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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 11
Out of the Furnace From Scott Cooper, the critically acclaimed writer and director of Crazy Heart, comes a gripping and powerful drama about family, fate, circumstance and justice. Russell Baze (Oscar Winner Christian Bale*) leads a dead-end life - he works a meaningless steel mill job all day, and cares for his terminally ill father at night. When Russell's brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) returns home from Iraq, he is lured into one of the Northeast's most ruthless crime rings and mysteriou...
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More Jerseys Added to NBA Games
Both NBA 2K14 and NBA Live 14 have added a number of jerseys that recently debuted or will be worn soon. Those include a new alternate, Latin Nights, and St. Patricks Day uniform versions. The teams to receive them are the Nets, Celtics, Spurs, Bulls, Heat, Lakers, Knicks, and Suns. NBA Live 14 NBA 2K14 ...
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Press Row Hangout: Discussing the PRP Madden Online Franchise
The second year in the Press Row Podcast Madden NFL 25 Online Franchise came to a close last night as my Seahawks prevailed and are bringing home a virtual Lombardi to pair with the real one! Rich, T.J. and I got together shortly after to record a hangout on how the league has gone in its first two seasons. In the process there are also a number of ways in which the game is both praised and criticized based on the various observations, developments, and controversies. Check out the recorded ...
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Trailer for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
The first trailer has arrived for the sequel to the 2005 film Sin City. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, and Rosario Dawson the movie is again directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is slated to release on August 22. In Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Dwight is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell. Chronologically, this story takes place pr...
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Movie Based on The Last of Us Video Game In Development
Screen Gems has announced they have an adaptation of the PS3 video game The Last of Us in the works. A screenplay is being written by Neil Druckmann who creative director and a writer for the game as well as Naughty Dog's huge franchise Uncharted. The rich and visceral story of The Last of Us, which was released in June of 2013, follows hardened survivor, Joel, and Ellie, a young and capable girl, on their journey through a radically transformed world. Set twenty years after an infect...
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RBI Baseball 14 Gets Release Date; PS4 and Xbox One Status Unclear
The return of RBI Baseball generated significant excitement in mid-January. Ever since then anticipation levels have plummeted as absolutely zero information or promotion followed. There's still nothing known about the game but at least a release date has been set . RBI Baseball 14 will release on Thursday, April 10 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 along with the mobile versions on iOS and Android. The Thursday date essentially also confirms this will be a digital download title which has been su...
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The Most Valuable NFL Free Agents Heading Into The Next Madden
There is really no period of irrelevance for the NFL especially now that events have been spread out further to ensure something big happens every month of the year. The next in line is the start of free agency which opens up Tuesday afternoon. Madden ratings do not fluctuate much from the final roster update of the previous season. Players may or may not come in with the same exact rating but they'll typically be within a point or two of where they stood before if changes have been made....
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Some Details On How Online Franchise Will Work in MLB 14: The Show
In terms of logistics getting an Online Franchise mode right would appear to be more difficult with baseball than the other sports that have attempted it thus far. The long seasons require compression - or some other form of realistic simulation - and that can dramatically alter the way rotations, fatigue, and injuries have to be handled. SCEA today released some details on the structure of Online Franchise. Aspects such as league settings, scouting, live draft, and free agency are touche...
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