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2013 Community Choice Award Winners: First Half of Categories Revealed
After weeks of collecting votes - the total of which exceeded 36K - it's time to announce the winners of the Pastapadre 2013 Community Choice Awards. In this set the categories being examined are Best New Feature, Best Gameplay, Best Mobile Game, Best Career Mode, and Best Franchise Mode. Look for the othersĂ‚Â including Sports Game of the Year to be announced early next week. Continue on to check out the results and leave any thoughts in the comments!Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Press Row Hangout: Return of RBI Baseball
The latest Press Row Hangout features a panel discussion centered on the announcement of RBI Baseball 14. What the news means, what maybe to expect from it, and whether other leagues will also consider making their own games in the future. The show will be offered as a podcast within the next couple days for those who prefer to listen on the go. ...
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Lack of NFL License News Raises Questions
Almost two years have passed since the NFL extended the exclusive video game license with EA Sports. At the time the events made it obvious that the satisfied partner in the relationship was the NFL and not EA. It was evident that EA would later seek to secure much more favorable terms come negotiation time. An extension to the exclusive license has still not been announced. In the past that news has come in February (2008 and 2011) each time two years in advance of expiration. Now though...
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24: Live Another Day Premiere Date Set
Fox has announced the premiere date for the return of 24. The "limited series" will begin on May 5 with a two hour premiere and then air at 9PM for the rest of the 12 episode run on Mondays. Jack Bauer is back four years after the events that left him as a fugitive when the series concluded and this time attempts to stop a terrorist plot in London. The show will keep its real-time format with some jumps in time between episodes during the "day" in question. 24: Live Another Day returnsĂ‚Â...
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Michael Douglas Cast in Ant-Man
The latest casting move for the upcoming Marvel film Ant-Man has been confirmed. Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym - which means Paul Rudd (announced in December as the lead) will portray Scott Lang. Some unconfirmed reports have Douglas' role as a villain which is interesting considering Pym does have a dark side. Pym was the original Ant-Man before the technology he created was stolen by Lang who decided to use it for good. Marvel’s Kevin Feige: "With Hank Pym’s rich histor...
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2014 Academy Award Nominations
Oscar nominations have been announced and American Hustle leads the way with 10 including 4 in the acting categories and Best Picture. Gravity tied it with 10 nominations including Best Picture, Actor, and Actress.Ă‚Â 12 Years a Slave, arguably the favorite to win Best Picture, has 9 nominations. Surprises include Tom Hanks not being nominated for Captain Phillips, weak representation for Saving Mr. Banks, and The Butler being shut out. The 86th Academy Awards will air on Sunday March 2.Ă‚Â ...
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The Games Developed by MLBAM
With the surprise announcement of the return of R.B.I. Baseball, from a developer with no history of console games, it's worth looking at what they have done in the past to get an idea of how they may be approaching this new venture. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) is the interactive and mobile division of the league. They've developed the popular MLB At Bat app and all the league websites. Most relevant though are the mobile games. There are three that released within the la...
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R.B.I. Baseball 14 Officially Announced For Consoles and Mobile
In a surprise announcement last night Major League Baseball announced the return of R.B.I Baseball for release this spring with "multi-platform distribution across current and next-generation consoles and smartphones and tablets". Ă‚Â (more…)...
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