Archive for the ‘Original Padre Content’ Category
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The Line Drive for February 7
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦NBA 2K16 shows how much better the Warriors would be by signing Kevin Durant. ♦Take Two faces lawsuit over copyrighted tattoos featured in the NBA 2K series. ♦EA Access subscribers now get Madden NFL 16 as part of membership. ♦Sale on PS4 digital download code: Rory McIlroy PGA Tour for $13.19 ♦Sale on PS4 digital do...
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Press Row Podcast: EA Sports UFC 2 Beta Impressions
The one week beta for EA Sports UFC 2 provided ample opportunity to get a feel for what's in store with the product that will be releasing on March 15. After a disappointing first effort there's reason for optimism with the sequel based on gameplay improvements, Practice and Skill Challenges meant to make the game easier to learn and improve at, and even the new Ultimate Team mode which has a different model that's been built for an individual sport. In this new episode of the Press Row P...
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The Line Drive for January 31
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out the Pastapadre Twitter feed for some EA UFC 2 gameplay highlight gifs. ♦EA's stock has fallen about 8% after reporting disappointing third quarter revenues. ♦The NBA 2K16 Pro-Am competition apparently has started with little on rules/parameters. ♦NBA 2K16 decided to break the hands of Blake Griffin in the latest r...
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Press Row Podcast: Looking to Spring
After a lull of several months there are new sports game releases on the horizon. MLB The Show 16 will land in late March and news this week relates to Road to the Show and a new feature called ShowTime. Is that mode in particular getting too gimmicky? Meanwhile there’s a lot going on for EA Sports UFC 2 from a beta, to announcement of Mike Tyson, live streams of gameplay, and details on Ultimate Team. What stands out the most as the publisher hopes for the sequel to fare better t...
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The Line Drive for January 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Kirk Herbstreit made some grossly misguided comments about NCAA Football. ♦Will Mike Tyson impact the potential success of EA Sports UFC 2? ♦Only 19% of poll respondents feel Tyson will affect their UFC 2 purchase decision. ♦Putting together a competitive discount Ultimate Team squad in FIFA 16. ♦Defense and special tea...
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The Line Drive for January 17
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Brand new benefit of Amazon Prime is 20% off video game pre-orders. ♦For those without Amazon Prime its only $73 for a year subscription today. ♦EA Sports raised and then crushed NCAA Football fans hopes of the series returning. ♦How to move the Rams in Franchise Mode to Los Angeles in Madden NFL 16. ♦Is EA Sports overrati...
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Press Row Podcast: College sports video games…tease vs reality
The College Football Playoff, and a completely ill-advised social media post from EA Sports, caused the subject of college sports video games to resurface in the conscious of many this week. How we got to this point with college games and what it will take to have any return is the focus of the first Press Row Podcast of 2016 and the first as I take over as host of the show. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket...
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The Line Drive for January 10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦This is the final day to get votes in for the Pastapadre Community Awards. ♦Check out the best in sports gaming from 2015Ă‚Â put together for Sporting News. ♦Simulated the College Football Playoff National Championship with NCAA Football 14. ♦An announcement is expected as early as tomorrow regarding an EA Sports UFC 2 beta. ââ...
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