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Madden NFL 12 at E3: Buccaneers at Vikings
Late last week I posted up a set of Madden 12 videos that featured Minnesota hosting Tampa Bay. Here are six videos to continue that series. Tomorrow the E3 off-screen videos will conclude with the Cam Newton led Panthers at the Tim Tebow graced Broncos in the snow. The latest in 'Player Trait' pictures are up and all posted so far can be found in the FB album. Added since the last update: Nnamdi Asomugha, Von Miller, Larry Fitzgerald, Nick Fairley, Kevin Kolb, Jon Beason, Michael Crabtre...
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The Line Drive 6/12
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The Gaming Tailgate has some extended gameplay videos of  NCAA Football 12 from E3. •Kaori and Moby are the latest characters confirmed for SSX. Both characters originated in SSX (2000) and join Elise and Mac as those announced so far for the reboot. •Kinect Sports: Season 2 debuted at E3. It will include football, baseball, tennis, golf, skiing,...
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Madden NFL 12 at E3: 49ers at Seahawks
This set of off-screen Madden 12 videos has the 49ers at Seahawks and includes the team entrance, extended gameplay, and post-game sequence. More videos to come (Bucs at Vikings and Panthers at Broncos) over the next few days. Continue to check out the 'Player Traits' images as well as a handful are still being posted each day on Twitter and Facebook. The entire collection so far can be found in the FB album. There are still 95 to go! Posted since the last update: Aaron Rodgers, Peyton...
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Madden NFL 12 at E3: Impressions
It's always difficult to express detailed impressions of games coming out of E3. The environment and time pressure makes it difficult to dig into the games, the noise drowns out the audio, and everything is new so the tendency is to over-value the emotion felt when playing. Instead I've generally tried to get across the vibe towards a game following the event - not just of my own but of the others in attendance - and compare that to expectations and the experience of having seen how from ...
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Madden NFL 12 at E3: Chargers at Chiefs
This set of off-screen videos for Madden 12 features the Chargers (CPU) at Chiefs (User) and includes Kansas City's entrance and a few extended segments of gameplay. Still to come will be 49ers @ Seahawks along with more Buccaneers @ Vikings and Panthers @ Broncos in the snow. Continue on for the videos and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Face Tattoo in The Hangover: Part II to be Altered After Leaving Theaters
Warner Brothers today filed papers in court indicating they intend to change the tattoo featured on the face of the Ed Helms' character Stu for the home video release of The Hangover: Part II. The studio has been embroiled in court battle over a copyright claim from the man who created the original tattoo for Mike Tyson. The lawsuit was filed shortly before release of the film in theaters and now if no settlement is reached before preparing the DVD/Blu-ray and On-Demand showings then WB h...
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Madden NFL 12 at E3: Four New Videos and Additional Player Trait Images
Having now cruised out of Los Angeles and to Las Vegas - where apparently the internet is more reliable - expect videos for Madden 12 to flow out over the coming days. In this update the off-screen footage covers a game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings including the entrance, some gameplay, and a challenged play. There will be more to come from this game and others. Check out the Facebook album for the entire collection of 'player traits' posted so far. There are still 1...
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Madden NFL 12 at E3: Second Video and More Player Trait Images
Day two of E3 is in the books and now the focus will be on getting out even more content primarily relating to Madden 12. Several videos are in the queue but most will have to wait until Thursday and Friday. For now I've been able to get through the clip from earlier today and now a new one featuring a snow game with Tim Tebow and the Broncos vs Cam Newton and the Panthers. There will be more from this game to come. The Facebook album now has even more pictures of the 'player traits' with...
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