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At 1 PM CT Monday afternoon, gamescom's Opening Night Live will be available to watch via stream from Cologne, Germany.

Hosted by Geoff Keighley, there will be world premieres and game info from the following studios: 2K, Activision, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bungie, Capcom, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Google Stadia, Koch Media/Deep Silver, Private Division, Sega, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, THQ Nordic GmbH, Ubisoft, Xbox Game Studios, as well as announcements from independent game studios.

Known reveals and premieres include Need for Speed Heat gameplay from EA, Illfonic debuting Predator: Hunting Grounds gameplay, Kojima will give exclusive previews into Death Stranding, and Microsoft will have an exclusive look at Gears 5 gameplay.

Continue on to see the gamescom Opening Night Live stream. ...

Game update 1.09 is now available for Madden NFL 20. This game update does not include gameplay, presentation, or PC aspects; but rather focuses on stability and usability issues. Improvements in those game areas will come in future title updates.

Continue on to see the update notes courtesy of EA SPORTS. ...

NBA 2K20 will include the WNBA as both Play Now and Season Mode options.

Among the players mo-capped for 2K20 were Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart, Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga, and Maite Cazorla. The development team focused on specific AI, playbooks, and defensive schemes for each WNBA team as well as player specific details such as tattoos, shorts length, shoes, hairstyles, faces, and more.

One year ago, Parker was a member of the 'NBA LIVE Squad,' presumably paid to help market LIVE 19's female create-a-player feature. Now it would seem she is part of 2K's marketing efforts. After adding the WNBA as part of Play Now in NBA LIVE 18 and female CAP in 19, it is worth watching to see if or how the WNBA expands in NBA LIVE 20 or if 2K20 will surpass EA's efforts in just one edition.

Continue on to see the WNBA reveal trailer and excerpts of the developer blog. ...

Today's financial report from Electronic Arts has disclosed that NBA LIVE 20 will be moving from its original and traditional Q2 FY20 release window to Q3, meaning it will be released after October 1. For comparison's sake, NBA 2K20 will be released on September 6, 2019 and NBA LIVE 19 launched September 7, 2018. The move may be one to get the title out of NBA 2K20's launch tsunami, allowing LIVE 20 to get some attention of its own.

Polygon reached out to EA and received the following statement: “We’re planning a different approach to NBA LIVE this year, and will have more to share in the quarter ahead.” ...

The NBA 2K development team has posted a lengthy Facebook blog detailing MyGM 2.0 and MyLEAGUE improvements coming to NBA 2K20.

This year, MyGM focuses on increasing the number of meaningful decisions made by the user, a score and leaderboard system, a new landing menu, a revamped leveling system, a new skill tree, revamped relationships, revamped goals and tasks, and more.

Additional MyLEAGUE-level features include: staff card, revised morale and team chemistry, new personality badges for max players, history and records, improved draft class authenticity, improved player DNA, option to force winners, using LT/RT to quickly scroll through menus, and more.

Continue on to read an excerpt of the blog and click here to read the entire entry. ...

2K Sports has released the track listing for the NBA 2K20 soundtrack. Artists on the soundtrack include Cardi B, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Drake, and Run The Jewels.

This year, UnitedMasters is the official curator of the soundtrack and is giving their artists a chance to be added to the soundtrack at a later date.

You can listen to the soundtrack on Spotify. Continue on to see the full track listing. ...

EA SPORTS has released an official gameplay trailer for FIFA 20 highlighting some of the improvements coming to the game.

Among the new gameplay features highlighted: Set Piece Rewrite, Dynamic 1v1s, new ball physics, and Composed Finishing.


FIFA 20 is currently available on Amazon for preorder; $50.94 for the Standard Edition and $79.99 for the Champions Edition. ...

Narrated by Gameplay Producer Ben Ross, the NHL 20 Official Gameplay Trailer showcases some of the gameplay improvements coming to NHL 20, including RPM Tech 2.0, Signature Shots, Contextual Shots, Explosive Transitions, and Intelligent Saves.


NHL 20 will be available September 13 and is currently available for preorder for $50.94 on Amazon. ...

704Games has announced that Kevin Harvick will be the NASCAR Heat 4 cover athlete when the game releases this September. The cover will also include NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Tony Stewart on the cover.

Among the first game news and features revealed are a deeper career mode, upgraded graphics, track maps and the addition of the 2019 rules package. Those who pre-order the game will get early access to the new Martinsville Night race.

The game will include ...

2K Sports has announced the cover athletes for NBA 2K20, available September 6, Anthony Davis (Standard and Deluxe Editions) and Dwayne Wade (Legend Edition).

The First Look Teaser video for the game also included a look at A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, confirming that the WNBA will be featured in NBA 2K20 in some form.

