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In this blog I will share my ideas and hopes for sports gaming as well as give my thoughts on things going on in the world of sports gaming.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Teambuilder has made me want NCAA 10. I was going to pass on it due to the fact they didn't update Southern Miss's Stadium. But then I started playing with teambuilder and fell in love.

If you look through, people are making their favorite D1AA teams, JUCO teams, fictional teams and so on. But I keep seeing more and more high school teams being made. I've long thought there was market for a high school football game. I even wrote my ideas for it a while back. Here they are again. ... Read More
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I find it very sad that EA has yet to get all the stadiums in the NCAA series. It is kinda of a joke. Some people are praising them for getting the grand total up, but I won't be one of them. There is no excuse for not having them all in by now.

Here's what we know:
These stadiums will still be generic in 2010:

San Jose State
Rice (a ten win team in 08)
Miami(OH)
Minnesota (stadium isn't ready so I can at least give them a pass on this one)
 ... Read More
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Color me impressed. I was already going to get this game day one, but now I'm pre-ordering it tomorrow. One thing is clear, the developers of this game listen to boards.

The franchise mode seems to have every improvement we could want. I'm blown away with what they've added this year. In an age where we are often disappointed by our sports titles, it seems the devs behind The Show isn't ready to disappoint us.

Last year I picked up MLB 2k8 on day one because I didn't ... Read More
Sunday, January 11, 2009
NCAA 2010: AD mode option
Posted on January 11, 2009 at 05:34 PM.
OK, we've seen superstar mode and seen it become a waste. I know a lot of people have ideas how they want to improve gameplay, but I want a new feature to add to my dynasty mode.

That mode, the athletic director mode. Yes, AD mode. It has been an idea I've had for some time and think would help take the franchise to the next level. Superstar mode was an idea that few liked, but was an attempt at giving the game a new mode. AD mode will give us a whole lot more. Let me start with a ... Read More
Sunday, December 21, 2008
After reading their preview, which is posted on this website, I found myself wishing this game would be under the Christmas tree for me on Thursday morning.

Really, I can't wait till March. This is one of those must buy title for me in 09. I was first introduced to MLB The Show in May shortly after getting my PS3. A week later I traded in my copy of the uber buggy 2k8 on the 360 and a new fan of The Show was born.

Still, it was missing many things I've wanted in my baseball ... Read More
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Note to Dallas: T.O. is back to being his old self!
Posted on December 14, 2008 at 04:01 PM.
I remember last year when Terrell Owens was seen crying in defense of his quarterback Tony Romo after the playoff loss. I remember thinking maybe he has finally grown up and his days of destroying teams over.

But this week we find out that once a no class thug, always a no class thug. T.O. has now dreamed up that Romo and Jason Witten are drawing up their own plays to cut him out of the offense.

To make matters worse, he's made several of his equally stupid teammates ... Read More
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars orginal and new
Posted on December 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM.
Its been a while but today I return to my enjoyment of the Star Wars saga. Before I jump into Star Wars Episode III I figured it would be a good idea to revisit the original and new Clone Wars Series.

Well start first with Gene Tartakovsky's series. It was broken into three seasons or two volumes on DVD. The original series consists of 10 three-minute installments for Season 1 and 10 three-minute installments for Season 2 (later known as Volume 1), and five 12-to-15 minute installments ... Read More
Sunday, November 30, 2008
More Star Wars....Episode II time
Posted on November 30, 2008 at 11:17 AM.
Ok, Star Wars Episode II is a love or hate affair with the fans. Some love the action enough to get past some of the dull love story moments that prove Lucas shouldn't be writing love stories.

As I stated in last blog, the new Clone Wars got me to go back and start watching the movies again. I watched Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones again yesterday.

The movie start ten years after the Phantom Menace. Anakin is more grown up in body, but we see he is still a ... Read More
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Seeing the Star Wars Saga again.....from start to finish
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM.
With the start of the Clone Wars cartoon, I've gotten back into Star Wars. I know some people have their own harsh opinions of the the new series, but I've been enjoying it so far.

It has renewed my childhood love for Star Wars and got me to start watching the movies again. I started last night With Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I remember the joy of going to see new Star Wars for the first time since I was a little kid almost ten years ago now.

After seeing ... Read More
Thursday, November 27, 2008
George Washington and Thanksgiving Day
Posted on November 27, 2008 at 02:37 AM.
Many people think of Pilgrims and Native Americans when they think of Thanksgiving. But this year is a good time to remember another person, the father of our nation, George Washington. Few remember that he was the one that made it a national Holiday.

Lets look back to George Washington's Thanksgiving during Valley Forge. There you'll see the start of Thanksgiving as a national Holiday.

In 1777, the capital of the United States was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The British ... Read More
Sunday, November 23, 2008
A lot of causal baseball gaming fans ask, what is the Rule V draft? They also want to know why we want to see it in the game so bad. Well, lets first start with what it is. Thanks to the good folks at Wikipedia, he's what the Rule V baseball draft is:

The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor ... Read More
MLB The Show 09: Do something more with the draft!!!
Posted on November 23, 2008 at 01:52 PM.
I've always been a big fan of baseball video games. They are some of my favorite. From the days of Bases Loaded and RBI baseball, I've always loved baseball titles.

I remember Sportstalk Baseball and thinking the future is going to be very bright for my favorite sports games. And of course it has been. We've seen dynasty modes become the standard in all sports titles now and it definitely has added more to my enjoyment of baseball titles.

While there are several things ... Read More
Saturday, November 22, 2008
How to make High School Football USA work
Posted on November 22, 2008 at 05:35 PM.
OK, my last entry has had some people talking a bit. The idea for High School Football USA is one I have had for a long time. I'm sure people can tell I've put a lot of time and thought into the game.

One of the one things you hear people say is, "it wouldn't sell." Well, it most likely wouldn't be in the sell. I would if done right.

First off there are two ways to go about it. One would be the more unrealistic regional release. That one wouldn't work, cause while I'm ... Read More
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Creating a High School Football title
Posted on November 16, 2008 at 09:18 PM.
High School football brings passion. In the state of Texas it is almost a religion of its own. The question is why haven't we seen a high school football title of its own?

Sure, there are several reason they can come up with as to why they couldn't do it. Reason like, how could we get license to all those schools? What states do we choose? It just isn't practical.

Those would be some of the reason you'd expect to hear from the game makers of the world. But there are several ... Read More
MLB The Show 09: How to improve on greatness
Posted on November 16, 2008 at 04:59 PM.
Last May I got my Playstation 3. At that point I was already trying to make the best of the only Major League baseball game available for me on that system, the lowly MLB 2k8.

I loved the idea of the new pitching, but I couldn't get over how easy hitting was and the fact I was pretty much unbeatable. Once I picked up the PS3 I got the one baseball game getting a ton of buzz, MLB The Show 08.

I was amazed. First off I thought I would never be able to go back to old style ... Read More

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