Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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Press Row Podcast: EA – Booms and Busts
Electronic Arts’ stock is trading at all-time high levels and in looking forward to fiscal year 2018 (April 2017-March 2018) the company revealed a number of interesting facts and plans related to their various sports franchises. There’s the good: FIFA 17 was the world’s biggest selling sports game in 2016 and the company continues to see its digital revenue driven largely by Ultimate Team and free-to-play mobile show no signs of slowing down. There’s the ba...
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The Line Drive for January 29
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The Cavs were smart to turn down Carmelo for Love according to NBA 2K17. ♦Latest podcast on improvements coming to MLB The Show 17 is also now on Youtube. ♦The podcast going through the 2016 Community Awards is also now on Youtube. ♦Pre-orders of MLB The Show 17 are 20% off for Amazon Prime members. ♦The final new Flash...
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PRP: MLB The Show 17 Has Reported
With spring training right around the corner baseball is about to be back on the minds of many. It’s also the time of year when the changes that the upcoming MLB The Show game will be sold on start to be revealed. The first wave of info just hit with hints at some big new features and improvements for MLB The Show 17. News on everything from gameplay, presentation, and graphics to the big three modes are discussed in this episode of the Press Row Podcast. Check out the podcast thro...
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Press Row Podcast: 2016 Community Awards
Now into its 8th year, the Pastapadre Community Awards have set out to recognize all the efforts made in sports gaming which go well beyond just that of naming the “Sports Game of the Year.” For 2016 the awards expanded to 12 categories and collected over 33,000 votes in the process. Sports video games are complex and rich in content, and no one game excels in every area that make them up. The Community Awards are an opportunity to help identify the standouts from specific aspect...
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The Line Drive for January 22
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦2016 top-sellers per NPD: NBA 2K17 (#4), Madden NFL 17 (#5), and FIFA 17 (#9). ♦Latest patch for NHL 17 added a new mode in Ultimate Team plus more changes. ♦Remains unclear exactly when Madden NFL 17 will be added to the EA Access Vault. ♦Backwards compatible Skate 3 will be one of the games coming to the Vault this year. â...
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The Line Drive for January 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Here are the steps to take to move the Chargers to Los Angeles in Madden NFL 17. ♦Last chance to cast your votes in the 12 categories of the 2016 Community Awards. ♦All Nintendo Switch games available for pre-order on Amazon are 20% off with Prime. ♦The FIFA game for Switch may be built off the last-gen 360/PS3 gameplay engine. ...
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Press Row Podcast: Nintendo Switch Details
The highly anticipated home/handheld hybrid Nintendo Switch will release on March 3rd for $300, eventually require a paid subscription for online play, and expanding storage will a be a practical necessity by adding on a separately purchased SDXC memory card. Switch has a dismal launch lineup outside of the new Zelda, while sports games look to be a ways off with FIFA and NBA 2K18 both officially in development but not releasing until later in the year. Rich Grisham and T.J. Lauerman join...
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The Line Drive for January 8
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Coming up on last week to vote in all the various categories of the Community Awards. ♦Still to come are the awards for Best New Feature and Sports Game of the Year. ♦Summarized all the biggest sports gaming stories of 2016 for Sporting News. ♦Discussed many of 2016's most important stories on the latest Press Row Podcast. â...
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