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More School Specific NCAA Football 13 Screenshots
Last week EA Sports released a huge batch of NCAA Football 13 screenshots with a focus going towards 24 different schools. Following up on that they have now rolled out looks at 16 additional programs totaling 57 brand new screens. The teams added are Alabama, Clemson, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Central Florida, and Utah. Check out all the images in the FB album or G+ album....
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The Line Drive for June 24
The Line Drive is a weekly collection ofĂ‚Â news, links, andĂ‚Â updatesĂ‚Â that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Make sure to get any entries in for the 21 Jump Street giveaway by Monday morning! •No new deals ongoing but MLB 12: The Show continues to sit at $40. •Kotaku discusses how the new four team playoff will affect the NCAA Football series. •In an interview w/ Kotaku Peter Moore discusses his belief that free-to-play is inevitable. ââ‚...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of June 26
A strong week of Blu-ray and DVD releases include the hilarious 21 Jump Street, Academy Award Best Picture Winner The Artist, a decent action-fantasy film in Wrath of the Titans, and a special collection of five Christopher Nolan films . •21 Jump Street In the action-comedy 21 Jump Street, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful...
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Amid Concerns Support for UFC Undisputed 3 to Continue – Or So Says THQ
Though THQ has pledged that a patch - which has been in the works apparently for over four months now - is still going to arrive for UFC Undisputed 3 consumers have understandably grown skeptical. The UFC license has been transferred to EA Sports and the THQ studio which worked on the series has been closed. The company has not been reliable with their promises thus far leaving many to feel they have been, and still are, simply being strung along.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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EA Sports Pledges Extra Attention to South Alabama for NCAA Football 14
Supporters of South Alabama - and those who value authenticity in the NCAA Football series - were upset by the news that the school was left out of NCAA Football 13. South Alabama is one of four schools entering the FBS this season and for some inexplicable reason EA Sports was apparently unaware of this despite the process being set in motion a few years ago. In an attempt to make up for it EA has contacted South Alabama assuring them that they would "go above and beyond" what is typical...
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Movie About Baseball Star Josh Hamilton in Development
The story behind Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is a fascinating one and naturally it's being turned into a movie. Deadline has the details on the deal as well as a chronicle of Hamilton's history. Casey Affleck is set to write and direct the film. “I truly think this guy’ story is one of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever read,” Iwanyk (producer) said. “It’s also tailor-made for a movie: it has the mythic quality of The Natural, the fa...
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Need for Speed Video Game Franchise to Hit the Big Screen
Dreamworks today announced they have acquired the rights to develop a movie based on Need for Speed - the Electronic Arts street racing series. The story idea and eventual screenplay will come from George and John Gatins (Real Steel, Flight, Coach Carter). Scott Waugh (Act of Valor) is attached to direct. The film adaptation will be a fast-paced, high-octane film rooted in the tradition of the great car culture films of the 70s while being extremely faithful to the spirit of the...
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Recent Madden NFL 13 News Heavily Influencing Perception and Purchase Plans
EA Sports made big news at E3 with the reveal of a physics driven "Infinity Engine" for Madden NFL 13. That was then followed by details on the "Connected Careers" mode which may in the end turn out to be even more heralded and impactful than the physics. What is clearly evident from the results of the recent poll which consisted of over 6K respondents is the info, impressions, and videos helped sway opinions significantly one way or the other. No previous poll displayed such a level of i...
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