Madden Mock Draft picks 12-14

Three teams that began last season thought to be playoff contenders come up now in the Madden Mock Draft. The Broncos, Panthers, and Bears will look to take players that could patch weaknesses and propel them back into contention. After three straight defensive players were taken previously these teams look for offensive help.

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Feedback needed for Madden 09 survey

EA Sports is interested in getting some feedback regarding a potential 20th Anniversary DVD including a playable demo and trading cards featuring Madden 09 stats. Feel free to leave your responses in the comments and they’ll be passed along. Continue on to view the survey.

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MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/7

This week’s roster update for MLB 08: The Show contains 230 player movements with the ones below having been spotlighted. This is a very significant update as it includes those that have just now become members of the Players Union by making an appearance in their first MLB game.

RP Rudy Seanez moved from Free Agent to Phillies Relief.
SP Woody Williams moved from Astros Starting to Free Agent.
SP Chris Sampson moved from Astros Relief to Astros Starting.
3B Scott Spiezio moved from Free Agent to Braves Minors.
CF Tony Gwynn Jr moved from Brewers Bench to Brewers Position.
LF Juan Pierre moved from Dodgers Position to Dodgers Bench.
LF Andre Ethier moved from Dodgers Bench to Dodgers Position.
LF Jay Payton moved from Orioles Bench to Orioles Position.
CF Brady Clark moved from No Team to Mets Bench.
RP Cha Seung Baek moved from Mariners Minors to Mariners Relief.
SS Mike Morse moved from Mariners Minors to Mariners Bench.
RP Aaron Fultz moved from Indians Minors to Tigers Minors.
SP Kei Igawa moved from Yankees Relief to Yankees Minors.
RF Trot Nixon moved from D’backs Position to D’backs Minors.
DH Jeff Salazar moved from D’backs Bench to D’backs Position.
SP Tim Stauffer moved from Padres Relief to Padres Minors.
CF Jim Edmonds moved from Padres Position to Padres Minors.

It appears that some player equipment has been lost in this update which is an issue they’ll hopefully correct shortly. TJ @ Operation Sports has posted that he is in contact with SCEA and they are working on a fix but an ETA is not yet available. All feedback related to the rosters can be sent to their designated email sceamlbfeedback@gmail.com

If you do not have the ability to take your PS3 online you can download the file directly from this link and transfer it from your PC to your PS3.

MLB 2K8 patch for 360 out now

The MLB 2K8 patch that is intended to improve the framerate and fix the Padres lineup glitch in franchise mode has gone live for the 360. It is unknown when the Padres fix for the PS3 will be coming. Although the turnaround of getting the patch out a month after release is relatively quick, and actually suggests the patch was being worked on prior to release of the game, the situation was still terribly mishandled.

I was able to get some time in with the game post patch and once I play some more I’ll have a full write-up late this evening. My initial finding is that the framerate may have improved slightly however it still isn’t consistent and smooth once the ball is hit into play. It doesn’t seem to be quite as severe but is still evident and bothersome. Cut scenes still pause during the transition back to live gameplay. From the few minutes I tried online that seems to play a little more reasonably which is encouraging.

What are your experiences with the patch? Is the framerate significantly better now? Has online play improved? Leave your thoughts in the comments.