Archive for the ‘Site News’ Category
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NCAA Football 09 cover reveal event
Some of you may have noticed that my initial hands-on impressions of NCAA Football 09 are no longer up. Apparently there was some sort of miscommunication and we were not informed of an embargo which holds until May 2nd. I'll have my full gameplay and feature impressions up then. So I thought I'd throw up a short recap of the PS3 NCAA cover reveal event with some pictures. Jake Long, Matt Ryan, Darren McFadden, DeSean Jackson, Chris Long, and Owen Schmitt were in attendance along with the g...
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A look ahead at the next few days
With all the events of this week I thought it would be beneficial to make everyone aware of what you can expect over the next several days. Below I've laid out my initial expectations. Keep in mind though that things may play out differently depending on the circumstances. If things change wildly then I'll try and drop a note about it on here. Despite being tied up with various things at times I will attempt to update the site as much as possible (as I generally do even when away attending ...
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NCAA Football 09 hands-on time this week
Later this week I will be in NYC for an event surrounding the unveiling of the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete. Also attending is Chris Jacobs from NCAA Strategies and David Wales from PSU. While there we will have an extensive amount of hands-on time with the game which should occur on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll be coming back on Friday evening and then holding a live blog during the NFL Draft on Saturday. We are expecting the latest build and we have been given free reign to discuss anyt...
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Pastapadre celebrates 1st anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the site. It began as a side project and after about two months become my main sports gaming focus. It has been pretty remarkable to me the growth that has occurred in such a short period of time and the increased influence that has come with it for the community. I thought I'd leave a few statistics about the first year for your enjoyment! 802 articles 9,593 comments 884,000 visits 2,702,000 page views In just the last month 176,000 visits and ...
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Full interview on NFL exclusivity with Peter Moore
Here is the full recording of my interview today with EA Sports President Peter Moore on the topic of the NFL exclusivity extension. Check out my earlier post for a preview of what you can expect to hear discussed. The interview goes on for 22 minutes. Given the short amount of time available I basically just bounced from question to question to try and get as much in as possible. Click this link to download the audio file from rapidshare. Scroll down and click "free". It'll make you w...
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Exclusive interview with Peter Moore this afternoon
EA has granted an opportunity for an exclusive interview with Peter Moore to discuss the breaking news that the exclusive license with the NFL has been extended. This will take place early this afternoon so a brief recap will be available soon after with a more detailed transcription of the interview sometime in the evening hours. If you have any suggestions for questions to be asked or concerns to be addressed feel free to post them in the comments or email them to me directly. Please ke...
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Getting time in with NFL Tour
I have arrived in New York for the NFL Tour event where I'll have the opportunity to get some hands-on time with the game, discussion with producer Phil Frazier, and a chance to chat with Trey Wingo who does the commentary for the game. While I'm out here the site will continue to be updated though it may come more in bunches than at different times throughout the day. Look for my initial impressions of the game to come by early Monday morning although I may have something sooner than tha...
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Recap of conference call with EA Sports President Peter Moore
Earlier today I was able to take part in an hour long conference call with Peter Moore of EA Sports. This was a unique opportunity to have direct communication and responses to questions with the president of the company on a wide variety of topics. The overall theme of the call could be summed up with the importance that EA places on the community. Just having this take place is a sign of that, but it was reiterated throughout. Moore discussed how he takes it very seriously and likes bei...
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Conference call with Peter Moore
Update: Click here to read the summary of the call. I have been invited to sit in on a conference call with new EA Sports president Peter Moore. I am expecting a wide array of topics to be discussed and will attempt to get in a couple questions of my own. Look for a recap of the call with a full summary and my thoughts on everything tomorrow evening (Wednesday October 10th)....
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Pastapadre.com on vacation
The site will return to its usual consistent updates on Wednesday September 19th. Until then there may be some occasional quick postings at random times over the coming days. Thanks for visiting!...
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