Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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More on NHL 18’s gameplay improvements
With the online beta for NHL 18 set to begin next Tuesday more details on the various gameplay improvements that were made official late last month and then put on display in a trailer last week have been released. In digging deeper into the new Defensive Skill Stick and Creative Attack Dekes, EA Sports is laying out both the more capable and flashy offensive arsenal with a potential counter weapon on the other side.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The online beta for PES 2018 has begun
The online beta for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is now officially underway on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It's an open beta so all those who wish to take part can do so simply by downloading it here for PS4 and here for XB1. The beta runs through July 31 giving ample opportunity to play both the standard 1v1 online games and the new online co-op in 3v3 form.Ă‚Â Feedback provided will be considered for a release day patch in September. This is the first beta run for the PES franchise in seve...
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Play with an updated roster that includes the rookies in NBA 2K17
While nothing is yet known about NBA 2K18 those who want to play with the incoming rookies and all the player movement of the offseason don't need to wait two months for that game to arrive to do so. For those unaware, user-created rosters that feature up-to-the-moment transactions and the addition of rookies are available to download and use for new franchises or single games. It's a subject that was just covered on Sporting News. In order to download the rosters go to Features/Options f...
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First patch for The Golf Club 2 improves server-related issues and more
When The Golf Club 2 released it faced major problems due to its servers which rendered the game largely unplayable for three days. Thankfully ever since it's been functional and stable but there remained some ways in which the performance could be improved. The first patch for the game is already out on PC and just now has gone out on PlayStation 4.Ă‚Â The wait due to the certification process with Microsoft could be only a few days away a week or two even if everything goes smoothly. ...
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The Line Drive for July 16
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦This week's Press Row Podcast on NCAA Football is now also on Youtube. ♦The return of college sports video games is still unlikely after four years. ♦The latest event in The Golf Club 2 pastapadre society is now underway. ♦Breaking down the Jose Quintana trade through MLB 17 and OOTP 18. ♦Upcoming patch will address interm...
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Press Row Podcast: Four years since NCAA Football’s cancellation
This last Tuesday marked what would have been the release of NCAA Football 18 had the series not been cancelled in 2013. There also hasn't been a college basketball game since 2009. How did we get to where we are now that college sports is barely represented in gaming? What is the potential for college sports to make any sort of comeback in the future? It's a subject that was covered in a piece written earlier this week for Sporting News. Everything from the lawsuits that began eight year...
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MLB The Show 17 roster update details for July 14
After taking off last week and only relatively minor adjustments made in the last few roster updates the anticipated sweeping changes to be made during the All-Star Break for the entire league didn't materialize with this week's update in MLB The Show 17. There is some significant movement made however including a fair number of players actually dropping this time around. Carlos Correa is a newly crowned Diamond. He went +1 to 90 Overall. Francisco Lindor lost Diamond status by dropping 2...
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Trailer for NHL 18 goes through the biggest gameplay improvements
Three weeks ago EA Sports began promotion for NHL 18 by announcing the cover, confirming new features, and revealing details on the online beta that will take place later this month. Today the spotlight has been put specifically on the gameplay improvements that earlier were only referred to, with a display of the new Defensive Skill Stick, Creative Attack Dekes, Creative AI, and 3-on-3 EA Sports Hockey League.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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