Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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MLB 13: The Show Full Features List
Though the first feature details for MLB 13: The Show arrived in early December that represented a more basic approach to describing what the product will offer. As has become tradition SCEA has followed that up with a much more extensive listing of new and established features along with various improvements made throughout. In addition to previously announced features like Playoff and Beginner modes MLB 13 will offer evolved Franchise and Road to the Show modes, "The Show Live" (think N...
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2012 Community Choice Award Winners
After being open for a month and collecting over 26K votes it's time to announce the winners of the 2012 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. Former Community Game of the Year winners FIFA, NBA 2K, and Madden fittingly found themselves up for the big one this year as well. Continue on for the results and brief analysis for all the categories! (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Divisional Weekend Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
An amazing weekend of football in the Divisional Round has led to the 49ers at Falcons for the NFC Championship and Ravens at Patriots for the AFC Championship. The 49ers are the road favorites and the Patriots, even with the loss of Rob Gronkowski for the rest of the season, are heavily favored. Players that stood out this weekend and are likely to receive a ratings upgrade in the next Madden NFL 13 roster update include Trindon Holliday, Corey Graham, Michael Crabtree, Colin Kaepernick,...
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The Line Drive for January 13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Another giveaway being held on Facebook for a copy of Madden NFL 13. •Final chance to vote for the 2012 Community Choice Awards - winners announced tomorrow. •A new roster update is out for use with starting new Connected Careers in Madden NFL 13. •Made an appearance on the latest episode of the Press Row Podcast. •A mobil...
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NBA 2K13 Week 11 Roster Update Details
A new roster update released for NBA 2K13 this morning but brings with it primarily injury status adjustments rather than any ratings changes. Two players move up a point though with Kobe Bryant now at 95 and Serge Ibaka at 85. The Lakers take a hit with the loss of Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, and Jordan Hill while the Wizards get John Wall back. Avery Johnson has finally been replaced as coach of the Nets by P.J. Carlesimo and Jim Boylan has taken over on the sideline for Scott Skiles as inte...
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Andrew McCutchen Wins Cover of MLB 13: The Show
A week long voting process to determine the cover athlete for MLB 13: The Show has come to an end with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen coming away with the honor. McCutchen was identified immediately as the candidate most likely to get support from anyone who wasn't necessarily fans of the others in the mix. He still though appeared to be an underdog to Triple Crown and AL MVP winner Miguel Cabrera as well as NL MVP Buster Posey following the Giants' World Series victory. How the at...
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Revisiting the Top Stories of 2012: Former Madden Developer Rips EA Sports
One of the most fascinating developments of the year came late as a former Madden NFL developer went on an unprecedented Twitter rant regarding the state of the franchise and the stifling environment in which he had departed from. It was insight into the ongoing process and frustrations that may be faced by those who work on the games that the public rarely if ever hears. Certain elements of that are true of all major corporations but with it being Madden in particular it struck a nerve with...
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What to Expect from MLB 2K13
The announcement of MLB 2K13 made earlier this week caught everyone off guard and for good reason. The third party league license that had been signed in 2005 expired and Take Two (parent company of 2K Sports) had long expressed their disdain for the deal which the leadership inherited as they lost over $30 million every year. At the same time they made clear their intention to turn towards projects which were based on owned IP rather than licensed properties. A deal with MLB was not imme...
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