Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Online Franchise Wildcard Weekend Preview
The Pastapadre Madden 10 Online Franchise has reached the playoffs. This has been a really successful regular season and having the promise of a draft and some sort of free agency moving forward has made it much more sustainable than a regular online league. As mentioned in the previous article there will be some teams open however those won't be filled until after completion of the playoffs. I will have a posting up come that time for anyone who is interested. Continue on for analysis of Wi...
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No Madden 10 Roster Update This Week
There will be no roster update for Madden 10 this week. This is the first week that hasn't had an update since skipping the one that should have been completed following opening weekend. This is unfortunate because there have been some significant injuries, trades completed, and there are some players and teams that are definitely in need of adjustment. The next roster update is planned for Friday October 30th....
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Week Six Ratings Change Suggestions
Now that six weeks are in the books the undefeated teams have established themselves as legitimate contenders and may be deserving of some more attention in the ratings. The Saints, Colts, Broncos, and Saints have all proven they are for real. On the other end of the spectrum there are teams like the Titans, Redskins, Bucs, and Rams who should take a hit in their ratings based on their performance this season. Looking at specific players maybe it was premature to slide Tom Brady down to a...
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Madden 10 Shows Strength in September
The official NPD sales numbers for September were released today providing an opportunity to look for results from the two hockey titles as well as how Madden 10 has been performing and its long-term outlook. NCAA Football 10 saw a more pronounced loss of sales its first month and followed that up by a heavier than usual drop in the second month. After faring relatively well with its first month's take how did Madden do in September? (more…)...
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Some Details on Madden 10 Patch #2
With the second patch for Madden 10 just about being wrapped up and nearing submission for certification EA Sports has posted a blog noting some of the things that have been worked on. As previously mentioned this patch is very community input-centric having taken many suggestions into consideration to enhance the gameplay experience. Below are some of the things confirmed for the patch however this does not represent the full list. You can check out the full blog posting here and more detai...
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PP Online Franchise Nearing Playoffs
With only two weeks left to go in the regular season the Pastapadre Online Franchise for Madden 10 is seeing the playoff picture come into focus. Games have been played at a pace of two a week and that has brought us to this point. For those curious we are not accepting new owners for a couple vacated teams until the offseason. Feel free to follow along with all the developments in the forum. Five divisions have already been clinched. The Eagles from the NFC and the Jets, Ravens, Raiders,...
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Madden 10 Roster Update #7 Details
The next roster update for Madden 10 is slated to release either today or tomorrow and as such the weekly ratings details are now available. Of note is a boost to an 86 for Cedric Benson and 76 for Miles Austin. Michael Crabtree lost two points which is curious since most everyone thought he was too high coming back in. However he was not expected to play in the game this past weekend so how that would affect his rating is odd. This time EA has provided the changes in the form of images w...
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Madden Arcade Info and Screenshots
EA Sports has released the first details on the upcoming Madden Arcade. The downloadable only game will be available in December for 1200 MS points on XBL and the equivalent $15 on PSN. It will feature five on five arcade-style gameplay with all 32 teams and stadiums included. Each team is given four downs to march 60 yards to pay dirt – no penalties or field goals allowed here, pal! Get your Madden NFL fix in a completely new way, with fast-paced games where the first team to 30 win...
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