Sports Gaming News Weekly Wrap-Up - NBA 2K23, Madden 23, PGA Tour 2K23 & More

Every Sunday, we will get you caught up on the sports gaming news you might have missed, during the busy week. This week it’s all about NBA 2K23, Madden 23, PGA Tour 2K23 and more.

Sports Gaming News

• Madden NFL 23 Trial Available Today For EA Play Subscribers
• PGA Tour 2K23 Details Set to Arrive on Monday, August 22
• Wreckreation Coming Soon to Multiple Platforms, Developed by Burnout and Need for Speed Creators
• Dakar Desert Rally Releases on October 4 – Trailer, Screenshots & Features Revealed
• PGA Tour 2K23 Covers Featuring Tiger Woods Revealed Along with Some Features
• NASCAR Rivals Launches on October 14 For Nintendo Switch – Trailer & Features Revealed
• World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing Gameplay Trailer, Pre-Order Details & More Revealed
• Diamond Dynasty – Judge to 97 Overall, New Event, Headliners Set 39
• Rewrite NBA History in NBA 2K23 with All-New MyNBA Eras

Operation Sports Featured Articles

• Madden 23: Five Teams Worth Rebuilding in Connected Franchise Mode

There’s always various roads you can take when going into franchise mode, but rebuilds are usually the most popular way to play them — assuming you’re not using your favorite team. With Madden 23 franchise mode, we already put forth some teams in various stages of team building, but I really wanted to focus in on five teams that would be fun to rebuild in Madden 23 franchise mode.

The Washington Commanders are the highest-rated team on this list — a true middle-of-the-pack option — but there is still plenty of rebuilding that needs to be done. This starts at QB as the Commanders are certainly in the back third of the league for “potential” in this area. Carson Wentz is serviceable, but you’re going to want to either build up Sam Howell or draft a rookie because the offense has plenty of weapons for the right player under center.

• Dog Days of Summer Program Breakdown

After the truncated Field of Dreams Program, we get a 13-day program featuring three new bosses and one key mini-boss. The three new bosses are Finest Cal Ripken Jr., Milestone Johnny Bench, and Awards Pedro Martinez. The mini-boss of note is 2nd Half Heroes Mickey Mantle. In addition, there are plenty of solid packs and some new flashbacks and legends to snag as well.

I really like Cal Ripken Jr. this year based on his earlier diamond card. I think his swing plane and general stance can throw some people off, and some years he seems worse than others, but I think he’s quite good this year. He can only play shortstop, but he’s basically the perfect fielding shortstop. The one drawback is he does not have top-end speed, so his range might be slightly diminished.