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  • The Line Drive for November 9
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    Posted November 9th, 2014 at 12:00 pm 1 Comment »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Catch up on the week's news with the YT playlist of Daily Dish episodes! ♦MLB 14: The Show on PS4 is currently available for $25 on Amazon. ♦New developer blog details the work put into in-game audio with NBA Live 15. ♦A big content update was made for Madden NFL 15 Ultimate Team mode. ♦VICE explains how it was able to get...
  • Trailer for Chappie
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    Posted November 8th, 2014 at 4:00 pm No Comments »
    The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming Neill Blomkamp film Chappie. This marks Blomkamp's third theatrical effort with District 9 and Elysium under his belt. Starring Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver Chappie is slated to release March 6, 2015. Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings – some good, some bad – and he...
  • NBA 2K15 Week Two Ratings Changes
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    Posted November 8th, 2014 at 12:30 pm No Comments »
    2K Sports has made great strides with the roster update support for NBA 2K15. They're arriving daily now with changes to just about everything - accessories, shoes, injuries, rotations, signature shots, tendencies and of course ratings. One positive being seen already is a willingness to adjust big name players down. That's something 2K hesitated to do in the past. Moving LeBron James down a point is significant not because it makes him worse in the game but in demonstrating they're now m...
  • The Daily Dish for 11/7/14
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    Posted November 7th, 2014 at 7:00 pm 1 Comment »
    In the final Daily Dish episode of the week topics include some of the recent player ratings movement made in the roster updates for NBA 2K15, the second set of player faces to compare and vote on between 2K15 and NBA Live 15, another update is being worked on for The Golf Club, and a new Press Row Podcast is out. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "ZuaGNscTqHEO7cN4Tyx0nSP82TLqhV5V",adSetCode: "c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb",site: "pastapadre",kw: ""});Please enable Javascrip...
  • Press Row Podcast: Revisiting Madden NFL 15 and EA’s Recent Strong Financials
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    Posted November 7th, 2014 at 2:30 pm 5 Comments »
    The latest Press Row Podcast features full panel discussion first focusing on Madden NFL 15 now over two months out from release. What has held up well, where has it slipped, and how could it be better? Then the talk shifts to Electronic Arts' strong financials as of late which has primarily been due to digital revenue through Ultimate Team and mobile. How is that focus benefiting or harming the genre? There's also some listener questions taken at the end including a wishlist discussion for ...
  • NBA 2K15 vs NBA Live 15 Player Face Comparisons – Part Two
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    Posted November 7th, 2014 at 10:00 am 13 Comments »
    Here is the second set of 10 players compared between NBA 2K15 and NBA Live 15. Make sure to cast your votes in the first group that went out yesterday! The final 10 will be posted on Monday with results following mid-next week. Continue on to vote on this set of 10 players!  (more…)...
  • The Daily Dish for 11/6/14
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    Posted November 6th, 2014 at 6:15 pm No Comments »
    In this episode the first 10 player face comparisons with NBA 2K15 vs NBA Live 15 have gone up to vote on, details on the latest Madden NFL 15 roster update, NBA Live 15 has received its first roster update, and a preview of tomorrow's Press Row Podcast. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "VmNmtrcTqWL039lUmxl_x6qa6MkR1mbq",adSetCode: "c97892cb0a1a41319ad2a24af1b27bdb",site: "pastapadre",kw: ""});Please enable Javascript to watch this video Referenced in the post ♦First Se...
  • Star Wars: Episode VII Official Title Announced
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    Posted November 6th, 2014 at 3:45 pm No Comments »
    After much speculation the official title for the next Star Wars film has been revealed. Episode VII will go by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The news was made fairly casually on Twitter accompanied by the mention that principle photography has been completed. As with everything related to Star Wars it immediately rocked the internet with everyone opining on the selection. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is currently slated to release December 18, 2015. The film is directed by J.J. Abr...