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Fight Night Champion Now Available for iPhone
EA Sports is delivering more than just the console version of Fight Night Champion today as it is being joined by the mobile version of the game. Fight Night Champion is available now for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad at a price of $4.99. The iOS version of FNC has a roster of 20 fighters including Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya. The two stars of the "Champion" story mode, Andre Bishop and Isaac Frost, are also in the game.Ă‚...
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Demo for MLB 2K11 Out Now
The demo for MLB 2K11 is now available for the Xbox 360 and will be arriving for the PS3 with the update to PSN this evening. The demo features a three inning World Series rematch as the Texas Rangers visit the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Starting pitchers for both teams are randomized for each start and there are practically no options (camera, difficulty, controls) that can be changed and no commentary. MLB 2K11 is set to release next week and features a revamped fielding syste...
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Demo for Top Spin 4 Out Now
The demo for Top Spin 4 is now available for the Xbox 360 and will be arriving for the PS3 with the update to PSN this evening. The demo features a tie break match to seven points at the US Open. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Ana Ivanovic, and Serena Williams are the four players available to choose from for the match. Top Spin 4 is set to release on March 15th and features more accessible controls, television broadcast presentation, and a deep My Player career mode. As always leave any thou...
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Trailer for the new Thundercats Series
The first trailer for the upcoming reboot of Thundercats from Cartoon Network has arrived. The series is being animated by Studio4°C (The Animatrix) in partnership with Warner Bros animation. The trailer provides the first look at the show besides the official image above. There is still no premiere date for the series however it is expected to debut sometime this year. The new “ThunderCats” will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as y...
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NCAA Football 12 to Enhance Presentation
It is typically around this time that EA Sports reveals the first info regarding the upcoming NCAA Football game. For NCAA Football 11 the first features and screenshots came on February 26th. For NCAA Football 10 the first screenshot was released on February 12th. While we wait on the first official news for NCAA Football 12 to be released a brief product description has been sent to retailers. The description focuses on the expansion of the presentational elements which come off a year wh...
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Fight Night Champion Story Mode Review
Fight Night Champion is being sold by EA Sports on the strength of its "Champion" story mode. Certainly on a personal level the mode is what I was looking forward to most, having never been a huge fan of the Fight Night series though still recognizing its achievements. After completing it in 3 hours and 19 minutes of play-time here are my full thoughts on "Champion" mode.Ă‚Â Warning: There are minor spoilers contained within this review. (more…)...
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Demos for MLB 2K11 and Top Spin 4 Set to Arrive Tomorrow
Though 2K Sports has yet to make officially announce them the demos for both MLB 2K11 and Top Spin 4 are scheduled to hit the PS3 and 360 on Tuesday March 1st. No details on what the demos will feature yet but that will likely be detailed laid out today. The arrival of the demo for MLB 2K11 comes one week before its release date while it will be two weeks in advance for Top Spin.Ă‚Â The Xbox Live Marketplace generally updates early in the morning at about 2am PT while PSN updates in the lat...
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2011 Academy Awards Results
Coming away the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards was The King's Speech which led the way with four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. In the role that will be perceived as runner-up, The Social Network pulled off three victories for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score, and Best Film Editing. Despite not winning the big categories and even being snubbed in others (Christopher Nolan)Ă‚Â Inception tied for the most Oscars as the film won Best Ci...
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