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FIFA Community Shows That Ultimate Team May Be Broken

This week, the EA FIFA community has been in an uproar over a potential glitch with a player affecting stat called Chemistry.

The glitch specifically affects Ultimate Team. A Youtuber, RighteousOnix, first showcased the glitch in a video he posted on June 25.

In his video, above, Onix shows how this potential glitch might be artificially raising and lowering player stats with no rhyme or reason. He uses the dribbling stat has his example. Once a player reaches 86 Dribbling he can perform a stepover sprint with the ball.

Over on Reddit, the FIFA subreddit has exploded over the issue.

What we’ve found:

Just to give a really quick run-down of what has been discovered, in lay-mans terms:

1) In FIFA Ultimate team you open packs to gain access to cards which represent players in the game. You can also buy these cards from other users.

2) When you build your team, by playing cards in particular positions, and with particular set-ups, you can increase their chemistry attribute. Having a high chemistry attribute on a player will give them boosted stats, having a low chemistry will nerf their stats. These chemistry stats boosts are huge for how your team plays.

3) It turns out that for a large chunk of the most expensive cards in the game, FIFA has not been attributing the stats boost to the cards afforded by their chemistry. Meaning that they feel sluggish, slow and clumsy in comparison to other, cheaper cards in the game which have been given the chemistry stats boost.

4) This means that users have been spending vast amounts of in-game and real life money, sometimes hundreds even thousands of dollars/pounds, to obtain player cards which are NOT what they seem and are in fact heavily nerfed.

The official FIFA forums at EA Sports are no different with some players seeking refunds:

“If they want to refund all my FIFA points ever spent in time for FIFA 17 coming out then that’s cool with me.”

So far, EA has not commented on the issue. Their Twitter feed is full on promoting Ultimate Team and FIFA 17 at this point. Neither the forums nor the subreddit feature any EA moderators jumping in.

It’s been mum from EA. If this Ultimate Team glitch is truly affecting the game, we’re surprised EA wouldn’t say something and try to fix it. EA makes nearly half a billion dollars per year on Ultimate Team alone. Driving players away with such a glitch certainly feels bad for business.

FIFA Community Shows That Ultimate Team May Be Broken

Equipment Gets an Upgrade in Madden 17

EA has posted another blog post detailing the presentation improvements with Madden 17, and this time they’re talking about how equipment is being updated. Not only is there a lot of new gear, but lots of equipment will be seeing updates as well.

You can check out a list of the equipment changes coming to Madden 17 below.

New Helmets:

• Riddell Speed Flex


• Schutt Vengeance


• Rawlings Tachyon

Updated Helmets:

• Air XP


• Rawlings NRG


• Riddell RevoSpeed


• Xenith

FACEMASKS

New Facemasks:

• Speed Flex 2 Bar


• Speed Flex Robot


• Speed Flex Robot RB


• Speed Flex 3 Bar RB


• Speed Flex 3 Bar LB


• Speed Flex Fullcage


• Vengeance 2 Bar


• Vengeance Robot


• Vengeance Robot RB


• Vengeance 3 Bar RB


• Vengeance Fullcage


• Revospeed Cage


• Revospeed Grid


• Riddell 360 Robot


• Riddell 360 Robot 2


• Riddell 360 3 Bar LB


• Riddell 360 Fullcage


• Standard Halfcage 2

Updated Facemasks:

• Standard 3 Bar RB


• Standard 3 Bar RB Single


• Standard 3 Bar RB Jagged


• Standard Bull RB


• Standard Fullcage


• Standard Fullcage 2


• Revo 3 Bar


• Revo 3 Bar RB


• Revo Robot


• Revo Robot 2


• Revo Fullcage


• Revo Fullcage 2


• Revospeed Fullcage 2


• Xenith 2 Bar


• Xenith Robot


• Xenith Robot RB


• Xenith 3 Bar RB


• Xenith Fullcage

GLOVES

New Gloves:

• Nike HyperBeast


• Nike Vapor Jet


• Nike Vapor Jet Knit


• Nike SuperBad


• Under Armour Swarm


• Under Armour F5


• Adidas 5 Star 5.0

CLEATS

New Cleats:

• Nike Vapor Untouchable


• Nike Vapor Untouchable 2


• Nike Lunar Beast


• Nike Zoom Code Elite


• Nike Alpha Pro 2 ¾ TD


• Nike Vapor Carbon Elite TD


• Under Armour Spotlight


• Under Armour Brawler


• Under Armour Highlight


• Under Armour Player Exclusive


• Player Exclusive Retro


• Adidas Freak X Kevlar


• Adidas AdiZero 5 Star

In addition to new helmets, facemasks, gloves and cleats, there are also some new accessories to help separate players and make them look more like the real thing.

• One-Arm Sleeves – These will be set on each player that wears this style via the default roster so the players in Madden will match their real-world counterparts; these sleeves can also be customized when editing and creating players.


• Updated Wrist-Tape Options – Black, Team Primary Color and Team Secondary Colored Wrist-Tape


• Updated the Ankle-Tape options and re-named them to ‘Half-Spat’ and ‘Full-Spat’


• All the new sleeves, gloves and shoes are set-up for color-swapping to match each team’s primary and secondary colors, as well as black and white.

But it’s not just player gear that’s getting an update, with the improved focus on coaches this year, Madden 17 will also add a number of new pieces of gear for your coaches.

