MLB 08: The Show 3/17 roster update
March 17, 2008 by pastapadre · 19 Comments
A new roster update has been released for MLB 08: The Show. There were 37 player movements made for this week’s live roster with those below having been highlighted.
3B Eric Chavez moved from A’s Position to A’s Minors.
CP Brad Lidge moved from Phillies Minors to Phillies Closer.
RP Tom Gordon moved from Phillies Closer to Phillies Relief.
RP Francisco Rosario moved from Phillies Relief to Phillies Minors.
SP Sidney Ponson moved from No Team to Rangers Minors.
3B Andy LaRoche moved from Dodgers Bench to Dodgers Minors.
RF Delwyn Young moved from Dodgers Minors to Dodgers Bench.
3B Jorge Cantu moved from Marlins Minors to Marlins Position.
3B Dallas McPherson moved from Marlins Position to Marlins Minors.
SP Sergio Mitre moved from Marlins Starting to Marlins Minors
It’s pretty remarkable that not only does SCEA release in-depth roster updates weekly (attributes, trades, injuries, signings) but that they even go to the extent of doing so during spring training. These are transactions that generally would’ve been ignored and deemed unimportant considering the time of year with the first significant update usually being the one for opening day.
NBA Live 08 roster update #3 details
March 5, 2008 by pastapadre · 26 Comments
The third roster update for NBA Live 08 has been released and covers the post-Shaq trade transactions and through the deadline. The main teams affected by the moves were the Cavs, Mavericks, Nets, Bulls, and Sonics. Continue on to view the full list.
Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
February 16, 2008 by pastapadre · 111 Comments
The last roster update for Madden 08 is set to release sometime early today for the 360 and PS3. This update removes all players from the IR and somewhat surprisingly does include transactions made plus ratings and weapons changes. The Super Bowl was obviously taken into account with the Giants receiving a bunch of significant upgrades.
In a year that EA has been highly criticized one area where they excelled was with the roster updates. Going into 08 the goal was to do them on a weekly or bi-weekly basis after having never had any real consistency in previous years. While it wasn’t quite done at that pace (bad gap between November 12th and January 14th) it still represented a huge improvement. It was also nice to have all the changes communicated instead of just wondering or digging through players trying to figure out who had moved. Hopefully it gets even more frequent next year and other EA Sports games follow their lead in this area.
Update: The new rosters are now available.
Continue on to view the full list of changes in the final roster update for 08.
NBA Live 08 roster update #2 details
February 15, 2008 by pastapadre · 26 Comments
Here are the changes made in the second roster update for NBA Live 08 that was released earlier today. Like the previous roster update there has only been player movement. The two major recent trades (Lakers-Grizzlies, Suns-Heat) are included. Unfortunately no ratings changes, players added to the game, or FIBA update. Hopefully another update will be done soon after the trade deadline.
Also if you missed it there is free All-Star Weekend related downloadable content available. Details of that can be found here. Continue on to view the list of changes made in roster update #2.
Madden 08 roster update #7 details
January 30, 2008 by pastapadre · 60 Comments
Here is the complete list of ratings up/down, weapons added/lost and transactions included in roster update #7 for Madden 08 which was released today for the 360 and PS3. This will be the second to last update for the game. The final update is expected sometime following the Super Bowl and will remove players from IR.
For details on all the updates throughout the year head to the roster update tag page.
Madden 08 roster update #6 details
January 14, 2008 by pastapadre · 76 Comments
Here are the full details of the latest roster update for Madden 08 on the 360 and PS3 which should be released by tomorrow. Included in the list are transactions, weapon gains/losses, ratings up and down, injuries, and contract extensions. Once again there are explanations to go along with each rating and weapon change.
It appears this will be the second to last update for 08. Look for the final one to come following the Super Bowl. EA really improved on both the number and quality of roster updates this year for Madden, although the delay on this particular update had gotten frustrating.
For all the roster updates throughout the year make sure to visit the roster update tag page. Continue on to view the details of roster update #6.
NBA Live roster update details
December 5, 2007 by pastapadre · 35 Comments
I have received the list of changes that have been made with the first NBA Live 08 roster update which was released today for the 360 and PS3. Only player movement was made in this update. No ratings were adjusted.
Unfortunately it looks like there will be no updates to the FIBA rosters despite earlier statements to the contrary. The next roster update will probably arrive sometime around All-Star Weekend.
Continue on to view the full list.
Madden 08 roster update #5 details
November 12, 2007 by pastapadre · 98 Comments
A new roster update has been released for the 360 and PS3 versions of Madden 08. This represents the fifth update of the year so far though nine weeks of the NFL season.
For tracking all of the roster updates throughout the year make sure to visit the roster update tag page. Continue on to view all of the changes such as the ratings up/down, weapons losses/additions, transactions, and contracts. There are a ton of them, and included again are explanations for each.
Madden 08 roster update #4 gets updated
October 27, 2007 by pastapadre · 8 Comments
EA has released a revised roster update #4 which originally came out on October 23rd, the details of which you can find here.
It seems likely that the motivation to do so came from having a few players with the incorrect race, such as the newly added Koren Robinson. This gave them the opportunity to make a handful of other changes that occurred too late to get them in before, such as moving Ronnie Brown to the IR and replacing him with the recently signed Samkon Gado.
Complete details of Madden 08 roster update #4
October 23, 2007 by pastapadre · 37 Comments
The next roster update (#4) for the 360 and PS3 versions of Madden 08 came out on Wednesday October 24th. There are a bunch of changes to weapons and ratings along with transactions and moves to the IR. There are even explanations included for each change this time!
Details on all roster updates released throughout the year can be found here.
Continue on to view all of the details of the latest roster update.
