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The Line Drive for January 3
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦NCAA Football 14 went 6-2 in the NYE/NYD games in its simulation predictions. ♦Revisiting the biggest sports gaming stories of 2015 that will have lasting impact. ♦Make sure vote in any of the nine categories open in the PP Community Awards. ♦Madden NFL 16 roster updates should be back on schedule this coming week. ♦Aft...
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Press Row Podcast: Holiday Spectacular
The latest Press Row Podcast episode returns a tradition of visiting with friends of the show at the end of the year to get their thoughtsĂ‚Â on what games they enjoyed the most. From game makers to game critics, a host of different viewpoints are represented. Make sure you also don't miss the last two episodes, which centered on naming a panel selected Sports Game of the Year and revisiting the top sports gaming stories of the year. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS,Ă‚Â onĂ...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game of 2015
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game. This is a category that has become increasingly difficult to populate with worthy nominees as developers have almost entirely ceased production of the traditional non-league licensed games that dictate annual releases. Previous winners have included The Golf Club, UFC Undisputed 3, Forza 4, and EA Sports MMA. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay – Best Pres...
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The biggest sports gaming stories of 2015
Every year it's important to look back on developments within the sports gaming genre, not just as a reminder of what has happened, but as insight into the direction individual franchises are going and the trends within the industry that will impact them all. Despite having fewer sports games than ever before there was a ton of news that has had, and will have, an impact on the genre going forward. They include a damaging compressed release schedule, a creative breakout hit game, a push i...
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NBA 2K16 holiday roster update details
Roster updates for NBA 2K16 have understandably tailed off somewhat through the holidays. The most recent to come out included some movement of note however. Stephen Curry still resides in all-time great territory but has dropped a point to 95 Overall and remains as the best current day player in the game. Curry has cooled off a tad, relatively speaking that is, after an incredible start to the season. Since December 6 he's averaged "just" 26 points per game and has shot 37% from three...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best New Feature of 2015
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New Feature. This category has produced winners from the MLB: The Show, Madden, and NBA 2K franchises. All three have at least one feature nominated this year as well. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay – Best Presentation – Best Post-Release Support –Best Career Mode – Best Team-Building Mode – Best Online Play – Best Franchise Mode - Best New Featur...
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The Line Drive for December 27
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦As it stands now the 95-96 Bulls would squash today's Warriors according to NBA 2K16. ♦If you haven't already check out all 30 Christmas jersey designs through NBA 2K16. ♦Digital download code for Madden NFL 16 on PlayStation 4 going for just $24 right now. ♦Digital download of Madden NFL 16 on Xbox One is on sale for $24 to Gold...
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End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best Franchise Mode of 2015
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Franchise Mode. This category has been one of the more interesting ones over the years, with Madden coming out on top from 2011-13 and NBA 2K snapping its streak in 2014. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay – Best Presentation – Best Post-Release Support –Best Career Mode – Best Team-Building Mode – Best Online Play - Best Franchise Mode NBA 2K16 once a...
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