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Dexter Season Six Teaser Trailer
The fifth season of the critically acclaimed Showtime series Dexter was easily the worst of the series, so it surely comes as no coincidence that the network has left out any reference in a brand new teaser trailer for the sixth season. The new season is said to focus heavily on the Dexter-Deb relationship and won't have a single "big bad" though Colin Hanks recently signed on for what is believed to be a villainous role. Dexter's sixth season is set to debut in September. ...
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EA Sports Tiburon Loses an Executive Producer; Joins Wave of Recent Departures
The hits keep on coming for the EA Sports Tiburon studio. After breaking the news last month that several high ranking developers and executives were departing for the new social gaming studio being headed up by former Tiburon GM Philip Holt even more is happening behind the scenes as a long-tenured Executive Producer is leaving the company. Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Jeremy Strauser, who started with EA Sports way back in 1995, has taken a position with Zynga - the larges...
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FIFA 12 Coming to Nintendo 3DS
Though now being viewed as somewhat of a sales disappointment the Nintendo 3DS launched back in late March and was hampered by a weak library of titles. EA Sports is looking to expand on sports offerings, currently limited to just Madden NFL Football and PES 2011, both of which received at best lukewarm reception. FIFA 12 for 3DS expected out this fall will feature 500 officially licensed clubs, eight different camera angles, and optional touch screen controls that will allow for shots to b...
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NCAA Football 12 Details: Custom Playbooks
It's been known for quite some time but EA Sports today finally confirmed the existence of custom playbooks in NCAA Football 12. The Gaming Tailgate has been given the clear to talk details on the new feature and it looks to be nearly identical to what has been implemented in Madden 12. Below is some of the information but head on over there to read more or ask any questions regarding the feature. Each playbook holds up to 400 plays and can include 40 different formations. There is a maxi...
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Youtube Launching Movie Service
As Netflix dominates with its online streaming service others are looking to get in on the action. Amazon launched theirs recently, various studios have begun to utilize Facebook, and now Youtube has introduced their own. The video sharing site will carry films from Warner Brothers, Universal, and Sony in addition to other studios such as Lionsgate and Weinstein that have already providing content. “Today, we’re announcing another step in our goal to bring more of the video you...
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Top Spin 4 Patch Details
2K Sports has released the full list of changes that accompany the patch for Top Spin 4 that arrived today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The patch addresses issues with and provides improvements for general gameplay, online play, and World Tour career mode. (more…)...
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Trailer for Final Destination 5
New Line has released the first trailer for Final Destination 5. Though the series supposedly had planned to come to an end with the last entry, its continued profitability has given the studio reason to continue it. In this one it is survivors of a suspension bridge collapse that face the inevitability of their deaths. Final Destination 5 is set to release on August 12th. In this fifth installment, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition sa...
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THQ Will Take Huge Hit Due to PSN Outage
THQ has put a lot into their pricing experiment that debuts with the release of MX vs ATV Alive tomorrow. The idea has been that releasing a game at a lower entry price (in this case $40) will increase the user base who will then be more likely to spend on expanded downloadable content offerings. Unfortunately for the company they are now bracing for a significant blow to their plans with PSN being out of commission. (more…)...
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