Hopeful Thinking: What MLB The Show 20’s Franchise Mode Still Needs, Now or Later

This week MLB The Show 20’s open beta begins, and it’ll be first chance the community has to dive into the gameplay for this year’s upcoming release in March, and while there have been some hints of what’s in-store for The Show 20, there have not been any details revealed about franchise mode. While franchise mode details … Read more

College Football Gaming is Back

Official Press Release – Doug Flutie’s Maximum Football 2019 is releasing this September on Xbox One and PS4 and will feature the first College Dynasty Mode on video game consoles in 6 years. The College Dynasty Mode will feature two league structures (27 team Canadian and 130 team US). Take control of your College Football … Read more

5 Ways Microtransactions Could Work in Franchise Modes

Microtransaction is almost a derogatory term for folks who consider themselves franchise-mode gamers. Most of those folks would tell you that they feel gaming studios today are only focused on ‘ultimate team’ modes because of the added revenue they bring in. Franchise-style modes are seemingly being left in the dust, and Ultimate modes are getting … Read more

Madden Mock-Up: What if Madden Football Wasn’t Madden Football?

Madden 19 is out and has been receiving rave reviews, even from tough critics like me. It’s undoubtedly the best Madden ever made, and I’m personally having a blast playing in our 32-man PS4 CFM. But what if Madden were different? What if it started to head off into a new, yet familiar, direction? This is … Read more