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Post-Trade Deadline NBA 2K11 Roster Update
The "Living Rosters" update for NBA 2K11 which accounts for all the trade deadline deals is out now. The update hasn't enacted changes to player ratings based on the moves but did make all the necessary roster adjustments. The Carmelo Anthony to Knicks trade had been completed in a previous update. This latest one takes care of moves such as Deron Williams to the Nets, Gerald Wallace to the Blazers, Baron Davis to the Cavs, and Kendrick Perkins to the Thunder. Perkins is out 2-3 weeks wi...
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New Openers Crash in Weak Box Office Frame
Hall Pass and Drive Angry both severely underperformed at the box office this weekend. Though Hall Pass finished second it came in way under expectations and should have cruised to the top spot. Drive Angry 3D didn't just disappoint it bombed. In its third weekend Gnomeo and Juliet came in #1 for the first time. Overall it was one of the weakest numbers for a top film in years. The Farrelly brothers being attached to a film just doesn't have any pull these days. They haven't had a number on...
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The Line Drive 2/27
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •MLB 2K11 developer diary focuses on the improved fielding system. •MLB 11: The Show looks at co-op mode and Road to the Show. •QUICKHIT NFL Football adds multiplayer lobbies. •An update to the iPhone FIFA 11 app adds local multiplayer support. •A review of the Fight Night Champion story mode will be posted on Monday morning. News...
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The Bourne Legacy Searches for New Bourne
With Tony Gilroy taking over the Bourne franchise, and the fourth film absent Matt Damon, the hunt is on for the assassin that will replace Jason Bourne. Gilroy wrote the first three films and is taking over as director with the departure of Paul Greengrass. The following names are rumored to be in consideration for the lead role: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Alex Pettyfer, Garrett Hedlund, Taylor Kitsch, Josh Hartnett, Joel Edgerton, Michael Fassbender, Kellan Lutz, Paul Dano, Michael P...
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Fight Night Champion Fighter Ratings
Here is the complete roster for Fight Night Champion along with their respective overall ratings. Keep in mind that the overall rating is just the big picture representation of the 25 individual ratings each boxer possesses. Those are where each one's strengths and weaknesses are built. (more…)...
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WWE All-Stars Leaves Too Much to DLC
With the reveal of the entire WWE All-Stars roster complete the glaring decision to hold back a third of the roster as downloadable content is already generating discussion. By announcing so many DLC wrestlers this early, and including some particularly popular ones in that group, it showed that THQ had planned all along to save them for the sole purpose of charging when they could have included them in the base roster. (more…)...
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Fight Night Champion Hard Drive Evaluation
*Fight Night Champion is in hand so impressions, screens, and videos will be posted through the weekend and on Monday. Follow on Twitter for additional glimpses at the game and thoughts on it as I play through. Continuing with the series of Xbox 360 hard drive installation evaluations I've gone through and compared several areas of Fight Night Champion based on loading times from the disk vs the hard drive. Thankfully the loading times with Fight Night Champion are much more reasonable than...
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2011 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
What follows is the second attempt at a mock draft for this year with the NFL Combine having started earlier this week (the workouts begin tomorrow). The plan will be to refine the mocks with new versions every so often all the way up to start of the draft on Thursday April 28th. Eventually the mocks will become a full two rounds. The new format of the draft this year will put the first round in primetime on Thursday night, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday night, and the fourt...
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