Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • PRP: Full court press from NBA Live
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    Posted August 14th, 2017 at 11:00 am 8 Comments »
    From cancellations to poorly received releases, the once proud NBA Live franchise has seen its reputation dissipate entirely at the same time its competition rose to prominence. The upcoming NBA Live 18 however appears ready to reestablish some credibility and strategies ranging from a free demo to a pre-order discount are making it a safer purchase for those open to giving it another chance. In this episode of the Press Row Podcast impressions from the just released demo are discussed as...
  • The Line Drive for August 13
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    Posted August 13th, 2017 at 10:00 am 3 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Make sure to retweet this giveaway for a chance to win Madden NFL 18 GOAT edition. ♦Amazon finally has physical Madden copies (XB1 - PS4) available but only standard ed. ♦NBA Live 18 will feature ESPN's First Take in its new career mode called The One. ♦Full gameplay video of the Crawsover game during The One mode in NBA Live 18....
  • All-Time teams and many more classic teams to debut in NBA 2K18
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    Posted August 11th, 2017 at 2:00 pm 15 Comments »
    2K Sports today announced that All-Time teams for the 30 current NBA franchises will be featured in NBA 2K18. With a deep collection of rights to players from the past that have been built up since first being introduced in 2010 the developers have the ability to fill out compelling rosters for most of the teams in the league. The pool of players available for those All-Time teams will be expanding as there will be 16 new classic teams debuting as well. Assuming none of the teams in NBA 2...
  • Super Mega Baseball 2 pushed to 2018
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    Posted August 11th, 2017 at 10:45 am 2 Comments »
    The last that was heard of Super Mega Baseball 2 was the announcement of a planned release date for September. The desire to get the game out while the sport was still well on the minds of fans was understandable, but it would be facing a murderers' row of sports titles that would almost certainly suffocate any chance it had of breaking out. Today developer Metalhead Software announced that the game will be delayed into 2018. That means a likely spring release to coincide with the return ...
  • NBA Live 18 demo available now
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    Posted August 11th, 2017 at 9:00 am 16 Comments »
    After seven turbulent years for the NBA Live franchise the next edition hopes to return to stability and earn back some credibility. EA Sports is attempting to make NBA Live 18 a safer purchase by offering a demo which can be downloaded now for Xbox One or PlayStation 4, along with the upcoming 10 hour trial on EA Access and a pre-order price of just $40. The demo includes an NBA Finals rematch between the Warriors and Cavaliers but puts even more focus on the new career mode known as The...
  • NBA Live 18 finally cements a release date with a discounted price
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    Posted August 10th, 2017 at 11:30 am 32 Comments »
    It's unprecedented for an annualized league licensed sports game to hold back until one month out from release before making official the date, cover athlete, and opening up the ability to pre-order. That's the case with NBA Live 18 though which waited until today to do just that. NBA Live 18 will release on September 15 and at a discounted price of $40. The catch is that the price is only available to those who pre-order the game and it'll move up to $60 after the 15th. The demo and EA A...
  • Franchise improvements for Madden NFL 18
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    Posted August 10th, 2017 at 7:45 am 19 Comments »
    While Franchise Mode has clearly been put on the back burner in favor of Ultimate Team and Longshot there are some new features and improvements to look forward to with Madden NFL 18. The biggest addition is the ability to start a Franchise from any point during the real NFL season, while commentary will capitalize more on crucial game situations and league-wide stories plus a customizable draft board debuts.  (more…)...
  • More on what to expect with The Journey Season 2 in FIFA 18
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    Posted August 10th, 2017 at 6:30 am No Comments »
    Back at EA Play the second season of The Journey story mode with FIFA 18 was teased in a trailer along with a first look at gameplay improvements. With the immense popularity of the The Journey in FIFA 17 - over 12 million people played at least a portion of it - there's little surprise that it would be one of the biggest selling points for the upcoming edition in the series. Thanks to retailer info we now know a lot more about the structure and new features for The Journey in FIFA 18. Ob...