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The Line Drive 3/20
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •FIFA 11 recently received another patch w/ details found here. •The planned reveal of the Fight Night Champion downloadable content has been delayed. •EA Sports will no longer include instruction manuals with games. •The two female fighters in Supremacy MMA won't be fighting the men. News and content that may have been missed from the last w...
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Player Face Comparisons Part Two: MLB 2K11 vs MLB 11 The Show
Here are the next 10 player comparisons from MLB 2K11 going up against MLB 11: The Show. If you haven't already then make sure to vote on the first set as well. All images were captured using the same software in daytime conditions, so any differences in visuals are from the games themselves. 2K11 images are on the left with The Show on the right. The wrap-up article with results and analysis will come early in the week. Continue on for the 10 comparisons, vote in the polls, and leave ...
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EA Sports Hyping Madden 12 Announcement
Next week is shaping up to be a big one for Madden NFL 12. A teaser video that will apparently reveal some new features is planned for early in the week. Now though EA Sports is starting to build anticipation for an announcement to come on Monday. Big, perhaps reassuring, news coming Monday and you're all involved....you won't want to miss this. Its the "you're all involved" part that attracted my immediate attention. There have been been some (unsubstantiated) rumors relating to the cover...
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First Image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman
NBC has released the first official look at Adrianne Palicki in costume as Wonder Woman. The new series has been picked up for pilot from David E. Kelley (Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal). It is said to be a serious, non-campy reboot of the story and character. Palicki (Friday Night Lights) is set to play the iconic character as well as her alter-egos of billionaire CEO Diana Themyscira and her assistant Diana Prince. For a show that is going to be heav...
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Player Face Comparisons Part One: MLB 2K11 vs MLB 11 The Show
Having become an annual feature it is now time to take a look at player representations in the competing baseball titles. All images were captured using the same software in daytime conditions, so any differences in visuals are from the games themselves. This first set of 10 player face comparisons will be followed by another 10 tomorrow or Monday, and later a wrap-up revealing and analyzing the results. MLB 2K11 images are on the left, MLB 11: The Show on the right. Continue on for the 1...
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Possible Fight Night Champion DLC Pack
Earlier today the outline of what is expected in the upcoming patch for Fight Night Champion made its way out. Alongside that patch will be the release of new downloadable content. Details on the DLC are expected to be announced tomorrow evening but in advance a video has leaked out (via Kotaku) that purportedly shows what will be offered. (more…)...
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Darren Aronofsky No Longer Directing The Wolverine
In a surprise announcement today Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan) has dropped out as director of The Wolverine. The film, a follow-up to 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, has been ramping up in pre-production though the recent tragedies in Japan may have had an effect on plans. The story finds Wolverine traveling to Japan to train with a samurai warrior and filming was slated to take place in the country. The official reasoning for Aronofsky's departure is t...
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Community Renewed for Third Season
Great news today as NBC has announced that the comedy Community is being picked up for the third season. The show has had some ratings struggles which left it on the bubble but is consistently one of the funniest on TV. The positive reviews, strong DVR numbers, and good DVD sales have helped in its recognition. Its worth noting that Community often faces the likes of American Idol and Big Bang Theory in its time slot and it has remained consistent even with that competition. Along with Co...
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