Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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3DS Release Set with Madden as Launch Title
This morning Nintendo officially announced details for the upcoming release of the 3DS. The portable system with glasses-less 3D will go for $249.99 and release on Sunday March 27th. Madden NFL Football for the 3DS had its initial features revealed back in November. Madden will include GameFlow play-calling as an option, a standard season mode, a 5-on-5 arcade mode, "Call Your Shots" which was initially introduced on the Wii version, and "Spotlight Moments" which first came about on the mob...
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Top Spin 4 Trailer and Roster Reveal
2K Sports today officially unveiled the roster for Top Spin 4 and delivered the first trailer for the game which is set for release on March 15th. The cover of the game will feature Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams. It is the first time in over a decade that Agassi will be featured playable in a tennis game. The cover art also reveals that there will be Playstation Move implementation for the PS3. Roster: Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Jim Courier, Rafael Nadal, Bor...
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Most Anticipated Game of Q1 2011?
What is the pulse of the community in regards to the upcoming releases in the first quarter of the year? This is the most crowded slate of sports titles for what is generally the slowest period of the year in recent memory. The MLB staples are there but they are joined by a Fight Night entry, the release of Tiger Woods being moved up in order to hit the market before The Masters, a WWE licensed arcade game, and two other fringe sport representations. Vote in the poll as to which game you are a...
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The Biggest Stories of 2010
This year brought about many significant developments in sports gaming, from contraction and cancellations to the importance of cover athletes and the success of games on new platforms. There was a lot that happened that will influence the genre going forward. Continue on for a look at the most important stories of 2010. (more…)...
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2010 Community Award Winners
After tallying over 18,000 votes it is time to take a look at the results and crown the winners of the 2010 Pastapadre Community Awards! (more…)...
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In-Game Ads Lagging Well Behind DLC
There has been plenty of discussion centering around the growth of downloadable content offerings and even modes built around the microtransaction model. Recently there were some details revealing just how lucrative those initiaties have become. What hasn't been looked at with the same analysis is the developments with in-game advertising. This generation has brought about more ad placement within sports titles, for the most part fitting within the real-life scope when it comes to placeme...
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The Worst of 2010
Before getting into the Top 10 Games of the Year countdown (also make sure to vote in the Community Awards polls) comes the look at what turned out to be the worst offerings of the year. Considerations for acknowledgment here include what the reasonable expectations were going in, game issues and promises fulfilled, lack of value, and community response. This year there were no standout games that really deserved to be trashed. There was nothing on the level of MLB 2K9, MLB Front Office Man...
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Ultimate Team Proving Lucrative for EA
The Ultimate Team modes that debuted in the FIFA series and has since expanded out to Madden and NHL have always been slanted towards users who are willing to pay out of pocket for advantages. Unlike regular downloadable content in the context of a mode they present much more potential to bring in money and continue to do so over the course of months or even the whole year. It has been well known that Ultimate Team has been making quite a bit of money for EA and in doing so focusing on copies ...
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