This is the first time Wade has been on the cover of NBA 2K. He was previously the cover athlete for EA SPORTS NBA LIVE 06. Davis was one of three cover athletes available for NBA 2K16.

Continue on to see the NBA 2K20 First Look Teaser video and the official press release from 2K Sports. ...

Announced during the NHL Awards, the EA SPORTS NHL 20 cover athlete will be the Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews.

The first major reveal on game features came via Game Informer. Among the big changes coming to NHL 20 are: 10-15 signature shots for superstar players, 400+ new goalie animations and improved AI, new team celebrations, new broadcast package including new commentary team of James Cybulski and Ray Ferraro plus guest commentators, Squad Battles in HUT, more customization options in World of Chel, four new outdoor venues, Coaching Carousel in Franchise Mode, a new line chemistry system, trade finder, and more.

NHL 20 will be available September 13, 2019 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, September 10, 2019 when you pre-order the NHL 20 Deluxe Edition or NHL 20 Ultimate Edition, and on September 5, 2019 for EA Access members to play the early trial period.

Continue on to see the reveal trailer and press release from EA SPORTS. ...

E3 2019 and accompanying developer conferences are upon us. Once a three-day event, studios have spaced announcements over a week+ span to get what they believe is a proper share of the limelight and avoid being lost in the shuffle. However, one could argue that due to the sheer volume of announcements, game information could still get overlooked despite attempts to stand out.

To help keep you up-to-date with all the happenings at and surrounding E3, TGT has put together a guide to all of the press conferences by companies and studios such as EA, Xbox, Nintendo, and others.

Continue on to see TGT’s guide to E3. Check back often as we update this article with the latest links, information, recaps, discussion, and more. Threads devoted to new games announced will likely be added to our Other Games Forum. ...

Per an apparent leak via Twitter user @mikescriburner, it appears Dwyane Wade will be the cover athlete for the NBA 2K20 Legend Edition, coming September 6.

Based on previous release cycles, this would also indicate that the standard edition will be available on September 10. Historically, NBA 2K has released game info, if not a trailer, frequently during the NBA Finals, so cover athlete confirmation and perhaps first game news may be coming in the next week or two.

Once confirmed, this would be the second time Wade has graced the cover of a video game as he was the cover athlete for NBA LIVE 06. ...

[CENTER][center] This week's Madden NFL 20 developer livestream focused again on gameplay. This second gameplay stream took a closer look at playbooks, RPOs, and more.

Continue on to watch the livestream and check back afterwards for the archived stream as well as the TGT Recap. ...

The latest Madden NFL 20 developer livestream focuses on improvements and changes coming to Madden Ultimate Team.

Continue on to watch the archived livestream as well as checking out the TGT Recap. ...

The latest Madden NFL 20 dev stream provided the first look at gameplay in the title, showcasing the new Superstar X-Factor feature, player signature animations, and more.

Check out the dev stream below, complete with the TGT Recap. ...

Nearly five years after launching, EA Access will be coming to the PlayStation 4 this July. The service allows users to play up to ten hours of most newly launched EA titles, play from a growing library of EA games in The Vault, and discounts on most EA-related digital purchases.

The service will cost $4.99 per month or $29.99 a year, the same as it does for Xbox One. Existing accounts/subscriptions on Xbox One will not carry over to PlayStation 4, so users will need a separate account per console.

EA Access launched on August 11, 2014 exclusively on. Xbox One. At the time, Sony balked at the potential of offering the service, claiming it did "not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect" in "asking our fans to pay an additional $5 a month for this EA-specific program represents good value to the PlayStation gamer." ...

The first Madden NFL 20 dev stream provided a look at a new mode coming to the game, Face of the Franchise: QB1, as well as information on some of the improvements coming to Franchise Mode.

Continue on to see an archive of the stream as well as the TGT Recap. ...

As part of tonight's Madden NFL 20 cover athlete reveal, EA SPORTS also announced the new mode 'Face of the Franchise: QB1' and the inclusion of the College Football Playoff and ten college football programs.

This new mode is being labeled as a career campaign centered around the user. Players will create a quarterback that they can then compete in the College Football Playoff en route to being drafted and entering the NFL.

The ten programs that users can select to place their created quarterback are Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Oklahoma, Oregon, Southern Cal, Texas, and Texas Tech.

Following the cancellation of the NCAA Football franchise in 2013, Madden NFL 18's Longshot mode was the first to include any form of college football with users playing as Texas versus Oregon in Darrell K. Royal Stadium. With M20 adding the College Football Playoff and ten total programs, could EA SPORTS be planning an eventual return to college football gaming? At the very least, it would seem that the company has realized including college football in Madden - and making it one of their first major marketing announcements - is a selling point for the product. ...