We live in a world where warp drives, interplanetary travel, and invisibility devices exist purely in science fiction stories. We can dream up this technology and imagine what it would be like to utilize it in everyday life, but that is where the line is drawn. However, as our knowledge increases, sci-fi tech is slowly […]
EA Sports has revealed the first details surrounding the connected experiences fans can expect in NBA LIVE 14. By utilizing the power and connectivity of next-gen consoles, NBA LIVE 14 can provide not only player ratings and tendencies updates, but new challenges, new rewards and other new content throughout the season. CourtQ offers updates of over 70 player […]
By this point in the NFL season, fantasy football fans can tell whether or not they have a realistic shot of winning their league. The ones who drafted well will soon gain bragging rights. Those that were not that fortunate, the remaining games represent a lost season. Then the overall user experience tends to tail off due to certain individuals not having the same level of interest as draft day.
This reality opens a gulf of opportunities to disrupt the massive vested interest in fantasy sports.
The Two Party License System
Last night, tens of thousands of gamers lined up outside Bestbuy’s, Gamestop’s and Walmart’s at midnight, in order to get their copy of Madden 2014, the 25th anniversary edition of the game. The normal gamer ponied up 59.99 plus taxes to play the crown jewel of the American sports video game industry, while others paid upwards of $100 for special edition versions of the game. In the coming weeks, the game will be reviewed, roster updates will be made and gamers trying to build their ‘ultimate team’ will spend potentially hundreds of thousands collectively.
If you are a gamer, you may have noticed the considerable effort for sports games to showcase some of the games greatest in today’s video games.
Some of the worlds most popular sports gaming franchises have enabled modes for fans to play as some of the sports greatest legend athletes. After all, a lot of this generation’s sports fans and video game players don’t know much about past players except for hearing their name. Now video games give players opportunities to relive some of the greatest players of the past with the current players.
