Archive for the ‘Site News’ Category
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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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Off to the Madden Community Event
I'm heading out now to make the long journey to the Tiburon Studio in Orlando for the Madden 08 Community Event. I'll be checking in whenever I can such as stops in airports and when I'm at the hotel. So the site will continue to be updated at various times each day. You can also check the forum where I'll drop notes on my current status throughout. Check the site for the first report from the event which should include solid impressions, pics, and videos very lat...
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Pastapadre.com welcomes a new addition
I would like to announce a new addition to the site! Over the last several weeks the most common suggestion I received was to add a forum. Well now the pastapadre forum is up and running! **Picture above represents actual age of many forum posters** Please consider that the forum is still a work in progress. For example you'll see there is no unique skin for it yet. But I figured I would roll it out now anyway. Feel free to register and start posting! The forum will always be more of a supp...
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Madden Community Event set for August 9th
The Madden 08 Community Event will officially take place August 8-10th at the Tiburon studio in Orlando. The time with the game will be spent on Thursday the 9th as the other two are travel days. For myself that accounts for a big chunk of time considering there couldn't be much further of a flight within the contiguous states than Seattle to Orlando while connecting through California. As opposed to past community events where there was more significant amount of time before the...
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Highlight clip contest winner
Congrats to the winner of the NCAA Football 08 highlight clip contest. Clip #2 came through in a narrow victory over #1. The Penn State INT to forced fumble to return for TD was unique enough to beat out the great Miami TD run. He'll have the choice between NBA Street: Homecourt on the PS3 or Def Jam: Icon on the 360. Check back to the site in the near future for another contest! ...
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Suggestions for the site?
Before the flow of news that will be coming out of E3 hits and before any demos drop, I figured it would be a good time to ask for some feedback on the site and suggestions on things to improve or add. The site has been growing at an extraordinary rate, so I'd really like to hear what everyone would like to see from it. I'm always open to doing things to improve it, and I work towards providing the best collection of news and content out there. But there is always more that can be done/...
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Madden Community Day Update
Last week I wrote about the upcoming Madden Community Day event which was slated for next week. Unfortunately today I was informed that Madden will not be available and it is being turned into an NCAA Football centric event that includes attending the ESPYs. Putting the news about no Madden aside, this is a nice gesture of appreciation to the NCAA Football community and will essentially represent a "kickoff" celebration for the game being less than seven days before its release. The n...
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