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THQ Officially Announces UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System
Though its been known to be in development for quite some time THQ finally unveiled their upcoming fitness game UFC Personal Trainer today. Set to release on June 21st UFC Personal Trainer will be coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3 ($49.99) and Wii ($39.99). Users will learn over 70 MMA and NASM-approved exercises, including moves from disciplines such as wrestling, kickboxing and Muay Thai, that are designed to improve strength, endurance and conditioning through use in a variety of routines. ...
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Netflix Nabs Mad Men Streaming Rights
The streaming library for Netflix has been in the news a lot lately. Starz has chosen to delay their content 60 days and Showtime pulled out completely. Working to recover from those hits and provide additional value for the service an original series from from David Fincher starring Kevin Spacey is on the way and Miramax struck a deal to have their films made available. Netflix will be making another addition with the heralded AMC series Mad Men. Beginning on July 27th the first four ...
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Trailer for Crazy, Stupid, Love
Warner Brothers has released the first trailer for the upcoming dramedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. The film stars Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling with the story centered on a father dealing with a marital crisis while managing his relationship with his children. Crazy, Stupid, Love is set to release on July 29th. Fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife...
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Emails Go Out Regarding Class Action Lawsuit Against EA Sports
Many of you will have received an email today regarding the class action suit that has been filed against EA Sports alleging price gouging as it relates to football games. Anyone who purchased an EA Sports football game after January 1st 2005 would be included in the class. To clarify this email does not mean that the case has progressed any further they are simply contacting those who may qualify as part of the class and offer the opportunity to opt out in order to reserve rights to sue ...
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Virtua Tennis 4 Gets Two Demos Exclusive to the PS3
SEGA will be delivering two demos for the upcoming Virtua Tennis 4 that will be exclusive to the PS3. Just last week it was announced that the PS3 would be receiving exclusive content for the game in the way of a few extra legends and party games. Players will be able to get a jump start on the "board game style" career mode by playing through a portion of the first year which will include character creation and a few tournaments. The progress will be saved and transferred to the full gam...
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Second Set of New Plays in Madden 12
EA Sports is continuing the gradual reveal of 25 new plays for Madden NFL 12 and here are the latest five. Brief descriptions accompany the play art for each. (more…)...
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NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Announced
Though the confirmation that there will be no NBA sim title released this year was the big news out of EA Sports today they also announced a new version of NBA Jam to release in its place. NBA Jam: On Fire Edition will arrive in the fall as a downloadable offering through Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. (more…)...
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Transporter To Become TV Series
Cinemax has given the green light to a new series based on the Transporter film franchise. A 12 episode agreement has been struck that has executive producer Luc Beeson on board. Production is expected to begin this summer with the series debuting sometime next year. Transporter, the series, will center on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on...
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