Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the NFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the AFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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The Line Drive for January 20
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The mobile version of the site has launched, should be auto-detected when using devices. •Current deals NHL 13 for under $40 and You Don't Know Jack (PC Download) for $3. •Current giveaways for Madden NFL 13 on Twitter and NFS: The Run on Facebook. •Kotaku explains how exclusive licenses have resulted in limited options ...
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#1 of 2012: FIFA 13
The FIFA series repeats in the top spot even though it does so somewhat by default as the field in 2012 simply did not do enough to knock it off the throne. FIFA 13 capitalized off the excellent prior iteration by making important refinements and building on already established strengths resulting in the best overall product of the year. (more…)...
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#2 of 2012: NBA 2K13
For quite a while NBA 2K13 was slotted into the top spot as the Pastapadre Sports Game of the Year. NBA 2K was set to be the first series to have won twice since the awards began in 2006 (2K11 won in 2010). It had it in its grasp but ultimately it slipped away when justification of the entire product as the "best" of this year's crop was made more more difficult. NBA 2K13 arrived on the scene with welcome changes to controls, terrific presentation, an excellent career mode, and much impro...
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2012 Community Choice Award Winners
After being open for a month and collecting over 26K votes it's time to announce the winners of the 2012 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. Former Community Game of the Year winners FIFA, NBA 2K, and Madden fittingly found themselves up for the big one this year as well. Continue on for the results and brief analysis for all the categories! (more…)...
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The Line Drive for January 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Another giveaway being held on Facebook for a copy of Madden NFL 13. •Final chance to vote for the 2012 Community Choice Awards - winners announced tomorrow. •A new roster update is out for use with starting new Connected Careers in Madden NFL 13. •Made an appearance on the latest episode of the Press Row Podcast. •A mobil...
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Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: Former Madden Developer Rips EA Sports
One of the most fascinating developments of the year came late as a former Madden NFL developer went on an unprecedented Twitter rant regarding the state of the franchise and the stifling environment in which he had departed from. It was insight into the ongoing process and frustrations that may be faced by those who work on the games that the public rarely if ever hears. Certain elements of that are true of all major corporations but with it being Madden in particular it struck a nerve with...
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