In this brief Padrecast Fred and I discuss the finals of the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament which pits Peyton Hillis against Michael Vick. I also recap the news of several high-level employees departing Tiburon, release date move, and the uncertainty it all has created. Download the podcast directly from here or listen in the player below! [podcast]http://www.pastapadre.com/wordpress/padrecasts/Padrecast-041811.mp3[/podcast]...

For the holiday weekend I thought I'd run through a Padrecast on my own and take some questions from Twitter and Facebook. I discuss the NBA 2K11 patch and ratings drop for Tony Parker and IGN's decision to run a piece praising EA for canceling NBA Elite 11 at the last minute. Then responding to a couple of the questions presented I go into the likelihood of college basketball and MVP Baseball returning, how the "Online Pass" may be affecting sales, and more. The podcast runs approximately 28 ...

The Padrecast returns in extended fashion after a month hiatus as Fred and I discuss the major developments and releases that occurred over that time. We roll through NBA 2K11, NBA Elite 11, EA Sports MMA, my rant against the terrible Madden 11 3D mode, and more. The running time is approximately 40 minutes and the show can be downloaded directly from here or listened to in the player below. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments along with any suggestions of topics to tackle in futu...