• Nike Drifit Touch Fleece Full-Zip


• Nike Elite Coach HZ Sweatshirt


• Nike Elite Coach Polo


• Nike Elite Coach HZ Full-Zip Hoodie


• Nike Elite Hybrid Jacket


• Nike Lockdown Jacket


• Nike NFL ‘Property Of’ Circuit Crew


• Nike NFL ‘Property Of’ Circuit Pant


• Nike Performance Practice Hoodie


• Nike Modern Crew


• Nike Hooded Sweatshirt


• Nike Free Trainer 5V6 Shoe

What do you think about the new equipment? Let us know in the comments below or on social media, and as always, stay tuned to SGO for more Madden 17 news.

Equipment Gets an Upgrade in Madden 17

EA Pays Jim Brown $600,000 to Settle Madden Lawsuit

In 2008, former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown filed a lawsuit alleging that EA used his likeness in their successful Madden franchise without his permission. That lawsuit is finally wrapping up, and Jim Brown is going to see a big payday as a result.

EA and Hagens Berman, the firm representing Brown, have finally reached a settlement. As part of the settlement, Jim Brown will take home $600,000, which ESPN says is a significant amount. As it turns out, your average Madden cover athlete allegedly only gets paid $500,000 for that gig.

The lawsuit came after EA asked to use Brown in Madden as part of a feature which would allow users to play with historical teams, including Brown’s team which won the title all the way back in 1964.

Brown alleged that EA created a character in the game that was similar to Brown in every aspect in order to get around the likeness issue. The goal for Brown seems to be to set a precedent rather than to seek compensation, as he said in a statement.

“I took a stand for all athletes and laid a framework for future plaintiffs with my great legal team,” Brown said in the statement. “Hopefully, this is a step forward in getting companies like Electronic Arts to recognize the value that athletes have in selling their products.”

Interestingly, Hagens Berman was also part of the team of lawyers that represented NCAA players in another likeness lawsuit that wrapped up earlier this year. It seems that 2016 has been a big year for likeness lawsuits in video games.

EA Pays Jim Brown $600,000 to Settle Madden Lawsuit

MLB The Show 16 Players Banned for Abusing Exploits

Ramone Russel recently took to twitter to field questions about why some users were recently banned from PlayStation Network as a result of playing MLB The Show 16. As it turns out, these players were banned for abusing exploits in the game, specifically exploits related to community market transactions.

The lesson here? Don’t abuse exploits, because you will get banned from PlayStation Network if you’re caught.

Russel further expanded upon the issue on the Show Nation forums last Friday, detailing a number of reasons as to why a user can find their PlayStation Network account banned from playing MLB The Show 16. The list is actually pretty long:

• Harassment


• Trolling


• Insulting


• Spamming


• Cheating


• Abusing exploits


• “Hostage” situations or “Griefing”


• Manipulating marketplace transactions


• Selling of in-game currency for real world currency

If the offense is serious enough, or perhaps if you continue the behavior after the suspension, you can even find your console banned from the network.

“If a player is found cheating, exploiting, harassing other players, or breaking the rules in game or here on The Show Nation forums, we will suspend the account for a limited time or even permanently ban the ID and console.”

As Russel points out, flipping cards in MLB The Show 16 will not get you banned. Exploiting the community market will, however.

https://twitter.com/Ramone_Russell/status/747527341455380480

https://twitter.com/Ramone_Russell/status/747554201425707008

Unless you’re blatantly abusing exploits, you should be fine. For most people, this will probably make the game better. For some, it’s a little upsetting.

I used to spend a lot of time glitching in video games, which has included a number of exploits. But there’s a code among those who glitch; we never use these exploits to gain an advantage in a competitive environment or to take advantage of other players.

Considering that this exploit involved the community market, I’m guessing it affected other players. If not, and players somehow discovered a way to make money without affecting other players, should they really be banned? I don’t think so.

It’s more likely to assume that this exploit did affect other players, but without confirmation it’s hard to say. Either way, Sony does rely on Stubs to generate income from the franchise, so it seems like a good move on their part.

What do you think about this move? Is keeping cheaters out of MLB The Show 16 a good thing? Let us know in the comments or on social media.

MLB The Show 16 Players Banned for Abusing Exploits

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WWE 2K17 Cover Athlete Revealed as Brock Lesner With October Launch

Today 2K Games announced the WWE 2K17 cover athlete would be none other than The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesner. The game also received a release date of October 11 on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

If you’re unfamiliar with the superstar, Brock Lesner has quite the history. He’s been an NCAA wrestling champion, a UFC world heavyweight champion, IWGP champion, and WWE world champion. The man is clearly a monster, and has earned his spot as the WWE 2K17 cover athlete.

Speaking of Brock Lesner, he’s actually got a pretty busy schedule these days. He’ll be fighting Mark Hunt at UFC 200, with WWE SummerSlam to follow on August 21.

Those who pre-order the game will unlock two playable characters along with two arenas. The playable characters will both appear in the form of different versions of Bill Goldberg, while WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc will serve as the arenas you can unlock by pre-ordering.

You can check out the reveal trailer up top, and the covers for the game down below. Are you happy with the Brock Lesner as the pick for WWE 2K17 cover athlete? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to stay tuned to SGO for more WWE 2K news.

WWE 2K17 Cover Athlete Revealed as Brock Lesner With October Launch