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Patches for FNR4 and UFC 2009 Now Out
Both Fight Night Round 4 and UFC 2009 Undisputed have received their first patches for the 360. The PS3 will be seeing those same patches arrive in the near future. That will be Thursday August 6th for Fight Night but no date has been communicated for UFC. Continue on for the full list of changes. Leave your thoughts on the patches in the comments! (more…)...
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Official Madden 10 Online Franchise
As always it is a difficult process to arrange a community based initiative or event. There is a huge amount of interest which is great, but it also inevitably means I won't be able to involve everyone who wants to be. Thanks to the people who took the time to sign-up in the forum for consideration for the Pastapadre Madden 10 Online Franchise. Continue on to check out the roster of owners, waiting list, and some basic details of the league. (more…)...
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Online Franchise Website and Madden Shop
Two aspects of Madden 10 that had remained unseen until now have been the websites for Online Franchises and the Madden Shop which is a HUB for downloadable content. Operation Sports has images of the Online Franchise website and functionality while TeamXbox has laid out the contents of the Madden Shop. While the OF website is lacking in some areas such as the no ability for user generated content it has many of the basics with standings, schedules, and stats. It will also provide the pos...
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More On NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
Three weeks ago the news broke on a downloadable offering from 2K Sports that would have a connection with NBA 2K10. Today details on NBA 2K10 Draft Combine came to light along with some screenshots. Releasing in September, several weeks before the actual game, it will go for $5 and will be available download only through the PSN Store and XBL Marketplace (where it is the equivalent 400 MS points). The Draft Combine appears to be a jump-start for the single-player career mode and will suppos...
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Teams That Benefit Most From Adding Vick
As most everyone is surely aware by now, Michael Vick has been granted a conditional reinstatement to the NFL. Vick is allowed to take part in all practices, team meetings and workouts as well as play in the final two preseason games. However it may not be until week six that final clearance comes from Roger Goodell for Vick to play in a regular season game. As Vick has immediately become a free agent expect him to be in the release day roster update for Madden 10 regardless of whether he...
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The Latest Madden 10 Previews
As various media sites have received beta copies of Madden 10 it appears that today one level of an embargo has been lifted. Two previews worth checking out have gone up so far today. Over at Operation Sports there is an extensive breakdown with general impressions of the game. Meanwhile Gamespot's Brian Ekberg provides insight into the Online Co-Op experience and provides some early thoughts about the Online Franchise. Reading through the Gamespot blog it confirms that essentially, just...
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NBA Live and NHL Soundtracks
The official soundtracks for NBA Live 10 and NHL 10 have also been revealed. While they are no where near as influential as Madden there is still a great deal of interest from artists looking for added exposure. I'm far less familiar with the artists on these soundtracks and the one for Live seems light on songs so maybe more will ended up being added before release. Continue on to check out the soundtracks for both games and leave your thoughts in the comments. (more…)...
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The BIGS 2 Initial Impressions
With all that has been going on lately I haven't had much chance to delve into The BIGS 2. This being the sequel to one of my favorite sports games of this generation I had high hopes. At the same time I somewhat expected it to not achieve those hopes because the original was such a surprise and it would only be building off of that. From the demo it was clear the game would remain similar enough but with several enhancements to the experience though a questionable change to the camera. Woul...
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