Report: NBA 2K23 Cover Athlete Leaked in Free Agency Coverage
There’s a very small chance, if you’re a sports gamer primarily on the gaming side, you don’t know who Shams Charania is. It’s way more...
Maximum Football 2023 Promises Realistic Physics-Based Football
Back in April, we got our first peek at the future of the Maximum Football franchise. In an earnings report, Maximum Games’ parent company Zordix...
Tour de France 2022 Review – Stuck In A Low Gear
The mechanics of a bicycle race are unique. There are similarities with vehicular racing of course. Larger teams, the stamina needed for cycling, and strategy...
Forza Horizon 5 Confirms Hot Wheels DLC at Xbox Showcase
As previously leaked and reported, Forza Horizon 5 announced a new Hot Wheels DLC pack at the Xbox Bethesda Games Showcase. The trailer, set to...
Free Ballin’ – Knockout City Goes Free-to-Play
Knockout City launched it’s sixth season this week, titled City of Tomorrow. Season 6 brings a new ball and the return of the Brawl Pass,...
Madden 23: Standard and All Madden Pre-Order Details
It’s Madden 23 reveal season. We’re learning a lot about what to expect from EA’s latest entry into the Madden franchise, including our first official...
Matchpoint Tennis Championships Lays Groundwork for a Great Franchise
I’ve been playing a ton of Mario Tennis lately, both the original for Nintendo 64 and Power Tennis for the Wii. So, when Managing Editor...
New Maximum Football Screenshots Revealed in Annual Report
Zordix, the parent company of Maximum Games, shared their yearly report today. The report is in Swedish, which unfortunately is a language I cannot read....
WrestleQuest Is The Next Logical Step in Sports RPGs
If you follow my writing, or even my appearances on the SGO Press Pass, you know that I love a good sports RPG. Golf games...
Madden 22 March Title Update Adds Five New Franchise Mode Scenarios
Hey, remember those two large in-season franchise mode updates? Let’s do the bad news first: this isn’t those. However, today’s Madden NFL 22 March Title...
Gallo, CooksIverson Headline the NBA 2K League Season 5 Draft
Tonight, the 24 teams of the NBA 2K League looked for their future stars. The NBA 2K League hosted it’s 5th Anniversary Draft, with teams...
Out of the Park Baseball 23 Extends MLB License, Announces Delay
In a brief update posted on the Out of the Park Developments forums, developer Markus Heinsohn made two big announcements. First, Heinsohn announced that the...
Anime Arrives in NBA 2K22 Season 5: Power Within
Well NBA 2K22 players, I’ve got some bad news. We did our best, but we could only keep The City safe for so long. It...
eSports Boxing Club Shows Off Updated Gameplay
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard news about the highly anticipated eSports Boxing Club. Which is fine. After all, Steel City Interactive warned us this...
Nintendo Announces Mario Strikers: Battle League After 15 Long Years
Occasionally we get to cover Nintendo Directs on Sports Gamers Online. It’s rare, but it’s always something I am personally excited about. Today was no...
NBA 2K League Reveals Season 5 Home, Hybrid Schedule
The NBA 2K League dropped two huge announcements today. First, they revealed the schedule for Season 5. Tip-off begins in March, and this season will...
Dignitas Signs Philadelphia Eagles RB Boston Scott, a Digital Dual-Threat
At Sports Gamers Online, we report on athletes for a variety of reasons. Maybe their stats change in a video game, or they’re announced as...
The NFL Pro Bowl: Madden NFL 22 Edition Aims to Capitalize on Last Year’s Success
This weekend, the NFL will be hosting its first in-person Pro Bowl since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, EA announced that Madden 22...
Good News: It’s Finally Gran Turismo 7 Time
The Gran Turismo series is one of Sony’s all-time greats. Sony released Gran Turismo 6, the latest entry in the series, nearly a decade ago...
Windjammers 2 Is So Good That The Lack Of Online Features Really Hurts
The original Windjammers was a bit of a legend to me. I got to play it a few times in arcades with people who were...
