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At this weekend's PlayStation Experience, SCEA officially announced MLB The Show 16 coming March 29, 2016 featuring cover athlete Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Bluejays.

The announcement video features a look at pre-beta gameplay footage and appears to highlight a new mechanic for fielding and batting entitled ShowTime.

Similarly to an MLB 15 trailer, the clip ends with a look at some of the legends coming to Diamond Dynasty and also a brief look at the famous Polo Grounds. Continue on to see the announcement trailer and to learn about the standard, MVP, and digital deluxe versions of the game. ...

For the first time ever, the winner of a real-world sporting event will be named a video game cover athlete. Next Saturday night's UFC World Featherweight Championship at UFC 194 will feature Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo and the winner will join Ronda Rousey on the cover of EA SPORTS UFC 2.

Following Rousey's upset loss to Holly Holm following her announcement as co-cover athlete, this methodology ensures a winner and champion will likely be on the cover for UFC 2's spring release.

Users can make their fight prediction at UFC.com/EASPORTS and then see a unique in-game video of their predicted outcome.

Continue on to see the full press release of EA SPORTS. ...

New roster and data updates are now available for NBA Live 16. Perhaps the biggest visual highlight is the addition/update to Michael Conley and Derrick Rose with their new hairstyles and facemasks from this season.

Kristaps Porzingis & Hassan Whiteside are among those with the biggest leaps in this update, each going up two overall. Kobe Bryant and Lamarcus Aldridge each drop three points overall.

Continue on to read additional details of this roster update. ...

After losing a respected and popular member of QA this fall, the NBA Live team has paid tribute to a co-worker by adding him into LIVE Pro-Am.

In a letter from Sean O'Brien, the title's Executive Producer talks about the late Henry "Hank" Warner who has been memorialized in LIVE Pro-Am. Warner appears as the boss character in the third level at the new Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park.

Continue on to read the full letter from O'Brien. ...

NBA Live 16 game update 1.04 is now available to download on both PS4 & XB1. The update comes in at 3.9 GB in size.

The update adds a new LIVE Pro-Am venue, Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park in Chicago, 25+ new facescans, 48 new hairstyles, and more. Details from EA SPORTS are now available below.

UPDATE - There is also a new roster update for the title. While no details on this update are available (yet), it does unlock new uniforms including Miami's Hoops for Troops and Sacramento's baby blue throwbacks. ...

A new game update is now available for EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR.

The update includes Quail Hollow Club as a new playable course and also four new game modes: Skins, Best Ball, Four Ball, and Alternate Shot. Henrik Stenson has been added to the roster as a new playable golfer.

Courtesy EA SPORTS, continue on to see the details of this game update. ...

Black Friday 2015 is nearly here and with it comes a plethora of gaming deals.

Best Buy My Gamers Club (MGC) members appear to have the most deals of any individual retailer. [However, MGC costs $30 for a two-year membership meaning multiple Best Buy purchases (now or throughout the life of the membership) will be required to cover or warrant the MGC cost.]

While many retailers do not have their deals until Friday, others will begin them during the week online. Make sure to check your local or favorite retailer often throughout the week for potential deals.

Continue on to see the best deals for sports games, other popular titles, and links to the best resources for finding Black Friday gaming deals. ...

A new roster update is now available in NBA LIVE 16.

This update contains the first ratings adjustment of the year. Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook are now tied for the highest rated player in the game at 97 OVR. Additional details have been added below.

New uniforms added to the game include the Bulls' Pride (Gray), Clippers' Road Alternate (Black), Grizzlies' '74-'75 Road (Red), Nets' Stretch, Rockets' Stretch, Suns' Pride (Gray), and the Wizards' Stretch. ...

Madden NFL 16 game update 1.06 is now available and comes in at over 1 GB in size.

The update addresses a significant number of improvements and additions to gameplay, CFM, MUT, presentation, and adds ranked play to Draft Champions.

In order to play Draft Champions Ranked, users will need to 'buy' tickets which can be done with in-game coins (MUT) or through solo challenges. The mode will last until the user wins six games or loses two. Users will receive a MUT pack based on the number of wins earned.

Continue on to see the list of improvements coming to Madden NFL 16 via this game update. ...