Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Online beta for NHL 18 has begun
The NHL 18 online beta is now underway on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Those who signed up to participate will receive a code to their registered email address along with two bonus codes that can be given away. Three different modes are featured in the online beta. Play the new arcadey NHL Threes, standard head-to-head, or EASHL in traditional 6-on-6 or the new 3-on-3 format. While sign-ups for beta codes are currently closed it's likely that it will be opened to all within a few d...
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Third update for NBA Playgrounds includes new mode and more players
With two significant patches already out for NBA Playgrounds the development team at Saber Interactive has been working towards another content update which is already out on PS4 and PC and expected soon for Xbox One. Featured in the latest patch is a brand new online three-point shootout mode and another 33 new players. Those include additional versions of current players plus legends from the past including Tim Duncan, Baron Davis, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor. Also notable is that p...
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First screenshots for NBA 2K18 feature a look at new Nike jerseys and ads
2K Sports has released three screenshots for NBA 2K18 featuring players who are tied to the game's marketing campaign. Paul George with the Thunder, Canadian cover athlete DeMar DeRozan, and Isaiah Thomas get the push today. That leaves standard edition cover athlete Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Joel Embiid and Devin Booker still to come. This is also the first opportunity to see the new Nike jerseys for the respective teams along with the debut of advertisements bein...
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Press Row Podcast: Pick One
The start of the sports gaming season is nearly upon us and in this episode of the Press Row Podcast the panel looks ahead by playing a game called "Pick One." Each person picks the one sports game they would choose this fall - and only one - then choose the one sports game franchise as their 'gotta have it.' Also discussed: impressions of Fire Pro Wrestling World and the latest with MLB The Show 17. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher...
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The Line Drive for July 23
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦2K Sports and Konami may need to make cover changes for NBA 2K18 and PES 2018. ♦NBA 2K18 soundtrack fully revealed and features Kendrick Lamar and Damian Lillard. ♦How to play with rookies and fully updated user-created rosters in NBA 2K17. ♦Waiting on reveal of new Nike uniforms is one reason why little seen yet of NBA games. Ă...
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More on the central gameplay improvements coming with Madden NFL 18
Earlier today EA Sports released a trailer teasing various new features related to gameplay for Madden NFL 18. Those features included Target Passing, Play Styles, and new WR/DB mechanics. The publisher quickly followed that up with developer blogs that go into far greater detail than had previously been revealed on each.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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First gameplay trailer for Madden NFL 18
There hasn't been much promotion for Madden NFL 18 since its appearance at EA Play in mid-June. Then the new story mode took center stage with it being used as the main selling point in an effort to reach more casual consumers. Today things have finally shifted towards gameplay with new features and improvements put on display in the first gameplay trailer. Though the trailer flashes glimpses at features like the Target Passing it does nothing to explain at all their significance or ho...
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Soundtrack for NBA 2K18
While soundtracks in sports video games have taken on reduced importance in recent years, 2K Sports has continued to put considerable effort into using them to create additional buzz for upcoming NBA 2K games. Today the full soundtrack was detailed for NBA 2K18. After years of headliners that supposedly helped to put together the playlists such as Jay-Z, Pharrell, Imagine Dragons and LeBron James, this year there's no big name fronting it. There are 50 songs on the NBA 2K18 soundtrack ...
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