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EA Sports Makes NFL Blitz Remake Official
Today EA Sports put to rest a long-running rumor by officially announcing that a remake of NFL Blitz is in development for the Xbox 360 and PS3 with plans to release in January. It will round out the three mystery titles that had been kept under wraps for the January through March fiscal quarter (the other two being Grand Slam Tennis 2 and FIFA Street). EA's most recent attempts at arcade football games have been the digital download Madden NFL Arcade (2009) and NFL Tour (2008). Both were...
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Rumors Regarding Transformers 4 and 5 Already Swirling
When the stated "trilogy" of Michael Bay's ended with Transformers: Dark of the Moon the widespread assumption was that the franchise would continue, or reboot, with someone else directing. When the film topped the previous two and reached over $1.1 billion worldwide in grosses that became inevitable. The surprising thing now though is the latest word has Bay possibly returning to direct the next two entries in the franchise which would be filmed back-to-back in the same manner that other fr...
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Madden NFL 12 Week Six Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Six weeks into the NFL season and only one undefeated team remains while three have yet to record their first victory. The second tier of teams behind Green Bay includes San Francisco, Detroit, Baltimore, and San Diego with just a single loss. The upcoming roster update for Madden NFL 12 will likely further establish teams that are proving themselves as contenders this year and those that will ultimately be competing at the bottom for Andrew Luck. The NFL trade deadline has passed and thi...
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FIFA 12 Patch Now Available
The first post-release patch for FIFA 12 arrived today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. This update most prominently addresses a perceived exploit online as some users were selecting to control the goalie leaving the CPU to handle all defenders - now the option to switch to the goalie has been removed. Otherwise the patch primarily addresses stability issues. Continue on for a look at the full list of changes in the latest patch for FIFA 12. (more…)...
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Kinect Sports: Season Two Demo Out Now
The demo for the upcoming (due out on October 25th - Amazon is offering $10 promo credit) Kinect Sports: Season Two arrived today on XBL. Kinect Sports launched alongside Kinect for Xbox 360 last November and it was generally well-received but as with most mini-game compilations eventually interest began to wear thin. Still it was well supported with both free and paid additional downloadable content and ultimately provided a good deal of fun. Table tennis in particular was a blast online. ...
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The Walking Dead Season Two Premiere Sets New Ratings Highs
Last year The Walking Dead became the highest rated cable show of all-time. The second season season premiere last night shattered those numbers as it bought in 7.3 million viewers for the first showing and 11 million total for the evening when counting the encore. The critical 18-49 demo had a 4.2 rating breaking previous cable records. The premiere drew rave reviews but reaction amongst viewers has been decidedly more mixed. While I enjoyed the episode the pacing was hampered severely b...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Roster: Heavyweights
The roster reveal for UFC Undisputed 3 continues today with the heavyweights - following last week's look at the light heavyweights and the lightweights. Again the number of fighters in the weight class drops going from 27 in UFC 2010 to 16 in UFC 3. Headlined by current champion Cain Velasquez the group also includes upcoming challenger Junior Dos Santos and former champ Brock Lesnar. A few notable names absent from the list are Alistair Overeem and Matt Mitrione. Check out ESPN for more...
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Madden NFL 12 Patch Releases Tomorrow
The first patch for Madden NFL 12 is set to come out tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update will address issues such as the rate of rain-games for some teams in Franchise mode, organization of custom playbooks, a QB sneak exploit, and commentary amongst a number of other improvements. For all the details on what will come with the first comprehensive patch for Madden 12 check out the full detailed list here. (Update) The patch arrived early for the PS3 on Monday afternoon! Exp...
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