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09-10 NFL Season Is Nearly Here!
It is an exciting time for all NFL fans as the season is set to being this Thursday night with a great game as the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers host the team that finished last season with the best regular season record in the Tennessee Titans. During the game I'll be hosting a live blog here on the site. The posting will go up about a half hour before kickoff that contains the chat program. Feel free to join along and discuss the game in progress with myself and other members ...
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Next Madden 10 Roster Update This Week
One of the most frequent questions I receive has to do with when the next Madden roster update is expected to be out. For the start of the NFL regular season update I've been stating that the attempt would be made to have it out prior to the opening game on Thursday night. That has been confirmed today by both Donny Moore and Phil Frazier. While they are making a push to have it out before the opener that may not be possible given the scope of the changes. So they are providing a wider wi...
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Madden 10 AFL DLC Details
After first appearing accidentally in other regions it has been a wait for official details on the AFL downloadable content for Madden 10. As first reported here last week the DLC would not be free. Instead it will be seven dollars or the equivalent 560 MS points. The content will be available to download on Thursday September 24th for the PS3 and 360. The DLC pack includes the AFL Legacy jerseys, five new achievements/trophies, and five new Madden Moments. There is also the unique retro-...
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NBA Games Just One Month Away
It is now just four weeks until the release of NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10. Both continue to hold back full details of features presumably to be revealed over the coming weeks however enough has been released to build expectations. This should be a very interesting month as both games are offering their own advantages and going toe-to-toe to win over consumers. NBA Live 10: A bunch of videos displaying improvements, numerous blogs detailing them, and actual gameplay footage has been distribu...
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PP Online Franchise Power Rankings
The Official Pastapadre Madden 10 Online Franchise continues to chug along at the targeted pace of two games a week. Now a quarter of the way through the season the league is starting to see where everyone is falling into place. A few surprise teams like the Raiders, Bengals, and Lions are proving to be contenders along with teams like the Ravens and Eagles who have handled their business in impressive fashion. Continue on for the first set of power rankings this season and leave your tho...
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Michael Crabtree Remains Unsigned
With the deadline today for teams to cut down to their final 53 man rosters there remains only one draft pick left unsigned. The #10 draft pick WR Michael Crabtree has made no progress in his stand of demanding bigger numbers than his draft slot would represent. The 49ers don't appear willing to give in and Crabtree has indicated he will sit out the season and re-enter the draft next year. That brings up an interesting question regarding Madden 10 and probably the reasoning behind not bei...
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Shooting in NBA Live 10
EA Sports has posted up another blog entry detailing everything to do with the shooting mechanics in NBA Live 10 and what drives the success of each shot. The three main areas of focus that were considered with any changes had to do with control, balance, and authenticity. Included is an impressive tutorial video that displays much of what is discussed in the blog. You can check out the full posting and video here. We’ve also completely done away with our ratings-based shot success c...
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Latest EA MMA Signing
With the building promotion of the upcoming EA MMA (which is aiming for a release next summer) the roster continues to be the early focus. Without access to the UFC license that has left EA Sports to sign fighters individually and from a pool limited to those not under contract with UFC at the time of attempted signing. The newest addition to the list is Jason "Mayhem" Miller who confirmed his association with the game in an interview with Bloody Elbow. Below is the updated full list of figh...
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