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MLB 2K11 $1 Million Contest Nearing its Start
The opportunity to win $1 million by throwing a perfect game in MLB 2K11 begins tomorrow at noon eastern. Practically the whole marketing campaign for 2K11 has focused on the contest but interest appears significantly lower than last year where the winner pulled off the feat on the first day the game was out. Make sure to read through all the rules to make sure any attempts being made actually qualify. The hope was that a patch addressing various bugs and AI issues would be delivered befo...
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Trailer for Everything Must Go
The first trailer for the drama Everything Must Go has arrived. In the film, which is based on a short story, Will Ferrell stars as an alcoholic who relapses and loses his wife and job and holds a yard sale in an attempt to start over. Everything Must Go, which premiered last year at The Toronto International Film Festival, does not yet have a release date but is expect to arrive in theaters sometime this year. Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carve...
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Mad Men Season Five Coming in 2012
AMC has officially green-lighted the fifth season of the highly regarded series Mad Men which is largely credited with having first established the credibility the network holds today. The show will be back in March 2012 which means there will have been a gap of 17 months from the end of season four to the start of season five. In the meantime AMC has its new original series The Killing debuting next week, Breaking Bad season 4 for the summer, and The Walking Dead's second season for the fal...
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Nascar 2011 Dealing With Severe Issues
Nascar 2011 released earlier this week and despite some positive response regarding the gameplay it has been plagued by bugs and completely broken online play. Videos such as this and this and this have been getting around representing the type of shape the game is in. Even the most simple of things like the line-up for starts find cars placed in big wrecks, facing walls, or going the wrong direction. To their credit Activision and developer Eutechnyx have been responsive to the com...
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First Set of New Plays in Madden 12
EA Sports is revealing new plays for Madden NFL 12 in the same manner they have been for NCAA Football 12. Here are the first five that will be making their way into game this year with brief descriptions accompanying the play art. (more…)...
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Madden 12 To Treat Concussions Differently
Today at the Sports Business Journal World Congress of Sports conference the topic of concussions in the NFL was raised. EA Sports president Peter Moore was on hand and delivered the news that Madden NFL 12 is changing the way concussions are handled. Players that experience a concussion in Madden will be out for the entire game rather than them returning automatically or giving the user the option to reinsert them. This is a good way to deliver the message that concussions are a serious ...
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EA Sports Launches World Series Superstars on Facebook
EA Sports has launched the MLB licensed Facebook game that was rumored to be in the works just in time for opening day. Access the free-to-play microtransaction supported app here. World Series Superstars appears to be very similar to the other EA Sports games on the platform (Madden and FIFA Superstars) in terms layout and features though with a few of its own unique elements. The games play out on-screen and can be managed to a limited extent on a batter-to-batter basis or outright simu...
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Details on Tiger Woods 12 DLC Courses
A significant number of courses for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters have long been planned for downloadable content and now with the game out all the details are at hand. Those looking to have a complete package will be making a big investment, though the price per course is actually significantly lower than last year. The "Eagle Pack" includes 13 courses and goes for 2800 MS points/$35. The "Birdie Pack" includes the set of five courses that were part of the "Collector's Edition" on...
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