Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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The Line Drive 5/2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Leak for NHL 11 reveals the game will include the Canadian Hockey League. A patch is on the way for Tecmo Bowl Throwback to fix an online issue with recording wins and losses in situations where one side disconnects. The latest in the way of news mascots for NCAA Football 11 include Texas Tech's "Raider Red" and Houston's "Shasta". EA has also r...
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Madden Rookie Screenshots: AFC
Those of you who follow on Twitter and Facebook have been able to check out screenshots of some of the rookies in their pro uniforms over the course of the week. Those are still up and can be most easily found in the Facebook photo album (make sure to "like" the page while there!). These screens go beyond that group, offering up different shots of the same players and screens of others who were drafted. I tried to grab as many as possible in Madden 10 by using the NCAA 10 draft classes. It ...
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Grading the NFL Draft for Madden 11
With the NFL Draft complete teams have begun to take shape for the coming season. How they will perform in Madden 11 can be examined based on the early ratings out for rookies and other draft deals that were made. I've gone though and graded each team based on their drafts and expected impact in Madden 11. Taken into consideration are the base ratings for the rookies from the first three rounds, the importance of their positions, and potential improvement at those positions compared to last...
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Padrecast: Post NFL Draft Edition
After an intensely active few days this Padrecast arrives in an attempt to recap all the big developments. Madden 11 is the topic of focus given all the news that has broken in recent days. Below is just some of what is discussed in the 51 minute running time. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! Sports Gaming Drew Brees as cover athlete "Simpler, Quicker, Deeper" Gus Johnson in as announcer Online Team Play Top QB Ratings Entertainment Hulu add...
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The Line Drive 4/25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. A bunch of hands-on previews recently hit for NCAA Football 11: Op Sports - DToid - IGN - Gamespot Kotaku details the mini-golf mode added to Tiger Woods 11 on the Wii Owen Good at Kotaku checks in with his weekly sports gaming related column this time following his Road to the Show and addiction to paying for attribute boosts. The PS3 is ...
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Your Thoughts on the 2010 NFL Draft
With the first three rounds in the books go ahead and sound-off on what you think of the NFL Draft so far! The teams getting the most praise overall seem to be the Seahawks, Lions, and 49ers with others like the Browns, Cowboys, and Panthers being praised especially for particular picks. The big developments over the first few days had to do primarily with QBs as Tim Tebow went in the first round but Jimmy Clausen slipped to the second and Colt McCoy to the third. Make sure to check the Madden...
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NFL Draft and Madden 11 Live Blog
Check in here for the live blog which will be ongoing throughout the entirety of the first round. Discussion will include developments during the NFL Draft, notification when every piece of new Madden 11 info hits, how the rookies will fit in Madden with their new teams, various polls thrown up, and general thoughts on all the news of the day. It has already been an intensely busy day with much more to come so to keep track of every Madden 11 update at the News Tracker. Continue on to head int...
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NFL Two Round Mock Draft (Final)
After all the anticipation and speculation we've finally just about reached the NFL Draft. Events begin tomorrow evening with the first round, followed by the second and third on Friday night, and remaining rounds on Saturday. Once we get to this point it becomes a little more difficult to predict what will happen in a mock draft, as teams will be completing trades during the draft that will completely shake up the direction things go. However the opportunity to analyze where players fit curre...
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