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Vote for the 2012 Community Choice Awards
Kicking off the year-in-review period is the third annual Pastapadre Community Choice Awards. Last year FIFA 12 walked away with the top honors but there was much more competition present in the field than when NBA 2K11 swept just about every award in 2010. This year appears to be competitive yet again as there are a number of titles that offer outstanding aspects but find themselves deficient in some other way. There is no clear standout that would sweep the awards or is a sure thing to ...
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The Line Drive for December 9
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Kotaku wonders if anyone cares that the Xbox 360 won't have baseball anymore. •Hunter Hillenmeyer's new company Overdog profiled by ESPN. •Best Team Sports Game at the VGAs was won by NBA 2K13. •Best Individual Sports Game at the VGAs was won by SSX. •The women's division debuts by headlining UFC 157 with Ronda Rousey v...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of December 11
Ted Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish...and has refused to leave his side ever since. The Bourne Legacy The Bourne Legacy takes the action-packed Bourne series to an ...
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Trailer for Oblivion
The first trailer for sci-fi adventure film Oblivion has arrived. The film stars Tom Cruise along with Morgan Freeman and is directed by Joseph Kosinski. Oblivion is set to release on April 19, 2013. Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a ...
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NBA 2K13 Update Impacts Injured Players
2K Sports today released a roster update for NBA 2K13 that essentially acts as a follow-up to the most recent one that had some impactful ratings changes even to big names. This update has changed the injury status for many, added a new player in Lance Thomas bringing the number missing down to 12 including still James White, and boosted Raymond Felton 5 points to 79 overall while dropping Dwight Howard a point to 92.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Madden NFL 13 Leads Sales for Sports Games in November
NBA 2K13 set the high sales mark for the series in October with 1.27 million copies, which represented an increase of 19% over NBA 2K11, but it wasn't able to carry the month of November. 2K13 slipped to 8th place for the month (about 480K copies) with Madden NFL 13 moving the most of the sports games coming in 5th place (about 760K copies). Also appearing in the top 10 for North America were WWE 13 in 9th place and FIFA 13 in 10th.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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EA Sports Introduces Pat Tillman in Madden NFL 13 Ultimate Team
While Madden Ultimate Team mode features various legends the introduction of a former player today marks the first time that one has been added essentially in the form of a tribute. Pat Tillman is being made available, with the support of the foundation set up in his name, within Ultimate Team beginning this evening as multiple cards of his go live. Tillman of course played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1998-2001 before leaving his football career to serve in the Army. He died in 2004 f...
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More Details on Tiger Woods 14: The Masters Historic Edition
EA Sports has now officially announced (Tiger Woods 14) The Masters: Historic Edition which was first discovered three weeks ago. Going for $70 and with six extra courses included the Historic Edition features Bobby Jones and Bubba Watson on the cover.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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