Archive for the ‘Site News’ Category
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NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge Contest
The 2011 NCAA Tournament brackets have been released! Now sign-up for the Bracket Challenge at ESPN and join the group Pastapadre with the password madness. The winner will get the 360/PS3/Wii game of their choice, which could be cashed in immediately following the tournament or held in reserve for a title that is released later in the year. In addition those who have "Liked" the site on Facebook will be eligible for a bonus prize. The second and third highest scores as well as one com...
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2011 NFL Draft Section Launched
With the NFL season now complete I've launched the NFL Draft section of the site. Mock drafts, news relating to the draft, team needs, position rankings, combine reports, and other coverage will be housed there!  This is something I did last year that seemed to click and get good response and I'm even more comfortable expanding on that now. With the exception of the occasional mock drafts or articles tying in with Madden 12 those postings will not appear on the front page. So make sure t...
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The State of Commenting
Lately I've gotten a few requests to moderate the comment section differently due to arguments that have enveloped discussion threads. So I wanted to get some thoughts on what everyone would like to see done and take those into consideration. This dilemma seems to be primarily restricted to the NBA Elite and NBA 2K articles which isn't a surprise. It remains ironic that people clamor for competition yet the one sport that actually has it ends up with everyone taking a side and going at the ...
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Pastapadre Turns Three!
It's hard to believe but today marks the third anniversary for the website. Time has really cruised by and I continue to be astonished by the growth and continued support from the community. What began as a side project has turned into something much more, and I hope to continue to cultivate that growth as I envision even bigger things down the line. While the sports gaming coverage continues to be the main focus, over the last six months I've introduced expansions with the Entertainment Di...
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NFL Draft Coverage Section
As much as I enjoyed doing the first NFL Mock Draft and with plans to release several along the way I have added a new section to the site. The NFL Draft page will contain any mock drafts, player related news, team focuses, and more. Already posted there is the original mock as well as some positional reactions coming out of the combine with more to follow. I may end up covering free agency as well but I have not decided that for certain just yet. You'll notice that these stories will not h...
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Pastapadre Brand Expands
For a long time I've been planning on expanding the coverage offered at the site. In general the same people interested in video games are also into other forms of entertainment. For myself that has always been primarily movies and television. While there are plans for even more dedicated areas of expansion, the first branch to go live will concentrate on movies and TV info, news, analysis, and reviews. The url for all entertainment content will be hosted at http://entertainment.pastapadre.c...
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09-10 NFL Season Is Nearly Here!
It is an exciting time for all NFL fans as the season is set to being this Thursday night with a great game as the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers host the team that finished last season with the best regular season record in the Tennessee Titans. During the game I'll be hosting a live blog here on the site. The posting will go up about a half hour before kickoff that contains the chat program. Feel free to join along and discuss the game in progress with myself and other members ...
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Madden 10 Coverage Beginning Soon
I will have a copy of Madden 10 tomorrow, at which point the coverage surge will begin sometime in the evening. Expect lots of HD videos, online impressions, an Online Franchise walk-through, general impressions, and more. I'll also be leaving random observations and thoughts as I go through the game on Twitter. New content will be posted each day up through release next Friday. As always feel free to leave suggestions in the comments for what you would like to see. Particular match-ups for ...
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