UFC 4 is The Latest Great Sports Game on PlayStation Plus
Hey bud. You wanna fight? Yes, you. No, not fist fight. I mean the octagon. The digital octagon, in UFC 4. You don’t own UFC...
eSports Boxing Club – SGO’s Most Anticipated Game of 2021
Let’s say you’re a football fan, like me. I would love to play football. Unfortunately, I am small and pasty, and even before the pandemic...
New NBA 2K League Season Ditches Real Sports, Includes Huge Prize Pool
As it reaches its fifth season, the NBA 2K League announced sweeping changes to its competitive format. Some of the changes announced today aim to...
NHL 22 Announces IIHF Partnership, Finally Adds Women’s Rosters
This morning, EA announced new content coming to NHL 22. Starting today, December 9, NHL 22 will be adding teams and gear from all over...
NHL 22 Feels Good, But Not New
We are right smack in the middle of the NHL 22 Technical Test. This initial test of NHL 22 is in closed beta, which leaves...
INTERVIEW: Clint Oldenburg Talks Lack of Stunts, Refs in Madden 22
One of the benefits to giving interviews to developers is that we get to ask for questions from the SGO Community. Often, different players have...
INTERVIEW: Clint Oldenburg Reveals Madden 22 O-Line Improvements
The offensive line is the powerhouse of the offense. They keep the quarterback safe and open up lanes for running backs to make big plays....
INTERVIEW: Madden 22 Producer Clint Oldenburg Talks Catches, Animations
A consistent source of complaints about gameplay in the NFL Madden series is the animations. Specifically, catch animations interrupt movement in an unnatural way. This...
The Worst Feature from NCAA Football That EA SHOULDN’T Bring Back
Back when EA made the surprise announcement that it would be reviving the NCAA Football series, I published a list of features we’d love to...
Are Sports Games Heading Towards Free-to-Play?
Last week, Konami made the unexpected announcement that it would be making two major changes to its Pro Evolution Soccer series. First, it would be...
New eSports Boxing Club Update Shows Movement In Action
For months, Steel City Interactive’s eSports Boxing Club has teased it’s “revolutionary footwork system.” Previously, we’ve had so little gameplay footage that it’s hard to know exactly...
Hypermotion Isn’t an EA Sports Game Changer
This month, rumors swirled over what old sports franchise EA might reveal ahead of its EA Play Live event. Might we see the return of...
LeBron James Ends the GOAT Debate By Joining Fortnite
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes of all time. Very few NBA players can say they won three consecutive titles. Fewer can boast...
Madden 22 Brings Home Field Advantage With Dynamic Gameday
The Madden 22 train moves full-speed ahead this week. EA revealed a set of new Madden 22 features called Dynamic Gameday this morning. The Dynamic Gameplay trailer...
Madden 22 Franchise Reveal Schedule
This year’s E3 dipped into cars, mountain bikes, and snowboards. However, it was severely lacking in overall sports games. Last week’s series of Madden 22 announcements...
Madden 22 Will Have Dual Entitlement
A huge amount of info on Madden 22 dropped this morning. Somehow, the only thing that leaked overnight is the one thing we all already...
NEW eSports Boxing Club Info On Movement, Knockouts and MORE
On episode 9 of the SGO Press Pass, I mentioned that I would be “surprised” if Steel City Interactive’s eSports Boxing Club had a trailer...
Forza Horizon 5 “Faithfully Recreates Mexico,” Has You Run Over Piñatas
On Day 2 of E3 2021, we got our first look at a new entry in a classic Xbox franchise. Playground Games debuted the first...
Riders Republic Trailer Reveals Launch Date, Rad Game Modes
Ubisoft revealed more info about its colorful, goofy multiplayer game Riders Republic at its Ubisoft Forward press conference. The self-titled “Official Deep Dive” Trailer gave us a...
eSports Boxing Club Adds Canelo Alvarez
This morning, Vice President of Business Acquisitions Todd Grisham posted a video from the woods. He promised today’s announcement would be “a golden time.” Then, he punched...
