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First Look: Game of Thrones Season Two
HBO has released a video teasing the second season of Game of Thrones with commentary from the series' writer/producer regarding the challenges being faced and expectations. The popular adaptation of the George R.R. Martin "Song of Ice and Fire" series will be back in April following an excellent first season. While the novels went with a new title for each it looks like the network will stay with Game of Thrones as the name for series which will have season two based on "A Clash of Kings". ...
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Likely Loss of NBA Season Creates Immediate Problem For 2K Sports
While both 2K Sports and EA Sports have to be concerned about the effect of the lockout on the consumer base for next year and beyond, 2K now faces the dilemma of how to sustain and improve current and future sales levels of NBA 2K12 in the face of fan frustration or indifference. In a quick poll posed across multiple social networks and combined with a large number of comments the response was clear - without an NBA season interest in the game that represents the league has already been ...
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Amazon Opens Black Friday Week With Select Blu-rays Under $10 and DVDs Under $9
Black Friday week has kicked off at Amazon and the deals today (and continuing through the week) include a bunch of good Blu-rays and DVDs. At the top of the list is the recently released X-Men: First Class, every Harry Potter except for the final chapter, Bridesmaids, and many more really good films. In total there are over 600 that currently come in under that price. Check out the full set of them here. Prices also have been cut down temporarily on some others like the Jurassic Park Ult...
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Laying Out the DLC for WWE 12
With WWE 12 releasing tomorrow the entire roster has been announced along with all of the planned downloadable content. Returning from last year is the 'Fan Axxess' program which allows for paying a lump sum that incorporates all the coming DLC along with some savings. Each individual item goes for 80 MS points/99 cents or it all can be bought as part of the package for 960 MS points/$11.99. While THQ is advertising it to offer "over 25% total savings" that doesn't really add up as there are...
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The Line Drive 11/20
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •New baseball-related sounds were recorded for MLB 12: The Show. •Safe to say the phrase "hide the children" will be removed from NCAA Football 13. •FIFA 12 sim predicts the LA Galaxy to beat the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup tonight. •Android version of Madden NFL 12 got a new roster update and gameplay enhancements. •In addit...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of November 22nd
This week represents the final set of new DVD and Blu-ray releases heading into Black Friday. The group is led by the J.J. Abrams film Super 8, which is one of my favorites of the year, along with the box office bomb Conan the Barbarian. (more…)...
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Amazon Offering One-Day Deal on WWE 12
WWE 12 is set to release on Tuesday and there are a number of deals and different pre-order incentives around to decide from. For today Amazon has made their option more appealing by offering 22% off (making it $47) while continuing to provide a $10 promotional credit for use on a future purchase. Find the Xbox 360 version here and the PS3 version here. The downside still to the Amazon option is that there is no release day delivery option. With one day shipping it would arrive on 11/28, ...
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Teaser Trailer for FIFA Street
EA Sports has released a new trailer for FIFA Street that blends real-world video with game footage in an effort to show the style of action being replicated. They are taking a somewhat more grounded approach than the series has gone for in the past. FIFA Street will for the first time utilize the engine from the traditional FIFA series and introduce a number of new dribbling and skill moves - some of which will be seen in the trailer. FIFA Street is expected to release in March as a traditi...
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