Press Row Hangout Clips: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise News and The Importance of Franchise Modes
In the final two clips from the most recent Press Row Hangout the panel discusses the details that were released for Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 15 and how companies are now approaching Franchise/Dynasty modes. The first segment is primarily about Madden's upgrades and what might still be lacking while the second examines how 2K Sports is putting effort into Franchise with MyLeague in NBA 2K15 while EA Sports believes its relevance is slipping and instead is shifting focus to othe...
Press Row Hangout Clips: O’Bannon’s Court Victory, The Show Addictions and More
The latest Press Row Hangout was recorded on Friday night and tackled many recent news stories of significance. In one segment from the show the panel raves about the lasting enjoyment of MLB 14: The Show, the next relates to the big ruling yesterday in the Ed O'Bannon v. NCAA case, and the final one runs through a number of topics in a "Lightning Round". Those include the changes implemented by Twitch, Zynga announcing two mobile sports games, and The Golf Club's release likely falling on o...
Madden NFL 15 Stream All About Recent Connected Franchise Mode News
Late in the week EA Sports held a live stream to go over Connected Franchise in Madden NFL 15 which comes on the heels of fairly successful streams focused on gameplay and presentation. This one for Franchise acts more as a summary of all the details that were released than an expansion on them, and important areas like the Draft are curiously skipped by, but there is also opportunity to see more gameplay and Franchise-specific presentation which hasn't been talked about as much as it pro...
First Footage from NBA 2K15 is a Slow Motion Kevin Durant Highlight
2K Sports generally releases an official trailer for the upcoming NBA 2K games in late August. They got a jump on that today by pushing out a clip (PS4/XB1) likely pulled from that future trailer through cover athlete Kevin Durant's Instagram page. Unfortunately that means it's limited to 15 seconds and isn't great quality, but it still represents the first look at the game which doesn't even have a screenshot out with just over two months until release.
There's not much to go on from the...
EA Sports Extends Partnership with Premier League and FIFA 15 Benefits Immediately
In an announcement yesterday EA Sports confirmed an extension of the agreement with the Premier League as "official sports technology partners" and a few ways in which the company has taken advantage of the access for FIFA 15.
All 20 Premier League stadiums will appear in the game, additional effort has been put into crafting the player likenesses, special broadcast presentation will attempt to replicate the television viewing experience, and audio has been captured from actual matches. I...
Complete Details on Connected Franchise Mode for Madden NFL 15
After a long wait for information on Connected Franchise mode EA Sports today sent out full details and video going over the new features and improvements in Madden NFL 15. Typically Franchise is promoted early on in the marketing process but this year was held until late which created concern over how much work had been put into the mode.
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Agility and Control Improvements Highlighted in New Video for FIFA 15
EA Sports today released a new video demonstrating the player agility and control that will be present in FIFA 15. Improved aspects include "closer control and more realistic player movement, new ball physics and crunching physical challenges".
Leave defenders in the dust or control the ball like the world’s best footballers. Players explode into action with improved balance, cuts and closer touches when in possession, giving greater responsiveness and personality to the game’...
Latest Madden NFL 15 Stream Shifts the Focus to Presentation
EA Sports held another live stream yesterday for Madden NFL 15 with the primary intention of this one to show off the presentation. The earlier stream that was all about gameplay generated a fairly unusual level of positivity for anything related to Madden, but this one hasn't received the same type of reviews from viewers. That's probably due in large part to deficiencies in presentation being much easier to identify on the surface than issues with gameplay. Certainly the disappointin...