Tag Archives: Sports

2018’s NFL Draft is over. Free agency is complete too, at least where the major movers and shakers are concerned, meaning it’s now possible to predict how all 32 NFL teams will line up next season – and, as a result, who’ll be the most exciting to play as on …

New York City FC’s Instagram account has revealed the very first piece of concrete info for FIFA 19: last week the MLS club’s roster went through EA’s comprehensive facial scanning process for inclusion in the game. FIFA 18 Ultimate Team coin tips: how to make millions in weeks (opens in …

There’s no shock on the cards in this Sunday’s Super Bowl, if EA Sports’ Madden NFL 18 simulation of the big game turns out of be accurate: it tips New England to top Philadelphia 24-20.  Before I go on: yes, it does sound like madness to think that a videogame, …

Few items within Ultimate Team are as highly sought after as Team Of The Year cards released each January – and for FIFA 18 (opens in new tab), they’re getting a new twist with 60% of the ‘TOTY’ voting being done by those who play, rather than develop, the game. …

There’s no bigger event in cricket than the Ashes series between England and Australia. And, for a time back in the ‘90s, there was no sports game more universally revered than Brian Lara Cricket for first Mega Drive, then PlayStation. Two decades on, you’d figure a contemporary digital combo of …

Fresh player likenesses – or, to give them their official title, starheads – in FIFA are always a big deal. Particularly when it comes to the annual November update, which for FIFA 18 (opens in new tab) sees 53 brand new faces added to the game, along with six updated …

There’s no bigger mode in sports gaming than FIFA 18 (opens in new tab)’s Ultimate Team, but its reputation as a cash cow for EA is misleading. Yes, it does make the publisher millions from those who deign to spend money on packs, yet it’s far from the only way …

2K has announced the final 43 wrestlers for the WWE 2K18 (opens in new tab) roster – and while it’s mostly good news, longstanding fans may recoil on learning that New Age Outlaws are among a handful of legends shown the door.  Positives first, though. Eight series debutants are included …

PES, the soccer game also known as “not FIFA, the other one” has signed up some star power for PES 2018 (opens in new tab). David Beckham, husband to Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer and father to a brood of Instagram stars, has joined the roster.  Fans will get to experience five …

Have you ever chased something for seven years? A sporting dream, a professional ambition, an unrequited love? This isn’t the intro to a clever riddle, or a Hugh Grant soliloquy to kick off the latest Richard Curtis schmalz-‘em-up, but rather a genuine question. If your answer is ‘yes’, you know …