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Poster and Images from X-Men: First Class
Fox has released the first official photos from the upcoming X-Men: First Class along with a teaser poster. The story centers on the early years of Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) as they develop the Mutant School for Gifted Youngsters. Also included are Emma Frost (January Jones), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne), Angel Salvadore (Zoe Kravitz) and Havok (Lucas Till). The film is be...
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WWE All-Stars Arcade-Style Controllers
THQ and Mad Catz have teamed up to create two WWE All-Stars branded controllers designed to be advantageous for use with the arcade fighter. One is a joystick with an arcade layout and the other is more standard controller form with a D-Pad and six button layout. The "Brawl Stick" will go for a hefty $79.99 while the "Brawl Pad" comes in at $39.99. They are both currently slated to release on March 22nd, which is one week ahead of when WWE All-Stars will arrive in stores. (more…)...
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MLB 2K11 Features List
2K Sports has been especially quiet on the MLB 2K11 front (outside of the $1 million contest announcement) and after the comments made regarding the MLB license that has increased concern that the series isn't going to make a strong push this year or next. With under seven weeks to go until release of the game the first details are finally here in the way of an initial features list which many will likely find uninspiring. The big addition appears to be the "Dynamic Player Ratings" which wi...
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The Dark Knight Rises: Anne Hathaway Cast as Catwoman, Tom Hardy Plays Bane
Big news for the final film in director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy today as Anne Hathaway has been cast. She will play Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. Hathaway beat out several others for the part including Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley. And while the news that Tom Hardy was cast as a villain hit way back in October we now know his specific role. Hardy will play Bane, who first appeared in the comics in the 90's and is best known for breaking Batman's back. An intelligent and physic...
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Macho Man Joins WWE All-Stars
THQ has announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is amongst the playable characters in the upcoming WWE All-Stars. This is an especially significant development as he has absent in video games since WWF Royal Rumble released way back in 1993 for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis and WCW/NWO Revenge in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. Other confirmed wrestlers include The Rock, Triple H, John Cena, Sheamus, The Big Show, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, Bret Hart, Andre the Giant, and Ricky...
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3DS Release Set with Madden as Launch Title
This morning Nintendo officially announced details for the upcoming release of the 3DS. The portable system with glasses-less 3D will go for $249.99 and release on Sunday March 27th. Madden NFL Football for the 3DS had its initial features revealed back in November. Madden will include GameFlow play-calling as an option, a standard season mode, a 5-on-5 arcade mode, "Call Your Shots" which was initially introduced on the Wii version, and "Spotlight Moments" which first came about on the mob...
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Top Spin 4 Trailer and Roster Reveal
2K Sports today officially unveiled the roster for Top Spin 4 and delivered the first trailer for the game which is set for release on March 15th. The cover of the game will feature Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams. It is the first time in over a decade that Agassi will be featured playable in a tennis game. The cover art also reveals that there will be Playstation Move implementation for the PS3. Roster: Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Jim Courier, Rafael Nadal, Bor...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Teaser
HBO has released a teaser trailer as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. This time around the season is being set in New York rather than Los Angeles but otherwise details are scarce. Dealing with New York will certainly open up a whole new set of grievances for Larry David to take on. The new season is planned to premiere in the fall though an official date has yet to be announced. Season 8 Tease - Larry Scare Behind The Scenes of Season 8...
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