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  • The Line Drive 1/9
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    Posted January 9th, 2011 at 3:00 pm 3 Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •MLB 11: The Show impressions from CES have been posted at Operation Sports. •Some new SSX: Deadly Descents details from EGM via Neogaf. •Check out Marshawn Lynch's run recreated in Tecmo Bowl and a Mario version! News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site. •Knocked Up Spin-Off in the Works. Focusing...
  • Most Anticipated Game of Q1 2011?
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    Posted January 8th, 2011 at 10:00 am 22 Comments »
    What is the pulse of the community in regards to the upcoming releases in the first quarter of the year? This is the most crowded slate of sports titles for what is generally the slowest period of the year in recent memory. The MLB staples are there but they are joined by a Fight Night entry, the release of Tiger Woods being moved up in order to hit the market before The Masters, a WWE licensed arcade game, and two other fringe sport representations. Vote in the poll as to which game you are a...
  • AMC and A&E Set Series Premiere Dates
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    Posted January 7th, 2011 at 5:15 pm No Comments »
    With Mad Men and Breaking Bad not due until summer, and The Walking Dead not returning until fall, AMC is starting to promote the original series that will fill the gap in the meantime. The Killing is a crime thriller that takes on a murder investigation as seen through three different points of view and is based on the popular Danish series Forbrydelsen. It will premiere on Sunday April 3rd at 10pm. "The Killing" ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the detec...
  • Fight Night Champion Brutality Trailer
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    Posted January 7th, 2011 at 2:00 pm 13 Comments »
    As the first M rated title ever from EA Sports the upcoming Fight Night Champion carries with it an explicit story mode. Besides that though the fights have been amped up with more blood and facial distortion. Continue on to check out a trailer that concentrates more on that end of things and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
  • #2 of 2010: FIFA World Cup
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    Posted January 7th, 2011 at 12:30 pm 19 Comments »
    In a year that had several quality soccer offerings the one that stood out the most was 2010 FIFA World Cup. The game was exceedingly fun and when tied in with the emotions of the real World Cup taking place it really nailed the full experience. Even the vuvuzelas made an appearance! (more…)...
  • Knocked Up Spin-Off in the Works
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    Posted January 6th, 2011 at 8:45 pm 6 Comments »
    Variety is reporting today that the upcoming untitled film Judd Apatow is working on will be a spin-off of the 2007's hit comedy Knocked Up. The focus will shift to the characters of Paul and Debbie as portrayed by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. Apatow is writing the script, producing the project, and directing for the first time since 2009's Funny People.  A release date of June 1st 2012 has already been locked in. Interestingly though it is being said that the movie could use the character...
  • Trailer for MLB 2K11
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    Posted January 6th, 2011 at 4:30 pm 50 Comments »
    The first look at MLB 2K11 comes via a trailer for the game. With no features for MLB 2K11 having been announced yet the trailer does reveal that there will be new player models and improved fielding. Also check out the screenshot gallery for a couple new images. Continue on for the trailer and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
  • Theatrical Trailer for Paul
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    Posted January 6th, 2011 at 3:30 pm No Comments »
    Universal has released a full theatrical trailer for the sci-fi comedy Paul. The movie stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with the alien known as Paul voiced by Seth Rogen. Directed by Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) Paul is slated to release on March 18th. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America’s UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road ...