Madden 21 Gridiron Notes: Face of the Franchise Analysis Plenty has been said about the lack of updates to “classic” franchise — and more will continue to be said about it — but we wanted to split off and at least give a little more attention to Face of the Franchise here and give a few more thoughts on the Face of the Franchise 2.0 improvements discussed...

MLB The Show 20 Diamond Dynasty Packs Sale: All Packs 50% Off Until July 7 Lost a bit in the excitement of the Team Affinity stage 3 release was the announcement that all MLB The Show 20 packs would be 50 percent off until July 7. [IMG alt="mlb the show 20 packs...

#FixMaddenFranchise and Reaction to Face of Franchise Improvements in Madden 21

With the Gridiron Notes yesterday detailing Face of the Franchise and “classic” Franchise, the rubber finally hit the road so to speak. What are your thoughts on the additions and the backlash?

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Chase Becotte: While I’m not surprised to see something like #FixFranchiseMode pick up steam, the level of outrage still should be unpacked since it comes from multiple directions. First off, you...

Grading Signature Home Run Swings in MLB The Show 20: Texas Rangers Edition The Houston Astros were reviewed yesterday and it’s going to be hard to top that set of reviews because SDS did a great job with the signature swings of the Stros. That being said, let’s try to end on a strong note here with the Rangers home run swings. This is team number 30 out of 30 so this...

Skater XL Will Include 3 Community Created Maps at Launch, With More On The Way - Here's a New Video Easy Day Studios has announced community created content will be available when Skater XL launches on July 28 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

MLB The Show 20: All 30 Team Affinity Stage 3 Face of the Franchise Cards (Ratings and Quirks Included) You can find the details on Team Affinity stage 3 here. This post is purely to give a look at the quirks and ratings of every Team Affinity Stage 3 Face of the Franchise card. AL East...

FIFA 20 Patch 1.22 Available For PC, Mostly Addresses FUT - Patch Notes Here FIFA 20 game update 1.22 is available now for PC users. Typically, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users see the same patch, less than a week later, but we’ll let you know when it arrives. No gameplay updates here, just FIFA Ultimate Team and I know how you love to hear that. Anyways, here are the patch notes. FUT Made...

MLB The Show 20: Diamond Dynasty Team Affinity Stage 3 Now Live Team Affinity stage 3 in MLB The Show 20 Diamond Dynasty features 30 new MLB Face of the Franchise cards, new Showdowns and new general Team Affinity rewards, moments and missions. The breakdown of how it all works is relatively straight forward, but there are some added moments and quirks here to help push you along with your Team Affinity points. Consider this your Team Affinity stage 3 guide. Team Affinity Stage 3...

Madden NFL 21 Franchise Mode Updates Look Like Patch Notes - Face of the Franchise: Rise to Fame Details Revealed EA has dropped another Madden NFL 21 Gridiron Notes today and it’s not going to please any franchise mode fans. Actually, as mentioned by Datninja619, they look more or less like patch notes. The article mentions these are all...

Damian Lillard is the NBA 2K21 Cover Athlete For Current Gen Systems, Who Are the Other Two Cover Athletes? It’s Dame Time. 2K has announced Damian Lillard, as the current gen NBA 2K21 cover athlete, along with a one minute, “Everything is Dame” video. ...

NHL 21 Wishlist (Part 2) You can read part one of my NHL 21 wishlist here. I also want to reiterate before diving back in that my biggest gripe — and this has been the case for years — relates to the arcade-style gameplay. I personally would much rather have an excellent playing but poor looking game rather than an exceptional looking game that plays poorly. So with that tidbit of information in mind, my wishlist will not include any gameplay features. Instead, I will release a full...

Tour de France 2020 Strategy Guide: How to Control the Polka Dot Jersey Part two of my “control the jersey” series is focused on the polka dot jersey. In part one, I focused on the green jersey, so now we go to the mountains for part two. This jersey is awarded to the rider who reaches the most mountain summits and gains the most points. The polka dot jersey is points-based so it is...

NASCAR Heat 5 Gameplay Video - Atlanta Motor Speedway N2SC4R has posted another NASCAR Heat 5 gameplay video. This one features Atlanta Motor Speedway, using a 25% race length, with AI difficulty at the highest level. What’s New in NASCAR Heat 5

• Improved Stats – Track your progress through the Career with more detailed and improved statistics offering far more insight
• Gameplay...

Axis Football 2020 Video - Franchise Draft Axis Games have posted their first of many development videos for the upcoming Axis Football 2020, which is still scheduled to release in the August/September timeframe. Initially, it won’t be available for the PlayStation 4. The new video dives straight into the draft in franchise mode, with a completely redesigned UI. You can sort all of the ratings in the player pool, while the team guide...

New DIRT 5 Screenshots Codemasters has released 12 new screenshots for DIRT 5, which launches on October 9 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam). More information regarding the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 versions will come at a later date. ...

Grading Signature Home Run Swings in MLB The Show 20: Houston Astros Edition Following up on the Oakland Athletics, we have just two teams left to cover in this series. Today, we’ll be covering the Houston Astros. The Astros home run swings have some heft to them as there’s lots of swings and celebrations to cover. Let’s get to it.

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2020 NBA 2K League Regular Season: Week 8 Tips Off Now Week 8 of the 2020 NBA 2K League regular season tips off now. All 23 NBA 2K League teams will participate in regular-season gameplay from their local markets with matches airing live on ESPN’s platforms, Sportsnet (Canada), Twitch and YouTube. SUPER SAIYAN SPLASHY 2: Having led his team to three victories last week, Jazz Gaming...

PGA TOUR 2K21 Video - Lead Commentators Luke Elvy and Rich Beem 2K has posted another PGA TOUR 2K21 video today. This one features lead commentators Luke Elvy and Rich Beem, as they discuss the process of recording their voice overs, while calling the action. PGA TOUR 2K21 will include 15 licensed PGA TOUR courses, each of which were scanned using cutting-edge technology to bring the fairways, greens, bunkers, trees, lakes and ponds to life. Players can also trick out their own greens and...

NBA 2K20 is Free For PS Plus Members in July For the month of July, PlayStation Plus subscribers can grab a digital copy of NBA 2K20 for free. Members can download the game from July 7 until August 3, at the PlayStation Store...

NHL 21 Wishlist (Part 1) EA recently had its EA Play event, but the NHL franchise did not make an appearance. The lack of a mention during the event isn’t all that unusual in and of itself. Nonetheless, given the current circumstances regarding COVID-19 — and the transitioning to the PS5 and Xbox Series X — it has left some to wonder. However, after the event NHL 21‘s community manager said on...