Mario Golf: Super Rush Trailer Focuses on Roster, Speed Golf
Nintendo gave us a longer look at Mario Golf: Super Rush this morning. Today’s Overview Trailer reveals the game’s starting roster, and more importantly, the...
PGA Tour 2K21 Gets NBA Crossover
This is a surprisingly good year for Golf games. With Mario Golf: Super Rush coming in June and EA Sports PGA Tour on the horizon,...
eSports Boxing Club Welcomes Ali, Klitschkos, More Legends To The Ring
Back by popular demand, Steel City Interactive dropped its third Fighter Announcement Show today. Today’s new fighter number more closely resembles the first announcement show....
MLB The Show 21 Diamond Dynasty Q&A
MLB The Show 21 comes out next week. Unfortunately, that means our time with Coach is running short. The good news is, we’ve got one last...
How Does Risk-Free Betting Work?
Gambling can be dangerous. If you aren’t careful, there’s a lot to lose. If you aren’t familiar, you might not even know where to start....
eSports Boxing Club Adding Women’s Division, Living Legends & More
Today, we saw boxing game history. At least, that’s what Todd Grisham says about today’s eSports Boxing Club roster reveal. Steel City Interactive hosted its second...
NBA 2K League Goes PlayStation 5 Exclusive
It’s a busy Friday for the NBA 2K series. Earlier today, NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition dropped on Apple Arcade. This afternoon, the NBA 2K League...
NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition LIVE on Apple Arcade
Last year’s jump from current-gen to next-gen consoles basically created two versions of NBA 2K21. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were fine. However, their...
MLB The Show 21 Talks Franchise & March to October
This afternoon, San Diego Studios released the fourth weekly feature trailer for MLB The Show 21. It’s been a busy week for MLB The Show...
MLB The Show 21 – Ballplayer Q&A
On Thursday, March 25, San Diego Studios will drop a new Feature Premier for MLB The Show 21. In the days leading up to the big...
Axis Football 2021 Will Focus on Graphics and Gameplay
The independent sports game scene is growing every year. This growth has been especially noticeable the past few years in the football genre. Electronic Arts’...
NBA 2K21 Free to Play On Google Stadia Pro
Earlier this month, Microsoft added NBA 2K21 to it’s growing Xbox Game Pass library. For just $9.99 a month, players get full access to games like NBA 2K21 with...
eSports Boxing Club Reveals 20+ New Fighters
This afternoon, Steel City Interactive dropped the first episode of it’s Fighter Announcement Show. The trailer is the first major announcement for eSports Boxing Club...
EA Play Added to Xbox Game Pass for PC Tomorrow [UPDATED]
[UPDATE: 3/20, 3:23 PM] At some point during the process of integrating EA Play to Xbox Game Pass, Madden NFL 21 was moved from EA Play...
MLB The Show 21 – Fielding Q&A
San Diego Studios has been sticking to a pretty rigid reveal schedule for MLB The Show 21. On Thursdays, it releases a bigger trailer focused on a...
OOTP 22 – Perfect Team 22 Reveal
At the beginning of March, Out of the Park Developments released the reveal schedule for the upcoming Out of the Park Baseball 22. So far, they...
Esports Boxing Club Reveals New Fighter Render, Title Prototype, MORE
The folks at Steel City Interactive have been hard at work getting eSports Boxing Club ready for its eventual Early Access release on Steam. The team has...
FIFA Ultimate Team Card Selling Scandal Being Investigated by EA
A possible major scandal is brewing with EA Sports and the FIFA Ultimate Team community in regards to card selling. According to multiple players and...
Current-Gen NBA 2K21 Patch 7 LIVE
A new patch is rolling out for NBA 2K21 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this morning. The official courtside report claims there are “a number of...
Out of the Park Baseball 22 Trailer LIVE
It’s been a little over a week since Out of the Park Developments officially announced Out of the Park Baseball 22. The announcement came with a...
