Out today for NBA Live 09 Community Event
UPDATE: Unfortunately we have been asked to hold back on posting details from the event until sometime next week. I'll have a ton of info and impressions to share at that point.
I expect to be away from the computer for most of the day due to the NBA Live 09 Community Event. The schedule is packed full of play time along with producer presentations and interaction. The NBA Draft follows and I'm unsure if I will have an online connection during that time. Continue to drop any thoughts or sug...
What to expect over the coming days
As I prepare to depart tomorrow for the EA Football Community Event I thought I would leave a few details as to what can be expected each day.
Wednesday: Travel day. Considering the cross country flight and time change it'll eat up practically my entire day. I'll check in when I'm settled and update the site with anything that may have been missed during that time.
Thursday: NCAA Football 09 and NFL Head Coach 09 are featured. For myself I'm expecting to sit with NCAA for about three hou...
Live blog during the NFL Draft
I've mentioned on a few occasions that I'll be live blogging during the draft on a number of subjects and anything else that happens to come up. From posting the Madden 09 rookie screenshots and pointing to other additions to the Madden draft site, some general thoughts on what is known so far about Madden & NCAA 09 (again I can't speak to the hands-on time until 5/2), to draft reaction, I'll be updating it on a regular basis throughout the day. It'll all start up right as the draft begins...
NCAA Football 09 cover reveal event
Some of you may have noticed that my initial hands-on impressions of NCAA Football 09 are no longer up. Apparently there was some sort of miscommunication and we were not informed of an embargo which holds until May 2nd. I'll have my full gameplay and feature impressions up then.
So I thought I'd throw up a short recap of the PS3 NCAA cover reveal event with some pictures. Jake Long, Matt Ryan, Darren McFadden, DeSean Jackson, Chris Long, and Owen Schmitt were in attendance along with the g...
A look ahead at the next few days
With all the events of this week I thought it would be beneficial to make everyone aware of what you can expect over the next several days. Below I've laid out my initial expectations. Keep in mind though that things may play out differently depending on the circumstances. If things change wildly then I'll try and drop a note about it on here.
Despite being tied up with various things at times I will attempt to update the site as much as possible (as I generally do even when away attending ...
NCAA Football 09 hands-on time this week
Later this week I will be in NYC for an event surrounding the unveiling of the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete. Also attending is Chris Jacobs from NCAA Strategies and David Wales from PSU. While there we will have an extensive amount of hands-on time with the game which should occur on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll be coming back on Friday evening and then holding a live blog during the NFL Draft on Saturday.
We are expecting the latest build and we have been given free reign to discuss anyt...
Pastapadre celebrates 1st anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the site. It began as a side project and after about two months become my main sports gaming focus. It has been pretty remarkable to me the growth that has occurred in such a short period of time and the increased influence that has come with it for the community. I thought I'd leave a few statistics about the first year for your enjoyment!
802 articles
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884,000 visits
2,702,000 page views
In just the last month 176,000 visits and ...
Full interview on NFL exclusivity with Peter Moore
Here is the full recording of my interview today with EA Sports President Peter Moore on the topic of the NFL exclusivity extension. Check out my earlier post for a preview of what you can expect to hear discussed.
The interview goes on for 22 minutes. Given the short amount of time available I basically just bounced from question to question to try and get as much in as possible.
Click this link to download the audio file from rapidshare. Scroll down and click "free". It'll make you w...