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Iron Man 3 Concept Art Hints at Extremis
With Comic-Con only a week away Marvel is gearing up to showcase Iron Man 3 - and in the days leading up have begun to tease the event. The company released the above concept art for the film which has led to speculation that it is hinting directly at an storyline centered on Extremis. In the comics Extremis - which had a six episode arc and is regarded as arguably one of the best Iron Man stories - is a virus that can turn some humans into super soldiers. Extremis is a super-soldier soluti...
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More Details on Hockey IQ in NHL 13 and New Set of Screens
EA Sports has released a new blog for NHL 13 going even deeper into the enhanced AI termed "Hockey IQ" along with some new screenshots that feature free agents with their new teams. Check out the 16 additional images - which includes the Minnesota Wild's big splash yesterday signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter - in the FB album or G+ album. Continue on for what is being characterized as the "top five facts" regarding Hockey IQ. Hopefully roster updates will be more plentiful going forward ...
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Bellator: MMA Onslaught Now Available
Bellator: MMA Onslaught released yesterday on both XBLA and PSN for $15. The game delivers action meant to be fast paced arcade-style with accessible controls, online play, and a roster of just eight fighters - with the focus instead falling on the create-a-fighter feature. The positive here with a digital download is that a trial version is available before having to make a purchase. Early reports have not been encouraging - and following the disaster of Supremacy MMA (which was al...
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Giveaway: NCAA Football 13
The semi-regular site giveaways continue with yet another opportunity to win a copy of NCAA Football 13 for either the Xbox 360 or PS3! This represents the third copy to go out - and a couple more Madden NFL 13 giveaways will follow between now and its release. For those who don't win make sure to consider the $45 deal at Amazon. Buying though the links (360 - PS3) helps to support the site and future giveaways! There are several ways to qualify and each one counts for an ent...
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Taking a Look at FIFA 13 iOS
EA Sports has released the first FIFA 13 for iOS screenshots - there are also a couple videos to have earlier come out of E3. Check out the three images here. Other than just the visual enhancements seen consider changes to the on-screen controls apparent with the directional swiping "skill moves" as well as the addition of EA Sports Football Club. One of the big discussions from EA as of late, including during the recent E3 press conference, has been adding social elements and tying the...
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Trailer for Jack Reacher
The first trailer for the crime drama Jack Reacher has arrived. Based on the popular series of novels - this one coming from the first titled "One Shot" - the film stars Tom Cruise as a homicide investigator who digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. Jack Reacher is slated to release on December 21. Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except f...
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NBA Live 13 Goes Away From Stretched Out Ratings Introduced Three Years Ago
The overall ratings from NBA Live 13 that EA Sports provided for the rookies drafted in the first round won't tell you much about the player's skill levels or effectiveness in the upcoming game. They're essentially empty numbers with no context and varying by only a few points here and there between most of the picks made their reveals fairly uninteresting. What is evident however from those overall ratings is that the new development team is reverting to a more traditional ratings scale ...
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Eastbound & Down Returning for Fourth Season
Despite statements that the third season of the HBO series Eastbound & Down would be the last - and what was received as a fairly satisfying resolution to the arc of main character Kenny Powers - the comedy series starring Danny McBride will be returning for a fourth run with eight new episodes on the slate. While I loved the first season the second really seemed to hit a wall creatively and characters became more grating than amusing. At that point I was looking towards the end witho...
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