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Denard Robinson Wins Cover of NCAA Football 14
The national nightmare that has been the process to determine the cover of NCAA Football 14 has finally ended. After nearly three months and involving all 126 FBS schools Denard Robinson, representing the Michigan Wolverines, has captured the cover. He held the lead in the finals over Texas A&M's Ryan Swope throughout until voter fraud became evident when the numbers dramatically shifted in the final hours. Both sides cheated forcing EA Sports to go back through the numbers and eliminate...
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Voting Opens for Madden NFL 25 Cover
The voting campaign for the cover of Madden NFL 25 has now gone live. The tournament features two separate brackets with legends on one side and current stars on the other. The winner of each bracket will then go head-to-head for the honor. Some of the names in the running include former Madden cover athletes Ray Lewis, Marshall Faulk, and Eddie George along with notables such as Joe Montana, Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, and Randall Cunningham. On the side of the current play...
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Seahawks Trade for Percy Harvin; 49ers Follow with Anquan Boldin
Percy Harvin is on the move to the Seattle Seahawks. In exchange for their first round pick (#25), a seventh rounder, and a conditional fourth rounder in 2014 the dynamic offensive weapon is joining a team that clicked in all facets on offense in the second half of the season giving Russell Wilson another weapon at his disposal. The Minnesota Vikings are now barren at wide receiver so expect them to make moves there as free agency opens as well as in the draft. They now will have the 23rd an...
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The Line Drive for March 10
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Giving away a budget bonus code for MLB 13: The Show Diamond Dynasty on Facebook. •Madden NFL 25 cover voting will begin Monday w/ announcement of the 64 candidates. •EA plans to announce the winner of the NCAA Football 14 cover, which has become mired in controversy due to widespread voter fraud, by Tuesday. •The off...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 12
Life of Pi Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor - a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed. Rise of the Guardians Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a g...
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Rumor Has Christopher Nolan Producing Justice League and Christian Bale Possibly Returning as Batman
While much rides on the success or lack thereof for the upcoming Man of Steel in June, which has been getting some amazing early screening buzz, planning for a potential Justice League film has continued. In the developmental stages for quite some time now but with difficulty bringing everything together the plan now would be to follow the Superman film with Justice League which could also then become the springboard for other character franchises. Though Christopher Nolan stepped away fr...
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Online Play Takes Tremendous Step Forward in MLB 13: The Show
Online play has forever been the Achilles' heel of the MLB: The Show series representing the worst sports gaming has had to offer in that area. When NBA 2K made strides last year it left The Show as the only sports franchise that was not providing an acceptable online experience. Regardless of the reasons why, online performance was typically awful, and the games were simply not fun to play due to the advantage held by the pitchers. Based on the days following release of MLB 13: The Show ...
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 14
Baseball takes center stage in the latest edition of the Press Row Podcast. Extended discussion focuses on the impressions from the panelists of MLB 13: The Show which is then followed by an evisceration of MLB 2K13. The episode runs over an hour and a half and could have even gone on far longer. A must listen for anyone interested in baseball gaming this year. Check it out through iTunes or with the embedded player at Operation Sports. Feel free to leave any feedback and suggest...
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