Posts Tagged ‘year in review’
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Mobile Sports Game of 2016
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    Posted December 10th, 2016 at 11:30 am 4 Comments »
    The second category to open in the annual Pastapadre Community Awards is for Best Mobile Sports Game. This is one that sometimes has proven difficult to narrow the field down or, as was the case last year, even identify specific ones worthy of recognition. 2016 however has three candidates that represent different models for how mobile games can be successful. Photo Finish Horse Racing filled a void in the mobile space with a compelling structure involving not just the racing but also man...
  • End of Year Community Awards: Best Gameplay of 2016
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    Posted December 8th, 2016 at 9:30 am 9 Comments »
    With 2016 coming to a close it’s time to start looking back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. To start is the first category in the annual Community Awards. You can check out the winners from previous years here. The categories to look forward to include Community Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Racing Game, Best Online Play, Best Presentation, Best Franchise Mode, Best...
  • Final Set of 2015 Pastapadre Community Award Winners
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    Posted January 19th, 2016 at 9:30 am 5 Comments »
    After a few weeks of collecting votes – the total of which exceeded 28K – it’s time to announce the final group of winners of the 2015 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. The first five awards were handed out last week. In this set of reveals the categories being awarded are Best Online Play, Best Franchise Mode, Best New Feature, Best New/Non-Yearly Sports Game, and Best Sports Game of the Year. (more…)...
  • First Set of 2015 Pastapadre Community Award Winners
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    Posted January 13th, 2016 at 8:30 am 2 Comments »
    After a few weeks of collecting votes – the total of which exceeded 28K – it’s time to announce the winners of the 2015 Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. In this half of the reveal the categories being examined are Best Gameplay, Best Presentation, Best Post-Release Support, Best Career Mode, and Best Team-Building Mode.  (more…)...
  • 2015 Pastapadre Community Awards Voting Ending Soon
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    Posted January 6th, 2016 at 11:30 am 1 Comment »
    The period of voting for the 2015 Pastapadre Community Awards will be coming to a close later this week, with results being announced shortly thereafter. Over 23,000 votes have already been cast across the 10 categories. Vote For: Best Gameplay – Best Presentation – Best Post-Release Support – Best Career Mode – Best Team-Building Mode – Best Online Play – Best Franchise Mode – Best New Feature – Best New or Non-Yearly Sport...
  • End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best Sports Game of 2015
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    Posted January 4th, 2016 at 10:15 am 24 Comments »
    This was one of the strongest years in terms of quality for sports gaming top to bottom. There may be fewer games than ever before but even the weakest of the bunch could be considered decent. When it comes to Sports Game of the Year however only those which demonstrated real achievement can be considered. The five nominees from 2015 all delivered compelling and complete experiences. MLB 15: The Show With MLB 15, SCEA improved not only on the series' strengths, but also finally on its...
  • End of Year Community Awards Voting: Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game of 2015
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    Posted December 31st, 2015 at 2:15 pm 2 Comments »
    The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game. This is a category that has become increasingly difficult to populate with worthy nominees as developers have almost entirely ceased production of the traditional non-league licensed games that dictate annual releases. Previous winners have included The Golf Club, UFC Undisputed 3, Forza 4, and EA Sports MMA. Now Open for Voting: Best Gameplay – Best Pres...
  • The biggest sports gaming stories of 2015
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    Posted December 30th, 2015 at 1:00 pm 12 Comments »
    Every year it's important to look back on developments within the sports gaming genre, not just as a reminder of what has happened, but as insight into the direction individual franchises are going and the trends within the industry that will impact them all. Despite having fewer sports games than ever before there was a ton of news that has had, and will have, an impact on the genre going forward. They include a damaging compressed release schedule, a creative breakout hit game, a push i...