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Out of the Park Baseball 17’s minor leagues include some fascinating former players
When reading that Out of the Park Baseball 17 features historical minor leagues that go all the way back to 1919 it's easy to not fully grasp what that actually means for the product. There are well over 100,000 real players included and all the minor league affiliates. Among them are plenty of interesting stories of players who never reached the majors. With that in mind I first wanted to pull out some names from the past that went on to have success in other professions from sports to ...
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Three fighters added to EA Sports UFC 2
When the first EA Sports UFC went out the game was missing a large number of relevant fighters and over the course of eight months many of them were added through patches. EA Sports UFC 2 launched this week with over 250 fighters, making it difficult to identify glaring omissions, but three new fighters have already been added to the roster with its first update. Now found in EA Sports UFC 2 are Sage Northcutt and Jessica Aguilar. Northcutt has been placed in the lightweight division d...
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MLB The Show 16 Giveaway
Thanks to all those that entered. The winner has been contacted through email. The biggest sports gaming release for the first half of the year is nearly here with MLB The Show 16's arrival now under two weeks away. The site giveaways return to celebrate that with the winner receiving a copy of the game on PlayStation 4. Look for a second giveaway of the game coming within the next week through the Hit The Pass Twitter account as well. There are several ways to qualify and each one c...
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The O’Bannon lawsuit now moving towards possible Supreme Court hearing
An appeals ruling last September in the Ed O'Bannon vs NCAA class action lawsuit complicated the potential return of college sports video games. District judge Claudia Wilken had initially ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, finding that the NCAA violated antitrust laws and that college athletes should be able to receive up to $5,000 a year in deferred payments. The District Court ruling had made it possible for the likes of EA Sports to pay into a trust that would have been dispersed to pl...
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Rocket League making push for full cross-network play between XB1 and PS4
Is it not enough that Rocket League is a fantastic game with unparalleled support that, due to its incredible success, will likely influence the types of games made going forward? There's now the possibility it could be the catalyst for getting the long-awaited and highly-desired ability for those on different consoles to play the same game together online. In an announcement yesterday developer Psyonix revealed that the Xbox One will be getting cross-platform play with PC this spring...
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Review of EA Sports UFC 2
The first big sports game release of 2016 is here with EA Sports UFC 2. The sequel has improved on the deficiencies of the first, providing a much more satisfying gameplay experience and deep roster, but the modes of play come up a little short. Career Mode is a disappointment and the new spin on Ultimate Team isn't very compelling. The new KO Mode is a winner however, even though it isn't playable online. Ultimately what it comes down to is the game this time around better respects the s...
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The Line Drive for March 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The top ranked players broken out by specific skills in Out of the Park Baseball 17. ♦The highest rated players broken down by position in MLB The Show 16. ♦Giants and Raiders, Browns and Broncos - early winners and losers for Madden NFL 17. ♦Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 (review) introduces the sport to a new gaming generation. ♦EA Sports UFC 2's ne...
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EA Sports UFC 2 Gameplay Videos
With EA Sports UFC 2 out now through EA Access and only a matter of a few days from officially releasing, work is being done on the official review which will go up Monday morning. To pass the time until then, check out some gameplay videos that have been captured during the process, featuring fights against both the CPU and online opponents. (more…)...
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