Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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The Line Drive for February 10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Details on Facebook for another chance to win a copy of MLB 13: The Show. •Xbox Live 12 month subscription, instant code or physical card, back down to $40. •The Madden NFL 13 simulation nailed the outcome, margin of victory, and MVP. •CBS' new score bug for the Super Bowl looked even more like Madden NFL 13's. •A look ...
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 12
Discussion in the latest edition of the Press Row Podcast focuses on the prospects for MLB 2K13 as release nears, the outlook for sports games on the Wii U now that third parties are already starting to abandon it, a long-awaited segment on what works for mobile sports gaming, and responding to some listener questions. It's a full house with a panel of six on board. Check it out through iTunes or with the embedded player at Operation Sports. Feel free to leave any feedback and suggestions...
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Evaluating the Potential of Used Games Being Blocked on New Consoles
Rumors of technology being implemented in consoles to block used games are nothing new. In the lead-up to the Xbox 360 and PS3 there were rumblings that were unsubstantiated and now they've surfaced again. The latest unverified reports, which focus on the next Xbox though similar news earlier related to the PS4, are harder to ignore given the push towards a digital future and the restrictiveness that has been escalating throughout the current generation. (more…)...
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Giveaway – MLB 13: The Show
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with an opportunity to win a PS3 copy of MLB 13: The Show! This is just the first of what will be multiple chances at winning the game in the lead-up to its early March release. This post is being bumped to allow for those who missed it the first time around to get entries in before the deadline! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for an entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and wil...
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The Line Drive for February 3
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Make sure to get your entries in for the MLB 13: The Show giveaway. •Current Xbox Live Arcade Sales: NBA Jam: On Fire Edition ($6.25), SSX ($15), much more. •Tiger Woods 14 will be introducing sudden death playoffs in career mode. •EA Sports has released a new Ray Lewis inspirational speech video. •This year's Madden Bo...
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Press Row Hangout: Pilot Episode
The Press Row Podcast has been rolling along for 11 episodes and now comes an attempted spin-off with the Press Row Hangout. Broadcasting live, and then archived to Youtube, this is something that could become a regular feature or end up more for special events or discussions. In the premiere Richard Grisham from GamesRadar and I recap the awards season going game-by-game and then respond to some viewer mail regarding the pending lawsuit against the NCAA, CLC, and EA Sports and what th...
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The Line Drive for January 27
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Get an Xbox Live 12 month subscription for $35 (physical card) or $40 (instant code). •FIFA 13, Madden 13, and NBA 2K13 all made the top 20 played games on XBL in 2012. •A new roster update for NHL 13 has arrived and also includes AHL and DEL transactions. •The new NHL 13 roster update does not apply for starting GM Connected car...
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 11
After having been invited as a guest on the last edition of the Press Row Podcast it now appears I'll be a regular on the bi-weekly show going forward. Episode 11 of the podcast has just gone live and features myself, Richard Grisham of GamesRadar, Samit Sarkar of Polygon, Owen Good of Kotaku, and Mike Suszek of Joystiq. Topics covered in this episode include the news of the WWE license going to Take Two/2K Sports, another look forward towards MLB 13: The Show, responses to a few...
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