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MLB 2K8 trading card requirements
A few days ago I posted how my thoughts on the trading card system in MLB 2K8 had completely shifted. I'm now really anticipating working towards earning the cards and I'll be setting up some variation of an online tournament, competition, or trading expo soon after release. Today Gamespot released the complete list of 472 trading cards along with the requirements of what must be done to earn them. They range from the easy (get credit for a win with Jeff Francis with 7+ innings pitched) t...
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MLB 2K8 franchise diary
Jon Robinson has posted a look at MLB 2K8's franchise mode over at GameTap. It's written more in the style of a story rather than just going down and listing off features or upgrades. Probably because I like writing in that style myself with the Superstar/Campus Legend/Road to the Show type modes I think it makes for a more enjoyable read. I probably wouldn't have had much interest reading a piece on the game's franchise mode otherwise. The writeup follows his San Francisco Giants from th...
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First NFL Head Coach 09 details and screenshots
The official website for NFL Head Coach 09 has gone live and it includes new details about the game. IGN also posted an early preview of the game which includes some good info which you can check out here. It seems as though they've really attempted to get away from the procedural monotony of the original Head Coach and have introduced some live elements that will keep the pace up and make things interesting. I also have posted up the first 25 screens from the game. There are a few below ...
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NFL Head Coach 09 officially announced
Even though it had been known to be coming, today EA Sports officially announced NFL Head Coach 09. The game will be available for the 360 and PS3 and features Indianapolis Colts' Tony Dungy on the cover. Along with the announcement should come the launching of the official website later today and possibly the first screenshots which I'll have here as soon as they're available. “In NFL Head Coach 09, the gamer has complete control of their franchise’s destiny,Ã...
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First Facebreaker impressions
With EA Sports Facebreaker still a long ways away (tentative November release) it was somewhat surprising to find that MTV got the chance to get a talk about what they had seen of the game. Obviously at this point it is far to early to evaluate it but there were some new nuggets of information mentioned. I've pulled a few of the more noteable quotes from the article below. You can read the entire piece by clicking here. I was told that each character would be unique and have a great back...
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Another sign The Show is coming this week
So after writing about the release date changes on Amazon and Gamefly, and prior to that how historically the baseball games bump their releases up, I've been monitoring the other main websites as well as authorizations from pre-orders for MLB 08: The Show. EB/Gamestop still lists The Show as a 3/3 release. However my credit card now shows the full authorization charge for the game. Meanwhile my MLB 2K8 preorder, which incidentally is listed with the same release date, has not posted. Gen...
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The possible future of the 2K Sports titles
With the EA purchase of Take Two seeming likely, and sooner rather than later, that brings up the question of what will happen to that which is now known as 2K Sports. After TT decided to drop the College Hoops franchise I took a look at the outlook for the future of the rest of their titles. However given the circumstances this would present a totally different scenario. While we don't know some of the behind the scenes details of these games there is some reasonable expectations that could...
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NBA Live OTP night six recap
Night six of NBA Live 08 OTP is in the books and it was one of the better all around nights so far. Both games were very competitive and using the lower ranked matchup and international teams seemed to pay off. The first game we had three vs four and the second game was a full five on five. Following the next roster update we'll do some games with the teams that made acquisitions (Cleveland vs Dallas sounds good) and probably another international game since this one turned out so well. A...
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