For a long time I've been planning on expanding the coverage offered at the site. In general the same people interested in video games are also into other forms of entertainment. For myself that has always been primarily movies and television. While there are plans for even more dedicated areas of expansion, the first branch to go live will concentrate on movies and TV info, news, analysis, and reviews. The url for all entertainment content will be hosted at http://entertainment.pastapadre.c...

It is an exciting time for all NFL fans as the season is set to being this Thursday night with a great game as the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers host the team that finished last season with the best regular season record in the Tennessee Titans. During the game I'll be hosting a live blog here on the site. The posting will go up about a half hour before kickoff that contains the chat program. Feel free to join along and discuss the game in progress with myself and other members ...

To provide some advance notice I wanted to mention I'll be on EA Sports Live tomorrow (Friday). In what will become a weekly segment I'll be making an appearance to discuss news from the sports gaming world. Tomorrow expect a good deal of talk about UFC 2009 Undisputed as the release and response to the game has been in the spotlight this week. To listen to the show at 3pm ET / noon PT click here. I'll be sure to drop a reminder on Twitter prior to the show as well. Update: Won't be ta...

Today is shaping up to be a an extremely exciting one for the NFL and Madden 10. It's round one and two of the NFL Draft which right now looks to be one of the most intriguing and unpredictable ones in memory. But also as the draft progresses there will be a lot of Madden content to go along with it. EA Sports Live will be airing throughout the first round with special guests in studio and calling in. For the first rounders once they are selected their screenshot in their respective unifo...

I've arrived in New York for a some events taking place beginning tomorrow. Here is what to expect for the remainder of the week leading up to a ton of stuff that will go on Saturday in conjunction with the NFL Draft. EA Sports Season Preview Event (Thursday). Several games will be on display including NCAA Football 10 and Madden 10. There will be some embargoes involved and I'll update on those parameters once I've received the details. Draft Event Premiere (Thursday evening). The...

With the NCAA Tournament concluding as North Carolina routed Michigan State I wanted to wrap up the two contests that were decided with that result. Congrats to brob1 for finishing at the top of the Tournament Challenge. He outdid 99.3% of the entrants in the entire ESPN TC which is an impressive accomplishment. Contact me via email so we can discuss the details of your XBL or PSN card. For the 3 on 3 NHL Arcade code there were four people who correctly chose the game winners. They wer...

After compiling the commenters on the previous article and replies on Twitter I came away with the winner as determined by random.org being knl3011. Congrats and check your direct messages on Twitter for the NCAA Basketball 09 March Madness Edition download code! The comment threads have definitely improved thanks to the increased usage of IntenseDebate accounts. As I mentioned before due to the positive response these contests have brought I'll be doing them on a semi-regular basis going...