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The Line Drive for May 26
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦MLB 13: The Show has received a price drop down to $40 for the PS3 version. ♦EA Sports has released a blog going deeper into Owner mode in Madden NFL 25. ♦EA Sports has released a blog going deeper into M25 Connected Franchise features. ♦The Score details the 17 cities eligible to relocate to in Madden NFL 25. ♦Consider...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 28
The Numbers Station After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent (John Cusack) is given one last chance to prove he still has what it takes to do his job. His new assignment: guarding Katherine (Malin Akerman), a code operator at a top-secret remote CIA “Numbers Station” where encrypted messages are sent and received. When an elite team of heavily armed assailants lays siege to the station, Emerson and Katherine suddenly find themsel...
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Arrested Development Season 4 Now Available to Watch on Netflix
The long hoped for return of Arrested Development is finally here. The fourth season of the show is now live through the instant streaming service from Netflix. All 15 episodes are available to watch immediately. Arrested Development ran from 2003-2006 and almost immediately after being cancelled the rumors of a movie started circulating. After a while it appeared it would never come to fruition but back in October of 2011 it was announced that a new season of the show would be produced w...
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FIFA 14 Pre-Order Bonus Retailer Wide Involving Ultimate Team
When the first pre-order bonus emerged for current-gen versions of FIFA 14 it seemed likely to be what was offered regardless of retailer rather than tying different something different to each.Ă‚Â That has turned out to be the case at least in the US. Various retailers including Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy, Walmart, and EA's own Origin all will be including 24 Ultimate Team "Gold" packs to be distributed over a 24 week period. In pushing Ultimate Team mode through pre-order incentives - a...
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Kyrie Irving Could Be NBA Live 14 Cover Athlete Based on Placeholder Box Art
Last year EA Sports attempted to market NBA Live 13 as "The Future of Basketball" and with it they tied up a number of rising-stars in the league to be a part of their marketing campaign. One of them was Kyrie Irving and as that relationship continues he became one of the favorites to snag the cover of NBA Live 14. Placeholder box art for the next-gen consoles could hint at him being the cover athlete. Click here for the full size image. Along with new box art graphics for the Xbox One an...
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Press Row Podcast: Xbox One Reveal
In this episode of the Press Row Podcast the panel discusses everything that came out of the Xbox One event and the news that followed. That includes the console's capabilities, the practices in regards to used games and online connection being required, and the EA Sports Ignite engine that will be implemented in Xbox One and PS4 franchises. Check it out through iTunes and now on Android with the Stitcher app or through the embedded player at Operation Sports. As always leave any fe...
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More on Madden NFL 25 Connected Franchise
Though somewhat overshadowed by all the next-gen news the week started off with details on Connected Franchise for Madden NFL 25 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Improvements to the mode that debuted last year will be accompanied by the return of several features including Owner mode, transaction logs, importing of draft classes, and 32 team offline control. Now EA Sports has followed up with a blog post laying out the new features of Connected Franchise. In addition to those already mentioned it...
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Trailer for Delivery Man
The first look at the comedy Delivery Man is here with the release of a teaser trailer. The film stars Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smoulders, and Chris Pratt with the story focused on a man who finds out he's fathered 533 children through his donations to a sperm bank. Delivery Man is slated to release on November 22. ...
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