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NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote Advances to Semifinal Round
The lengthy campaign to determine the cover athlete for NCAA Football 14 continues with now just four candidates remaining. Voting for this round starts from scratch and runs through Sunday after which only a pair will remain to go head-to-head for the cover honor. Support is cast through the game's official Facebook page poll. Based on the previous rounds Denard Robinson and Eddie Lacy would be expected to advance in relatively easy fashion over Ryan Swope and Kenjon Barner. While Rob...
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MLB 2K13 Being Kept Hidden Even With Release Right Around The Corner
When the news broke that the MLB 2K series would be getting a one year reprieve expectations for the product were made justifiably lower than already had been normal. With a constrained development cycle and bleak outlook towards any future there became no reason to expect anything better than what would amount to an update of 2K12. In the month since the announcement 2K Sports has done nothing but further cement that troubled perception.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Teaser for NBC’s Hannibal
NBC has released a teaser ad for the upcoming drama series Hannibal. The show is created by Bryan Fuller (Heroes, Pushing Daises) and stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy. It will feature the classic characters from Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon – FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter – who are re-introduced at the beginning of their budding relationship. Hannibal is set to premiere April 4 at 10PM. ...
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Changes Made to Online Ranked Games in MLB 13: The Show
SCEA has released a new blog focusing on improvements to the online matchmaking system in MLB 13: The Show. While online has always been the achilles' heel of the series a few changes being made this year could help in that area. MLB 13 will feature matchmaking that pairs up individuals who are similarly rated in terms of their skill levels, teams, and starting pitchers. Utilizing fatigue levels for pitchers means an actual rotation will need to be in play (assuming fatigue is drained sig...
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The Line Drive for February 17
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Amazon has a number of games and accessories on sale. •A big President's Day Sale on EA Mobile apps includes FIFA 13 and NBA Jam. •NBA 2K13 digital download content is 50% off until Tuesday. •The new alternate uniforms for the Golden State Warriors have sleeves on the jersey - it's unlikely that these will be added to...
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The Three Top Selling Sports Games of 2012 Continued To Perform Well in January
With no significant new software releases in January the top 10 sales chart remained largely the same. Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, and FIFA 13 all placed again following their strong 2012 campaigns where they finished 2nd, 6th, and 10th respectively. Last month it was NBA 2K13 (4th) jumping ahead of Madden NFL 13 (5th) for the first time since October to no surprise given the NFL season was winding down. FIFA 13 (10th) has really settled into that spot. The biggest news sales-wise for Januar...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 19
Argo Based on real events the dramatic thriller "Argo" chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played-information that was not declassified until many years after the event. On November 4 1979 as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking 52 Americans hostage. But in the midst of the cha...
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Harrison Ford May Be Back as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode VII
The Star Wars news naturally continues to flow after establishing the director for Episode VII as J.J. Abrams and revealing plans for spin-offs centered on individual characters. The latest rumor comes courtesy of Latino Review, which has good credibility in the rumor-space, that Harrison Ford will return as Han Solo in Episode VII. Disney has not commented on the rumor. It's unclear what role Solo would serve in the new film which is believed to take place around 30 years after Return of...
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