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March Madness 08 bracket pack released
Over the last couple months I speculated that the Bracket Pack would return for March Madness 08 and today came official word that is has arrived. It appears to be exclusive to the Xbox 360 at a price of 400 MS points and is available now in the Marketplace. Not only does it include the 65 team NCAA Tournament bracket but also updated team ratings, 25 new alternate/third jerseys from tournament teams, and the authentic Alamodome Final Four court. Curiously Oregon's McArthur Arena, which ...
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EA Extends In-Game Ad Deal
EA has extended an agreement with Massive to provide in-game advertising for their 360 and PC titles. They originally partnered up in August 2006 and have now tacked on another two years. Tuesday's agreement with Massive is essentially an extension and expansion of a previous one-and-a-half year deal with the New York-based ad firm. With the new global deal, EA said the next two iterations of annual EA Sports franchises such as Madden NFL, NBA Live, NASCAR and NHL will use the Massive in-...
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MLB 08: The Show 3/17 roster update
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 f...
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Peter Moore’s blog now a blog
A little over a month ago EA Sports President Peter Moore launched a community based blog. While some were interested in the content that was overshadowed by the fact that the entries were being posted in a forum. Not exactly the most visually appealing way to present it or the most user friendly to interact and leave comments. At various places where the news of the blog being started appeared there turned out to be more discussion over the format than the general idea or content. Thankf...
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McArthur Court wins vote for free March Madness download
The voting has been tallied and Oregon's McArthur Court has come out on top and will be the free downloadable arena offered for March Madness 08. It beat out the arenas of Virginia, USC, Georgia Tech, Arkansas, and Purdue. An ETA on when to expect the court has not been given but it seems likely to come this week along with other content. While nothing has been announced regarding the return of the Bracket Pack I think that's a good bet this week as well considering how well it was receiv...
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NCAA Football 09 Wii cover mascot prediction
With the announcement of the winning mascot for the cover of NCAA Football 09 on the Wii coming Tuesday the 18th I thought it would be interesting to look at one element of the push behind the mascots and how it has proven to be an indicator of success. There has been a great level of passion from supporters who have used forums, facebook groups, and the media to spread the word. The last published top 10 list had Washington State in the lead, with Michigan State, Central Florida, Auburn,...
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NBA Live OTP night nine
For anyone interested in participating in the next NBA Live 08 OTP session it will take place tonight beginning at 5PT/8ET. Two more games will be played, this week going with Sunday's premiere matchups. The first will be Hornets @ Pistons and that will be followed by the Lakers @ Rockets. Meet up in the pastapadre lobby room for a definite invite....
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Patches in the works for MLB 2K8
Game Informer has gotten official word from Take Two/2K Sports regarding several patches that are currently being worked on for the 360 and PS3 versions of MLB 2K8. Specifically mentioned are the framerate and the Padres' roster glitch. Lets look at a few parts of the statement that was made with my translation following. It has come our attention that there are a few technical issues within Major League Baseball 2K8 that may effect gameplay enjoyment for some players. We shipped a game wit...
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