Archive for the ‘Madden’ Category
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Padrecast: E3 Day One Edition
One full day of E3 is in the books with Jerkfacefave and I recording another quick Padrecast direct from LA! Running about 17 minutes we talk about Madden 11, NCAA Football 11, EA Sports MMA, celebrity sightings, and a few other goings on from the day. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! [podcast]http://www.pastapadre.com/wordpress/padrecasts/Padrecast-61510.mp3[/podcast]...
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E3 2010 Day One Quick Impressions
In lieu of full impressions postings this evening, as I don't feel I have had enough time on the games yet to go that far, I wanted to at least drop some early thoughts and observations. Still working on videos and will get the Padrecast up very late tonight or in the morning. (more…)...
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E3 2010 Day One Coverage
The first official day of E3 has arrived! While I will attempt to update this posting at different points throughout the day from the event floor that may prove to be a challenge. Make sure to follow along at the following places for live coverage. There you will find quick impressions or other observations, pictures, and maybe even short video clips. Pastapadre Twitter Jerkfacefave Twitter "Like" on Facebook Once back into the hotel in the evening I'll begin work on more comprehensive...
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E3 2010 Trailers
The following is a collection of trailers released in conjunction with the opening of E3. Trailers for Madden 11, NHL 11, and EA Sports MMA are included. Continue on to check them out and then leave your thoughts in the comments! Remember live coverage begins tomorrow (Tuesday) with the show floor opening at 3ET/12PT. (more…)...
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E3 2010 EA Press Conference
The EA press conference is currently taking place, and any updates relating to the EA Sports titles will be added below. I'll then follow that up with full postings on any news once the conference is completed. You can watch the conference being streamed live here or here or here (depending on which is working at the time). While waiting for the EA Sports portion to come around heck out details on the ESPN-Microsoft exclusive deal announced earlier today. Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Cout...
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Pay for Boosts in Madden 11 OTP
Earlier today a posting went up with some details on and video of the Online Team Play mode for Madden 11. I was less than thrilled by the structure and that was before finding out about this. While users can earn attribute boosts through various achievements that apply to the players they control they can also be bought. The idea of providing rewards based on performance is a solid one, however once again by allowing some to just buy them it creates a balance issue and gives an unfair edge...
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Madden 11 Online Team Play Video
IGN has released a video interview regarding the 3v3 Online Team Play mode that is debuting in Madden 11. Online Team Play was made official last night even though we've known about it since April. The video includes talk about the mode and gameplay footage, along with that a decent opportunity to hear the new commentary with Gus Johnson in the booth. (more…)...
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Madden 11 Does Little to Improve Franchise and Online Franchise Modes
Through a blog EA Sports has stated that the career modes including Franchise, Online Franchise, and Superstar are due for complete re-writes but that will not be coming in Madden 11. The modes will largely be unchanged from last year. Franchise mode has some minor tweaks but Online Franchise and Superstar won't see much if any improvements from Madden 10. While that meant not making any major overhauls to Franchise or SuperStar, we were still able to make some notable improvements while we p...
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