Tag Archives: Sports

  EA has confirmed that NHL 17 is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this year – and a closer look at its debut trailer confirms two long-requested features are arriving with it. One is relocation within career mode, a staple of stablemate Madden going back decades. In the …

EA Sports Deutschland has done something I’ve wanted to for many years – corralled a load of football players, showed them their stats in the new FIFA game and filmed their reactions. It’s magnificent stuff, and the range of responses is quite, quite beautiful. Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Yann Sommer gurns like …

Who needs brand loyalty? Games can be a welcome escape, one where we steal cars, fly through space, or become anime lawyers. Yet so many licensed sports games force you to play football, baseball, and soccer the way the NFL, MLB, and FIFA want. Those simulations have their place, but …

In with the New Now that the New 3DS (opens in new tab) is at hand, it’s time to think about what we’re actually going to play on the thing. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (opens in new tab) seems great, and Monster Hunter Ultimate 4 is definitely …

A new challenger approaches! There’s nothing better than adding a new face to your ranks. Whether you’ve recruited a new knight or unlocked some special character mode, it’s a great feeling knowing there’s more to a game than the starting roster. Nothing spices up a skating game like a Sith …

Wait dreaming no longer! Hallowe’en is a special time of year. So special, in fact, that we couldn’t let our celebratory Halloweek go by without making a very special effort to do a very special thing indeed. To that end, we’ve resurrected the ghost of H.P. Lovecraft, master of fevered …

Updated on 5/9/14 Scroll to bottom for full PS4 impressions. Innovation happens slowly in Major League Baseball, and Sony’s MLB: The Show franchise has mirrored its sport accordingly. Over the course of the PS3 generation, The Show slowly, thoughtfully built modes and features into the game without drastically altering the …

NBA Live 14 is a next-gen game, but not for the reasons you’d expect. Its graphics aren’t amazing, nor does it offer astounding, never-seen-before gameplay. In fact, for the first time ever, a major-label sports game arrives on store shelves as a work-in-progress. See, Live is wholly dependent upon a …

HIKE! No, seriously, hike Madden 25 is officially here, and if you go online, you’re guaranteed to see a whole lot of Seattle, San Francisco, Green Bay, and Washington. The teams change, but bandwagon fans always stay the same, and they love their powerhouses. Fortunately, you don’t have to use …

‘Tis the season to mock box art You have one chance–one chance–to make a first impression. So why would you squander it with a hideous image? Box art designers have failed to learn this lesson time and again, constantly slapping a repugnant visual onto the cover of their game and …