Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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Interview on The 4 Verts Podcast
I recently appeared on The 4 Verts Podcast for an interview to discuss the journey of Pastapadre.com, creation of Hit The Pass, and writing for Sporting News. The conversation then turns to Madden and the differences between the development team now and in the past, the impact of Ultimate Team, areas in which the series has struggled the most, and what needs to be done for it to join the elite class of sports games in a shrinking marketplace....
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The Line Drive for May 15
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Von Miller missed out on the Madden NFL 17 cover then he got punked in the screenshots. ♦Rob Gronkowski has claimed the Madden NFL 17 cover after finishing runner-up last year. ♦The NBA Live series faces an uncertain future following yet another game delayed. ♦Pre-orders of Madden NFL 17 are live and 20% off for Amazon Prime members. ♦Pre-orders...
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Press Row Podcast: Track and Field
The current state of sports games - on console, PC, and mobile devices - is ever-changing and evolving at a rapid pace. Former creative director of the Madden NFL series Ian Cummings returns to the Press Row Podcast joining me and friend of the show Rich Grisham to discuss his own mobile game as well as the "bigger picture." For starters, Ian describes his mobile game Photo Finish Horse Racing that is gaining steam on iOS and Android, the evolution of it from a one-man side project to a f...
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Press Row Podcast: NBA Live in for another shake-up
EA Sports has been unable to recover from the attempted reboot of NBA Live as NBA Elite while at the same time seeing their competition flourish to become a juggernaut. It's been six years but the company has yet to produce a compelling quality product since that fiasco and in the process consumers have lost all confidence in the Live brand. The series can't escape its past. Knowing that a shake-up was necessary EA yesterday confirmed the first report of Live being pushed back to 2017. ...
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The Line Drive for May 8
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Looking at the additional incoming rookies that have been added to Madden NFL 16. ♦Winners and losers coming out of the NFL Draft for Madden NFL 17. ♦Bryce Harper is now the third 99 Overall Rated player in MLB The Show 16. ♦EA Sports put out an infographic showing the rise in popularity of Leicester City in FIFA. ♦It looks like Forza 6 will be ge...
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Press Row Podcast: Spring Cleaning
There’s been a heavy focus with recent episodes of the Press Row Podcast on the two big games that released in March, but now attention turns to some news relating to titles that are still off in the future and a favorite that has just been updated. The trio this week discuss the first features to have been revealed for NHL 17, how EA Sports is considering adding Virtual Reality to the next UFC game and what that might mean for others out before then, and how a basketball mode is the late...
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The Line Drive for May 1
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Grades handed out for all the first round NFL Draft selections with Madden 17 in mind. ♦Check out the ratings for all 31 first round picks now found in Madden 16 Ultimate Team. ♦The new basketball mode has made for yet another great addition to Rocket League. ♦Repping NHL and World Cup teams are eight players in a battle for the cover of NHL 17. â™...
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The Line Drive for April 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦This year's Madden Mock Draft looks at the best picks for each team in the first round. ♦Archived video stream of the first Diamond Dynasty showdown between PP and TSG. ♦Examining the first of the new cards added to Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 16. ♦80 minutes of Diamond Dynasty discussion in the new episode of the Press Row Podcast. ♦The Press...
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