Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Tecmo Bowl 2008 update
Way back on May 11th of last year the announcement was made that a new Tecmo Bowl would be coming in 08. At that time it was teased that it would be on one of the new systems but not the one people would be assuming. “I can’t tell you what platform we’re making it for. But I can tell you that it’s probably not going to be on the platform that you’re expecting… if that makes any sense.” Since then there has been absolutely nothing revealed about the game. That is until the Jan...
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First NBA Live 08 OTP nights
The voting has been going now for a few days and it has come in strongly towards Friday and Saturday. So this week lets shoot for opening up a lobby room on both nights and trying to get a couple good games of Online Team Play in on the 360. 360 permitting (status is questionable right now) I'll be able to hop on both evenings at 5pt/8et and play through at least one if not two games. I'd likely record at least one to post up on the site soon after completion. Spots won't be held they'll ...
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Signs of an NFL Head Coach 09
There have been rumors of a sequel to NFL Head Coach for some time now. It started last year back at E3, more recently on a gaming news rumor site, and google searches for "NFL Head Coach 09" bring back mentions from resumes of people who have apparently been working on the game. Another big sign has appeared as it is now listed with an April 23rd release date for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on Gamefly. It is still not listed on other sites such as Gamestop or Amazon. If that is the case and ...
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NFL Tour wishlist
It isn't known whether there will be a follow-up to NFL Tour, however pastapadre.com readers have submitted a bunch of great ideas for a potential sequel and I've compiled those along with my own suggestions. Thanks to everyone who took the time out to include their thoughts. If you have your own on something that could be improved upon or added feel free to leave them in the comments. (more…)...
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NBA Live 08 OTP impressions
After playing through several games of Online Team Play in NBA Live 08 I've been able to form some initial thoughts on the mode. This is really a unique way to play the game and seems to be the natural evolution of online play. It had been a big success in NHL 08 and FIFA 08 and that is definitely the case with Live as well. Controlling a single player in a basketball game is probably the most natural and engaging of all the sports. Any configuration of up to five on five is allowed. It i...
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NBA Live 08 OTP Night
With the recent release of Online Team Play for NBA Live 08 on the 360 it seemed natural to coordinate a night where everyone can hop on and find some quality OTP action. I'm going to be posting up my impressions of the mode by Monday but after having completed a couple games I can say it's an extremely fun and a unique experience. There may be some prizes given away randomly however this is not so much a competition as it is a get together just for some fun games. Hopefully we'll be able...
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Madden 08 roster update #6 details
Here are the full details of the latest roster update for Madden 08 on the 360 and PS3 which should be released by tomorrow. Included in the list are transactions, weapon gains/losses, ratings up and down, injuries, and contract extensions. Once again there are explanations to go along with each rating and weapon change. It appears this will be the second to last update for 08. Look for the final one to come following the Super Bowl. EA really improved on both the number and quality of ro...
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NFL Tour coverage recap
With NFL Tour now released I thought it would be beneficial to link to all the prerelease coverage of the game and give a few final thoughts. Tour is a fun multiplayer game and one that I've already spent more time playing online and head-to-head than some of the "sim" games from the last year. The single player Tour mode feels tacked on and lacks any depth but the game was always meant to be more about the multiplayer experience. As I've played more I've started to get better on defen...
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