Sociable Soccer has taken a path similar to some other indie sports games, first falling short on a crowdfunding campaign only to continue on with a more traditional developme...
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Details on first major patch for NBA 2K18
The patch for NBA 2K18 that has just gone live on PlayStation 4 will be out on Xbox One today, while both PC and Nintendo Switch are being framed only as arriving "soon." This update to 2K18 doesn't address the major issue of MyPlayers that have vanished or change the way in which VC affects the game given the heavy backlash the game is receiving, but it does take care of one of the biggest in-game problems that had been widely reported. It was discovered that the framerate would plummet ...
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The uproar over VC in NBA 2K18 has now reached the mainstream
It took long enough to get to this place from a coverage standpoint, but NBA 2K is starting to be recognized as a real video game that sells eight million copies and generates hundreds of millions in digital revenue annually and not "just a sports game." Major media websites and Youtube personalities with massive followings have jumped all over NBA 2K18 for its aggressive implementation of Virtual Currency and for the first time in recent memory publisher 2K Sports is taking fire from all di...
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The Line Drive for September 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Latest podcast discussed which is the game to get between NBA 2K18 & NBA Live 18. ♦This week's Press Row Podcast on NBA 2K18/NBA Live 18 is also now on Youtube. ♦Two options to play FIFA 18 early available through EA Access trial and free demo. ♦EA Access subscribers get free exclusive kits for use in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team. ...
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Press Row Podcast: Roundball Review Roundtable
NBA 2K18 and NBA Live 18 came upon their respective releases having traveled dramatically different paths to get there. NBA 2K has grown into the second biggest sports game in the world and is guaranteed to be a smash hit now annually. NBA Live is simply trying to recapture some credibility after eight years defined more by its cancellations than even its sub-par editions. In this episode of the Press Row Podcast both games are examined closely, with areas such as accessibility, gameplay,...
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Madden NFL 18 roster update details following week two of the season
The second roster update of the regular season is now available to download in Madden NFL 18. For a second consecutive week a player that began the season in the 99 Overall club has fallen out of it, with Aaron Donald down 2 points to 97 after returning from his holdout and having little impact in the Rams' loss to the Redskins. The Cowboys take a big hit to the offensive line where Tyron Smith (-5) and Travis Frederick (-4) both have dropped to 89 Overall. The team as a whole had 12 play...
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10 hour trial for FIFA 18 now available through EA Access and Origin Access
FIFA 18 can now be downloaded as a timed trial with EA Access on Xbox One and through Origin Access on PC. Subscribers will get 10 hours of playtime with the trial. The timer is ticking down whenever the game is loaded regardless of whether it is being played, menus are being navigated through, or if there is any activity taking place at all. Because of that make sure to exit out and close the application completely when not in use. The 10 hours are there to play immediately but can conti...
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