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2K’s Team-Up Mode
With the move of the NHL franchise to Visual Concepts it provides the opportunity to look at some aspects of NHL 2K9 that will be similar in the upcoming NBA 2K9. One of those things is the new Team-Up online mode where you control a single player as opposed to the team along with other users controlling their own player. I tested out the mode in NHL in order to find out what to expect when NBA comes out. 2K is in a position where they are attempting to catch up in the co-op area of onlin...
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Pastapadre Online Dynasty Bowl Recap
Congratulations to the Clemson Tigers and coach AzureEffect on winning the BCS National Championship in the Pastapadre Online Dynasty. The undefeated run was capped by a win over Florida that went into overtime! Heading into year two there will be a few new owners and the sliders will be adjusted to make the games slightly more challenging. Continue on to find the results from the user played bowl games. (more…)...
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NBA 2K9 PG Ratings and Gameplay Videos
Now that the features of the game have been officially announced and the game displayed for the first time it looks like various outlets can now start providing media on NBA 2K9. SportsGamer has posted up the ratings for the point guards. You can check out the full listings and category breakdowns here. Gametrailers has posted up a gameplay video featuring the Hornets vs Bulls. Operation Sports has posted up gameplay videos featuring the Suns vs Nuggets and Lakers vs Celtics....
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Madden and NFL Head Coach 09 Patch Updates
The patches for Madden 09 and NFL Head Coach 09 have been in certification testing with Microsoft and Sony for some time now so here is the latest on where we are at with those. (Updated) Madden 09 will be receiving its second patch at 5am ET on Tuesday morning. It should be arriving for both the 360 and PS3. Originally it was believed that the patch would come out in the early AM hours of Saturday but it missed that cutoff and is now set for the AM hours of Tuesday for release by Microso...
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Madden 09 Roster Update #4 Details
The fourth roster update for Madden 09 is currently set to be out later today. EA is attempting to release an update every week now and that consistency is welcome. This update includes Shawne Merriman going to the IR, all the receiver changes for the Seahawks (except for Nate Burleson to the IR?), the Broncos receive the benefit of several ratings increases, and Adrian Peterson moves up to a 98. Continue on for the full list of changes. (more…)...
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EASHL Tonight
Anyone who'd like to take part in some Pasta Padre EASHL action can hop on tonight at about 6PT/9ET. I'll probably be on for a couple hours and I have some more invites to send out this afternoon as well. It was fun on Tuesday night despite not coming away with a win. One discussion that was had during the games on Tuesday regarded a few quick improvements that could be made to make the mode better. Hopefully they'll be able to patch these in or fix them server side because they are simpl...
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NBA 2K9 Gameplay Footage
NBA 2K9 had some time on Gamespot's "On the Spot" show today. While there was some early video from E3 this represents the first real look at a near finished build of the game. Amuse yourself as awkward questions such as how many teams the game has and if it has freestyle moves are asked. There were some really nice animations and I like the game speed being faster (some will like that others might not) but on the downside there was some pretty severe sliding. I do like the way the highli...
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NBA Live Synergy Interview
IGN conducted thorough interview with Garrick Barr the CEO and founder of Synergy Sports Technology. This is the company that provides a massive amount of data to NBA teams and now will be streaming that data to NBA Live on a daily basis beginning this year and beyond. The interview goes into great detail on what the company does and how that will enhance the experience for those who play Live. You can check out the interview here. Also an update on the NBA Live 09 demo for the PS3 as Son...
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