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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of July 22
Transcendence Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently becom...
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Homeland Season Four Trailer
Showtime has released a trailer for the upcoming fourth season of Homeland. The setting moves entirely outside the US with the story taking place in Pakistan and Afghanistan and drops the irritating Brody family completely.Ă‚Â The new season begins on Sunday, October 5. ...
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Emotion and Atmosphere On Display In New Video for FIFA 15
EA Sports last month released some short clips of gameplay and presentation improvements. Those were just brief glimpses to demonstrate what to expect from the full features list that was revealed during E3. They've gone further now in the area of emotion and intensity, relating both to the players and the crowd, in this latest video. Emotional Intelligence For the first time ever, players have memories and will show emotion based on the context of the match. With over 600 new emotional re...
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Gameplay Improvements for Madden NFL 15 Presented in Detailed Live Stream
EA Sports held a live stream yesterday for Madden NFL 25 to explain and show off the improvements to gameplay that have been the marketing focus since E3. It turned out to be a fairly valuable watch with a lot of information relating to the new features, issues the development team attempted to address, and the thinking behind it all. There's a difference between reading about all the various gameplay-related features and actually having them shown and discussed in a manner that gets acro...
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Press Row Podcast: The Growing Concerns Over Microtransactions
The latest Press Row Hangout tackles one of the most controversial topics in gaming today - how microtransactions are being implemented in games, the effect they have on consumers, and even the way they are influencing how games are designed. In regards to sports titles the discussion examines the beginnings of the dedicated pursuit of digital revenue with Ultimate Team, the situation now after the mess created by NBA 2K14 and potentially dangerous decision made for PES 2015, and what the fu...
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Improvements to Player AI Discussed in New Madden NFL 15 Video
EA Sports has released another in a series of videos meant to show off improvements and additions to Madden NFL 15. The latest is what they call "Player Sense 2.0" and relates to the intelligence of the players in making decisions and reacting to situations. "Player Sense" was introduced in Madden NFL 25 and though limited in scope it did show some promise. ZONE/MAN COVERAGE IMPROVEMENTS Zone Coverage ratings now have a bigger impact on how quickly defenders break on throws. Defenders w...
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Trailer for Gone Girl
The full theatrical trailer has arrived for the drama Gone Girl. The film is directed by David Fincher and stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. It's expected to be among the Oscar contenders for this year. Gone Girl is slated to release on October 3. Gone Girl - Directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn – unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that...
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Details on Patch Released for MLB 14: The Show on PS4 and PS3
SCEA today released the first patch for the PlayStation 4 version of MLB 14: The Show with the fixes also being applied to the PS3 version which is now on its second. It's a significant update that would appear to address many of the issues people have had with the game since its release in early May (PS4) and the beginning of April (PS3). Areas impacted by the patch include online play (will have to sufficiently evaluate to determine effectiveness), the misaligned strike zone specific to...
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