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Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
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 o...
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Road to the Show career recaps
Gamespot has posted up the beginnings of two Road to the Show careers from MLB 08: The Show. One covers a positional player (shortstop) and the other a starting pitcher. You can read up on them here. That got me to thinking about what position Pasta Padre should take on. Once I get ahold of the game, as has been done with Campus Legend and Superstar modes, I'll be covering the career of Padre through RTTS with updates on the site which will include videos and screenshots. What position...
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NBA Live 08 roster update #2 details
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...
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NBA Live OTP night five
With the new roster update out this week's NBA Live 08 OTP being set up for tomorrow should be entertaining. Since it is All-Star Saturday night we'll begin playing earlier than usual @ 3pt/6et. I'm going to attempt to record the games and get them posted up along with recaps by Monday. The first matchup will be Suns @ Lakers. Vote below for the second game from a short list of choices I put together. Update: The suggestion was made to play the ASG. So the second game will be East @ We...
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Initial impressions and videos from The Show’s demo
The demo for MLB 08: The Show was released for the PS3 earlier today. After having gotten to play through it a few times I'm already confident in saying that this has the potential to be the best baseball game to date. That comes from someone who still looks back at MVP 05 as still holding that title. The demo features the Colorado Rockies @ Boston Red Sox with Jeff Francis and Josh Beckett on the mound. It loads into the start of the game bypassing the main menu. Go to the pause menu to ...
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MLB 2K8 pitching impressions from Gametap
Jon Robinson over at Gametap has posted up his impressions of the new right analog pitching in MLB 2K8. Also included is a list of the top 20 rated non-closers in the bullpen. You can read the entire article by clicking here. I was not only feeling frustrated, I felt like giving up on the game all together...But then something happened. I decided to play as the Mets, and somehow when pitching as Pedro, everything fell into place (and I didn't even need a rooster). I was hitting the glove on...
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Wii NCAA Football 09 confirmed and cover mascot challenge begins
EA Sports has officially revealed that for the first time the NCAA Football franchise will be coming to the Nintendo Wii. NCAA Football 09 is tentatively scheduled to release on July 15th. To commemorate the occasion EA is hosting a poll to choose which mascot ends up on the cover. The mascot cover will be exclusive to the Wii version of 09 with the voting having just opened up on the official website. Voting for the NCAA Football 09 Wii Cover Mascot Challenge will start on Thursday, Feb...
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Free ASG downloadable content for NBA Live 08
To celebrate the upcoming All-Star game EA Sports and adidas have teamed up to offer free downloadable content for NBA Live 08. The "NBA All-Star 2008 Pack by adidas" includes the official All-Star Game jerseys, arena, and 10 adidas shoes made exclusively for New Orleans. Rosters have not yet been updated but they are expected to be within the next few days. The content is available for use in online games as well as offline. The pack is available now on the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. (Up...
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