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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Be A GM freeze ... shame on EA
Posted on March 24, 2010 at 05:56 PM.
I just finished my first year of my Colorado Avalanche Be A GM in NHL 10. Advanced to the Western Conference Finals, losing in 6 games to the Columbus Blue Jackets. I enter the off-season mode and the game begins to freeze every time I try and start the draft.

I do some research and find the freezing issue is very common in BAG. I re-load the game and try to create a backup save file (many suggested this as a possible workaround) but my game FROZE MID-SAVE, thus corrupting my file. ... Read More
Friday, March 19, 2010
NBA 2K10, cursed on my 360
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 02:06 PM.
I really wanted to try out NBA 2K10 this year. Any hoops game that breaks 2 million in sales within two months says something and I've been a 2K fan for a long time.

But, this year I went with NBA Live 10. I've had my moments with that game but at the end of the day, I really like it. The only thing I don't like is that the Dynasty Mode is kind of lacking in features, so this is where I figured 2K would fill that void nicely.

So, 2 weeks ago I went to GameStop and picked ... Read More
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Why must we overreact to everything Madden-related?
Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM.
A shock to no one, the Madden boards are beginning to buzz as information about Madden 11 begins to trickle out. But, has there been any "news" yet? Not really. All we've seen is a couple of thrown-together articles that contain fragments of information.

The information that was revealed had to do with online play and playbooks. Honestly, it's hard to gather any kind of opinion because there's no real explanation from EA as to what these 2 features will mean in Madden 11. Yet, that ... Read More
Thursday, March 4, 2010
MLB 2K9: What Went Wrong?
Posted on March 4, 2010 at 12:42 AM.
The past 2 days I've been going back playing both the MLB 2K10 and 2K9 demos on my 360. I know you can only gauge so much from a demo but man, 2K9 looked like it had so much potential.

The R-stick pitching was good. No sinking action on fastballs and no meatball pitches. Yes, it was easier to spot your pitches but still, the overall mechanic was fine.

Hitting with the R-stick seemed more responsive in 2K9 as well. I think this has to do with the camera angle. For me, ... Read More
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Make sure you tell your loved ones you love them
Posted on February 23, 2010 at 10:50 PM.
Today was a very stressful day. I don't know how many are aware of the school shooting that took place at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colo., but it happened today just as school was released for the day.

A single gunman struck two students, thankfully none of the injuries were life-threatening. A teacher tackled the gunman and with the aid of a bus driver, were able to hold him down until the authorities showed up.

My wife teaches at Deer Creek Middle School. ... Read More
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Live 10 about to go bye-bye
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 01:10 PM.
Seriously, I'm this close to trading this game into GameStop. I just sat through an unbelieveable 20-minute stretch that infuriated me so much that I'm glad I have a punching bag down in my basement.

I'm playing a Dynasty game, Milwaukee (me) @ Philly. First half was back-and-forth, both teams scoring from outside and down low. I had a 52-49 lead and both teams were around 45-48% from the floor for the half.

Then, the 2nd half starts and well, some of the things I saw ... Read More
Saturday, February 13, 2010
NBA 2K8 rosters and sliders
Posted on February 13, 2010 at 05:35 PM.
Just picked up NBA 2K8 last night @ GameStop for $4.99. Man, I forgot how fun this game was/is. Very fluid movement and the lock-on D is great, especially since I am used to it from College Hoops.

Does anyone know where I can download some classic rosters? If not, I'll probably just do a fantasy draft and roll from there.

Oh, and looking for a good slider set, although I have to admit, this game on default All-Star plays pretty good.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Anyone abandoning Live 10 for 2K10 after recent news?
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 11:38 PM.
With the announcement that Mike Wang leaving EA and heading back to 2K (and the rumored cancellation of the NCAA Basketball series), is anyone going to cut bait with NBA Live 10 and move over to 2K10?

I am seriously considering it. I enjoy Live 10 a lot, but this whole experience leaves me jaded and makes me feel like EA doesn't take our feedback seriously. All they are looking at is sales figures and not the big picture.

Gameplay is a top priority; you build that foundation, ... Read More
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
NCAA Football 06 and PS2 fun
Posted on January 13, 2010 at 10:04 PM.
One of my "resolutions" for 2010 was to try and split my gaming time equally between my Xbox 360 and PS2. Since getting a 2nd PS2 in 2008 for Christmas, I've been hitting up GameStop, eBay, Garage Sales, Craigslist and other venues to pick up games on the cheap. I have close to 15 games in my PS2 library and I believe it has cost me less than $100.

While my 360 is reserved mostly for sports games (I really only play Madden 10, NHL 10 and NBA Live 10 and NFL Head Coach 09 once in a ... Read More
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Losing my job
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 11:29 AM.
When the news came down, I can't say I was totally shocked, but at the same time, it was still hard to take.

After five-plus years at my current job (don't want to say where but those who know me know what industry I work in), I will be out of work come Jan. 1. Cutbacks were something I knew were a distinct possibility and I knew that because of my experience, I had the potential of being let go.

I was offered a chance to stay on part-time with a pretty drastic pay ... Read More
Friday, November 6, 2009
Dynamic Season a bit underwhelming
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:16 AM.
One of the reasons I picked up NBA Live 10 this year was for Dynamic Season. The ability to go back and alter real-life games sounded intriguing, especially since each game contained accurate rosters (starting lineup, benches) and tracked everyone's DNA tendencies. So, let's say you took the Nuggets. No JR Smith to start but Carmelo was beastly the first week of the season, and that's reflected in his DNA.

That aspect of Dynamic Season I enjoy. A lot.

However, I can't ... Read More
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Would you ...
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 09:58 PM.
trade in your Xbox 360 plus your gaming library to pick up a PS3 slim?

That's the question I'm currently facing and it's all because of God of War 3, and the recently repackaged God of War I&II for PS3. I never got into GOW when I had my original PS2 but just recently I picked up a copy of the first GOW and now I get what everyone was talking about. Definitely an amazing game and after seeing screens for GOW 3, I'm really, really interested in that game.

Of course, ... Read More
Monday, August 31, 2009
PS2 owners: Oldies but goodies
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:29 PM.
Recently I picked up a copy of NHL Hitz Pro at Gamestop and got around to playing a few games today. Man, I'm impressed! While a game developed by Midway was never going to be a pure sim, I'm really shocked by the direction Midway had taken the Hitz series; it would've been interested to see where it would've led had the game gone on past the 03-04 season.

If you turn down player speed and hit power all the way to zero and max out goalie reaction, you can get a really good game of ... Read More
Jackson addresses Favre benching
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 12:58 PM.
News broke late on Aug. 30 that the Minnesota Vikings had benched Brett Favre in the second quarter of their lackluster 23-14 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Despite being a perfect 5-0 on the season, there's a lot of turmoil surrounding the Vikings franchise and their owner, Prince Jackson, has called a news conference to address the Favre situation.

Prince Jackson: I want to thank all of you for coming. As you know, our head coach, Brad Childress, made the decision to ... Read More
Breaking news: Favre benched
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 12:19 AM.
St. Louis -- Brett Favre was benched in the second quarter of Minnesota's 23-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams following his third interception of the half.

Favre, who was 3-of-9 for less than 50 yards, was replaced by Sage Rosenfels. Favre did not return to the field after the benching.

Vikings owner Prince Jackson will hold a press conference tomorrow to address the developing situation.

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