A few updates for today
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So things have died down a bit since coming out of the community event. I was worn down by the work and travel time and haven’t felt well since last Thursday, not to mention other draining activities I’m in the midst of. So I wanted to keep everyone updated with the latest. I’ve also added a poll below about the NBA Finals which begin tonight.
- Did you know Pastapadre has a forum? Believe it or not it is true. The link “Forum” in the header will take you there! Or you can click here if you are really lazy. The forum will be re-skinned to match the coming…
- Pastapadre will be launching a site redesign sometime in the near future.
- The poll posted yesterday shows that Madden has shifted in front for the most anticipated upcoming football game, overtaking NCAA from the previous month. 62% have chosen Madden, 31% NCAA, and 7% Head Coach.
- The NBA Live 09 community event has moved from June 13th to the 26th. Expect the first news on Live 09 to come prior to the 17th however.
- Check back later today for news and analysis on the NBA 2K9 cover athlete announcement.
Who will win the NBA Finals?
June 5, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Lakers will, I say that only because of the struggles for the Celtics to win on the road.
June 5, 2008 at 1:59 pm
lol @ the forum thing and that’s crazy how much Madden leaped NCAA…but it is well deserved. Oh I almost forgot…go Ray Allen!
June 5, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Boston in 6. KG, Pierce, and Ray are hungry!
The only way I see L.A. winning is if Phil outcoaches Doc like no one has ever before.
June 5, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Pasta,
do you think any information or screens will be released from the 2k9 team today/tonight to go along with the cover athlete revealing?
June 5, 2008 at 2:22 pm
[quote comment="24003"]Pasta,
do you think any information or screens will be released from the 2k9 team today/tonight to go along with the cover athlete revealing?[/quote]
I doubt it but you never know. Recently they revealed for NHL 2K9 but didn’t even put out the cover art let alone screenshots. They’re more likely to save those things and spread them out over the summer.
June 5, 2008 at 2:47 pm
pasta…
a bit off topic but any idea when we will start to get some info on nhl09? it usually comes out a few weeks before the nba games so im hoping to hear some info soon
June 5, 2008 at 2:58 pm
[quote comment="24006"]pasta…
a bit off topic but any idea when we will start to get some info on nhl09? it usually comes out a few weeks before the nba games so im hoping to hear some info soon[/quote]
By June 10th at the latest. Monday the 9th might be the first info out, but a lot of sites that attended a media event were being held by the 10th as an embargo date.
June 5, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Im dying for some NHL 09 news!
June 5, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Pasta,
On a side note.. did you see that it seems that EA has already sent their NCAA 09 Demo to Microsoft and Sony to be looked over, finalized and put out?
Adam Thompson who’s been doing awesome at answering as much as he can (and/or is allowed to) over at the OS boards confirmed this today.
Pasta, do you know how long (on average) it takes for Microsoft or Sony to release the demo from the time they receive it? I was thinking it would probably be out somewhere between June 16th-20th but if it came out even earlier i’d be totally stoked.
June 5, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Lakers in 4.
June 5, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Nba 09 Wishlist:
1.Make the rebounding system better.
2.Make the defenses better.
3. Make people dive for loose balls/go for them(especially ones out of bounds).
If they do those 3 things I think the game will turn out great.
I would also like to see a leaderboard for teamplay.
June 5, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Lakers in 6.
June 5, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Everybody join up to Pasta’s forum, it’s located on the top bar.
June 5, 2008 at 5:52 pm
KG is NBA 2k9 cover athlete
June 5, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Kg on the cover
June 5, 2008 at 5:52 pm
wtffff how is Garnett on 2k9??? Wasnt he on Live 01?
June 5, 2008 at 5:52 pm
KG is the cover athlete for NBA 2k9!
June 5, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I knew it would be KG
June 5, 2008 at 5:55 pm
That would be sick if I won that contest
June 5, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Through that commercial you could see a graphical upgrade in 2k9 but I hope they get rid of all those lead passes and add better shot blocking animations
June 5, 2008 at 6:02 pm
kg’s a good choice im really happy they chose him
June 5, 2008 at 6:10 pm
That KG player model was top notch, if thats in game graphics…wow! He deserved the spot. So did King James, King James seems like an EA guy. Probably costs a bundle.
June 5, 2008 at 7:49 pm
[quote comment="24010"]Pasta,
On a side note.. did you see that it seems that EA has already sent their NCAA 09 Demo to Microsoft and Sony to be looked over, finalized and put out?
Adam Thompson who’s been doing awesome at answering as much as he can (and/or is allowed to) over at the OS boards confirmed this today.
Pasta, do you know how long (on average) it takes for Microsoft or Sony to release the demo from the time they receive it? I was thinking it would probably be out somewhere between June 16th-20th but if it came out even earlier i’d be totally stoked.[/quote]
2-3 weeks is usually average for getting a demo through after it is submitted. But it is also possible that they have a date set in mind, such as a week before release, where they’d want to get it cleared but then hold off on putting out until then.
June 6, 2008 at 10:28 am
where’s the top spin information?. That’s a quality sports title.