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Trailer for The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is being remade yet again and the first trailer has now arrived. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Death Race) the film stars Logan Lerman and Ray Stevenson. The Three Musketeers has a release date set for October 14th. The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war. ...
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FIFA 12 Replaces Longtime Series Announcer
Back in January EA Sports was faced with a decision on whether they would make a change to the commentary team in the FIFA series after Andy Gray was fired from Sky Sports after having made sexist comments and related inappropriate actions. Today the company revealed that Alan Smith will join Martin Tyler in the booth for FIFA 12 while avoiding even a mention of the man being replaced. Gray began as an announcer with the FIFA franchise in 1997. The change comes even as EA Sports contin...
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NCAA Football 12 Demo Impressions
Judging from community reaction the demo for NCAA Football 12 has been received relatively well though it hasn't seemed to inspire much excitement. From from a gameplay and presentation standpoint NCAA Football is maybe becoming all too familiar but the franchise still carries one of the strongest feature sets amongst all the yearly sports offerings which would seem to be enough to keep it on high ground. (more…)...
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EA Sports Planning New Studio in Texas
Having obtained an internal memo from EA Sports IGN has learned that the company is scouting locations in Austin, Texas for a new studio. Also addressed in the memo is the loss of several developers from the company's Tiburon studio - the news of which was first broken here and has involved the departures of Ian Cummings, Jeremy Strauser, Phil Frazier and several others. That has led to new leadership taking the reigns. "With these departures comes a renewed focus on retention, but also ...
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Trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Paramount has released the first trailer for the upcoming Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. The fourth film in the franchise is directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) and stars Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner. It is intended to act as a bridge to Renner taking over as the lead character. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is slated to release on December 16th. This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing pl...
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Backbreaker: Vengeance Now Available
The digital download-only Backbreaker: Vengeance has arrived on XBLA. Vengeance is comprised of a set of mini-games based off the popular 'Tackle Alley' that was introduced on iOS platforms and in the retail version of Backbreaker. As is the case with all XBLA games there is a trial version that can be played before making a purchase decision. Both the full version and the trial version can be queued up for download from here. Backbreaker: Vengeance and is being sold for 1200 MS points wh...
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Trailer for Pixar’s Brave
Playing in front of Pixar's first poorly received movie in Cars 2 is the teaser trailer for their next project. Marking the first time the studio has produced a film with a female lead, Brave is the story of a princess and archer who jeopardizes her father's kingdom after defying a sacred custom. Brave is slated to release on June 22nd 2012. Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma...
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Trailer for Immortals
Universal has released a theatrical trailer for the upcoming Immortals. The film stars Henry Cavill (Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel) and is directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell). Immortals is slated to release on November 11th. Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has sc...
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