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First Set of 2014 Community Awards Winners
After a few weeks of collecting votes – the total of which exceeded 31K – it’s time to announce the winners of the 2014 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. In this half of the reveal the categories being examined are Best Gameplay, Best Franchise, Best Career, Best Presentation, Best Online, and Best Post-Release Support. Read more
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Madden NFL 15 Roster Update #18 Details
The roster update heading into the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs is available now on all systems for Madden NFL 15. After two weeks off – the only two over the course of whole season that didn’t receive new updates – this one heavily factors in week 16 and 17 performances and also those from the Wild Card round for the eight teams that participated. Check out complete details of the latest Madden roster update in the spreadsheet here.
Notables with ratings on the rise include Antonio Brown (+1 to 97), Dez Bryant (+1 to 97), Vontae Davis (+1 to 97), Evan Mathis (+1 to 97), Andrew Whitworth (+2 to 96), Marshawn Lynch (+1 to 96), Cameron Wake (+1 to 96), Michael Bennett (+1 to 95), Tyron Smith (+2 to 94), Tony Romo (+1 to 94), Chris Harris Jr. (+1 to 93), Odell Beckham Jr. (+2 to 90), Stephen Paea (+4 to 86), James Harrison (+3 to 86), Jeremy Hill (+3 to 85), Josh Norman (+5 to 81), Luke Willson (+5 to 80), and Bene Benwikere (+5 to 80).
Among those that have their ratings drop in the update are Rob Gronkowski (-1 to 98), Darrelle Revis (-1 to 97), Calvin Johnson (-1 to 97), Peyton Manning (-2 to 95), A.J. Green (-1 to 95), Jamaal Charles (-1 to 95), Eric Weddle (-1 to 95), Drew Brees (-1 to 94), Devin McCourty (-1 to 94), Aldon Smith (-1 to 94), Brent Grimes (-2 to 92), Alshon Jeffery (-2 to 90), Antonio Cromartie (-2 to 89), Justin Smith (-2 to 88), Patrick Peterson (-1 to 88), Andy Dalton (-3 to 81), Trent Richardson (-2 to 76), and Larry Foote (-3 to 75).
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Recapping the Pastapadre Community Awards Nominations; Winners Announced Soon
All the categories for the sixth annual Pastapadre Community Awards are now open for voting. Results will be announced on Friday or Monday. Make sure to cast your vote if you haven’t already in each of the 11 categories!
NBA 2K15 leads the way in number of nominations (6). It’s followed by FIFA 15, Madden NFL 15, and MLB 14: The Show (4), The Golf Club and EA Sports UFC (3), and Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 and Super Mega Baseball (2).
♦Best Gameplay
♦Best Franchise Mode
♦Best Career Mode
♦Best Presentation
♦Best Online
♦Most Disappointing Game
♦Best Post-Release Support
♦Breaking Down the Awards Categories (Videos)
♦Best New Feature
♦Best Mobile Game
♦Best New or Non-Yearly Game
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Sports Game of 2014
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards concludes with Best Sports Game. This will be the sixth year that the community will name a Sports Game of the Year. Previous winners have been MLB 13: The Show (2013), NBA 2K13 (2012), FIFA 12 (2011), NBA 2K11 (2010), and Madden NFL 10 (2009).
No game stood head and shoulders above the pack this year – and they all sure had their fair share of issues and deficiencies – but strong arguments can be made for five of the heavyweights. Which game should take home the big prize? MLB 14: The Show, FIFA 15, NBA 2K15, Madden NFL 15, and PES 2015 vie for the title. Read more
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Latest NBA 2K15 Roster Update Delivers Yesterday’s Three-Team Trade
Despite 2K Sports having rarely altered player ratings in the past six weeks of NBA 2K15 roster updates they have stayed on top of player movement and other personnel moves. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of a three-team trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and New York Knicks it has been executed in a brand new roster update.
The Thunder received Dion Waiters, the Cavs got J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, and the Knicks have taken on the expiring contracts of Alex Kirk, Lou Amundson and Lance Thomas. The Thunder also sent a future draft pick to both Cleveland and New York.
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End of Year Community Awards: Best New or Non-Yearly Game
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game. This is a category that awarded no one in 2013 sadly – because there were none to consider – but in 2014 a few risks were taken and strong efforts emerged. The Golf Club, Super Mega Baseball, and EA Sports UFC vie for the award. Read more
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The Line Drive for January 4
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Heading into the last week for the Pastapadre Community Awards. Make sure to cast votes for Gameplay – Franchise – Career –Presentation – Online – Most Disappointing Game –Post-Release Support – New Feature – Best Mobile Game.
♦Seems that EA Sports is hinting at one more gameplay patch on the way for UFC.
♦Now two weeks w/o Madden NFL 15 roster update – should get a new one this week.
♦NBA 2K15 for $40 at Amazon comes with bonus $20 of VC and MyTeam Packs.
♦No changes to player ratings in NBA 2K15 roster updates within the last two weeks.
♦2K has acknowledged issues with NBA 2K15 MyPark and are looking into them.
♦EA posted an NHL 15 infographic to make it seem as though the game is popular.
♦The latest Press Row Podcast talks with friends of the show about 2014 favorites.
♦Sony is extending PS+ subs five days and giving 10% coupon for recent downtime.
♦The first trailer for Ant-Man, check out a quick teaser here, will arrive Tuesday.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Boyhood and many seasons of TV shows. -
End of Year Community Awards: Best Mobile Sports Game
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Mobile Sports Game. The development trend for mobile devices has shifted away from traditional gameplay to “card” collection or battle style games, many of which are being offered as free-to-play, and more simple “tap” style games. Read more
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