The 2015 Masters Tournament runs from today through Sunday, April 12. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is in development on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. They are replacing Jim Nantz, the longtime voice of Masters Tournament coverage on CBS, and David Feherty. The company also put out a video alongside the McIlroy announcement featuring the game's new commentary team, Rich Lerner and Frank Nobilo of The Golf Channel. EA released its last three golf games ( Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, 13 and 14) in March 2011, 20, respectively. With the introduction of Augusta National in 2011, EA had shifted the game's release to March so it would launch just before the Masters Tournament, which is played in early April. The company announced that it planned to launch Rory McIlroy PGA Tour in June, returning to the franchise's traditional launch window - and leading some fans to wonder if The Masters would appear in this year's game. Speculation about Rory McIlroy PGA Tour lacking Augusta National began to fly a few weeks ago, when EA revealed that McIlroy would be the new face and namesake of EA's golf series. For now, the absence of Augusta National in Rory McIlroy PGA Tour means PGA Tour 14 will stand as the only EA game to date with all four golf majors. ![]() Polygon scored the game a 6.0, in particular lamenting the thin career mode but pleased with the swing mechanisms and changes to putting.EA Sports' golf video game returns as Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (update)Īugusta National debuted in the PGA Tour franchise in 2011 with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (screenshot above), which bore the subtitle "The Masters." When EA secured the British Open license for 2013's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, that game became the series' first game to feature all four major championships. ![]() Rory McIlroy PGA Tour was praised for its enhanced gameplay but it wasn't enough to overcome the skimpy offerings - just 12 courses, eight of them real - at launch. Golf without limits in EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Usher in the next generation of golf with the power of the Frostbite engine and play the most beautiful sports game to date with no load times, enabling you to explore authentic tournament courses or unique fantasy environments. By comparison, the final three editions of the preceding Tiger Woods PGA Tour series had 16 to 20 courses in the main release.Īdditionally, real-life golfers Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson will be added to the roster of players, and one-off play will offer skins, four ball, alternate shot and best ball formats, as had been available in past series. ![]() That will bring to 18 the number of courses in the game, all either on the disc or free to download. There was no specific detail on how the four new courses would be incorporated into the game's career. ![]() Rory McIlroy PGA Tour added TPC Scottsdale in August and East Lake Golf Club in September and with them, two additional events in the career mode. The additions, plus two other free courses already released, should help soothe disappointment over the skimpy offerings the golf title had offered at launch.ĮA Sports didn't give a specific timeline for the new course inclusions, but there will be four - Quail Hollow Club of Charlotte, NC, TPC Stadium at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, Oakmont Country Club in suburban Pittsburgh, and Treasure Island, a fictitious course. Another three real-world courses and four modes of play will be added into Rory McIlroy PGA Tour by March, EA Sports announced today.
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