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The Line Drive 12/25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Merry Christmas! •Lesnar vs Overeem UFC 141 preview video from UFC Undisputed 3. •A new patch is coming in early January for NHL 12. •EA Sports was working on bringing Madden NFL back to PC before scrapping it. •Pre-order incentive (not retailer-exclusive) for FIFA Street will be an adidas all-star team. •A patch rec...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of December 27
A few good TV shows are joined by a reinvigorated horror franchise in this upcoming week's DVD and Blu-ray releases. Final Destination 5 (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD combo) In Final Destination 5, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man's premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frant...
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#7 of 2011: NCAA Football 12
When a yearly sports title concentrates more on enhancing gameplay and the existing features rather than introducing big new ones the typical expectation is that it will at the very least be polished and avoid some of the growing pains that befall early-stage innovation. NCAA Football 12 made subtle improvements across the board but despite being theoretically rich in content faltered tragically due to broken and incomplete features and poor communication. (more…)...
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 Demo Videos
The demo for Grand Slam Tennis 2 may have been pulled from the Xbox Live Marketplace after only a few hours (apparently a miscommunication led to the early release and it'll be back out in mid/late January) but plenty of people were able to grab it when it was available which means a number of videos have been appearing since. It'll take some time to get used to the (right stick) 'Total Racquet Control' so keep in mind that those playing are inexperienced with the game. Continue on to che...
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Claim Your Free Alistair Overeem for UFC 3
THQ has announced that fans of their official UFC Undisputed 3 page on Facebook will receive a free code to download Alistair Overeem. Only those who are fans of the page by January 20 and enter the required information here will be eligible to receive the code which will be sent via email on or around release February 14. The news is timely as Overeem is set to face Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30 with the winner getting a shot at recently crowned heavyweight champion Junior dos Sant...
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Former MLB: The Show Lead Designer Becomes Madden NFL Creative Director
There has been both a great deal of turnover and an expansion of the dev team for the Madden NFL franchise at Tiburon this year. Several top names at the studio left in the spring and their positions were filled by the likes of Cam Weber as the GM of football products, Roy Harvey taking over as the new executive producer (following Phil Frazier's departure), and Mike Young being elevated to creative director (previously held by Ian Cummings). Today Kolbe Launchbaugh made official via T...
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Teaser Trailer for Prometheus
The first trailer for Ridley Scott's Prometheus has arrived. The film, which has some early ties as a prequel to Alien (though it's gone a different direction instead), stars Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, and Michael Fassbender. Prometheus is slated to release on June 8th 2012. 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...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #17 Details
The post-week 15 roster update for Madden NFL 12 is expected to arrive tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Heading into the holidays and with the regular season nearing completion the update scales back somewhat on the sheer number of changes made and instead continues to make smaller adjustments based on recent and long-term trends. Of note is Drew Brees re-joining the 99 overall rated club, Jason Pierre-Paul continuing to rise and now has reached 93, and both Roddy White and Calvin Joh...
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