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Chris Pratt Gets Lead Role in Guardians of the Galaxy
The highly coveted role of Peter Quill in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy has been officially cast. Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball, Parks and Recreation) will star as Quill (Star-Lord) the leader of the group which also includes Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Gamora, and Rocket Raccoon. Pratt beat out rumored names like Lee Pace, Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess, Eddie Redmayne, Zachary Levi, and John Krasinski. Brief synopsis: About a U.S. pilot who ends up in sp...
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Giveaway – MLB 13: The Show
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with an opportunity to win a PS3 copy of MLB 13: The Show! This is just the first of what will be multiple chances at winning the game in the lead-up to its early March release. This post is being bumped to allow for those who missed it the first time around to get entries in before the deadline! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for an entries so the more you complete the more chances to win. The giveaway is open now and wil...
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Voting on NCAA Football 14 Individual Cover Athletes Opens
EA Sports continues to try and milk the cover campaign for NCAA Football 14 even though it hasn't been able to create the awareness they had hoped. The latest act comes as individual cover athletes can now be shown support through a "like" on the NCAA 14 Facebook page. Presumably these totals will be added into the primary poll which has been up for two weeks. The round will come to a close on February 18. (more…)...
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Iron Man 3 Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad for Iron Man 3 that ran during the Super Bowl along with an extended look that was presented after. The film has a new director in Shane Black and the central villain (Mandarin) is played by Ben Kingsley. Iron Man 3 is slated to release on May 3. Marvel Studios’ ‘Iron Man 3’ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s ha...
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World War Z Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad that aired for World War Z during the Super Bowl. The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. World War Z is slated to release on June 21. ...
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Appearances Suggest EA Already Abandoning the Wii U
Recent developments have brought into question whether EA will be supporting the Nintendo Wii U in a reliable manner going forward. At the Q3 financial call last week CEO John Riccitiello made sure to avoid lumping the relatively new console in with the company's definition of the next generation of gaming. (more…)...
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Star Trek Into Darkness Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad for Star Trek Into Darkness that aired during the Super Bowl. The sequel to the hit 2009 reboot of Star Trek from J.J. Abrams, who is directing again, returns all the key players with Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) playing the role of the villain. Star Trek Into Darkness is slated to release on May 17. In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise...
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Areas of Improvement Being Examined for Player Progression in Madden NFL 25 Connected Careers
As we all acclimate to the name Madden NFL 25 there will scraps of news relating to the game in the weeks ahead. Though certainly that won't amount to any major feature announcements - the process of the cover vote instead will serve as the early awareness driver for EA Sports - that information could still serve to be valuable even when limited in scope. In this case Josh Looman, the lead designer in charge of Connected Careers, sought feedback on Twitter regarding tuning that could be d...
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