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Your MLB 14: The Show Purchase Plans
Information on MLB 14: The Show finally arrived with the full features list having been laid out to examine and the release dates having been set for the PS3 and Vita with a general idea of when to expect the PS4 version. The PS4 being pushed back for what could be almost two months from the other two platforms - which already arrive a month later than the typical year - could make purchase decisions more complicated for consumers. Those who got rid of their PS3 will simply have to wait, ...
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Complete Features List for MLB 14: The Show
Last week SCEA discussed the new central features that will be found in MLB 14: The Show. Now the company has released their traditional expansive fact sheet which goes into great detail on everything in the game. The usual release date has been shifted back to April 1st for PS3 and Vita with an unspecified Tuesday in May for the PS4. Continue on to check out all the features and improvements coming to The Show! (more…)...
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The Line Drive for February 16
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Check out the latest screenshots for EA Sports UFC in the FB album. ♦Brett Lawrie is on the Canadian cover of MLB 14: The Show. ♦New developer blog goes over creating the sky and clouds for The Golf Club. ♦The PC version of The Golf Club will be made available through Steam. ♦New tutorial video goes over moving green...
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Netflix Gets Final Season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars in March
Netflix and Disney have announced the sixth and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will stream exclusively on Netflix. The entire season comprising of 13 episodes will go up March 7. In addition to the new episodes the first five seasons will be available to watch.Ă‚Â The animated Clone Wars deals with events that take place between Star Wars:Ă‚Â Episodes II and III. The news follows a partnership between Netflix and Disney that began in 2010 with a TV licensing deal and has more r...
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HBO Orders New Series ‘Ballers’
HBO has picked up to series a half hour dramedy starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson called Ballers. The show is executive produced by Johnson and Mark Wahlberg. The pilot was written by Steve Levinson (Entourage) and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor). The show is centered around a group of current and former football players and their families, friends, and handlers. The cast includes Rob Corddry and John David Washington (Denzel's son)....
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More on EA Sports UFC Fighter Realism
Earlier this week EA Sports released a new trailer for UFCĂ‚Â touting the realism being built into the fighters. The company followed that up with more information on how they are being crafted to represent their unique nature - both in how they look and how they fight.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Consumers Put At Ease Regarding Currency System in MLB 14: The Show
Following NBA 2K14, which featured a damaging new implementation of "Virtual Currency", consumers awareness to in-game economies and how they can dramatically alter enjoyment of games has been heightened. 2K14 is not the only recent culprit of taking things too far with Forza 5 being just another example - though Turn 10 at least tried to address the backlash by making changes while 2K chose to ignore it. As written about in early January, what this has created is a situation where publis...
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House of Cards Season Two Out Now on Netflix
The second season of the Emmy Award-winning series House of Cards in now available through Netflix streaming. The original series, which debuted last February, was a huge hit both critically and with subscribers to the service. The show went on to win the first Emmy Awards from a non-network and Netflix got another from Arrested Development on the same night. As is the case with all original series from Netflix all of the episodes (there are 13 in the season) are available to watch...
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