Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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MLB 10: The Show Top Cover Candidates
Last year the cover athlete for The Show was leaked on December 10th and officially confirmed on December 22nd. In all likelihood the announcement for MLB 10: The Show will come around the same time. Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Howard, and David Wright have adorned the cover of the last three editions of The Show. What players are positioned to be considered for the cover for MLB 10? (more...)...
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What The Cuts Could Mean for EA Sports
The recent job cuts at EA are unlikely to have much if any effect on the majority of the yearly sports titles but one aspect of the company's new strategy could very well change the landscape of sports gaming. EA is cutting the bottom third of their software lineup based on potential profitability. While that mostly applies other divisions of EA there are some games under the EA Sports label which could be reevaluated based on current sales and future prospects. (more...)...
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Madden 10 Shows Strength in September
The official NPD sales numbers for September were released today providing an opportunity to look for results from the two hockey titles as well as how Madden 10 has been performing and its long-term outlook. NCAA Football 10 saw a more pronounced loss of sales its first month and followed that up by a heavier than usual drop in the second month. After faring relatively well with its first month's take how did Madden do in September? (more...)...
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NBA 2K10 Online Impressions
As the popularity of the NBA 2K franchise has risen the online performance has taken a sharp decline in its wake. Last year the Team Up mode was introduced however it was never able to consistently handle the load of multiple users being connected into one online game. With NBA 2K10 it has now been five days and online is still completely unreliable and some modes aren't even functional. If there is one thing I've always pushed for on the site it is companies living up to their promises a...
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NBA Live 10 Online Impressions
The last few years have brought strong online support from EA Canada. The titles out of there such as FIFA, NHL, and NBA Live have received new online modes while simultaneously improving the online performance despite the surging number of users to handle. NBA Live 10 continues that trend with excellent online play. (more...)...
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NBA Live 10 Prerelease Coverage
For those of you who may have missed any of the prerelease coverage for NBA Live 10 over the last several days the direct links to the content can be found below. Full online impressions will come later this week once the online play can be completely evaluated. Full Live 10 Initial Impressions Live Run Impressions Second Set of Videos (Various) Full Game Video Pistons @ Heat Player Ratings 360 Hard Drive Evaluation ...
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NBA 2K10 Prerelease Coverage
For those of you who may have missed any of the prerelease coverage for NBA 2K10 over the last week the direct links to the content can be found below. Full online impressions will come in a few days once the online play can be completely evaluated. Full 2K10 Initial Impressions My Player Mode Impressions Full Game Video of NBA Finals GM 7 Second Set of Videos (Various) Full Game Video Spurs @ Jazz Requested Screenshots 360 Hard Drive Evaluation ...
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NBA Live 10 Initial Impressions
The NBA Live series comes into this year with increased expectations after primarily concentrating efforts on improving the gameplay experience rather than adding in new modes. While EA has built out a good feature set the last few years, the primary focus of gameplay was necessary and appears to have paid off if gamer response and early reviews are to be believed. Continue on for my observations from playing NBA Live 10 over the last few days. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comm...
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NBA Live 10 Live Run Impressions
Adidas Live Run enters NBA Live 10 as an evolution of the Online Team Play that has been so successful the last two years. 10 people connect into a single online game with each controlling their own player. With Live Run instead of OTP taking place in a standard game each person gets to select their position and then player of choice in a game of 21. Live Run has EA Sports World integration which gives each squad their own page. Here is the page for the Pastapadre squad. The site shows ...
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NBA 2K10 My Player Impressions
I have a love-hate relationship with career modes in sports titles. I appreciate the ability to control a single player which in turn simplifies the games and presents clear objectives and measurements of success. At the same time I've always come across certain aspects that have soured the overall experience. Those conflicting feelings continue with NBA 2K10's My Player mode. My first thought after spending time with My Player is that it's obviously vastly superior to what was offered wi...
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