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Assessing the Fallout from MLB 2K13
MLB 2K13's release last week turned out to be an embarrassing attempt at swindling consumers into paying $60 for a year old product. No yearly licensed sports title has ever unabashedly embodied being "just a roster update" and in doing so justified the cliched criticism often directed by the uninformed at the genre. The game is actually worse than that though as it contains even less content than last year with the sneaking out of online leagues and it isn't be expected to receive much if a...
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Press Row Hangout: Episode 4
The fourth episode of the Press Row Hangout features the trio of myself, Rich Grisham of GamesRadar, and for the first time Samit Sarkar from Polygon. We are joined by special guest Steve Berneman from OverDog to discuss what the service the company is planning to deliver for gamers and the ongoing Kickstarter campaign. Other topics include how our respective Road to the Show players are doing in MLB 13: The Show, the Madden NFL 13 and NCAA Football 13 cover votes, and what new franchi...
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Scouting the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote First Round: Legends Bracket
The brackets were unveiled earlier this week for the competition to capture the cover of Madden NFL 13. Featuring 32 legends and 32 current stars, each with their own bracket the winners of which are on a collision course to battle for the honor, the voting has been opened and the first round runs through next Wednesday. The entire campaign for the cover will end the day before the NFL Draft begins. Here is a look at the "Old School" bracket with predictions of who will move on to the se...
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Trailer for Kick-Ass 2
The first trailer has arrived for the sequel to the 2010 cult favorite comic adaptation Kick-Ass. Returning the main stars, and adding Jim Carrey, the film centers on Kick-Ass having been an inspiration for more masked vigilantes while Red Mist plots revenge. Kick-Ass 2 is slated to release on August 16. Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new w...
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Veronica Mars Movie a Reality Thanks to Kickstarter Campaign
Fans of the Veronica Mars television series which ran from 2004 t0 2007 have always longed for a feature film to continue following the characters. The original plan had been to produce one - with the concept of jumping ahead several years even being pitched to the studio in 2007 -  but it has been unable to come together ever since despite the main principles (creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell) pushing for it. Though the fan base has been devoted and passionate it was never a huge...
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2013 NFL League Year First Day Moves in Madden Screenshots
It's been a big 24 hours of free agency signings and trade announcements. While teams have somewhat reigned in the outrageous spending of year's past - there has been no Mario Williams type deal handed out - some of the most high profile names remain available. Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Jake Long, Wes Welker, and Greg Jennings are still out there. The Ravens had a rough day losing Dannell Ellerbe, who they had hope to re-sign, while letting go of Anquan Boldin and Paul Kruger. Combined w...
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MLB 13: The Show – Hits and Misses
As a series MLB: The Show has been the most consistent of all the yearly sports representations this generation. Consumers have come to rely on exceptional baseball authenticity, realistic gameplay, fantastic graphics, and deep franchise and career modes to invest time with. What has been missing though is sense of accessibility and an acceptable online experience. Those aspects however are no longer holding the franchise back. MLB 13: The Show is the iteration that pulled everything t...
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NBA 2K13 Week 20 Roster Update Out Now
A new roster update for NBA 2K13 arrived today. Following an uneventful one last week, that only injured Tony Parker and added Juwan Howard to the Heat, the latest update moves Aaron Brooks to the Rockets and has a number of injury changes. Those include Kyrie Irving and Amare Stoudemire being inactivated while Mo Williams, Jameer Nelson, and Andrew Bogut return to action. The update also adds the Jordan XX8 shoes to the game....
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