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Monday, January 14, 2013

Why would it be so wrong?

Posted on January 14, 2013 at 10:44 AM.

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Why would it be so wrong for sports games to take the Battlefield 3 approach? By that I mean, adding to an existing game versus rereleasing almost the same thing year after year. I know that some will say money, but I have invested enough into BF3 that I have bought two different games. Graphics can only get so good on the current console generation, and even the next will have its ceiling also. So why not create a good base game with an online franchise, server side based, and focus on it for a ... Read More

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Catfish Red RTTS

Posted on March 15, 2012 at 08:37 PM.

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Red Atchley, better known as Catfish Red, was drafted straight out of high school by the Yankees organization. It was his lifelong dream to play baseball in the majors, and that dream may come true with a little hard work. He first got noticed by the Yankees his junior year after making the all-state team. What attracted most scouts was the fact he could play about any position on the field, minus pitching. Following a few more visits from major league scouts, Catfish decided to make baseball his ... Read More

Sunday, March 11, 2012

My Thoughts on Diamond Dynasty

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 05:24 PM.

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First off, I am one of the biggest fans out there for The Show and I believe it is the best overall sports game franchise ever. However, like many other loyal Show fans I was excited about the new mode Diamond Dynasty (DD), but in my opinion it fell way short of it's hype. Granted it is the inaugural season for DD, but it lacks a purpose. First and foremost it does not seem to have any objective and/or goal that a player/gamer works toward. I agree with only allowing MLB players a ten game window, ... Read More

Monday, May 2, 2011

MLB The Show ONLINE Franchise

Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:55 AM.

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I think many will agree that MLB The Show is by far the best baseball game in the gaming market. I personally feel that the Show crew is light-years past the 2ksports group. However, I really wish they would attempt an online franchise mode. This would put an already great game over the top. I understand that the game has a strong single player following, but so did EA Sports with NCAA Football. The online dynasty has been one of the best additions to online gaming in years. SCEA has proven they ... Read More

Monday, March 30, 2009

Online RTTS Mode for the Show!?!

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 09:45 AM.

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MLB '09 The Show is already a great game, but I think adding another online gameplay mode with RTTS would put it over the top. Maybe max it out at 8 or 10 users and have a similar setup like NCAA Football Online Dynasty with each user controlling their player. You could even have personal bragging rights on being the #1 drafted player out of your league, first one to get a 100 hits, first with 50 HR, first to reach 30 steals, etc....

Anyway I would love to see this added... I always ... Read More

Sunday, March 29, 2009

EASports in �09: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Posted on March 29, 2009 at 02:16 AM.

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In 2008/09 EASports took a huge step forward in online gaming this year. However IMO they took their top five games in a different directions. Maybe they are testing the waters in �09!?!? As for the top five I�m talking about it is NCAA Football �09, Madden �09, NBA Live �09, NCAA Basketball �09, NHL �09. Here are my takes on those games.

NCAA Football �09 was the best overall sports game that EA came out with this past year. Besides a few bugs with the Online Dynasty it was the best single game

Friday, March 27, 2009

EA Sports not making another NASCAR

Posted on March 27, 2009 at 11:16 AM.

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We can only hope they are not! For the most part EA is great for sports gaming, but NASCAR is not one of their strong spots. When they took over the rights for NASCAR gaming they killed a great long running of NASCAR games that Papyrus put out. NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was the best in my opinion. You were able to have custom car, paint schemes, tracks, even was able to customize your pit crew if you want to take the time. Blackhole Motorsports still has a lot of the add-ons and mods on their site ... Read More