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2K Teasing Return of Crew For NBA 2K14
2K Sports has yet to begin an active promotion of NBA 2K14 with only seven weeks until release. It looks as though that could be changing this week with the company teasing news to come Wednesday and leading many to believe it will relate to the return of Crew mode.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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The Line Drive for August 11
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦MaddenTips has posted all 32 team playbooks for Madden NFL 25. ♦NFL.com Fantasy Football leagues will again be accessible through Madden NFL 25. ♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details starting a "player" franchise near identical to last year. ♦New Madden NFL 25 blog details the changing of positions in franchise offseasons. ♦T...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of August 13
Olympus Has Fallen Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Pain & Gain (Early Instant Video Exclusive) When a group of personal trainers decide to steal the American Dream, they get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. Now, living large will take everything they...
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Three Sequels Now Planned for Avatar
Two planned follow-ups to the biggest movie of all-time has now expanded to three. Fox and James Cameron have agreed to up the number of Avatar sequels with plans for release in December 2016, 2017, and 2018. Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Planet of the Apes), and Shane Salerno (Savages) have been tasked with writing the scripts. The three movies will be filmed simultaneously. 2009's Avatar grossed just under $2.8 billion at the box office and w...
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Press Row Hangout: Episode 14
The Press Row Hangout is back with topics covering how consumers are approaching games that will release on both generations later this year, developments in the NCAA lawsuit and handling of merchandise now following withdrawal from video games, NHL 14 Live the Life mode, next week's Madden NFL 25 demo, and responses to listener questions. ...
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Gamestop Offering Significant Deal When Upgrading 360 Games to Xbox One
Gamestop announced yesterday an exclusive trade-in program for select games that will release first on the Xbox 360 and later on the Xbox One. Consumers will receive a $50 credit when bringing in a current generation title to put towards its next-gen counterpart.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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New Audible System and Hot Routes in Madden NFL 25
EA Sports today released a new blog post going over the changes to audibles and hot routes for Madden NFL 25. Each formation will now have its own four audibles rather than being stuck with a default five regardless of personnel on the field. Formations can also be changed at the line of scrimmage but only to others in the same personnel grouping. A number of new hot routes for receivers have also been added....
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NCAA Will No Longer Sell Team Merchandise; Shifts More Responsibility to Schools
Last month the NCAA announced they would no longer provide a license for sports video games. The decision offered them distance from potential future claims regarding misuse of likenesses in games but will not help in the potentially monumental case brought by current and past players. Now the NCAA is taking a step back in the area of merchandising following the embarrassment of earlier this week. The NCAA will no longer sell jerseys, numbered t-shirts, or anything that could be construed...
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