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Battle: Los Angeles Runs Away With Weekend Box Office Victory
The alien invasion film Battle: Los Angeles topped the box office with a strong performance while the other two openers were big disappointments. Red Riding Hood came in well under expectations while Mars Needs Moms has become a rare bomb for Disney. The reported $70 million budget for Battle: Los Angeles is hard to believe because of the special effects and marketing push, but regardless the $36 million opening for the film represents a great start on its way to profitability. Not sig...
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MLB 11: The Show Hits and Misses
SCEA's MLB series has arguably been the most consistent sports franchise this generation. There is a reason why baseball gamers have flocked to it, and it isn't just because the competition has struggled so mightily. For MLB 11: The Show the introduction of new analog controls represented the most significant shift for the somewhat risk-adverse series in years. Continue on to check out where the game succeeded and where it misstepped in this "Hits and Misses" review. (more…)...
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NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge Contest
The 2011 NCAA Tournament brackets have been released! Now sign-up for the Bracket Challenge at ESPN and join the group Pastapadre with the password madness. The winner will get the 360/PS3/Wii game of their choice, which could be cashed in immediately following the tournament or held in reserve for a title that is released later in the year. In addition those who have "Liked" the site on Facebook will be eligible for a bonus prize. The second and third highest scores as well as one com...
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The Line Drive 3/13
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •For those still unaware, the NFL lockout and NFLPA decertification has no effect on Madden 12. Even the incoming rookies will be included on team rosters. •Look for "Hits and Misses" reviews of MLB 11: The Show and MLB 2K11 early this week. News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site. •Super Review. The R rated com...
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Eastbound & Down To End With Third Season
Danny McBride, who plays the lead character Kenny Powers on the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down, has stated that the upcoming third season of the series will be its last. The season is being written now with filming to occur over the summer and premiere expected late this year or early 2012. It will almost certainly revolve around the coming parenthood for Kenny and April. This is probably good news given that the show just didn't work as well in its second season and the characters quick...
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Soldier Field Coming to Madden 12
Football games have been forced to go without officially having Soldier Field as the home of the Chicago Bears. In the case of Madden it has instead been referred to as "Chicago Stadium" while NFL 2K5 called it "Chicago Field". This has all been due to a licensing issue as the stadium is owned by the Chicago Park District. They have remained unresponsive over the years despite being consistently approached for the license to use Soldier Field in games. Though the resemblance to Soldier...
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NBA 2K12 Adding Steve Kerr as Commentator
Ready for a nugget of NBA 2K12 news seven months out from release? Yesterday on the Damon Bruce radio show Kevin Harlan revealed that Steve Kerr will be a commentator in the game. No further details were discussed but it would seem to reason Kerr will be replacing Clark Kellogg. Bruce did the voice-overs for the NBA 2K11 halftime shows and Harlan has been the play-by-play commentator on the series since 2K6. Kellogg joined as as color commentator in 2K9. Steve Kerr acted as a commentat...
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Trailer for Super 8
Paramount has released the first full theatrical trailer for Super 8. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J.J. Abrams the film stars Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler. While the plot is still largely shrouded in secrecy the official synopsis below gives a vague outline of what to expect. Super 8 is slated to release on June 10th. In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it wa...
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