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Trailer for ATM
The first trailer for the upcoming confined thriller ATM has arrived. Written by Chris Sparling the film follows in concept with those like Phone Booth and Buried (the latter of which came from Sparling) and stars Alice Eve, Josh Peck, and Brian Geraghty. The story focuses on the three characters who find themselves forced to survive being trapped by an unknown man in an ATM location. No specific release date has been set for ATM but it is expected out later this year. ...
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Netflix Takes Two More Hits to Disc Plan Value
It's been a roller coaster ride on the Netflix front for the past several months as the company has seemed to produce bad news followed by good and then bad again. This time around, after announcing their first original programming set to debut next month, comes two pieces of discouraging news. The first is that HBO is no longer supplying the company with discounted discs for their programs. This is an issue because HBO's DVDs and Blu-rays are typically very pricey. Without a discount it ...
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2012 NFL Draft Order
Below is the official 2012 NFL Draft order. Teams with the same record have their spots determined through strength of schedule with the weakest SOS getting the higher draft position. Picks 21-32 (updated 2/5: complete) are to be determined based on the results of the NFL Playoffs. The Panthers and Dolphins will have their placement (picks 8 and 9) settled with a coin toss as will the Seahawks and Chiefs (picks 11 and 12). The coin toss procedure generally takes place at the NFL Combine i...
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Ninth Roster Update for NBA 2K12 Out Now
Just about two weeks removed from the start of the season 2K Sports has finally delivered a follow-up roster update for NBA 2K12. A number of second rounders have been added - however not all that should be are in yet and some included aren't even usable online - while some other players inexplicably continue to be missing despite officially being on teams for quite a while. The update does bring Andrew Bynum back into the Lakers lineup which was long overdue because of the extended break...
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Travis Rice Featured in Latest SSX Trailer
EA Sports has released a new trailer for the upcoming return of SSX - which was recently bumped back to release on February 28th. Travis Rice represents the first real-world snowboarder to be included in the series as a playable character and was in 2010's highly acclaimed documentary The Art of Flight. In this especially effective video he talks over over his strategies on how to survive some of the most treacherous descents on earth as real-life footage is mixed with SSX gameplay footage.Ã...
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Initial Impressions of NFL Blitz
The last attempt at a pure arcade-style football game came from EA Sports in late 2009 with Madden NFL Arcade. It represented one of the first attempts by a sports developer to release a full-fledged offering digitally through XBLA and PSN. Though quite fun it ultimately didn't extend much beyond just that and thus died off relatively quickly. With NFL Blitz the company has hoped to resurrect a beloved franchise and provide more significant content to make for an ideal $15 package. They h...
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Soundtrack for MLB 12: The Show
Last year MLB 11: The Show had one of the worst soundtracks in memory to be featured within a sports title. Thankfully the series includes the ability to customize the soundtrack with the "My MLB Music" feature. MLB 12: The Show's soundtrack may or may not be better but having that option available at least negates it as a concern going in. Continue on for a look at the 10 songs included (down from 12 last year) in MLB 12: The Show! (more…)...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #18 Details
The post-week 16/17 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to arrive on Friday. Heading into the postseason this update is a significant one with a few more planned throughout the playoffs and then the final one following the Super Bowl. After his Packers record-setting performance Matt Flynn gets a 5 point boost to 81 overall and playmaker Victor Cruz gets bumped up 4 points to 87. Meanwhile after a couple dreadful performances Tim Tebow drops 4 points to 76 while Patrick Willis fa...
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