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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of October 9
Prometheus Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race Rock of Ages Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who mee...
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Fix for MyCareer Freeze in NBA 2K13 on Xbox 360 Has Been Submitted
Mentioned in an earlier article an issue with progressing through MyCareer mode, specifically on the Xbox 360 and seemingly isolated to the 4GB hard drive version of the console, was immediately identified in NBA 2K13. Those playing the mode have found it impossible to advance beyond the first game in the regular season as the game freezes up at that point. 2K Sports yesterday submitted a patch to Microsoft to address the issue. It is expected to be expedited through the certification app...
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NBA 2K13 Mobile Game on iOS and Android Available Now But With Problems
NBA 2K13 didn't only release on consoles this past week as a mobile version also arrived for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and select higher-end Android tablets and phones. The game features the soundtrack chosen by Jay-Z, "NBA's Greatest Games" mode and a season mode, multiplayer through Game Center or Bluetooth, and classic or one-finger control schemes. Reviews have not been kind as the game is crashing for many before it even loads up. The problem has been acknowledged and is apparent...
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EA Sports Must Evaluate Their Dedication to NBA and Make Tough Decision
When EA Sports announced that NBA Live 13 had been cancelled it came as little surprise to anyone following developments behind the series. The signs have been there for months and were covered extensively. Still, despite seemingly all reasoning otherwise, the company claims work on Live will continue with a release next fall. Everyone should recognize however that plans such as that are tentative at best. The series could be ended for good as soon as their next financial call with investors...
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The Early Days of NBA 2K13 Have Been Particularly Encouraging
2K Sports has a history of trouble, particularly online-related, with the NBA 2K series during each year's respective release week. Generally online has been the high profile culprit but widespread freezing in various modes or other bugs have arisen early on that required immediate attention. In starting to pull together impressions on the game outside of one issue in MyCareer mode it has become clear that NBA 2K13 has avoided many of the pitfalls of year's past. (more…)...
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Teaser Trailer for A Good Day to Die Hard
The first trailer for the fifth film in the Die Hard franchise has arrived. The film of course returns Bruce Willis in the role of John McClane with Jai Courtney playing his son as the action this time takes place in Russia. A Good Day to Die Hard is slated to release on February 14, 2013. ...
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Trailer for The Lone Ranger
The first trailer for The Lone Ranger has arrived. The film stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer and is directed by Gore Verbinski. The Lone Ranger is slated to release on July 3, 2013. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) and man of the law John Reid (Armie Hammer) are opposites brought together by fate and must join forces to battle greed and corruption. ...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #6 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 13 that follows week four of the season is scheduled to release by Saturday morning on the Xbox 360 and PS3. A new roster to use when starting up Connected Careers is also expected to be available within the next few days. This week there is actually more balance than has come with any of the updates so far this year though increases are still favored. There is a net gain of +34 players going up vs down. That is at least an improvement over the +79, +84, a...
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