Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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A Look at NBA 2K12′s Broadcast Cameras
Laying out the authentic broadcast cameras in the two MLB titles (The Show - 2K11) turned out to be amongst the most popular pieces on the site in the early part of the year. While MLB deals with unique park dimensions and camera placement the NBA basically has a standard spot that all arenas abide by. Still there are some subtle differences in broadcast cams - so presented are the 30 of them here. Notice there are slight variances in angle, steepness, and zoom. Though there is less a sen...
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The Line Drive 10/23
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The Gaming Tailgate is running their yearly NCAA Football wishlist tournament. •NHL 12 recently received a tuner update (details here). •There will be no demo released for WWE 12 - generally that's not a good sign. •Kinect Sports: Season Two releases Tuesday - Amazon is offering w/$10 promo credit. •Battlefield 3 just had a $20 promo credit added for pre-o...
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The Line Drive 10/16
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Brock Lesnar has been added to the roster of WWE 12. •EA Sports lottery tickets debuting in Oklahoma this week. •Grand Slam Tennis 2 won't have Kinect for Xbox 360 functionality. •If you plan to pick up Batman: Arkham City (getting spectacular reviews) Amazon has it with a $10 promotional credit with release day shipping (360 - PS3). Side-blogs on Google Plus...
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New Jerseys Leaked Through NBA 2K12
Whether the NBA season returns this year, next year, or at some other undetermined point in the future there will be a number of new alternate and ABA throwback uniforms debuting. Thanks to NLSC (via Uni Watch) the new designs that were set to appear this year were discovered. These were cracked - they will be/would have been made available with a code to unlock them at a later date. Included in the bunch are alternates for the Heat, Kings, Raptors, Clippers, Grizzlies, Bobcats, Sixers, a...
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The Line Drive 10/9
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The first patch for FIFA 12 is expected within the next few weeks. •NaturalMotion, developers of the Backbreaker series, no longer plan to make games for consoles and will instead continue to focus on mobile gaming. •Bill Russell is suing the NCAA and EA Sports over his likeness being included in past college basketball games. His action is likely to be merged with...
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The Line Drive 10/2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •EA Mobile released an update for Madden 12 on Android - as mentioned recently the game this year has been getting terrible response. With the update now it won't even load. •NBA 2K12 through Amazon can be ordered all the way through Monday afternoon and get the deal along with it delivered on Tuesday (360 - PS3). •Kotaku talks about 2K Sports decision to begin offer...
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The Line Drive 9/25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Tiger Woods 12 for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad is free through the weekend. •Accepting the latest user agreement for EA games means waiving the right to sue. •Check out the embarrassing trailer for the upcoming Michael Phelps Kinect game. •New Madden Moments following NFL week two feature Eagles vs Falcons and Bucs vs Vikings. •The Amazon deal for FIFA 12 - which ...
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What NFL Team is the Favorite Right Now for Andrew Luck?
Week two of the NFL season is in the books and already a few teams look like they are destined to be in the running for the top spot in the draft and with it the right to nab Stanford QB Andrew Luck. This will be something evaluated several times throughout the year as developments occur - as shown by Cam Newton even a rookie QB can make a huge impact and change the fortunes of a franchise. The Colts having lost Peyton Manning sets them up to potentially have the worst record in the leagu...
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The Line Drive 9/18
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Looking to pick up Gears of War 3? Check out the deal at Amazon which includes a $20 promotional credit for use on a future video game purchase and release day shipping. I'll be on playing a lot and hope to get in some time with members of the community! •NBA Jam: On Fire Edition will include a team of honey badgers. •Latest developer blogs for NBA 2K12 focus on...
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The Line Drive 9/11
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Reminder: Pre-order deal at Amazon for NHL 12 can still be taken advantage of - includes $10 promotional credit and release day shipping if ordered by Monday afternoon. 360 - PS3 •Second month sales for NCAA Football 12 were up approximately 20% over NCAA 11's August. Madden 12's push-back to the end of the month appears to be the main reason for the rise. •The FIFA...
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